Arizona elections, 2014
|
2015 →
← 2013
|
 |
The state of Arizona held elections in 2014. Below are the dates of note:
| 2014 elections and events in Arizona | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Signature filing deadline for political party and independent candidates | May 28, 2014 
| |||
| Petition drive deadline for ballot measures | July 3, 2014
| |||
| Filing deadline for write-in candidate for primary election | July 17, 2014
| |||
| Voter registration deadline for primary election | July 28, 2014
| |||
| Primary election date | August 26, 2014
| |||
| Filing deadline for write-in candidates for general election | September 25, 2014
| |||
| Voter registration deadline for general election | October 6, 2014
| |||
| General election date | November 4, 2014
| |||
| Statewide ballot measure election | November 4, 2014
| |||
| School board elections (30) | November 4, 2014
| |||
Below are the types of elections that were scheduled in Arizona in 2014:
2014 elections
Races to watch in Arizona
U.S. Congress
- 1st Congressional District
- Freshman Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick (D) faced re-election in a district that had voted for the Republican presidential candidate in both 2012 and 2008. With a 2012 margin of victory of only 3.6 percentage points, Kirkpatrick had a tough campaign ahead.
- 2nd Congressional District
- Another freshman Democratic representative, Ron Barber, faced a similar uphill battle. In 2012, Barber had one of the closest elections of the cycle, winning by only 0.8 percentage points.
- 9th Congressional District
- Rep. Kyrsten Sinema (D), the first representative of the newly drawn Arizona's 9th Congressional District, was considered by Ballotpedia to be a battleground district. Sinema won election in 2012 by 4.1 percentage points, however, outside pundits gave a slight lead to Republicans in the district.
Arizona State Executive Officials
The Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Jan Brewer (R) was ineligible to run for re-election in 2014 because of term limits, and State Treasurer Doug Ducey was elected to succeed her as governor in the November 4 general election.
Ducey beat out a large and competitive field of Republican candidates for the party's gubernatorial primary nomination, including Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett, Mesa mayor Scott Smith and former GoDaddy.com executive vice president Christine Jones. In early polls, the front-runner on the Democratic side, candidate Fred DuVal was within three percentage points from either Ducey or Bennett.[1] Ducey was unchallenged in the Democratic primary and faced off against DuVal in the general election, along with numerous other minor party and write-in candidates running for the open governor seat. In the end, Ducey won the election by a commanding margin, defeating top rival DuVal by more than 12 percentage points.
Brewer was originally appointed Arizona Governor in 2009 and had been elected to a four-year term in 2010. The Arizona Constitution precludes any individual who occupies the governor's office during two consecutive terms from seeking re-election. Brewer and some of her spokespeople were not convinced that the term-limit law, as written and/or intended, adequately accounted for the conditions which led to her involuntary two-year occupancy of the office while serving out the remainder of former-Gov. Janet Napolitano's term. Hints that Brewer would attempt to qualify for another shot in 2014--hoping her circumstances might warrant an exemption from the law--began in November 2012, and persisted up until March 2014.[2]
Arizona State legislature
Elections for the Arizona State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 26, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 28, 2014. Heading into the election, the Republican Party controlled the chamber. The following table details the 10 districts with the smallest margin of victory in the November 6, 2012, general election.
| 2012 Margin of Victory, Arizona State Senate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District | Winner | Margin of Victory | Total Votes | Top Opponent |
| District 8 |  Barbara McGuire |
2.9% | 51,138 | Joe Ortiz |
| District 6 |  Chester Crandell |
6.1% | 85,038 | Tom Chabin |
| District 18 | John McComish |
6.2% | 96,199 | Janie Hydrick |
| District 10 | David Bradley |
9.4% | 88,702 | Frank Antenori |
| District 28 | Adam Driggs |
11.2% | 88,403 | Eric Shelley |
| District 9 | Steve Farley |
11.5% | 89,380 | Tyler Mott |
| District 11 | Al Melvin |
12.8% | 85,795 | Jo Holt |
| District 26 | Ed Ableser |
13.7% | 48,240 | Jerry Lewis |
| District 20 | Kimberly Yee |
14.2% | 73,187 | Michael Powell |
| District 17 | Steve Yarbrough |
14.4% | 84,930 | Bill Gates |
Elections for the Arizona House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 26, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 28, 2014. Heading into the election, the Republican Party controlled the chamber. In the general election on November 6, 2012, Democrats were able to pick up seven seats, reducing the Republican majority from the supermajority it had prior the election of 40-19 to a majority of 34-26 after the election.[3]
Elections by type
U.S. House
U.S. House of Representatives elections in Arizona
The 2014 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Arizona took place on November 4, 2014. Voters elected nine candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's nine congressional districts.
