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Arizona's 5th Congressional District elections, 2014
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The 5th Congressional District of Arizona held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014.
Incumbent Matt Salmon (R) won re-election in 2014. He was uncontested in the primary and defeated James Woods (D) in November.
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Arizona utilizes a semi-closed primary system. Unaffiliated voters may choose which party's primary they will vote in, but voters registered with a party can only vote in that party's primary.[3]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Voter registration: To vote in the primary, voters had to register by July 28, 2014. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 6, 2014.[4]
- See also: Arizona elections, 2014
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Matt Salmon (R), who was first elected in 2012.
As of the 2010 redistricting cycle, the 5th District was one of five primarily urban districts centered around Phoenix, Arizona.[5]
Candidates
General election candidates
August 26, 2014, primary results
Republican Primary
- Matt Salmon - Incumbent
- Matt Salmon - Incumbent
Democratic Primary
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Matt Salmon Incumbent |
69.6% | 124,867 | |
| Democratic | James Woods | 30.4% | 54,596 | |
| Total Votes | 179,463 | |||
| Source: Arizona Secretary of State | ||||
Endorsements
Matt Salmon
- FreedomWorks endorsed Matt Salmon on March 17, 2014.[6]
- The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) endorsed all of Arizona's Republican incumbent congressmen, including Matt Salmon, in their re-election bids. The group said, "We support the candidates who support small business, and Congressmen Gosar, Salmon, Schweikert and Franks have stellar, 100-percent voting records for Main Street this Congress."[7]
Key votes
Below are important votes the incumbent cast during the 113th Congress.
HR 676
On July 30, 2014, the U.S. House approved a resolution 225 to 201 to sue President Barack Obama for exceeding his constitutional authority. Five Republicans—Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Paul Broun of Georgia, Scott Garrett of New Jersey, Walter Jones of North Carolina and Steve Stockman of Texas—voted with Democrats against the lawsuit.[8] Salmon joined the other 224 Republicans in favor of the lawsuit. All Democrats voted against the resolution.[9][10]
Government shutdown
- See also: United States budget debate, 2013
On September 30, 2013, the House passed a final stopgap spending bill before the shutdown went into effect. The bill included a one-year delay of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate and would have also stripped the bill of federal subsidies for congressional members and staff. It passed through the House with a vote of 228-201.[11] At 1 a.m. on October 1, 2013, one hour after the shutdown officially began, the House voted to move forward with going to a conference. In short order, Sen. Harry Reid rejected the call to conference.[12] Matt Salmon voted to approve the stopgap spending bill that would have delayed the individual mandate.[13]
The shutdown ended on October 16, 2013, when the House took a vote on HR 2775 after it was approved by the Senate. The bill to reopen the government lifted the $16.7 trillion debt limit and funded the government through January 15, 2014. Federal employees also received retroactive pay for the shutdown period. The only concession made by Senate Democrats was to require income verification for Obamacare subsidies.[14] The House passed the legislation shortly after the Senate, by a vote of 285-144, with all 144 votes against the legislation coming from Republican members. Matt Salmon voted against HR 2775.[15]
Campaign contributions
Matt Salmon
| Matt Salmon (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[16] | April 15, 2013 | $87,012.62 | $93,686.20 | $(40,883.64) | $139,815.18 | ||||
| July Quarterly[17] | July 15, 2013 | $139,815.18 | $164,867.94 | $(61,350.78) | $243,332.34 | ||||
| October Quarterly[18] | October 17, 2013 | $243,332.34 | $119,617.50 | $(53,794.01) | $309,155.83 | ||||
| Year-End[19] | January 31, 2014 | $309,155 | $108,232 | $(60,804) | $356,584 | ||||
| April Quarterly[20] | April 15, 2014 | $356,584 | $141,176 | $(74,354) | $423,406 | ||||
| July Quarterly[21] | July 15, 2014 | $423,406 | $141,797 | $(63,640) | $501,563 | ||||
| Pre-Primary[22] | August 14, 2014 | $501,563 | $37,858 | $(7,599) | $531,821 | ||||
| October Quarterly[23] | October 15, 2014 | $531,821 | $56,019 | $(48,992) | $538,848 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $863,253.64 | $(411,417.43) | ||||||||
James Woods
| James Woods (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[24] | April 14, 2014 | $0 | $7,110 | $(5,397) | $1,713 | ||||
| July Quarterly[25] | July 18, 2014 | $1,713 | $17,063 | $(13,093) | $4,383 | ||||
| Pre-Primary[26] | August 18, 2014 | $4,383 | $6,563 | $(5,803) | $3,167 | ||||
| October Quarterly[27] | October 16, 2014 | $3,167 | $18,511 | $(22,433) | $3,099 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $49,247 | $(46,726) | ||||||||
District history
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2012
On November 6, 2012, Matt Salmon (R) won election to the United States House. He defeated Morgan Spencer (D) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Matt Salmon |
67.2% | 183,470 | |
| Democratic | Spencer Morgan | 32.8% | 89,589 | |
| Total Votes | 273,059 | |||
| Source: Arizona Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, David Schweikert won election to the United States House. He defeated Harry Mitchell (D) and Nick Coons (L) in the general election.[28]
| U.S. House, Arizona District 5 General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | David Schweikert |
52% | 110,374 | |
| Democratic | Harry Mitchell incumbent | 43.2% | 91,749 | |
| Libertarian | Nick Coons | 4.8% | 10,127 | |
| Total Votes | 212,250 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona, 2014
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2014
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2014 HOUSE RACE RATINGS FOR June 26, 2014," accessed July 28, 2014
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2014 House Races," accessed July 28, 2014
- ↑ Arizona Legislature, "Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 16-467," accessed November 25, 2025
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State Website, "Voter Registration and Education," accessed January 3, 2014
- ↑ Arizona Redistricting, "Map," accessed July 7, 2012
- ↑ Politico, "FreedomWorks backs Ted Yoho, Tim Scott, Mark Sanford," accessed March 19, 2014
- ↑ Sonoran News, "Big endorsement for Four Arizona Congressmen," August 20, 2014
- ↑ U.S. House, "House Resolution 676," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "Suing Obama: GOP-led House gives the go-ahead," July 31, 2014
- ↑ Washington Post, "House clears way for lawsuit against Obama," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ Buzzfeed, "Government Shutdown: How We Got Here," accessed October 1, 2013
- ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Reid, McConnell propose bipartisan Senate bill to end shutdown, extend borrowing," accessed October 16, 2013
- ↑ U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 550," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Matt Salmon April Quarterly," accessed July 22, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Matt Salmon July Quarterly," accessed July 22, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Matt Salmon October Quarterly," accessed October 21, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Matt Salmon Year-End," accessed February 4, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Matt Salmon April Quarterly," accessed April 20, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Matt Salmon July Quarterly," accessed July 23, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Matt Salmon Pre-Primary," accessed October 20, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Matt Salmon October Quarterly," accessed October 20, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "James Woods April Quarterly," accessed July 24, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "James Woods July Quarterly," accessed October 22, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "James Woods Pre-Primary," accessed October 22, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "James Woods October Quarterly," accessed October 22, 2014
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
