Elected officials who ran for a different office in 2014
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Across the country, when elected officials leave office, it is often to seek election to a different political position. This page compiled elected officials who ran for a different office in 2014.
There are five different categories of incumbent offices tracked.
U.S. Representatives
Ran for U.S. Senate
Name: | Party: | Office held at the time: |
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Cory Gardner | Republican | U.S. Senate, Colorado |
Gary Peters | Democratic | U.S. Senate, Michigan |
James Lankford | Republican | U.S. Senate, Oklahoma |
Steve Daines | Republican | U.S. Senate, Montana |
Steve Stockman | Republican | U.S. House, Texas, District 36 |
Tom Cotton | Republican | U.S. Senate, Arkansas |
Ran for State Executive Office
Name: | Party: | Office held at the time: |
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Mike Michaud | Democratic | U.S. House, Maine, District 2 |
Ran for Other
No officials were added to this category.
U.S. Senators
Ran for State Executive Office
No officials were added to this category.
Ran for Other
No officials were added to this category.
State Executives
Ran for U.S. Senate
No officials were added to this category.
Ran for U.S. House
No officials were added to this category.
Ran for State Senate
No officials were added to this category.
Ran for State House
No officials were added to this category.
Ran for different state executive position
No officials were added to this category.
Ran for Other
No officials were added to this category.
State Senators
Ran for U.S. Senate
Name: | Party: | Office held at the time: |
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Jim Oberweis | Republican | Illinois State Senate, District 25 |
Randy Baumgardner | Republican | Colorado State Senate, District 8 |
Ran for U.S. House
Name: | Party: | Office held at the time: |
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Emily Ann Cain | Democratic | U.S. House, Maine, District 2 |
Janéa Holmquist Newbry | Republican | Washington State Senate, District 13 |
John Moolenaar | Republican | U.S. House, Michigan, District 4 |
Joseph Leibham | Republican | Wisconsin State Senate, District 9 |
Mimi Walters | Republican | U.S. House, California, District 45 |
Norma Torres | Democratic | U.S. House, California, District 35 |
Scott Beason | Republican | Alabama State Senate District 17 |
Scott Renfroe | Republican | Colorado State Senate, District 13 |
Steve Gallardo | Democratic | Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, District 5 |
Ted Lieu | Democratic | U.S. House, California, District 33 |
Troy Dale Jackson | Democratic | Maine State Senate, District 1 |
Ran for State Executive Office
Name: | Party: | Office held at the time: |
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Bill Brady | Republican | Illinois State Senate, District 44 |
Brian Frosh | Democratic | Attorney General of Maryland |
Dave Thompson | Republican | Minnesota State Senate, District 58 |
David Ige | Democratic | Governor of Hawaii |
Dawson Hodgson | Republican | Rhode Island Senate District 35 |
Hollis French | Democratic | Alaska State Senate, District J |
Jack Hatch | Democratic | Iowa State Senate District 17 |
Jason Carter | Democratic | Georgia State Senate District 42 |
John Lehman | Democratic | Wisconsin State Senate District 21 |
John McKinney | Republican | Connecticut State Senate District 28 |
Mark Hutchison | Republican | Lieutenant Governor of Nevada |
Mike Frerichs | Democratic | Illinois Treasurer |
Russ Fulcher | Republican | U.S. House, Idaho, District 1 |
Vincent Sheheen | Democratic | South Carolina State Senate, District 27 |
Ran for State House
Name: | Party: | Office held at the time: |
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Cathy Dahlquist | Republican | Washington House of Representatives, District 31a |
Greg MacMaster | Republican | Michigan House of Representatives, District 105 |
Margaret O'Brien | Republican | Michigan State Senate, District 20 |
Roger Sherman | Republican | Maine House of Representatives, District 144 |
Ted Washburn | Republican | Montana House of Representatives, District 69 |
Ran for Other
No officials were added to this category.
State Representatives
Ran for U.S. Senate
Name: | Party: | Office held at the time: |
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Brian Nestande | Republican | California State Assembly District 42 |
Champ Edmunds | Republican | Montana House of Representatives, District 100 |
Jim Abeler | Republican | Minnesota State Senate, District 35 |
Ran for U.S. House
Name: | Party: | Office held at the time: |
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Adam Kwasman | Republican | Arizona House of Representatives District 11 |
Ann Clemmer | Republican | Arkansas House of Representatives District 23 |
Bruce Westerman | Republican | U.S. House, Arkansas, District 4 |
Dan Logue | Republican | California State Assembly District 3 |
Duey Stroebel | Republican | Wisconsin State Senate, District 20 |
Ellen M. Corbett | Democratic | California State Senate, District 10 |
Jeff Gorell | Republican | California State Assembly District 44 |
Mike Benson | Republican | Minnesota House of Representatives, District 26B |
Paul DeMarco | Republican | Alabama House of Representatives District 46 |
Ruben Gallego | Democratic | U.S. House, Arizona, District 7 |
Rudy Hobbs | Democratic | Michigan House of Representatives, District 35 |
Tom McMillin | Republican | Michigan State Board of Education |
Ran for State Executive Office
No officials were added to this category.