| Candidate Filing Deadline | Primary Election | General Election |
|---|---|---|
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.[4][5][6]
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.[7]
- See also: Arizona elections, 2014
Partisan breakdown
Heading into the November 4 election, the Democratic Party held five of the nine congressional seats from Arizona.
| Members of the U.S. House from Arizona -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 2014 | After the 2014 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 5 | 4 | |
| Republican Party | 4 | 5 | |
| Total | 9 | 9 | |
Incumbents
Heading into the 2014 election, the incumbents for the nine congressional districts were:
| Name | Party | District |
|---|---|---|
| Ann Kirkpatrick |  Democratic |
1 |
| Ron Barber | Democratic |
2 |
| Raul Grijalva | Democratic |
3 |
| Paul Gosar |  Republican |
4 |
| Matt Salmon | Republican |
5 |
| David Schweikert | Republican |
6 |
| Ed Pastor | Democratic |
7 |
| Trent Franks | Republican |
8 |
| Kyrsten Sinema | Democratic |
9 |
Candidates
1st Congressional District
General election candidates
August 26, 2014, primary results
Democratic Primary
- Ann Kirkpatrick - Incumbent
- Ann Kirkpatrick - Incumbent
Republican Primary
- Adam Kwasman - State representative
- Gary Kiehne - Businessman[8]
- Andy Tobin - State representative[8]
2nd Congressional District
General election candidates
August 26, 2014, primary results
Democratic Primary
- Ron Barber - Incumbent
- Ron Barber - Incumbent
Republican Primary
3rd Congressional District
General election candidates
August 26, 2014, primary results
Democratic Primary
- Raul Grijalva - Incumbent
- Raul Grijalva - Incumbent
Republican Primary
Withdrew
4th Congressional District
General election candidates
August 26, 2014, primary results
Republican Primary
- Paul Gosar - Incumbent
- Paul Gosar - Incumbent
Democratic Primary
Libertarian Party
Not on ballot
5th Congressional District
General election candidates
August 26, 2014, primary results
Republican Primary
- Matt Salmon - Incumbent
- Matt Salmon - Incumbent
Democratic Primary
6th Congressional District
General election candidates
August 26, 2014, primary results
Republican Primary
- David Schweikert - Incumbent
- David Schweikert - Incumbent
Democratic Primary
7th Congressional District
General election candidates
- Ruben Gallego
- Joe Cobb
Rebecca DeWitt (Americans Elect)- Jose Penalosa
August 26, 2014, primary results
Democratic Primary
- Randy Camacho
- Ruben Gallego - Former state representative
- Jarrett Maupin
- Mary Rose Wilcox - Maricopa County Supervisor
Libertarian Primary
Other candidates
- Rebecca DeWitt (Americans Elect)
- Jose Penalosa
Withdrew
- Steve Gallardo - State senator
- Johnnie Robinson
- Brianna Wasserman
- Ted Rogers
Disqualified
8th Congressional District
General election candidates
- Trent Franks
- Stephen Dolgos (Americans Elect)
August 26, 2014, primary results
Republican Primary
- Trent Franks - Incumbent
- Clair Van Steenwyk
- Trent Franks - Incumbent
9th Congressional District
General election candidates
August 26, 2014, primary results
Democratic Primary
- Kyrsten Sinema - Incumbent
- Kyrsten Sinema - Incumbent
Republican Primary
- Wendy Rogers - 2012 candidate[9]
- Andrew Walter[10]
- Wendy Rogers - 2012 candidate[9]
Libertarian Primary
State Executives
State executive official elections in Arizona
Eight state executive positions were up for election in 2014 in the state of Arizona.
