Nevada Secretary of State election, 2014

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Nevada Secretary of State Election

Primary Date: June 10, 2014

General Election Date: November 4, 2014

November 4 Election Winner: Barbara Cegavske

Incumbent prior to election: Ross Miller

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The Nevada Secretary of State election took place on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Ross Miller (D) was first elected in 2006 and was ineligible to seek re-election in 2014.

The race to replace Miller included Republican candidate Barbara Cegavske and Democratic State Treasurer Kate Marshall. Cegavske won election to a four-year term. Cegavske and Marshall debated elections issues including campaign finance and voter ID during an October debate summarized in the debates section. The past elections section linked here shows that Democrats saw an increased margin of victory from 2006 to 2010.

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

Barbara Cegavske ^[4]
Kate Marshall^[5]

Term-limited

Ross Miller - Incumbent

Results

General election

Secretary of State of Nevada, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Barbara Cegavske	50.4%	273,720
	Democratic	Kate Marshall	46.1%	250,612
	Independent	None of these candidates	3.5%	18,778
Total Votes				543,110
Election results via Nevada Secretary of State

Debates

October 3 debate

Barbara Cegavske (R) and Kate Marshall (D) differed over campaign finance laws, voter ID and same-day voter registration during a debate on Vegas PBS. Marshall said that Cegavske failed to spearhead campaign finance and ethics reform during her time in the Nevada State Senate. Cegavske argued that Democrats held the Nevada State Legislature in recent sessions and failed to pursue campaign finance reforms. Marshall countered that Cegavske was the chair of the Senate Legislative Operations and Election Committee in 2005 and voted against a 2013 proposal for significant reform. Cegavske said that her committee reviewed hundreds of proposals but committee members blocked most bills due to concerns for their respective parties.^[6]

Cegavske supported voter ID during the debate while Marshall opposed an ID requirement, which she said could lead to disenfranchisement. Marshall argued on behalf of same-day registration at voting locations to increase turnout. Cegavske expressed concern that same-day registration might not be feasible as elections officials would need to verify citizenship and residency on short timetables.^[6]

Polls

Past elections

2010

Nevada Secretary of State, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Ross Miller Incumbent	53.2%	374,086
	Republican	Rob Lauer	37.3%	262,222
	American Independent	John Wagner	6%	42,178
	Independent	None of these candidates	3.6%	25,027
Total Votes				703,513
Election results via Nevada Secretary of State

2006

Nevada Secretary of State, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Ross Miller	48.7%	279,510
	Republican	Danny Tarkanian	40.6%	232,705
	Reform	Janine Hansen	6.8%	38,757
	Independent	None of these candidates	4%	22,666
Total Votes				573,638

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 $1,407,955 during the election. This information was last updated on March 23, 2015.^[7]

Campaign Contribution Totals
Candidate	Office	Result	Contributions
Barbara Cegavske	Nevada Secretary of State		$485,300
Kate Marshall	Nevada Secretary of State		$922,655
Grand Total Raised			$1,407,955

Key deadlines

Recent news

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See also

• Nevada Secretary of State
• Nevada state executive official elections, 2014
• State executive official elections, 2014

External links

Suggest a link

• Office of the Secretary of State of Nevada

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