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2014Final results

2014 election for Arizona's 5th District

U.S. House · Arizona

Matt Salmon (R) won with 69.6% of the vote, defeating James Woods (D) by 39.2 points.

Matt SalmonRepublican · winner
69.6%124,867
James WoodsDemocrat
30.4%54,596
179,463 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2014

Races before and after

EvenD+9.62008R+8.82010R+34.42012R+39.22014R+28.12016R+18.82018

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

James WoodsMatt Salmon
$56.4K
Raised by the campaign
$938.6K
$56.7K
Spent by the campaign
$578.2K
$245
Cash on hand
$447.4K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2014.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2014