2014 Nevada elections

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Elections were held inNevada on November 4, 2014. On that date, the state held elections forGovernor,Lieutenant Governor,Attorney General,Secretary of State,Treasurer,Controller,U.S. House of Representatives,Nevada Senate,Nevada Assembly, and various others. In addition, several measures were on the ballot.

The active political parties participated in the 2014 election were the two major political parties, the Democratic Party and the Republican Party as well as the minor political parties of the Independent American Party of Nevada, the Nevada Green Party, and the Libertarian Party of Nevada. There are also unaffiliated, non-partisan candidates.

All of Nevada's four seats in theUnited States House of Representatives were up for election in 2014.

Incumbent Republican governorBrian Sandoval ran for re-election to a second term in office and won.^[1] He was challenged by Democratic nominee Bob Goodman, a former State Economic Development Commissioner and Independent American nominee David Lory VanDerBeek, a family therapist.

Incumbent Republican lieutenant governorBrian Krolicki was term-limited for life and could not seek re-election to a third term in office.^[3] Republican state senatorMark Hutchison defeated Democratic state assemblywomanLucy Flores in the general election.^[4]

IncumbentDemocratic Attorney GeneralCatherine Cortez Masto was ineligible to run for re-election for a third term due toterm limits from theConstitution of Nevada. Republican attorneyAdam Laxalt defeated Democratic secretary of stateRoss Miller with 46.2% of the vote.^[5]

Until the2022 Nevada gubernatorial election, this was the most recent time a Republican won a Nevada statewide election while carrying neither Clark nor Washoe Counties.

Incumbent Democratic secretary of stateRoss Miller was prevented from running for re-election to a third term in office due to constitutional lifetime term limits.^[1] As of 2023, this is the most recent statewide election in whichMineral County was won by the Democratic candidate for public office.

2014 Nevada State Treasurer election

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Nominee Dan Schwartz Kim Wallin Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 277,450 223,750 Percentage 51.5% 41.5%

County results Schwartz:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

State Treasurer before election Kate Marshall Democratic ElectedState Treasurer Dan Schwartz Republican

Incumbent Democratic state treasurerKate Marshall was prevented from running for re-election to a third term in office due to constitutional lifetime term limits.^[1]

• Kim Wallin,Nevada State Controller^[7]

• Dan Schwartz, businessman and candidate forNevada's 4th congressional district in2012^[8]

• Kress Cave

2014 Nevada State Controller election

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Nominee Ron Knecht Andrew Martin Tom Jones Party Republican Democratic Independent American Popular vote 282,674 202,573 29,108 Percentage 52.5% 37.6% 5.4%

County results Knecht:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

State Controller before election Kim Wallin Democratic ElectedState Controller Ron Knecht Republican

Incumbent Democratic ControllerKim Wallin was prevented from running for re-election to a third term in office due to constitutional lifetime term limits.^[1]

Declared

• Andrew Martin, state assemblyman^[10]

Disqualified

• Michael Schaefer, perennial candidate and formerSan Diego, CaliforniaCity Councilman (disqualified by the Nevada Supreme Court because he did not meet the residency requirements)^[11]

• Cort Arlint, licensed tax attorney, CPA and university accounting professor^[12][13]
• Barry Herr, CPA, former adjunct professor at theUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas and nominee for Controllerin 2010
• Ron Knecht,Regent of theUniversity of Nevada, Reno and former state assemblyman

• Tom Jones

Eleven out of twenty-one seats in theNevada Senate were up for election in 2014. Six of the seats were currently held by Republicans, and Democrats held five. Democrats held a one-seat majority in the state senate. Republicans flipped one seat and won an 11-10 majority

All 42 seats in theNevada Assembly were up for election in 2014. Democrats held 26 seats, Republicans held 15 seats and there was one vacancy.

Incumbent justiceKristina Pickering filed to run for re-election without any opposition.^[14][15]

Incumbent justiceMark Gibbons filed to run for re-election without any opposition.^[14][16]

Senate Joint Resolution No. 14 of the 76th Session creates an intermediate appellate court between the District Court level and the Nevada Supreme Court. After passing through the 76th Session in 2011 with a vote of 48 in favor, 13 against and two excused,^[17][18] and the 77th Session in 2013 with a vote of 61 in favor, none against and two excused,^[19][20] Senate Joint Resolution No. 14 will be placed on the 2014 general election ballot for popular vote to amend the Constitution of Nevada.

The Education Initiative was on the 2014 ballot in the state of Nevada as an indirect initiated state statute. The measure seeks to implement a 2 percent margins tax on businesses in the state and requires that the proceeds of the tax be used to fund the operation of public schools in Nevada for kindergarten through grade 12. Initiative Petition No. 1 was forwarded to the Nevada Legislature from the Secretary of State's office after qualifying for the ballot for legislative action. The Legislature did not act on IP No. 1 within the framework pursuant to Article 19, section 2 of the Nevada Constitution and automatically went on the ballot in 2014.^[21]

Senate Joint Resolution No. 15 of the 76th Session proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to remove the separate tax rate and manner of assessing and distributing the tax on mines and the proceeds of mines. After passing through the 76th Session in 2011 with a vote of 40 in favor and 23 against,^[22][23] and the 77th Session in 2013 with a vote of 43 in favor, 19 against and one excused,^[24][25] Senate Joint Resolution No. 15 will be placed on the 2014 general election ballot for popular vote to amend the Constitution of Nevada.

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