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A general election was held in the U.S. state of Arizona on November 4, 2014. All of Arizona's executive officers were up for election as well as all of Arizona's nine seats in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on August 26, 2014.
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Main article: 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona |
All of Arizona's nine seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2014.
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Main article: 2014 Arizona gubernatorial election |
Incumbent Republican Governor Jan Brewer was term-limited and could not run for re-election to a second full term in office. After a bitter six-candidate primary, Republicans nominated Arizona State Treasurer Doug Ducey; Democrat Fred DuVal, the former chairman of the Arizona Board of Regents, won his party's nomination unopposed.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Doug Ducey | 805,062 | 53.35 | |
| Democratic | Fred DuVal | 626,921 | 41.55 | |
| Libertarian | Barry Hess | 57,337 | 3.80 | |
| Americans Elect | John Lewis Mealer | 15,432 | 1.02 | |
| Write-in | 4,167 | 0.38 | ||
| Total votes | 1,508,919 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
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Main article: 2014 Arizona Secretary of State election |
Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Ken Bennett was term-limited and ineligible to run for re-election to a third term in office. He instead ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for governor. state senator Michele Reagan won the Republican primary, while former Attorney General Terry Goddard won the Democratic nomination unopposed.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Michele Reagan | 779,226 | 52.19 | |
| Democratic | Terry Goddard | 712,918 | 47.75 | |
| Write-in | 990 | 0.07 | ||
| Total votes | 1,493,134 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
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Main article: 2014 Arizona Attorney General Election |
Incumbent Republican attorney general Tom Horne ran for re-election to a second term in office. Horne, who was under investigation for multiple violations of election laws, was considered vulnerable in both the primary and general elections.[2] Various Arizona Republicans called for him to resign or endorsed his opponent.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Mark Brnovich | 782,361 | 52.88 | |
| Democratic | Felecia Rotellini | 696,054 | 47.04 | |
| Write-in | 1,212 | 0.08 | ||
| Total votes | 1,479,627 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Incumbent Republican State Treasurer Doug Ducey did not run for re-election to a second term in office. He successfully sought the Republican nomination for governor and went on to win the general election.
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Jeff DeWit |
Hugh Hallman |
Randy Pullen |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magellan Strategies | August 17–21, 2014 | 1,281 | ± 2.74% | 25% | 23% | 20% | 32% |
| Harper Polling | August 19–20, 2014 | 812 | ± 3.44% | 23% | 19% | 21% | 37% |
| Magellan Strategies | August 15–18, 2014 | 1,322 | ± ? | 23% | 21% | 21% | 35% |
| Magellan Strategies | August 12–15, 2014 | 1,300 | ± ? | 18% | 21% | 18% | 43% |
| Magellan Strategies | August 5–7, 2014 | 1,289 | ± 2.73% | 19% | 19% | 15% | 47% |
| Magellan Strategies | July 28–31, 2014 | 1,644 | ± ? | 16% | 20% | 14% | 50% |
| Harper Polling | July 16–17, 2014 | 885 | ± 3.29% | 12% | 10% | 18% | 59% |
| Gravis Marketing | July 14, 2014 | 691 | ± 4% | 20% | 9% | 10% | 61% |
| Magellan Strategies | July 9–10, 2014 | 593 | ± 4.02% | 11% | 11% | 8% | 70% |
| Harper Polling | June 25–26, 2014 | 791 | ± 3.48% | 11% | 9% | 16% | 63% |
| Magellan Strategies | June 3–4, 2014 | 630 | ± 3.9% | 13% | 14% | 8% | 65% |
| Magellan Strategies | May 13–14, 2014 | 760 | ± 3.6% | 10% | 12% | 10% | 68% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Jeff DeWit | 215,892 | 44.90 | |
| Republican | Hugh Hallman | 155,775 | 32.40 | |
| Republican | Randy Pullen | 108,106 | 22.49 | |
| Write-in | 1,011 | 0.21 | ||
| Total votes | 480,784 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Write-in | 31,315 | 100.00 | ||
| Total votes | 31,315 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Jeff DeWit | 1,063,472 | 99.12 | |
| Write-in | 9,461 | 0.88 | ||
| Total votes | 1,072,933 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
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Main article: 2014 Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction election |
Incumbent Republican Superintendent of Public Instruction John Huppenthal ran for re-election to a second term in office. Huppenthal faced down calls for him to resign or withdraw from the race after it was revealed that he made pseudonymous blog posts that attacked welfare recipients, Planned Parenthood and Spanish-language media.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Diane Douglas | 740,273 | 50.52 | |
| Democratic | David Garcia | 724,239 | 49.42 | |
| Write-in | 844 | 0.06 | ||
| Total votes | 1,465,356 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Incumbent Republican Mine Inspector Joe Hart is running for re-election to a third term in office. He was unopposed in the Republican primary and will be unopposed in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Joe Hart (incumbent) | 433,404 | 99.48 | |
| Write-in | 2,253 | 0.52 | ||
| Total votes | 435,657 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Write-in | 21,998 | 100.00 | ||
| Total votes | 21,998 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Joe Hart (incumbent) | 1,050,509 | 99.25 | |
| Write-in | 7,938 | 0.75 | ||
| Total votes | 1,058,447 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Two of the seats on the Arizona Corporation Commission are up for election. Republican Brenda Burns chose not to run for re-election to a second term in office and Republican Gary Pierce was term-limited and ineligible to run for re-election to a third term in office.[8]
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Tom Forese |
Doug Little |
Lucy Mason |
Vernon Parker |
Undecided |
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| Harper Polling[9] | August 19–20, 2014 | 812 | ± 3.44% | 12% | 29% | 17% | 17% | 26% |
| 23% | 14% | 17% | 14% | 31% | ||||
| Harper Polling[9] | June 25–26, 2014 | 791 | ± 3.48% | 5% | 5% | 10% | 23% | 57% |
| 8% | 7% | 9% | 6% | 69% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Doug Little | 250,193 | 28.85 | |
| Republican | Thomas Forese | 249,951 | 28.82 | |
| Republican | Lucy Mason | 199,821 | 23.04 | |
| Republican | Vernon Parker | 163,773 | 18.88 | |
| Write-in | 3,494 | 0.4 | ||
| Total votes | 867,232 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Sandra Kennedy | 243,189 | 56.1 | |
| Democratic | Jim Holway | 185,685 | 42.8 | |
| Write-in | 4,638 | 1.07 | ||
| Total votes | 433,512 | 100.0 | ||
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Tom Forese (R) |
Doug Little (R) |
Jim Holway (D) |
Sandra Kennedy (D) |
Undecided |
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| Moore Information | October 7–8, 2014 | 400 | ± ~4.9% | 31% | 33% | 32% | 38% | 29% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Doug Little | 766,864 | 28.78 | |
| Republican | Thomas Forese | 761,915 | 28.59 | |
| Democratic | Sandra Kennedy | 576,482 | 21.63 | |
| Democratic | Jim Holway | 557,963 | 20.94 | |
| Write-in | 1,440 | 0.05 | ||
| Total votes | 2,664,664 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||