The following offices were elected in 2014 in Arizona:
- Governor of Arizona
- Arizona Attorney General
- Arizona Secretary of State
- Arizona Treasurer
- Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction
- Arizona Corporation Commission (2 positions)
- Arizona Mine Inspector
List of candidates by office
Governor
General election
Doug Ducey [11][12]
Fred DuVal[13]
Barry J. Hess[14][15]
(Americans Elect) J.L. Mealer[16]
(Write-in) J. Johnson
(Write-in) Diana-Elizabeth Kennedy
(Write-in) Brian Bailey[17]
(Write-in) Carey Dolego[17]
(Write-in) Alice Novoa
Unaffiliated, Curtis Woolsey
Term-limited
Jan Brewer - Incumbent
Lost in the primary
Mike Aloisi[18]
Ken Bennett[19]
Christine Jones[20]
(Write-in) Alice Lukasik[21]
Frank Riggs[22]
Scott Smith[23][24]
Andrew Thomas[11][25]
Attorney General
General election
Mark Brnovich [26][27]
Felecia Rotellini[28]
(Write-in) Anthony Camboni[29]
Lost in the primary
Tom Horne - Incumbent
Secretary of State
General election
Michele Reagan - State Sen. [30]
Terry Goddard - Former state attorney general[31][32]
Lost in the primary
Wil Cardon - Investment Fund Manager, 2012 U.S. Senate candidate[33]
Justin Pierce - State Rep.[34]
Term-limited
Ken Bennett - Incumbent
Down ballot offices
| Office | Incumbent | Assumed Office | Incumbent running? | General Election Candidates | 2015 Winner | Partisan Switch? |
| Mine Inspector | Joe Hart  |
2007 | Yes[35] | Joe Hart |
Joe Hart | No |
| Treasurer | Doug Ducey  |
2011 | No, running for governor[36] | Jeff DeWit |
Jeff DeWit | No |
| Superintendent of Public Instruction | John Huppenthal  |
2011 | Yes | Diane Douglas David Garcia |
Pending | Pending |
| Corporation Commission | Gary Pierce  |
2007 | Term-limited | Tom Forese Jim Holway Joe Hui (Write-in) Sandra Kennedy Doug Little |
Tom Forese |
No |
| Corporation Commission | Brenda Burns  |
2011 | No[37] | Tom Forese Jim Holway Joe Hui (Write-in) Sandra Kennedy Doug Little |
Doug Little |
No |
State Senate
State Senate election in Arizona
Elections for the Arizona State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 26, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 28, 2014.
Majority control
- See also: Partisan composition of state senates
Heading into the November 4 election, the Republican Party held the majority in the Arizona State Senate:
| Arizona State Senate | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 3, 2014 | After November 4, 2014 | |
| Democratic Party | 13 | 13 | |
| Republican Party | 17 | 17 | |
| Total | 30 | 30 | |
List of candidates by district
District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22• District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 29 • District 30
State House
State House elections in Arizona
Elections for the Arizona House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 26, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 28, 2014.
Majority control
- See also: Partisan composition of state senates
Heading into the November 4 election, the Republican Party held the majority in the Arizona House of Representatives:
| Arizona House of Representatives | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 3, 2014 | After November 4, 2014 | |
| Democratic Party | 24 | 22 | |
| Republican Party | 36 | 38 | |
| Total | 60 | 60 | |
List of candidates by district
District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22• District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 29 • District 30 • District 31 • District 32 • District 33 • District 34 • District 35 • District 36 • District 37 • District 38 • District 39 • District 40 • District 41 • District 42 • District 43 • District 44 • District 45 • District 46 • District 47 • District 48 • District 49 • District 50 • District 51 • District 52• District 53 • District 54 • District 55 • District 56 • District 57 • District 58 • District 59 • District 60
Statewide ballot measures
Statewide ballot measure elections in Arizona
- See also: Arizona 2014 ballot measures and 2014 ballot measures
Three statewide questions were certified for the 2014 ballot in the state of Arizona.
