2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona

The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the nine U.S. Representatives from the state of Arizona, one from each of the state's nine congressional districts, with Democratic and Republican primaries taking place on August 26. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including Governor of Arizona.

See also: 2014 Arizona elections
2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona
November 4, 2014 (2014-11-04)
All 9 Arizona seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 4 5
Seats won 5 4
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 817,345 557,960
Percentage 55.68% 39.38%
Swing 3.61% 4.19%
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Overview

The table below shows the total number and percentage of votes, as well as the number of seats gained and lost by each political party in the election for the United States House of Representatives in Arizona. In addition, the voter turnout and the number of votes not valid are listed below.

United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona, 2014[1]
Party Votes Percentage Seats +/–
Republican 817,168 55.68% 5 +1
Democratic 577,943 39.38% 4 -1
Americans Elect 44,924 3.06% 0 -
Libertarian 23,767 1.62% 0 -
Write-ins 3,801 0.26% 0 -
Totals 1,467,603 100% 9 -
Voter turnout %

By district

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona by district:[2]

District Republican Democratic Others Total Result
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
District 187,72347.39%97,39152.61%00.00%185,114100.0%Democratic hold
District 2109,70450.01%109,54349.94%1040.05%219,351100.0%Republican gain
District 346,18544.23%58,19255.72%510.05%104,428100.0%Democratic hold
District 4122,56069.96%45,17925.79%7,4404.25%175,179100.0%Republican hold
District 5124,86769.58%54,59630.42%00.00%179,463100.0%Republican hold
District 6129,57864.86%70,19835.14%00.00%199,776100.0%Republican hold
District 700.00%54,23574.85%18,21925.15%72,454100.0%Democratic hold
District 8128,71075.81%00.00%41,06624.19%169,776100.0%Republican hold
District 967,84141.86%88,60954.68%5,6123.46%162,062100.0%Democratic hold
Total817,16855.68%577,94339.38%72,4924.94%1,467,603100.0%

District 1
See also: Arizona's 1st congressional district

Democratic primary

Democrat Ann Kirkpatrick won election to the House of Representatives in 2012. She faced no formal opposition in the Democratic primary. She had previously served in this district from 2007 to 2009.

Results
Democratic primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ann Kirkpatrick (incumbent) 51,393 100.0
Total votes 51,393 100.0

Candidates

Adam Kwasman, a Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives, ran.[4] Also running were rancher Gary Kiehne and Arizona House of Representatives Speaker Andy Tobin.[5][6]

Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu briefly ran for the 4th congressional district in 2012, before dropping out after it emerged that he had threatened to deport his gay lover if he outed Babeu as homosexual. He was speculated to run against Kirkpatrick in 2014, but he declined to do so.[7]

Polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin of
error		 Gary
Kiehne		 Adam
Kwasman		 Andy
Tobin		 Undecided
Remington August 17–19, 2014 420 ± 4.77% 21% 29% 30% 20%

Results
Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Andy Tobin 18,814 35.8
Republican Gary Kiehne 18,407 35.1
Republican Adam Kwasman 15,266 29.1
Total votes 52,487 100.0

Polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin of
error		 Ann
Kirkpatrick (D)		 Andy
Tobin (R)		 Undecided
North Star (R-Tobin) September 2014 400 ± 4.9% 42% 48% 10%
Tarrance Group (R-Tobin) September 2–4, 2014 405 ± 4.9% 43% 51% 6%

Results
Arizona’s 1st congressional district, 2014[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ann Kirkpatrick (incumbent) 97,391 52.6
Republican Andy Tobin 87,723 47.4
Total votes 185,114 100.0
Democratic hold

District 2
See also: Arizona's 2nd congressional district

Democratic primary

Democrat Ron Barber was elected to a full term in the House of Representatives in 2012, narrowly defeating Republican Martha McSally.

