2014 Iowa elections
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Iowa on November 4, 2014. All of Iowa's executive officers were up for election as well as a United States Senate seat, all four of Iowa's seats in the United States House of Representatives, 25 of the seats in the Iowa Senate, and all 100 seats in the Iowa House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on June 3, 2014.
Governor and lieutenant governor
Incumbent Republican Governor Terry Branstad ran for re-election to a second consecutive and sixth overall term as governor.He was challenged in the Republican primary by Tom Hoefling, a political activist and the America's Party and American Independent Party nominee for President in 2012.
State Senator Jack Hatch ran for the Democrats.
In Iowa, nominees for lieutenant governor are chosen at party conventions. They then run on a ticket with the gubernatorial nominee. Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Kim Reynolds is running for re-election to a second term in office.
Attorney General
Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Tom Miller, who has served in the position since 1995, and previously from 1979 to 1991, ran for re-election to a sixth consecutive and ninth overall term in office.Attorney and lobbyist, and future Lieutenant Governor of Iowa, Adam Gregg ran for the Republican Party.
| Poll source | Date administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Tom Miller | Adam Gregg | 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% |
Secretary of State
Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Matt Schultz, who had served in the position since 2011, did not run for re-election to a second term in office. He instead ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for Iowa's 3rd congressional district.Former Republican secretary of state Paul Pate defeated Democratic political consultant and former gubernatorial aide Brad Anderson in the general election.
| Poll source | Date administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Paul Pate | Brad Anderson | Other | Undecided |
| Public Policy Polling | November 1–3, 2014 | 1,265 | ± 2.8% | 38% | 44% | 6% | 13% |
| Iowa Poll | October 28–31, 2014 | 701 | ± 3.7% | 44% | 41% | 3% | 12% |
| Loras College | October 21–24, 2014 | 1,121 | ± 2.93% | 39% | 40% | 1% | 20% |
| Gravis Marketing | October 20–21, 2014 | 964 | ± 3% | 38% | 42% | — | 19% |
| Suffolk University | October 11–14, 2014 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 33% | 32% | 4% | 32% |
| Gravis Marketing | September 29–30, 2014 | 522 | ± 4% | 40% | 40% | — | 21% |
| Public Policy Polling | September 25–28, 2014 | 1,192 | ± 2.8% | 36% | 33% | 6% | 25% |
| Suffolk | August 23–26, 2014 | 500 | ± 4% | 31% | 31% | 4% | 33% |
| Public Policy Polling | August 22–24, 2014 | 915 | ± 3.2% | 35% | 34% | 7% | 24% |
| Gravis Marketing | July 17–18, 2014 | 1,179 | ± 3% | 38% | 38% | — | 24% |
| Public Policy Polling | May 15–19, 2014 | 914 | ± 3.3% | 32% | 34% | — | 34% |
Treasurer
Incumbent Democratic State Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald, who served in the position since 1983, ran for re-election to a ninth term in office.The Republican nominee was Sam Clovis, a radio host who finished second in the Senate primary, before being nominated as the Republican candidate for treasurer.
| Poll source | Date administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Michael Fitzgerald | Sam Clovis | Other | Undecided |
| Public Policy Polling | November 1–3, 2014 | 1,265 | ± 2.8% | 48% | 38% | 5% | 8% |
| Loras College | October 21–24, 2014 | 1,121 | ± 2.93% | 47% | 35% | 1% | 17% |
| Gravis Marketing | October 20–21, 2014 | 964 | ± 3% | 46% | 33% | — | 21% |
| Suffolk University | October 11–14, 2014 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 47% | 32% | 3% | 19% |
| Gravis Marketing | September 29–30, 2014 | 522 | ± 4% | 48% | 32% | — | 20% |
| Public Policy Polling | September 25–28, 2014 | 1,192 | ± 2.8% | 47% | 35% | 5% | 13% |
| Suffolk | August 23–26, 2014 | 500 | ± 4% | 41% | 28% | 2% | 29% |
| Public Policy Polling | August 22–24, 2014 | 915 | ± 3.2% | 47% | 33% | 5% | 16% |
| Gravis Marketing | July 17–18, 2014 | 1,179 | ± 3% | 50% | 34% | — | 17% |
Auditor
Incumbent Republican State Auditor Mary Mosiman, who was appointed to the position in 2013 after incumbent state auditor David A. Vaudt resigned, ran for election to a first full term in office.Attorney and former Des Moines School Board member Jon Neiderbach ran for the Democrats.
| Poll source | Date administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Mary Mosiman | Jon Neiderbach | Other | Undecided |
| Public Policy Polling | November 1–3, 2014 | 1,265 | ± 2.8% | 46% | 41% | — | 14% |
| Loras College | October 21–24, 2014 | 1,121 | ± 2.93% | 37% | 30% | 2% | 30% |
| Suffolk University | October 11–14, 2014 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 40% | 35% | — | 25% |
| Public Policy Polling | September 25–28, 2014 | 1,192 | ± 2.8% | 41% | 35% | — | 24% |
| Suffolk | August 23–26, 2014 | 500 | ± 4% | 32% | 30% | — | 39% |
| Public Policy Polling | August 22–24, 2014 | 915 | ± 3.2% | 39% | 35% | — | 26% |
Secretary of Agriculture
Incumbent Republican Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey, who had served in the position since 2007, ran for re-election to a third term in office.Polk County Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioner Sherrie Taha ran for the Democrats.
| Poll source | Date administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Bill Northey | Sherrie Taha | Other | Undecided |
| Public Policy Polling | November 1–3, 2014 | 1,265 | ± 2.8% | 51% | 33% | 5% | 10% |
| Loras College | October 21–24, 2014 | 1,121 | ± 2.93% | 49% | 29% | 2% | 20% |
| Suffolk University | October 11–14, 2014 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 52% | 30% | 2% | 16% |
| Public Policy Polling | September 25–28, 2014 | 1,192 | ± 2.8% | 49% | 29% | 6% | 15% |
| Suffolk | August 23–26, 2014 | 500 | ± 4% | 41% | 28% | 2% | 29% |
| Public Policy Polling | August 22–24, 2014 | 915 | ± 3.2% | 46% | 28% | 6% | 19% |
United States Senate
Incumbent Democratic senator Tom Harkin is retired rather than run for re-election to a sixth term in office.U.S. Representative Bruce Braley was the only Democratic to file to run and thus the de facto nominee.
Five Republicans filed to run: radio host Sam Clovis, State Senator Joni Ernst, former CEO of Reliant Energy Mark Jacobs, businessman Scott Schaben and former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa and nominee for Treasurer of Iowa in 2002 Matthew Whitaker.