On the ballot
November 4, 2014
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 122 | Federal issues | Permit the state to restrict all state and local government entities from enforcing or cooperating with a federal action that is inconsistent with the U.S. Constitution |
|
707,451 (51%) |
673,337 (49%) |
|
| Proposition 303 | Healthcare | Permit drug and medical device manufacturers to make products available to terminally ill patients that have completed phase one of a clinical trial |
|
1,111,850 (78%) |
304,971 (22%) |
|
| Proposition 304 | Salaries | Provide for the increase in legislative salaries from $24,000 per year to $35,000 per year |
|
457,216 (32%) |
966,605 (68%) |
Local ballot measures
Local ballot measure elections in Arizona
Potential measures
School boards
School board elections in Arizona
In 2014, 670 of America's largest school districts held elections for 2,188 seats. These elections took place in 37 states.
State elections
A total of 30 Arizona school districts among America's largest school districts by enrollment held elections in 2014 for 70 seats. Each district held elections on November 4, 2014.
Here are several quick facts about Arizona's school board elections in 2014:
- An average of 1.63 candidates ran for each board seat up for election in 2014 in Arizona's largest school districts, which was lower than the national average of 1.89 candidates per seat.
- 38.57 percent of school board seats on the ballot in 2014 were unopposed. This was a higher percentage than the 32.57 percent of school board seats that were unopposed nationally.
- Just over half, 55.71 percent, of incumbents whose seats were on the ballot ran for re-election, which was lower than the national average of 75.56 percent.
- A total of 35 newcomers were elected to school boards in Arizona in 2014. They took 50.00 percent of the total seats in 2014, which was higher than the 38.19 percent of school board seats that went to newcomers nationally.
- The largest school district by enrollment with an election in 2014 was Mesa Public Schools with 65,103 K-12 students.
- The smallest school district by enrollment with an election in 2014 was Tolleson Union High School District with 9,375 K-12 students.
- Phoenix Union High School District had the most seats on the ballot in 2014 with five seats up for election.
- All Arizona districts listed below aside from Dysart Unified, Litchfield Elementary, Pendergast Elementary, Peoria Unified, Phoenix Union, Tempe Elementary and Yuma Elementary had two seats up for election in each district in 2014.
- Eleven of the 30 largest school districts in Arizona had their 2014 governing board elections canceled due to a lack of contested races. Three additional districts, Pendergast Elementary School District, Tempe Elementary School District and Yuma Elementary School District, had one race canceled each, but still held elections for other board seats. The districts with entirely canceled elections were:
- Cartwright Elementary School District
- Chandler Unified School District
- Flagstaff Unified School District
- Glendale Elementary School District
- Glendale Union High School District
- Marana Unified School District
- Paradise Valley Unified School District
- Phoenix Union High School District
- Roosevelt Elementary School District
- Tolleson Union High School District
- Washington Elementary School District
The districts listed below served 636,612 K-12 students during the 2010-2011 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.[38] Click on the district names for more information on the district and its school board elections.
Voting in Arizona
- See also: Voting in Arizona
Important voting information
- 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.[39][40][6]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
- Arizona has implemented an online voter registration system. Residents can register to vote by visiting this website.
Voting absentee
- See also: Absentee voting by state
For information about eligibility, deadlines, military and overseas voting and updates to the voting laws in Arizona, please visit our absentee voting by state page.
