2014 Nevada lieutenant gubernatorial election

2014 Nevada lieutenant gubernatorial election
November 4, 2014 (2014-11-04)
 
Candidate Mark Hutchison Lucy Flores
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 324,443 183,571
Percentage 59.47% 33.65%
County results
Hutchison:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%
Lieutenant Governor before election

Brian Krolicki
Republican

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Mark Hutchison
Republican

The 2014 Nevada lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the Lieutenant Governor of Nevada, concurrently with elections to the United States House of Representatives, governor, and other state and local elections. Primary elections were held on June 10, 2014.[1] Two debates were held, one in September 2014 and the other in October.[2][3]

Incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Brian Krolicki was ineligible to run for re-election to a third term in office due to lifetime term limits.[4] Republican state senator Mark Hutchison defeated Democratic state assemblywoman Lucy Flores in a landslide.[5][6] As of 2025, this, alongside all other concurrent statewide elections except for attorney general, is the last time any Republican candidate won Clark County in a statewide election.[7]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Considered but did not run

  • Bob Beers, state senator from the 6th district (2004–2008) and state assemblyman from the 4th district (1998–2004)[11]

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Mark
Hutchison 		Sue
Lowden 		Undecided
Precision Research[12] March 3–5, 2014 443 (LV) ± 4.66% 32% 46% 22%

Results

Republican primary results[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Hutchison 62,939 53.76%
Republican Sue Lowden 42,290 36.13%
Republican Chris Dyer 6,824 5.83%
None of These Candidates 5,011 4.28%
Total votes 117,064 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

  • Lucy Flores, state assemblywoman from the 28th district (2010–present)[14]

Eliminated in primary

  • Harley Kulkin, chairman of the Pahrump Town Board, candidate for state assembly in 2006 and candidate for Nye County commissioner in 2004 and 2008[15]

Results

Democratic primary results[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lucy Flores 52,324 71.47%
None of These Candidates 11,515 15.73%
Democratic Harley Kulkin 9,368 12.80%
Total votes 68,839 100.00%

General election

Endorsements

Mark Hutchison (R)

U.S. governors

Newspapers and other media

Organizations

  • Asian Chamber of Commerce[20]
Lucy Flores (D)

U.S. senators

Newspapers and other media

Debate

2014 Nevada lieutenant gubernatorial debates[2][3]
No. Date Host Moderator Link Republican Democratic Independent American
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Mark Hutchison Lucy Flores Mike Little
1 October 15, 2014 PBS Vegas Steve Sebelius YouTube P P N
2 September 3, 2014 Hispanics in Politics Fernando Romero N/A P P N

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Mark
Hutchison (R) 		Lucy
Flores (D) 		Other Undecided
SurveyUSA[23] September 19–October 1, 2014 569 (LV) ± 4.2% 47% 35% 9%[a] 9%
Precision Research[12] March 3–5, 2014 216 (LV) ± 6.67% 41% 34% – 25%
Hypothetical polling

Sue Lowden vs. Lucy Flores

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Sue
Lowden (R) 		Lucy
Flores (D) 		Undecided
Precision Research[12] March 3–5, 2014 216 (LV) ± 6.67% 44% 36% 20%

Results

2014 Nevada lieutenant gubernatorial election[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Hutchison 324,443 59.47%
Democratic Lucy Flores 183,571 33.65%
Independent American Mike Little 21,221 3.89%
None of These Candidates 16,298 2.99%
Total votes 545,533 100.00%
Republican hold

Notes

  1. ^ Mike Little (IAP) with 6% and None of These Candidates with 3%

References

  1. ^ "Five takeaways from Mark Hutchison's win, the Tea Party's defeats and the union-business battle brewing for sheriff". Las Vegas Sun. June 10, 2014. Retrieved December 12, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Lieutenant governor hopefuls square off in debate". Nevada Appeal. September 3, 2014. Retrieved December 12, 2025.
  3. ^ a b Myers, Laura (October 15, 2014). "Status quo isn't popular at lieutenant governor's debate". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on October 20, 2014. Retrieved December 12, 2025.
  4. ^ Shine, Conor (October 7, 2014). "Q+A: Voters' guide to Nevada's lieutenant governor race". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved December 12, 2025.
  5. ^ Hagar, Ray (November 5, 2014). "Hutchison sweeps lieutenant governor's race". Reno Gazette-Journal. Retrieved December 12, 2025.
  6. ^ Hagar, Ray (December 23, 2014). "'Red Wave,' tops Nevada politics in 2014". Reno Gazette-Journal. Retrieved December 12, 2025.
  7. ^ "Past Elections". Clark County, Nevada. Retrieved December 12, 2025.
  8. ^ "Hutchinson bidding for lieutenant gov". Nevada Appeal. March 5, 2014. Retrieved December 12, 2025.
  9. ^ "See who's running for Nevada Lt. Governor". Reno Gazette-Journal. June 9, 2014. Retrieved December 12, 2025.
  10. ^ Whaley, Sean (October 2, 2013). "Former state senator Lowden announces run for Nevada lieutenant governor". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved December 12, 2025.
  11. ^ "Lowden looking at lieutenant governor's post". Northern Nevada Business Weekly. August 1, 2013. Retrieved December 12, 2025.
  12. ^ a b c Myers, Laura (March 21, 2014). "Poll shows Lowden would beat Hutchison in Nevada lieutenant governor's race". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on March 25, 2014. Retrieved December 12, 2025.
  13. ^ a b "Nevada Primary Election 2014". Nevada Secretary of State. Retrieved December 12, 2025.
  14. ^ Ley, Ana (March 1, 2014). "Democratic legislator Lucy Flores running for lieutenant governor". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved December 12, 2025.
  15. ^ Harris, Selwyn (March 14, 2014). "ELECTION 2014: Q&A with Lt. Gov. candidate Harley Kulkin". Pahrump Valley Times. Retrieved December 12, 2025.
  16. ^ Kraushaar, Josh (May 27, 2014). "The Return of Romney". The Atlantic. Retrieved December 12, 2025. In California, Neel Kashkari is vying to finish ahead of tea-party candidate Tim Donnelly in the governor's race, while Romney-endorsed Nevada state Sen. Mark Hutchison is hoping to defeat former Senate candidate Sue Lowden in the state's lieutenant governor's primary.
  17. ^ Whaley, Sean; Myers, Laura (July 8, 2013). "Hutchison announces bid for lieutenant governor". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved December 12, 2025. His announcement was quickly endorsed by GOP Gov. Brian Sandoval, who is running for reelection in 2014.
  18. ^ "2014 Review-Journal endorsements". Las Vegas Review-Journal. November 4, 2014. Retrieved December 12, 2025.
  19. ^ "Editorial: Elect Mark Hutchison lieutenant governor". Reno Gazette-Journal. October 20, 2014. Retrieved December 12, 2025.
  20. ^ Myers, Laura (August 21, 2014). "Asian chamber spurns Reid, endorses Hutchison". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved December 12, 2025.
  21. ^ Rindels, Michelle (August 22, 2014). "Harry Reid apologizes for telling jokes about Asians at business leaders lunch". PBS News. Retrieved December 12, 2025.
  22. ^ "Recommendations for top statewide races". Las Vegas Sun. October 19, 2014. Retrieved December 12, 2025.
  23. ^ "In NV, One Month To 2014 General Elex, Ballot Question 3 Could Go Either Way; Fierce Fight in Contests for Sec'y of State & Atty General:". SurveyUSA. October 2, 2014. Retrieved December 12, 2025.
  24. ^ "Nevada General Election 2014 - Statewide". Nevada Secretary of State. Retrieved December 11, 2025.
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