Results
Democratic primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ron Barber (incumbent) 49,039 100.0
Total votes 49,039 100.0

Republican primary

McSally filed to run against Barber again in 2014.[9] Also running for the Republican nomination were Shelley Kais and Chuck Wooten.[6]

Results
Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Martha McSally 45,492 69.3
Republican Chuck Wooten 14,995 22.9
Republican Shelley Kais 5,103 7.8
Total votes 65,590 100.0

Polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin of
error		 Ron
Barber (D)		 Martha
McSally (R)		 Undecided
PMI/RRH October 21–23, 2014 554 ± 4% 48% 46% 5%
Normington Petts (D-Barber) June 8–10, 2014 400 ± 4.9% 45% 37% 18%
On Message Inc. (R-McSally) April 14–16, 2014 400 ± 4.9% 42% 45% 9%
On Message Inc. (R-McSally) June 17–18, 2013 400 ± 4.9% 46% 45% 9%

Results

As the election margin was less than 1% in favor of McSally, a recount began on December 3, 2014. McSally won the recount by 161 votes.[10]

Arizona’s 2nd congressional district, 2014[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Martha McSally 109,704 50.0
Democratic Ron Barber (incumbent) 109,543 49.9
None Sampson U. Ramirez (write-in) 56 0.0
Republican Sydney Dudikoff (write-in) 48 0.0
Total votes 219,351 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

District 3
See also: Arizona's 3rd congressional district

Democrat Raúl Grijalva has represented the district since being elected in 2002.

Republican Gabriela Saucedo Mercer and Libertarian Miguel Olivas also ran.[6]

Democratic primary
Democratic primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Raúl Grijalva (incumbent) 28,758 100.0
Total votes 28,758 100.0

Republican primary
Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gabby Saucedo Mercer 18,823 100.0
Total votes 18,823 100.0

Results
Arizona’s 3rd congressional district, 2014[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Raúl Grijalva (incumbent) 58,192 55.7
Republican Gabby Saucedo Mercer 46,185 44.2
Independent F. Sanchez (write-in) 43 0.0
Independent Lee Thompson (write-in) 8 0.0
Total votes 104,428 100.0
Democratic hold

District 4
See also: Arizona's 4th congressional district

Republican Paul Gosar has represented the district since being elected in 2010.

Democrat Mike Weisser ran against him.[6]

Republican primary
Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Paul Gosar (incumbent) 65,354 100.0
Total votes 65,354 100.0

Democratic primary
Democratic primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Weisser 19,643 100.0
Total votes 19,643 100.0

Libertarian primary
Libertarian primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Chris Rike (write-in) 29 100.0
Total votes 29 100.0

Results
Arizona’s 4th congressional district, 2014[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Paul Gosar (incumbent) 122,560 70.0
Democratic Mike Weisser 45,179 25.8
Libertarian Chris Rike 7,440 4.2
Total votes 175,179 100.0
Republican hold

District 5
See also: Arizona's 5th congressional district

Republican Matt Salmon has represented the district since being elected in 2012.

He was challenged by Democrat James Woods.[6] Woods was looking to make history as the first openly atheist candidate to be elected to the U.S. Congress (former California Congressman Pete Stark, who served from 1973 to 2013, is an atheist but did not reveal this until 2007; former Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank revealed that he was an atheist after he left office[11]).

Republican primary
Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Matt Salmon (incumbent) 71,690 100.0
Total votes 71,690 100.0

Democratic primary
Democratic primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James Woods 20,249 100.0
Total votes 20,249 100.0

Results
Arizona’s 5th congressional district, 2014[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Matt Salmon (incumbent) 124,867 69.6
Democratic James Woods 54,596 30.4
Total votes 179,463 100.0
Republican hold

District 6
See also: Arizona's 6th congressional district

Republican David Schweikert has represented the district since being elected in 2010.

Democrat John W. Williamson ran against him.[6]

Republican primary
Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Schweikert (incumbent) 69,902 100.0
Total votes 69,902 100.0

Democratic primary
Democratic primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic W. John Williamson 25,306 100.0
Total votes 25,306 100.0

Results
Arizona’s 6th congressional district, 2014[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Schweikert (incumbent) 129,578 64.9
Democratic W. John Williamson 70,198 35.1
Total votes 199,776 100.0
Republican hold

District 7
See also: Arizona's 7th congressional district

The 7th district is heavily Hispanic. It is located primarily in Phoenix, and includes portions of Glendale and the town of Guadalupe. The incumbent was Democrat Ed Pastor, who had represented the district since 2013, and previously represented the 4th district from 2003 to 2013 and the 2nd district from 1991 to 2013. He was re-elected with 82% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of D+16. Pastor did not run for re-election.[12]

