2014 Arizona elections
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2014 Arizona elections

A general election was held in the U.S. state of Arizona on November 4, 2014. All of Arizona's executive officers were up for election as well as all of Arizona's nine seats in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on August 26, 2014.

All of Arizona's nine seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2014.

Incumbent Republican governor Jan Brewer was term-limited and could not run for re-election to a second full term in office. After a bitter six-candidate primary, Republicans nominated Arizona State Treasurer Doug Ducey; Democrat Fred DuVal, the former chairman of the Arizona Board of Regents, won his party's nomination unopposed.

Incumbent Republican secretary of state Ken Bennett was term-limited and ineligible to run for re-election to a third term in office. He instead ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for governor. state senator Michele Reagan won the Republican primary, while former attorney general Terry Goddard won the Democratic nomination unopposed.

Incumbent Republican attorney general Tom Horne ran for re-election to a second term in office. Horne, who was under investigation for multiple violations of election laws, was considered vulnerable in both the primary and general elections. Various Arizona Republicans called for him to resign or endorsed his opponent.

Incumbent Republican State Treasurer Doug Ducey did not run for re-election to a second term in office. He successfully sought the Republican nomination for governor and went on to win the general election.

Incumbent Republican Superintendent of Public Instruction John Huppenthal ran for re-election to a second term in office. Huppenthal faced calls for him to resign or withdraw from the race after it was revealed that he made pseudonymous blog posts that attacked welfare recipients, Planned Parenthood and Spanish-language media.

Incumbent Republican Mine Inspector Joe Hart ran for re-election to a third term in office. He was unopposed in the Republican primary and the general election.

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