2014 Iowa State Auditor election

2014 Iowa State Auditor election
November 4, 2014 (2014-11-04)
 
Nominee Mary Mosiman Jonathan Neiderbach
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 604,103 456,525
Percentage 56.87% 42.98%
Mosiman:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Neiderbach:      50–60%      60–70%
State Auditor before election

Mary Mosiman
Republican

Elected State Auditor

Mary Mosiman
Republican

The 2014 Iowa State Auditor election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the Iowa Auditor of State, concurrently with elections to the United States Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, governor, and other state and local elections. Primary elections were held on June 3, 2014.[1]

Incumbent Republican state auditor David A. Vaudt resigned on May 3, 2013, to become chairman of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board.[2] Governor Terry Branstad appointed former Story County auditor Mary Mosiman on May 13, 2013, to fill the vacancy until the 2014 election cycle, becoming the first female state auditor in state history.[3]

Mosiman ran for election to her first full term in office, defeating former Des Moines School Board member Jonathan Neiderbach in the general election.[4]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Republican primary results[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mary Mosiman (incumbent) 115,393 99.62
Write-in 435 0.38
Invalid or blank votes 46,498 28.64
Total votes 162,326 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

  • Jonathan Neiderbach, former legislative analyst and former Des Moines School Board member[7][8]

Results

Democratic primary results[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jonathan Neiderbach 55,468 99.53
Write-in 262 0.47
Invalid or blank votes 16,647 23.00
Total votes 72,377 100.0

General election

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Mary
Mosiman (R) 		Jonathan
Neiderbach (D) 		Undecided
Public Policy Polling[9][10] November 1–3, 2014 1,265 (LV) ± 2.8% 46% 41% 14%
Loras College[11] October 21–24, 2014 1,121 (RV) ± 2.93% 37% 30% 30%
Suffolk University/USA Today[12] October 11–14, 2014 500 (LV) ± 4.4% 40% 35% 25%
Public Policy Polling[13] September 25–28, 2014 1,192 (LV) ± 2.8% 41% 35% 24%
Suffolk University/USA Today[14][15] August 23–26, 2014 500 (LV) ± 4.4% 32% 30% 38%
Public Policy Polling[16] August 22–24, 2014 915 (LV) ± 3.2% 39% 35% 26%

Results

2014 Iowa State Auditor election[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mary Mosiman (incumbent) 604,103 56.87
Democratic Jonathan Neiderbach 456,525 42.98
Write-in 1,477 0.15
Invalid or blank votes 79,935 6.99
Total votes 1,142,040 100.0
Republican hold

By congressional district

Mosiman won all four congressional districts, including one that elected a Democrat.[18]

District Mosiman Neiderbach Representative
1st 54% 46% Rod Blum
2nd 53% 47% Dave Loebsack
3rd 57% 43% David Young
4th 65% 35% Steve King

Notes

  1. ^ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear

References

  1. ^ "2014 Primary Elections by State and territory" (PDF). Federal Voting Assistance Program. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
  2. ^ "State Auditor Vaudt resigns". KCCI 8. April 4, 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
  3. ^ "Story County auditor Mosiman named as Iowa state auditor". Ames Tribune. May 13, 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
  4. ^ "Iowa Election Results 2014". The New York Times. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
  5. ^ Noble, Jason (September 20, 2014). "State auditor's race for, about policy wonks". Des Moines Register. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
  6. ^ a b "2014 PRIMARY ELECTION CANVASS SUMMARY" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved March 6, 2026.
  7. ^ "Meet the Candidate, Iowa Auditor: Jonathan Neiderbach". Des Moines Register. October 17, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
  8. ^ "Neiderbach seeks auditor's post in election". The Messenger. March 26, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
  9. ^ "Iowa Survey Results" (PDF). Public Policy Polling. November 3, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 4, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
  10. ^ "Toss Ups Abound in GA, NC, NH, KS, IA" (PDF). Public Policy Polling. November 3, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 14, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
  11. ^ "Loras College Statewide Survey" (PDF). Loras College. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 28, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
  12. ^ Petroski, William (October 15, 2014). "Poll: Pate and Anderson race tight; Miller has big lead". Des Moines Register. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
  13. ^ "Ernst Maintains Small Advantage" (PDF). Public Policy Polling. September 30, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 12, 2025. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
  14. ^ "FINAL_IOWA_TOPLINES" (PDF). Suffolk University. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
  15. ^ Page, Susan (August 27, 2014). "Poll: A deadlock in Iowa's key Senate race". USA Today. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
  16. ^ "Braley, Ernst tied in Iowa Senate Race" (PDF). Public Policy Polling. August 26, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 14, 2025. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
  17. ^ "2014 GENERAL ELECTION CANVASS SUMMARY" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved March 6, 2026.
  18. ^ https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sUw2q2G3rI9KJ6kgvjt1XqsN7IRDVN9ppzt50qnw03k/edit?gid=1724468983#gid=1724468983
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