Nevada Attorney General election, 2014
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June 10, 2014 |
November 4, 2014 |
Adam Paul Laxalt |
Catherine Cortez Masto |
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The Nevada Attorney General election took place on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Catherine Cortez Masto (D) was first elected in 2006 and was not eligible to run for re-election due to term limits.
The race to replace Masto included current Secretary of State Ross Miller (D), attorney Adam Paul Laxalt (R) and independent candidate Jonathan Hansen. Miller was first elected as Nevada Secretary of State in 2006 and did not seek re-election to that office due to term limits. Laxalt is the grandson of former governor and U.S. Senator Paul Laxalt and prominent Republicans like Mitt Romney and former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton supported his candidacy. Miller and Laxalt discussed their views on the issues during a debate in October summarized in the debates section linked here. Laxalt won election to a four-year term.
A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Nevada has a closed primary system, in which the selection of a party's candidates in an election is limited to registered party members.[1][2] The primary took place June 10, 2014. All candidates were uncontested.[3]
Candidates
General election
Ross Miller[4][5]
Adam Paul Laxalt
Jonathan Hansen[7]
Term-limited
Catherine Cortez Masto - Incumbent
Results
General election
| Attorney General of Nevada, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Adam Paul Laxalt |
46.2% | 251,379 | |
| Democratic | Ross Miller | 45.3% | 246,629 | |
| Independent American | Jonathan Hansen | 5.6% | 30,513 | |
| Independent | None of these candidates | 2.9% | 15,629 | |
| Total Votes | 544,150 | |||
| Election results via Nevada Secretary of State | ||||
Debates
October 10 debate
Ross Miller (D) and Adam Paul Laxalt (R) traded barbs during a debate recorded for Vegas PBS. Miller argued that his two terms as Nevada Secretary of State qualified him for the attorney general's office, given his experiences enforcing state election laws. He criticized Laxalt for seeking the state's highest law enforcement position while lacking the legal experience to become a judge in Nevada. Laxalt cited his experience as a lawyer with the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps and endorsements from county sheriffs in response to Miller.[8]
The candidates also criticized one another over campaign finance. Laxalt claimed that Miller received $70,000 in gifts from special interests and asked what he gave them in return, while Miller questioned the transparency of sources spending in favor of Laxalt.[8]
Miller and Laxalt also addressed campaign ads from the early days of the general election. Miller stated that Laxalt's campaign was wrong to claim that Democratic operatives leaked a performance review from Laxalt's former employer indicating that he was a "train wreck." Laxalt used time during the debate to deny close connections with Cliven Bundy, a Nevada rancher whose supporters confronted federal officials in the spring over grazing rights.[8]
Polls
| Attorney General of Nevada | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Adam Paul Laxalt (R) | Ross Miller (D) | Jonathan Hansen (I) | Undecided/None of these candidates | Margin of error | Sample size | |||||||||||||
| SurveyUSA September 29-October 1, 2014 | 39% | 44% | 7% | 9% | +/-4.2 | 569 | |||||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org. | |||||||||||||||||||
Campaign media
Ross Miller
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Adam Paul Laxalt
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Past elections
2010
| Attorney General of Nevada, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Catherine Cortez Masto Incumbent |
52.8% | 372,011 | |
| Republican | Travis Barrick | 35.7% | 251,269 | |
| American Independent | Joel F. Hansen | 7.8% | 54,980 | |
| Nonpartisan | None of these candidates | 3.7% | 26,072 | |
| Total Votes | 704,332 | |||
| Election results via Nevada Secretary of State | ||||
2006
| Attorney General of Nevada, 2006 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Catherine Cortez Masto |
59% | 339,465 | |
| Republican | Don Chairez | 35.6% | 204,816 | |
| Nonpartisan | None of these candidates | 5.3% | 30,694 | |
| Total Votes | 574,975 | |||
Campaign finance
Comprehensive donor information for this election has been collected by Follow the Money. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of $4,482,886 during the election. This information was last updated on March 23, 2015.[9]
| Campaign Contribution Totals | ||||
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| Candidate | Office | Result | Contributions | |
| Adam Paul Laxalt |
Nevada Attorney General | $1,868,339 | ||
| Ross Miller |
Nevada Attorney General | $2,614,547 | ||
| Jonathan Hansen |
Nevada Attorney General | $0 | ||
| Grand Total Raised | $4,482,886 | |||
Key deadlines
| Deadline | Event |
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| January 6, 2014 | First day of candidate filing |
| January 17, 2014 | Last day of candidate filing |
| July 10, 2014 | Primary election |
| November 4, 2014 | General election |
| November 25, 2014 | Certification of election results |
| January 5, 2015 | Inauguration day for state executive officials |
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Nevada + attorney + general + election + 2014"
See also
- Nevada Attorney General
- Nevada state executive official elections, 2014
- State executive official elections, 2014
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ NCSL,"State Primary Election Types," accessed April 17, 2023
- ↑ Clark County Nevada,"Election Department: How Party Affiliation Affects You in Elections," accessed April 17, 2023
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "Silver State Election Night Results 2014," accessed June 10, 2014
- ↑ RGJ.com, "Ross Miller: A prince who would be king," January 10, 2013
- ↑ Review Journal, Barlow considering run for state controller, July 22, 2013
- ↑ Reno Gazette-Journal "Adam Paul Laxalt expected to announce he's running for attorney general; His first news conference may prove uncomfortable," January 17, 2014
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, 2014 Filed Candidates, accessed March 18, 2014
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Las Vegas Sun, "Nevada AG candidates trade charges during debate," November 10, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Overview of Nevada 2014 elections," accessed March 27, 2015
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