2014 Iowa Attorney General election

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]

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

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Tom Miller, incumbent Attorney General^[2][3]

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

• Adam Gregg, Attorney and lobbyist^[4][5]

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[6]	November 1–3, 2014	1,265	± 2.8%	55%	36%	—	10%
Iowa Poll[7]	October 28–31, 2014	701	± 3.7%	50%	39%	2%	9%
Suffolk University[8]	October 11–14, 2014	500	± 4.4%	55%	31%	—	14%
Public Policy Polling[9]	September 25–28, 2014	1,192	± 2.8%	53%	33%	—	14%
Suffolk[10]	August 23–26, 2014	500	± 4%	48%	28%	—	24%
Public Policy Polling[11]	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.^[12]

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. Public Policy Polling
7. Iowa Poll
8. Suffolk University
9. Public Policy Polling
10. Suffolk
11. Public Policy Polling
12. Results. docs.google.com (Report).