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2014 elections review: Recapping state legislative primaries in six more states
June 4, 2014
By Ballotpedia's State legislative team
On June 3, 2014, primary elections took place in Alabama, California, Iowa, Montana, New Mexico, and South Dakota. As of today, Alabama's results are incomplete. There were 281 (23.6%) contested primaries of the possible 1190. One hundred and forty-six (51.9%) of those contested primaries featured an incumbent. Four (2.9%) incumbents, one Democrat and three Republicans, lost their primary election.
California
June 3 elections in California saw a total of 75 state legislative primaries. Contests were held for 10 seats in the California State Senate and 64 seats in the California State Assembly. In those elections, 43 incumbents faced primary competition; one in the Senate and 42 in the House.
| Incumbents Facing Primaries in California -- June 3, 2014 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Senate (20 seats) |
State House (80 seats) | ||||
| Democrats Facing a Primary Challenge | 1 (5.0%) | 32 (40.0%) | |||
| Republicans Facing a Primary Challenge | 0 (0.0%) | 10 (12.5%) | |||
Senate
Ten primary contests were held in the California State Senate. The only incumbent facing a primary challenge, Kevin De Leon (D), advanced to the general election.
- District 24 District 22 incumbent Kevin De Leon (D) and Peter Choi (D) defeated William "Rodriguez" Morrison (D) in the blanket primary.
| California State Senate | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 3, 2014 | After November 4, 2014 | |
| Democratic Party | 27 | 25 | |
| Republican Party | 12 | 14 | |
| Vacancy | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 40 | 40 | |
House
Sixty-five primary contests were held in the California State Assembly. No incumbents lost their primary.
- District 10: Incumbent Marc Levine (D) and Gregory Allen (R) defeated Erin Carlstrom (D), Diana M. Conti (D) and Veronica "Roni" Jacobi (D) in the blanket primary.
- District 36: Incumbent Steve Fox (D) and Tom Lackey (R) defeated Kermit F. Franklin (D), JD Kennedy (R) and Suzette M. Martinez (R) in the blanket primary.
- District 39: Incumbent Raul Bocanegra (D) and Patty Lopez (D) defeated Kevin J. Suscavage (D) in the blanket primary.
| California State Assembly | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 3, 2014 | After November 4, 2014 | |
| Democratic Party | 55 | 52 | |
| Republican Party | 24 | 28 | |
| Vacancy | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 80 | 80 | |
Iowa
June 3 elections in Iowa saw a total of 30 state legislative primaries. Contests were held for seven Democratic and six Republican primaries in the Iowa State Senate. The Iowa House of Representatives held seven Democratic primaries and ten Republican primaries. In those elections, nine incumbents faced primary competition: four in the Senate and five in the House. No incumbents lost a primary election.
| Contested Primaries in Iowa -- June 3, 2014 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Senate (25 seats) |
State House (100 seats) | ||||
| Total Democratic Contested Primaries | 7 (28.0%) | 7 (7.0%) | |||
| Total Republican Contested Primaries | 6 (24.0%) | 10 (10.0%) | |||
Senate
Thirteen primary contests were held in the Iowa State Senate. No incumbents lost their primary.
- District 19: Incumbent Jack Whitver (R) defeated Brett H. Nelson in the Republican primary. No Democratic candidate filed to run.
- District 23: Incumbent Herman C. Quirmbach (D) defeated Cynthia Oppedal Paschen in the Democratic primary and will face Jeremy Davis (R) in the general election.
- District 35: Incumbent Wally E. Horn (D) defeated Lance Lefebure in the Democratic primary. No Republican candidate filed to run.
- District 45: Incumbent Joe M. Seng (D) defeated Mark James Riley in the Democratic primary. No Republican candidate filed to run.
| Iowa State Senate | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 3, 2014 | After November 4, 2014 | |
| Democratic Party | 26 | 26 | |
| Republican Party | 24 | 24 | |
| Total | 50 | 50 | |
House
Seventeen primary contests were held in the Iowa House of Representatives. No incumbents lost their primary.
- District 25: Incumbent Stan Gustafson (R) defeated Joan Acela in the Republican primary. No Democratic candidate filed to run.
- District 28: Incumbent Greg T. Heartsill (R) defeated Jon Michael Van Wyk in the Republican primary and will face Megan Suhr (D) in the general election.
- District 39: Incumbent Jake Highfill (R) defeated Taylor Egly and Jerry Kinder in the Republican primary. No Democratic candidate filed to run.