Voting early
- See also: Early voting
Arizona is one of 34 states that permits early voting with no specific restrictions as to who can vote early. Early voting begins 26 days before an election and ends at 5 p.m. on the Friday prior to Election Day.[41]
Elections Performance Index
Arizona ranked 33rd out of the 50 states and District of Columbia in the Pew Charitable Trusts' Elections Performance Index (EPI), based on the 2012 elections. The EPI examined election administration performance and assigned an average percentage score based on 17 indicators of election performance. These indicators were chosen in order to determine both the convenience and integrity of these three phases of an election: registration, voting and counting. Arizona received an overall score of 63 percent.[42]
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ Arizona Republic, "Kanefield: Constitution clears Brewer to pursue another term," November 15, 2012
- ↑ The New York Times, "Gov. Jan Brewer of Arizona Won’t Seek Re-election," March 12, 2014
- ↑ Modern Times Magazine "Why Are Arizona Democrats Smiling?" accessed November 14, 2012
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed July 19, 2024
- ↑ Citizens Clean Elections Commission, "Primary Election," accessed July 19, 2024
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Arizona State Legislature, "Arizona Revised Statutes 16-467," accessed July 19 2024
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State Website, "Voter Registration and Education," accessed January 3, 2014
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 AzCapitolTimes.com, "Arizona House speaker eyes run for Congress," September 18, 2013
- ↑ Roll Call, "Arizona: GOP Challenger to Sinema Kicks Off Campaign on Sunday," March 14, 2013
- ↑ Roll Call, "Arizona: Ex-ASU Quarterback Files to Challenge Sinema," April 8, 2013
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 East Valley Tribune, State treasurer Doug Ducey files paperwork to explore Ariz governor run, July 23, 2013
- ↑ Doug Ducey for Governor 2014 Official campaign website, "Homepage," accessed September 1, 2013
- ↑ Fred DuVal Governor 2014, accessed April 2, 2013
- ↑ ABC 15, LIST: Race heats up for Arizona Governor, January 9, 2014
- ↑ The Republic, "Libertarian candidate to be on ballot in Arizona governor's race after GOP challenge dismissed," June 19, 2014
- ↑ J.L. Mealer Governor 2014, accessed July 25, 2013
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Arizona Secretary of State, "2014 General Election Writein Candidates," accessed September 29, 2014 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "candlist" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2014 Primary Election Writein Candidates," accessed July 3, 2014
- ↑ Eastern Arizona Courier, "Bennett announces candidacy," September 17, 2013
- ↑ Christine Jones for Governor 2014 Official Campaign Website, "Homepage," accessed September 19, 2013
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedfulllisting - ↑ The Arizona Republic, "Former California congressman enters Arizona governor race," January 23, 2014
- ↑ azcentral.com, "Mesa Mayor Smith will quit to run for governor," January 9, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "Republican mayor Scott Smith rises in Arizona," March 8, 2013
- ↑ The Arizona Republic, "Disbarred former Maricopa County Attorney Thomas to run for governor," April 26, 2013
- ↑ The Associated Press via abc15.com, "Mark Brnovich, ex-Department of Gaming director, to run for Arizona attorney general," October 2, 2013
- ↑ The Arizona Republic, "Former gaming chief will run for attorney general," September 27, 2013
- ↑ Phoenix News Times, "Felecia Rotellini Making Another Run at Attorney General," February 26, 2013
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2014 General Election Candidates Full Listing," accessed September 29, 2014
- ↑ Michele Reagan for Secretary of State 2014 Official Campaign Website, "Homepage," accessed September 19, 2013
- ↑ Arizona Capitol-Times, "Goddard will run for secretary of state," December 30, 2014
- ↑ Verde News, "Former AG Goddard to run for Arizona Secretary of State," January 2, 2014
- ↑ Wil Cardon for Secretary of State 2014 Official Campaign Website, "Homepage," accessed September 19, 2013
- ↑ MyFoxPhoenix.com, "Rep. Justin Pierce to run for Secretary of State," October 21, 2013
- ↑ azcentral.com, "Arizona candidates file nominating petitions," May 23, 2014
- ↑ Doug Ducey for Governor 2014 Official campaign website, "Homepage," accessed September 1, 2013
- ↑ azcentral.com, "Burns won't seek 2nd term on Corporation Commission," April 19, 2013
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed March 21, 2014
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed July 19, 2024
- ↑ Citizens Clean Elections Commission, "Primary Election," accessed July 19, 2024
- ↑ Long Distance Voter, "Early Voting Rules: Arizona," accessed December 18, 2013
- ↑ Pew Charitable Trusts, "Election Performance Index Report," accessed April 23, 2014
 |
State of Arizona Phoenix (capital) |
|---|---|
| Elections |
What's on my ballot? | Elections in 2025 | How to vote | How to run for office | Ballot measures |
| Government |
Who represents me? | U.S. President | U.S. Congress | Federal courts | State executives | State legislature | State and local courts | Counties | Cities | School districts | Public policy |
