2014 Iowa State Auditor election
2014 Iowa State Auditor election
County results Congressional district results Mosiman: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Neiderbach: 50–60% 60–70%
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] 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
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
Results
By congressional district
Mosiman won all four congressional districts, including one that elected a Democrat.[ 18]
Notes
↑ Key:
References
↑ "2014 Primary Elections by State and territory" (PDF) . Federal Voting Assistance Program . Retrieved March 7, 2026 .↑ "State Auditor Vaudt resigns" . KCCI 8 . April 4, 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2026 .↑ "Story County auditor Mosiman named as Iowa state auditor" . Ames Tribune . May 13, 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2026 .↑ "Iowa Election Results 2014" . The New York Times . Retrieved March 7, 2026 .↑ Noble, Jason (September 20, 2014). "State auditor's race for, about policy wonks" . Des Moines Register . Retrieved March 7, 2026 . 1 2 "2014 PRIMARY ELECTION CANVASS SUMMARY" (PDF) . Iowa Secretary of State . Retrieved March 6, 2026 .↑ "Meet the Candidate, Iowa Auditor: Jonathan Neiderbach" . Des Moines Register . October 17, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2026 .↑ "Neiderbach seeks auditor's post in election" . The Messenger . March 26, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2026 .↑ "Iowa Survey Results" (PDF) . Public Policy Polling . November 3, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 4, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2026 .↑ "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 .↑ "Loras College Statewide Survey" (PDF) . Loras College . Archived from the original (PDF) on October 28, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2026 .↑ Petroski, William (October 15, 2014). "Poll: Pate and Anderson race tight; Miller has big lead" . Des Moines Register . Retrieved March 7, 2026 . ↑ "Ernst Maintains Small Advantage" (PDF) . Public Policy Polling . September 30, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 12, 2025. Retrieved March 7, 2026 .↑ "FINAL_IOWA_TOPLINES" (PDF) . Suffolk University . Retrieved March 7, 2026 .↑ Page, Susan (August 27, 2014). "Poll: A deadlock in Iowa's key Senate race" . USA Today . Retrieved March 7, 2026 . ↑ "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 .↑ "2014 GENERAL ELECTION CANVASS SUMMARY" (PDF) . Iowa Secretary of State . Retrieved March 6, 2026 .↑ https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sUw2q2G3rI9KJ6kgvjt1XqsN7IRDVN9ppzt50qnw03k/edit?gid=1724468983#gid=1724468983
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