- District 60: Incumbent Walt Rogers (R) defeated Jason Welch in the Republican primary and will face Karyn Finn (D) in the general election.
- District 84: Incumbent Dave Heaton (R) defeated Ralph Holmstrom in the Republican primary. No Democratic candidate filed to run.
| Iowa House of Representatives | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 3, 2014 | After November 4, 2014 | |
| Democratic Party | 47 | 43 | |
| Republican Party | 53 | 57 | |
| Total | 100 | 100 | |
Montana
June 3 elections in Montana saw a total of 125 state legislative primaries. Contests were held for four Democratic primaries and 12 Republican primaries in the Montana State Senate. The Montana House of Representatives had contests in 17 Democratic primaries and 24 Republican primaries. In those elections, 18 incumbents faced primary competition: two in the Senate and 16 in the House.
| Incumbents Facing Primaries in Montana -- June 3, 2014 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Senate (25 seats) |
State House (100 seats) | ||||
| Democrats Facing a Primary Challenge | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (3.0%) | |||
| Republicans Facing a Primary Challenge | 2 (8.0%) | 13 (13.0%) | |||
Senate
Sixteen primary contests were held in the Montana State Senate. One incumbent appears to have lost his primary.
- District 9: Incumbent Llew Jones (R), redistricted from the current District 14, defeated Joseph Large. Jones will face the winner of the Democratic primary, which ended in a 13-vote margin.
- District 43: Incumbent Scott Boulanger (R), redistricted from the current District 44, was challenged by House District 87 incumbent Pat Connell. Unofficial results show Connell leading Boulanger by 39 votes. Robert Schumacher was unopposed in the Democratic primary.
| Montana State Senate | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 3, 2014 | After November 4, 2014 | |
| Democratic Party | 21 | 21 | |
| Republican Party | 29 | 29 | |
| Total | 50 | 50 | |
House
Thirty-one primary contests were held in the Montana House of Representatives. One incumbent was defeated in his primary.
- District 17: Incumbent Christy Clark defeated Jim Anderson in the Republican primary. Clark will face Chad Doheny (D) in the general election.
- District 18: Incumbent Rob Cook defeated Ann Morren in the Republican primary. Cook will face Dale Sheldon (D) in the general election.
- District 19: Incumbent Roger Hagan was defeated by Randy Pinocci in the Republican primary. Pinocci will face Evan Bowser (D) in the general election.
- District 78: Incumbent Gordon Pierson defeated Douglas Shidler II in the Democratic primary. Pierson will face Suzzann Nordwick in the general election.
| Montana House of Representatives | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 3, 2014 | After November 4, 2014 | |
| Democratic Party | 39 | 41 | |
| Republican Party | 61 | 59 | |
| Total | 100 | 100 | |
New Mexico
June 3 elections in New Mexico saw a total of 70 state legislative primaries, all in the New Mexico House of Representatives. Contests were held for 12 Democratic primaries and 6 Republican primaries. In those elections, seven incumbents faced primary competition. At least one incumbent lost a primary election, with another shown trailing by a narrow margin according to unofficial results.
| Incumbents Facing Primaries in New Mexico -- June 3, 2014 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State House (70 seats) | |||||
| Democrats Facing a Primary Challenge | 5 (7.1%) | ||||
| Republicans Facing a Primary Challenge | 2 (2.9%) | ||||
- District 9: Incumbent Patricia Lundstrom defeated Jordon Johnson, Olin Clawson and Yolanda Ahasteen-Azua in the Democratic primary. Lundstrom is unopposed in the general election.
- District 29: Incumbent Thomas Anderson was defeated by David Edward Adkins in the Republican primary. Adkins will face Ronnie Martinez (D) in the general election. Anderson won the general election by a margin of victory of 5 percent in 2012.
- District 34: Incumbent Mary Helen Garcia faced Bealquin Bill Gomez and Christian Lira in the Democratic primary. Unofficial results show Gomez leading Garcia by 9 votes. The winner of that election will be unopposed in the general election.
- District 40: Incumbent Nick Salazar defeated Bengie Regensberg in the Democratic primary. Salazar will face James R. Gallegos (R) in the general election.
- District 56: Incumbent Zachary Cook defeated Jim Lowrance in the Republican primary. Cook will be unopposed in the general election.
- District 65: Incumbent James Roger Madalena, Jr. defeated Orlando Lucero in the Democratic primary. Madalena will be unopposed in the general election.