Ran for State Senate
Name: | Party: | Office held at the time: |
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Adelaide Eckardt | Republican | Maryland State Senate, District 37 |
Andrea Boland | Democratic | Maine State Senate, District 33 |
Bill McChesney | Democratic | Montana House of Representatives, District 40 |
Brian Campion | Democratic | Vermont State Senate, Bennington District |
Brian Hoven | Republican | Montana State Senate, District 13 |
C.B. Embry, Jr. | Republican | Kentucky State Senate, District 6 |
Cary Smith | Republican | Montana State Senate, District 27 |
Cyrus Habib | Democratic | Lieutenant Governor of Washington |
Dale Mallory | Democratic | Ohio House of Representatives, District 32 |
Dale Zorn | Republican | Michigan State Senate, District 17 |
David Howard | Republican | Montana State Senate, District 29 |
David Knezek | Democratic | Michigan State Senate, District 5 |
David Nathan | Democratic | Michigan House of Representatives, District 8 |
Deberah Kula | Democratic | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 52 |
Dian Slavens | Democratic | Michigan House of Representatives, District 21 |
Douglas Coffin | Democratic | Montana House of Representatives, District 93 |
Doug Kary | Republican | Montana State Senate, District 22 |
Ellen Lipton | Democratic | U.S. House, Michigan, District 9 |
Fred Clark | Democratic | Wisconsin State Assembly, District 81 |
Gail Bates | Republican | Maryland State Senate, District 9 |
Gordon Denlinger | Republican | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 99 |
Gordon Vance | Republican | Montana State Senate, District 34 |
Greg Lucas | Republican | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 3 |
Guy Guzzone | Democratic | Maryland State Senate, District 13 |
H. Wayne Norman, Jr. | Republican | Maryland State Senate, District 35 |
Howard Marklein | Republican | Wisconsin State Senate, District 17 |
James Dill | Democratic | Maine State Senate, District 5 |
Janet Bewley | Democratic | Wisconsin State Senate, District 25 |
Janis Ringhand | Democratic | Wisconsin State Senate, District 15 |
Jay Hottinger | Republican | Ohio State Senate, District 31 |
Jeanie Riddle | Republican | Missouri State Senate, District 10 |
Jeff Essmann | Republican | Montana House of Representatives, District 54 |
Jill Schupp | Democratic | Missouri State Senate, District 24 |
Jim Stamas | Republican | Michigan State Senate District 36 |
Joanne Blyton | Republican | Montana House of Representatives, District 59 |
John Olszewski, Jr. | Democratic | Maryland House of Delegates, District 6 |
John Olumba | Independent | Michigan House of Representatives, District 3 |
Kevin Daley | Republican | Michigan House of Representatives, District 82 |
Kris Hansen | Republican | Montana State Senate, District 14 |
Lea Whitford | Democratic | Montana State Senate, District 8 |
Luiz Simmons | Democratic | Maryland House of Delegates, District 17 |
Mario Scavello | Republican | Pennsylvania State Senate, District 40 |
Mark Blasdel | Republican | Montana State Senate, District 4 |
Mary-Dulany James | Democratic | Maryland House of Delegates District 34A |
Mary McNally | Democratic | Montana State Senate, District 24 |
Melony Griffith | Democratic | Maryland House of Delegates, District 25 |
Michele Brooks | Republican | Pennsylvania State Senate District 50 |
Mike McDermott | Republican | Maryland House of Delegates, District 38B |
Mike Shirkey | Republican | Michigan State Senate, District 16 |
Patrick Connell | Republican | Montana State Senate, District 43 |
Paul Wieland | Republican | Missouri State Senate, District 22 |
Penny Bernard Schaber | Democratic | Wisconsin State Assembly District 57 |
Peter MacGregor | Republican | Michigan State Senate, District 28 |
Rashida Tlaib | Democratic | Michigan House of Representatives, District 12 |
Ryan Aument | Republican | Pennsylvania State Senate, District 36 |
Ryan Fattman | Republican | Massachusetts State Senate, Worcester and Norfolk District |
Sandra Williams | Democratic | Ohio State Senate, District 21 |
Sean McCann | Democratic | Michigan House of Representatives, District 60 |
Shirley Nathan-Pulliam | Democratic | Maryland State Senate, District 44 |
Stacy Erwin Oakes | Democratic | Michigan House of Representatives, District 95 |
Stephen Nass | Republican | Wisconsin State Senate, District 11 |
Susan Lee | Democratic | Maryland State Senate, District 16 |
Tami Green | Democratic | Washington House of Representatives, District 28b |
Thomas Stallworth III | Democratic | Michigan House of Representatives, District 7 |
Veronica Turner | Democratic | Maryland House of Delegates, District 26 |
Vinny deMacedo | Republican | Massachusetts State Senate Plymouth and Barnstable District |
Wayne Schmidt | Republican | Michigan State Senate, District 37 |
Ran for Other
Name: | Party: | Office sought: |
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Armond Budish | Democratic |
See also
- State legislative elections, 2014
- U.S. Congress elections, 2014
- State executive official elections, 2014