2014 Arizona Secretary of State election

The 2014 Arizona Secretary of State election took place on November 4, 2018, to elect the Secretary of State of Arizona, concurrently with other statewide elections, including for governor and U.S. House.

2014 Arizona Secretary of State election

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Turnout46.1% Decrease
 
Nominee Michele Reagan Terry Goddard
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 779,226 712,918
Percentage 52.2% 47.8%

County results
Reagan:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Goddard:      50–60%      60–70%

Secretary of State before election

Ken Bennett
Republican

Elected Secretary of State

Michele Reagan
Republican

Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Ken Bennett was term-limited and ineligible to run for a third term in office. He instead ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for governor. Republican nominee Michele Reagan succeeded Bennett and won the election against Democratic challenger Terry Goddard.

As of 2024, this is the last time that a Republican was elected Secretary of State in Arizona.

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Campaign

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Wil Cardon was initially considered the front-runner, but support for him collapsed in the wake of revelations that six of his siblings were suing him for more than $6 million of family money that they allege he used in his campaign for the U.S. Senate in 2012, despite it not being his to use.[3]

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Wil
Cardon
Justin
Pierce
Michele
Reagan
Undecided
Magellan Strategies[4] August 17–21, 2014 1,281 ± 2.7% 18% 27% 33% 22%
Harper Polling[5] August 19–20, 2014 812 ± 3.4% 15% 30% 32% 23%
Magellan Strategies[6] August 15–18, 2014 1,322 ± ? 18% 26% 33% 23%
Magellan Strategies[7] August 12–15, 2014 1,300 ± ? 17% 23% 33% 27%
Magellan Strategies[8] August 5–7, 2014 1,289 ± 2.7% 16% 27% 27% 30%
Magellan Strategies[9] July 28–31, 2014 1,644 ± ? 19% 18% 31% 32%
Harper Polling[10] July 16–17, 2014 885 ± 3.3% 19% 19% 21% 40%
Gravis Marketing[11] July 14, 2014 691 ± 4% 13% 17% 13% 57%
Magellan Strategies[12] July 9–10, 2014 593 ± 4.0% 17% 9% 21% 53%
Harper Polling[13] June 25–26, 2014 791 ± 3.5% 20% 13% 22% 44%
Magellan Strategies[14] June 3–4, 2014 630 ± 3.9% 18% 15% 20% 47%
Magellan Strategies[15] May 13–14, 2014 760 ± 3.6% 20% 12% 17% 51%

Results

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Republican primary results by county
Legend
  •   Reagan 30–40%
  •   Reagan 40–50%
  •   Pierce 30–40%
  •   Pierce 40–50%
Republican primary[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michele Reagan 175,664 43.45
Republican Justin Pierce 139,871 34.59
Republican Wil Cardon 88,771 21.96
Total votes 404,306 100.00

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Democratic primary[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Terry Goddard 252,761 98.82
Write-in 3,012 1.18
Total votes 255,773 100.00

General election

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Endorsements

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Michele Reagan (R)

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Michele
Reagan (R)
Terry
Goddard (D)
Undecided
The Polling Company[19] October 20–22, 2014 601 ± 4% 42% 42% 15%
Moore Information[20] October 7–8, 2014 400 ± ≈4.9% 44% 46% 10%
The Polling Company[21] October 6–8, 2014 600 ± 4% 45% 47% 8%

Results

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2014 Arizona Secretary of State election[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Michele Reagan 779,226 52.22% −5.99%
Democratic Terry Goddard 712,918 47.78% +5.99%
Total votes 1,492,144 100.00%
Republican hold

By congressional district

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Despite losing the state, Goddard won 5 of 9 congressional districts, including one that elected a Republican.[23]

District Reagan Goddard Representative
1st 48% 52% Ann Kirkpatrick
2nd 48% 52% Martha McSally
3rd 38% 62% Raúl Grijalva
4th 67% 33% Paul Gosar
5th 62% 38% Matt Salmon
6th 56% 44% David Schweikert
7th 28% 72% Ruben Gallego
8th 59% 41% Trent Franks
9th 44% 56% Kyrsten Sinema

References

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  1. ^ Duda, Jeremy (August 6, 2013). "Cardon running for secretary of state". Arizona Capitol Times. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
  2. ^ Pitzl, Mary Jo (October 29, 2013). "Sen. Reagan enters race for secretary of state post". Arizona Central. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
  3. ^ "Reagan has acted like secretary of state for years". AZ Central. July 25, 2014. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  4. ^ Magellan Strategies
  5. ^ Harper Polling
  6. ^ Magellan Strategies
  7. ^ Magellan Strategies
  8. ^ Magellan Strategies
  9. ^ Magellan Strategies
  10. ^ Harper Polling
  11. ^ Gravis Marketing
  12. ^ Magellan Strategies
  13. ^ Harper Polling
  14. ^ Magellan Strategies
  15. ^ Magellan Strategies
  16. ^ a b "Unofficial Results Primary Election". Arizona Secretary of State. Archived from the original on October 2, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  17. ^ Lemons, Stephen (December 19, 2012). "Terry Goddard Wants to Be AG Again? Puh-lease". Blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
  18. ^ a b "War By Women Launched Against Goddard". Arizona Daily Independent. October 3, 2014.
  19. ^ The Polling Company
  20. ^ Moore Information
  21. ^ The Polling Company
  22. ^ "Unofficial Results General Election". Arizona Secretary of State. Archived from the original on November 10, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  23. ^ "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts". The Daily Kos. Retrieved March 20, 2024.