Democratic primary

Pastor's retirement presented a "once- or twice-in-a-lifetime opportunity" for an open safe Democratic seat in Arizona and was predicted to set off a "free-for-all" in the primary that could "eclipse" the 10-candidate primary for retiring Congressman John Shadegg's seat in 2010. Because of this and Arizona's "resign-to-run" law, political consultant Mario Diaz predicted a "domino effect, from federal (offices) all the way down to city (councils)."[13]

Candidates
Declared
Withdrew
  • Steve Gallardo, state senator (running for Wilcox's place on the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors)[16]
Removed from ballot
  • Cesar Chavez, formerly Scott Fistler, Republican write-in candidate for the seat in 2012 and candidate for Phoenix City Council in 2013[17][18]
Declined

Polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin of
error		 Ruben
Gallego		 Mary Rose
Wilcox		 Other Undecided
Public Policy Polling July 22–24, 2014 500 ± 4.4% 41% 31% — 27%
Lake Research (D-Gallego) July 20–22, 2014 400 ± 4.9% 32% 24% 6% 38%
Lake Research (D-Gallego) May 20–22, 2014 401 ± 4.9% 38% 32% — 29%

Results
Democratic primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ruben Gallego 14,936 48.9
Democratic Mary Rose Wilcox 11,077 36.3
Democratic Randy Camacho 2,330 7.6
Democratic Jarrett Maupin 2,199 7.2
Total votes 30,542 100.0

Withdrew
  • Brianna Wasserman[6]

Results
Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Write-ins 1,125 100.0

Candidates
Declared
Withdrew

Results
Libertarian primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Joe Cobb 300 100.0
Total votes 300 100.0

Candidates
Declared
Withdrew

Results
Americans Elect primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Americans Elect Rebecca DeWitt (write-in) 4 100.0
Total votes 4 100.0

Results
Arizona’s 7th congressional district, 2014[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ruben Gallego 54,235 74.9
Libertarian Joe Cobb 10,715 14.8
Americans Elect Rebecca Dewitt 3,858 5.3
Independent José Peñalosa 3,496 4.8
Republican Gary Dunn (write-in) 129 0.2
Democratic Gustavo Ortega (write-in) 17 0.0
Independent Samuel Esquivel (write-in) 4 0.0
Total votes 72,454 100.0
Democratic hold

District 8
See also: Arizona's 8th congressional district

Republican Trent Franks has represented the district since being elected in 2002.

Clair Van Steenwyk ran against him in the Republican primary. No Democrat filed to run.[6]

Republican primary
Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Trent Franks (incumbent) 53,771 73.3
Republican Clair Van Steenwyk 19,629 26.7
Total votes 73,400 100.0

Americans Elect primary
Americans Elect primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Americans Elect Stephen Dolgos (write-in) 2 100.0

Results
Arizona’s 8th congressional district, 2014[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Trent Franks (incumbent) 128,710 75.8
Americans Elect Stephen Dolgos 41,066 24.2
Total votes 169,776 100.0
Republican hold

District 9
See also: Arizona's 9th congressional district

Democrat Kyrsten Sinema won election to the House of Representatives in 2012, when the district was created.

Candidates

Declared

Results
Democratic primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kyrsten Sinema (incumbent) 31,900 100.0
Total votes 31,900 100.0

Candidates
Declared
Withdrew
Declined

Polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin of
error		 Wendy
Rogers		 Andrew
Walter		 Undecided
Coleman Dahm & Associates February 2014 686 – 15% 7% 78%

Results
Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Wendy Rogers 30,484 60.6
Republican Andrew Walter 19,808 39.4
Total votes 50,292 100.0

Libertarian primary
Libertarian primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Powell Gammill (write-in) 52 100.0
Total votes 52 100.0

Results
Arizona’s 9th congressional district, 2014[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kyrsten Sinema (incumbent) 88,609 54.7
Republican Wendy Rogers 67,841 41.9
Libertarian Powell Gammill 5,612 3.4
Total votes 162,062 100.0
Democratic hold

See also

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