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United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona, 2014

United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona, 2014
Arizona
← 2012 November 4, 2014 (2014-11-04) 2016 →

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 Increase 1 Decrease 1
Popular vote 817,218 557,941
Percentage 55.68% 39.38%
Swing Increase3.61% Decrease4.19%

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.

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.

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 2007-2009.

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

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.

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


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