2014 Iowa Attorney General election

2014 Iowa Attorney General election

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Candidate Tom Miller Adam Gregg
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 616,711 481,046
Percentage 56.12% 43.77%

County results
Miller:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Gregg:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Attorney General before election

Tom Miller
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

Tom Miller
Democratic

The 2014 Iowa Attorney General election took place on 4 November 2014 in order to elect the Attorney General of Iowa. The election was held concurrently with that year's gubernatorial election. Democratic nominee and incumbent Attorney General Tom Miller won re-election to a sixth consecutive and ninth overall term in office against Republican candidate Adam Gregg.[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tom Miller (incumbent) 61,456 99.63
Democratic Write-ins 230 0.37
Total votes 61,686 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Adam Gregg 0 0.00
Write-ins 3,708 100.0
Total votes 3,708 100.0

General election

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Tom
Miller (D)
Adam
Gregg (R)
Other Undecided
Public Policy Polling November 1–3, 2014 1,265 ± 2.8% 55% 36% 10%
Iowa Poll October 28–31, 2014 701 ± 3.7% 50% 39% 2% 9%
Suffolk University October 11–14, 2014 500 ± 4.4% 55% 31% 14%
Public Policy Polling September 25–28, 2014 1,192 ± 2.8% 53% 33% 14%
Suffolk August 23–26, 2014 500 ± 4% 48% 28% 24%
Public Policy Polling August 22–24, 2014 915 ± 3.2% 55% 31% 14%

Results

Tom Miller won re-election with 56.12% of the vote.

2014 Iowa Attorney General election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tom Miller (incumbent) 616,711 56.12
Republican Adam Gregg 481,046 43.77
Write-in 1,249 0.11
Total votes 1,099,006 100%
Democratic hold

By congressional district

Miller won 3 of 4 congressional districts, including two that elected Republicans.[6]

District Miller Gregg Representative
1st 60% 40% Bruce Braley (113th Congress)
Rod Blum (114th Congress)
2nd 58% 42% Dave Loebsack
3rd 57% 43% Tom Latham (113th Congress)
David Young (114th Congress)
4th 49% 51% Steve King

References

  1. ^ "IA Attorney General". ourcampaigns.com. April 28, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  2. ^ "2014 Attorney General General Election Results". uselectionatlas.org. December 22, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  3. ^ "Final Candidate Listing by Office" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  4. ^ "Iowa Election Results". nytimes.com. December 17, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  5. ^ "Lobbyist Adam Gregg to run for Iowa attorney general". The Des Moines Register. June 2, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  6. ^ Results. docs.google.com (Report).