- District 70: Incumbent Tomas E. Salazar defeated Richard Vigil in the Democratic primary. Vigil will be unopposed in the general election.
| New Mexico House of Representatives | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 3, 2014 | After November 4, 2014 | |
| Democratic Party | 37 | 33 | |
| Republican Party | 33 | 37 | |
| Total | 70 | 70 | |
South Dakota
June 3 elections in South Dakota saw a total of 21 state legislative primaries. Contests were held for two Democratic and four Republican primaries in the South Dakota State Senate. The South Dakota House of Representatives held three Democratic primaries and twelve Republican primaries. In those elections, seventeen incumbents faced primary competition; two in the Senate and fifteen in the House. No incumbents lost a primary election.
| Contested Primaries in South Dakota -- June 3, 2014 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Senate (25 seats) |
State House (100 seats) | ||||
| Total Democratic Contested Primaries | 2 (5.7%) | 3 (8.6%) | |||
| Total Republican Contested Primaries | 4 (11.4%) | 12 (34.2%) | |||
Senate
Six primary contests were held in the South Dakota State Senate. No incumbents lost their primary.
- District 3: Mark Remily defeated Angela Schultz in the Democratic primary. Remily will face off against David Novstrup (R) in the general election.
- District 18: Matt Stone defeated Thomas Bixler in the Republican primary. Stone will face off against Bernie Hunhoff (D) in the general election.
- District 24: Incumbent Jeff Monroe defeated Tad Perry in the Republican primary. Ruth Rehn was unopposed in the Democratic primary.
- District 33: Incumbent Phil Jensen defeated David Johnson in the Republican primary. Robin Page defeated Haven Stuck in the Democratic primary. Jensen and Page will face off in the general election.
- District 35: Terri Haverly defeated Larry D. Baker in the Republican primary. No Democratic candidate filed to run.
| South Dakota State Senate | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 3, 2014 | After November 4, 2014 | |
| Democratic Party | 7 | 8 | |
| Republican Party | 28 | 27 | |
| Total | 35 | 35 | |
House
Fifteen primary contests were held in the South Dakota House of Representatives. No incumbents lost their primary.
- District 1: Incumbent Dennis Feickert and Steven McCleerey defeated Dustina Gill in the Democratic primary. No Republican candidate filed to run.
- District 11: Incumbent Jim Stalzer and Mark Willadsen defeated David Landry in the Republican primary and will face Democrats James Larson and Darrell Solberg in the general election.
- District 16: Incumbents David Anderson and Jim Bolin defeated Kevin D. Jensen in the Republican primary. Anderson and Bolin will face Democrats Jim Fedderson and Brian Shanks in the general election.
- District 20: Incumbent Tona Rozum and Joshua Klumb defeated David Stevens in the Republican primary and will face James V. Schorzmann (D) in the general election.
- District 23: Incumbent Justin Cronin and Michele Harrison defeated Dale Hargens, Larry Nielson and Gene Toennies in the Republican primary. No Democratic candidate filed to run.
- District 24: Incumbents Mary Duvall and Tim Rounds defeated Mark Venner in the Republican primary. They will face Thomas Scheinost (D) in the general election.
- District 28A: Incumbent Dean Schrempp defeated Thomas Van Norman in the Democratic primary. No Republican candidate filed to run.
- District 29: Incumbent Dean Wink and Thomas Brunner defeated Tammy Basel, Wanda Blair and Terri Jorgenson in the Republican primary. No Democratic candidate filed to run.
- District 24: Incumbents Lance Russell and Mike Verchio defeated Julie Frye-Mueller in the Republican primary. They will face Gardner Gray (I) in the general election. No Democratic candidate filed to run.
- District 33: Incumbents Scott W. Craig and Jacqueline Sly defeated Rip Ryness in the Republican primary. They will face Rochelle Hagel (D) in the general election.
- District 35: Incumbent Blaine Campbell and Lynne Disanto defeated Nancy Trautman in the Republican primary. They will face Dave Freytag in the general election.
| South Dakota House of Representatives | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 3, 2014 | After November 4, 2014 | |
| Democratic Party | 17 | 12 | |
| Republican Party | 53 | 58 | |
| Total | 70 | 70 | |
See also
- Alabama State Senate elections, 2014
- Alabama House of Representatives elections, 2014
- California State Senate elections, 2014
- California State Assembly elections, 2014
- Iowa State Senate elections, 2014
- Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2014
- Montana State Senate elections, 2014
- Montana House of Representatives elections, 2014
- New Mexico House of Representatives elections, 2014
- South Dakota State Senate elections, 2014
- South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2014
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