# 2014 Arizona elections

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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.

## U.S. House of Representatives

All of Arizona's nine seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2014.

## Governor

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.
Arizona gubernatorial election, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | 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 | Write-in | 4,167 | 0.38 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,508,919 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## Secretary of State

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.
Arizona Secretary of State election, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Michele Reagan | 779,226 | 52.19 |
| | Democratic | Terry Goddard | 712,918 | 47.75 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 990 | 0.07 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,493,134 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## Attorney General

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. Various Arizona Republicans called for him to resign or endorsed his opponent.

### Results

Arizona Attorney General election, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mark Brnovich | 782,361 | 52.88 |
| | Democratic | Felecia Rotellini | 696,054 | 47.04 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 1,212 | 0.08 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,479,627 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## Treasurer

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.

### Republican primary
#### Candidates

* Jeff DeWit, businessman.
* Hugh Hallman, former mayor of Tempe
* Randy Pullen, former chairman of the Arizona Republican Party

#### Polling

| 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% |

### Debate

2014 Arizona State Treasurer 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 | Jul. 7, 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 |

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates

* Gerard Davis (write-in)

#### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 31,315 | 100.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 31,315 | 100.00 |

### General election
#### Results

Arizona State Treasurer election, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jeff DeWit | 1,063,472 | 99.12 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 9,461 | 0.88 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,072,933 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## Superintendent of Public Instruction

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.

### Debate

2014 Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction 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 | Diane Douglas | David Garcia |
| 1 | Sep. 24, 2014 | Arizona PBS | Ted Simons | PBS | P | P |

### Results

Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Diane Douglas | 740,273 | 50.52 |
| | Democratic | David Garcia | 724,239 | 49.42 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 844 | 0.06 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,465,356 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## Mine Inspector

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.

### Republican primary

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Joe Hart (incumbent) | 433,404 | 99.48 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 2,253 | 0.52 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 435,657 | 100.00 |

### Democratic primary

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 21,998 | 100.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 21,998 | 100.00 |

### General election

Arizona Mine Inspector election, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Joe Hart (incumbent) | 1,050,509 | 99.25 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 7,938 | 0.75 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,058,447 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## Corporation Commission

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.

### Republican primary
#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Tom Forese | Doug Little | Lucy Mason | Vernon Parker | Undecided |
| Harper Polling | August 19–20, 2014 | 812 | ± 3.44% | 12% | 29% | 17% | 17% | 26% |
| Harper Polling | August 19–20, 2014 | 812 | ± 3.44% | 23% | 14% | 17% | 14% | 31% |
| Harper Polling | June 25–26, 2014 | 791 | ± 3.48% | 5% | 5% | 10% | 23% | 57% |
| Harper Polling | June 25–26, 2014 | 791 | ± 3.48% | 8% | 7% | 9% | 6% | 69% |

#### Debate

2014 Arizona Corporation Commission election republican primary debates :
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | 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 | Thomas Forese | Doug Little | Lucy Mason | Vernon Parker |
| 1 | Jun. 24, 2014 | Arizona PBS | Ted Simons | PBS | P | P | P | P |

#### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | 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 | Write-in | 3,494 | 0.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 867,232 | 100.0 |

### Democratic primary
#### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Sandra Kennedy | 243,189 | 56.1 |
| | Democratic | Jim Holway | 185,685 | 42.8 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 4,638 | 1.07 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 433,512 | 100.0 |

### General election
#### Debate

2014 Arizona Corporation Commission election debate :
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | 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 | Thomas Forese | Jim Holway | Sandra Kennedy | Doug Little |
| 1 | Sep. 21, 2014 | Arizona PBS | Ted Simons | PBS | P | P | P | P |

#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Tom Forese (R) | Doug Little (R) | Jim Holway (D) | Sandra Kennedy (D) | Undecided |
| Moore Information | October 7–8, 2014 | 400 | ± ≈4.9% | 31% | 33% | 32% | 38% | 29% |

#### Results

General election results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | 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 | Write-in | 1,440 | 0.05 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,664,664 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |