# 2014 Arizona Secretary of State election

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The 2014 Arizona Secretary of State election took place on November 4, 2018, to elect the Secretary of State of Arizona, concurrently with other statewide elections, including for governor and U.S. House.
Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Ken Bennett was term-limited and ineligible to run for a third term in office. He instead ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for governor. Republican nominee Michele Reagan succeeded Bennett and won the election against Democratic challenger Terry Goddard.
As of 2024, this is the last time that a Republican was elected Secretary of State in Arizona.

## Republican primary
### Candidates

* Wil Cardon, businessman and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2012
* Justin Pierce, state representative
* Michele Reagan, state senator and former state representative

### Campaign

Wil Cardon was initially considered the front-runner, but support for him collapsed in the wake of revelations that six of his siblings were suing him for more than $6 million of family money that they allege he used in his campaign for the U.S. Senate in 2012, despite it not being his to use.

### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Wil Cardon | Justin Pierce | Michele Reagan | Undecided |
| Magellan Strategies | August 17–21, 2014 | 1,281 | ± 2.7% | 18% | 27% | 33% | 22% |
| Harper Polling | August 19–20, 2014 | 812 | ± 3.4% | 15% | 30% | 32% | 23% |
| Magellan Strategies | August 15–18, 2014 | 1,322 | ± ? | 18% | 26% | 33% | 23% |
| Magellan Strategies | August 12–15, 2014 | 1,300 | ± ? | 17% | 23% | 33% | 27% |
| Magellan Strategies | August 5–7, 2014 | 1,289 | ± 2.7% | 16% | 27% | 27% | 30% |
| Magellan Strategies | July 28–31, 2014 | 1,644 | ± ? | 19% | 18% | 31% | 32% |
| Harper Polling | July 16–17, 2014 | 885 | ± 3.3% | 19% | 19% | 21% | 40% |
| Gravis Marketing | July 14, 2014 | 691 | ± 4% | 13% | 17% | 13% | 57% |
| Magellan Strategies | July 9–10, 2014 | 593 | ± 4.0% | 17% | 9% | 21% | 53% |
| Harper Polling | June 25–26, 2014 | 791 | ± 3.5% | 20% | 13% | 22% | 44% |
| Magellan Strategies | June 3–4, 2014 | 630 | ± 3.9% | 18% | 15% | 20% | 47% |
| Magellan Strategies | May 13–14, 2014 | 760 | ± 3.6% | 20% | 12% | 17% | 51% |

#### Debate

2014 Arizona Secretary of State election republican primary debates :
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Republican | Republican |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | | | |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Jeff DeWit | Hugh Hallman | Randy Pullen |
| 1 | Jun. 30, 2014 | Arizona PBS | Ted Simons | PBS | P | P | P |

#### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jeff DeWit | 215,892 | 44.90 |
| | Republican | Hugh Hallman | 155,775 | 32.40 |
| | Republican | Randy Pullen | 108,106 | 22.49 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 1,011 | 0.21 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 480,784 | 100.00 |

### Results

Republican primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Michele Reagan | 175,664 | 43.45 |
| | Republican | Justin Pierce | 139,871 | 34.59 |
| | Republican | Wil Cardon | 88,771 | 21.96 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 404,306 | 100.00 |

## Democratic primary
### Candidates

* Terry Goddard, former Attorney General and candidate for governor in 1990, 1994, and 2010

### Results

Democratic primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Terry Goddard | 252,761 | 98.82 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 3,012 | 1.18 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 255,773 | 100.00 |

## General election
### Debate

2014 Arizona Secretary of State election debate :
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Democratic |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | | |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Michele Reagan | Terry Goddard |
| 1 | Oct. 6, 2014 | Arizona PBS | Ted Simons | PBS | P | P |

### Endorsements

* Lydia Hernandez, state representative
* Catherine Miranda, state senator

### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Michele Reagan (R) | Terry Goddard (D) | Undecided |
| The Polling Company | October 20–22, 2014 | 601 | ± 4% | 42% | 42% | 15% |
| Moore Information | October 7–8, 2014 | 400 | ± ≈4.9% | 44% | 46% | 10% |
| The Polling Company | October 6–8, 2014 | 600 | ± 4% | 45% | 47% | 8% |

### Results

2014 Arizona Secretary of State election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Michele Reagan | 779,226 | 52.22% | −5.99% |
| | Democratic | Terry Goddard | 712,918 | 47.78% | +5.99% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,492,144 | 100.00% | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### By congressional district

Despite losing the state, Goddard won 5 of 9 congressional districts, including one that elected a Republican.
| District | Reagan | Goddard | Representative |
| 1st | 48% | 52% | Ann Kirkpatrick |
| 2nd | 48% | 52% | Martha McSally |
| 3rd | 38% | 62% | Raúl Grijalva |
| 4th | 67% | 33% | Paul Gosar |
| 5th | 62% | 38% | Matt Salmon |
| 6th | 56% | 44% | David Schweikert |
| 7th | 28% | 72% | Ruben Gallego |
| 8th | 59% | 41% | Trent Franks |
| 9th | 44% | 56% | Kyrsten Sinema |