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2014 New Mexico gubernatorial election

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2014 New Mexico gubernatorial election

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FieldValue
election_name2014 New Mexico gubernatorial election
countryNew Mexico
typepresidential
ongoingno
previous_election2010 New Mexico gubernatorial election
previous_year2010
next_election2018 New Mexico gubernatorial election
next_year2018
election_dateNovember 4, 2014
image1File:Governor NewMexico.jpg
image_sizex150px
nominee1**Susana Martinez**
party1Republican Party (United States)
running_mate1**John Sanchez**
popular_vote1**293,443**
percentage1**57.22%**
image2File:Gary King 2013.jpg
nominee2Gary King
party2Democratic Party (United States)
running_mate2Deb Haaland
popular_vote2219,362
percentage242.78%
map_caption**Martinez:**
**King:**
**Tie:**
titleGovernor
before_electionSusana Martínez
before_partyRepublican Party (United States)
after_electionSusana Martínez
after_partyRepublican Party (United States)
map{{switcher[[File:2014 New Mexico gubernatorial election results map by county.svg230px]]County results[[File:2014 New Mexico gubernatorial election results map by congressional district.svg230px]]Congressional district results

King:
Tie:
|[[File:2014 New Mexico gubernatorial election by precinct.svg|230px]] |Precinct results}} The 2014 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the governor of New Mexico. Incumbent Republican Governor Susana Martínez successfully ran for election to a second term in office, defeating Democratic Attorney General Gary King.

This was one of nine Republican-held governorships up for election in a state that Barack Obama won in the 2012 presidential election. Unlike in most states, New Mexico's governor and lieutenant governor are elected in separate primaries. The winning candidates then run together on the same ticket. Primary elections were held on June 3, 2014.

As of , this is the last time that Republicans won a non-judicial statewide election in New Mexico, and stands as the best performance by a Republican gubernatorial candidate in New Mexico history. This is also the last time that the winner of the New Mexico gubernatorial election won a majority of counties.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

  • Susana Martínez, incumbent governor

Declined

  • Gary Johnson, former governor of New Mexico, businessman and Libertarian Party nominee for president in 2012 and 2016

Endorsements

Elected officials

  • Chris Christie, Governor of New Jersey and Chairman of the Republican Governors Association
  • Rick Perry, Governor of Texas and candidate for president in 2012

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

  • Gary King, Attorney General of New Mexico, candidate for governor in 1998 and 2002, nominee for NM-02 in 2004, and son of former governor Bruce King
  • Linda M. Lopez, state senator
  • Howie Morales, state senator
  • Lawrence Rael, former State Executive Director of the Farm Service Agency, former CAO of Albuquerque and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2010
  • Alan Webber, businessman

Declined

  • Hector Balderas, state auditor of New Mexico and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2012 (running for Attorney General)
  • Jeff Bingaman, former U.S. senator
  • Joseph Cervantes, state senator
  • Tim Keller, state senator (running for state auditor)
  • Antonio Maestas, state representative
  • Michael S. Sanchez, Majority Leader of the New Mexico Senate

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administeredSample
sizeMargin of
errorGary
KingLinda M.
LopezHowie
MoralesLawrence
RaelAlan
WebberUndecided
Journal PollMay 20–22, 2014631± 3.9%**22%**5%12%16%16%**29%**
Public Policy PollingMarch 20–23, 2014327± 5.4%**34%**13%15%7%5%27%

Endorsements

Elected officials

  • Bill Richardson, former governor of New Mexico
  • Tom Udall, U.S. senator

Former Candidates

  • Linda M. Lopez, state senator
  • Howie Morales, state senator
  • Lawrence Rael, former State Executive Director of the Farm Service Agency, former CAO of Albuquerque and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2010
  • Alan Webber, businessman

Political activists

  • George Lovato Jr., radio co-host of Just Ask George Radio

Organizations

  • Pojoaque Pueblo

  • Teamsters Local 492

  • United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1564

  • Communication Workers of America Local 706

  • District 1199NM of the National Union of Hospital and Healthcare Employees

  • Diane Ravitch, education historian, educational policy analyst, and former Assistant United States Secretary of Education

  • Pueblo de Cochiti

Publications

  • Santa Fe New Mexican
  • Santa Fe Reporter

Organizations

  • The Network for Public Education
  • National Education Association-NM
  • Progressive Leaders Fund-NM

Elected Leaders & Former Public Servants

  • Steve Fischmann, former state senator
  • Carlos Gallegos, former San Miguel County Commissioner
  • John M. Garcia, former Secretary of Veterans Affairs
  • LeRoy Garcia, former San Miguel County Commission Chairman
  • Eric Griego, former state senator
  • Joey Herrera, Las Vegas City Councilor & Mayor Pro Tem
  • Kathy Holian, Santa Fe County Commissioner
  • John Hooker, former mayor of Los Ranchos
  • Nicolas T. Leger, San Miguel County commissioner
  • Patricia Madrid, former New Mexico attorney general
  • John Muñoz, former chair of the Doña Ana Hispano Chamber of Commerce
  • John Olivas, Mora County Commission chairman
  • Robert Shilling, former NM State Police chief
  • Nathan Small, Las Cruces city councilor
  • Jeff Steinborn, state representative, District 35
  • Mimi Stewart, state representative, District 21
  • Rebecca Wurzburger, former Santa Fe city councilor
  • Wendy York, former district court Judge

Results

Results by county:

| | |{{legend|#d3e7ff|King— |{{legend|#f1e9c5|Webber— | |{{legend|#ffccd0|Rael— |{{legend|#ffccaa|Morales— | | | ]]

General election

Candidates

  • Susana Martínez (Republican), incumbent governor of New Mexico.
  • Gary King (Democratic), Attorney General of New Mexico.

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political ReportNovember 3, 2014
Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 3, 2014
Rothenberg Political ReportNovember 3, 2014
Real Clear PoliticsNovember 3, 2014

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administeredSample
sizeMargin of
errorSusana
Martínez (R)Gary
King (D)OtherUndecided
Research & Polling Inc.*October 21–23, 2014614± 4%**53%**38%—9%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov*October 16–23, 2014962± 6%**50%**38%0%12%
Public Opinion Strategies*October 5–7, 2014500± 4.38%**55%**36%—9%
Gravis MarketingSeptember 27 – October 1, 2014727± 4%**48%**44%—8%
CBS News/NYT/YouGovSeptember 20 – October 1, 20141,093± 4%**48%**41%2%9%
Rasmussen Reports*September 22–23, 2014830± 4%**50%**37%6%6%
Research & Polling Inc.*September 9–11, 2014603± 4%**54%**36%—10%
CBS News/NYT/YouGovAugust 18 – September 2, 20141,096± 4%**48%**43%2%7%
Research & Polling Inc.*August 12–14, 2014606± 4%**50%**41%—9%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov*July 5–24, 2014931± 3.6%**51%**44%3%2%
Rasmussen ReportsJuly 21–22, 2014860± 4%**43%****43%**7%7%
July 7–10, 2014600± 4%**45%**39%—15%
June 24–26, 2014600± 4%**54%**38%—8%
BWD Global*June 10–11, 20141,526± 2.5%**53%**40%—7%
Public Policy PollingMarch 20–23, 2014674± 3.8%**47%**42%—11%
Public Policy PollingJuly 13–16, 2012724± 3.6%**51%**39%—10%
Poll sourceDate(s)
administeredSample
sizeMargin of
errorSusana
Martínez (R)Hector
Balderas (D)OtherUndecided
Public Policy PollingJuly 13–16, 2012724± 3.6%**50%**37%—13%
Poll sourceDate(s)
administeredSample
sizeMargin of
errorSusana
Martínez (R)Diane
Denish (D)OtherUndecided
Public Policy PollingJune 23–26, 2011732± 3.6%**53%**44%—4%
Poll sourceDate(s)
administeredSample
sizeMargin of
errorSusana
Martínez (R)Linda M.
Lopez (D)OtherUndecided
Public Policy PollingMarch 20–23, 2014674± 3.8%**50%**36%—15%
Poll sourceDate(s)
administeredSample
sizeMargin of
errorSusana
Martínez (R)Howie
Morales (D)OtherUndecided
Public Policy PollingMarch 20–23, 2014674± 3.8%**48%**34%—17%
Poll sourceDate(s)
administeredSample
sizeMargin of
errorSusana
Martínez (R)Lawrence
Rael (D)OtherUndecided
Public Policy PollingMarch 20–23, 2014674± 3.8%**47%**36%—17%
Poll sourceDate(s)
administeredSample
sizeMargin of
errorSusana
Martínez (R)Allan
Weber (D)OtherUndecided
Public Policy PollingMarch 20–23, 2014674± 3.8%**48%**32%—20%
Poll sourceDate(s)
administeredSample
sizeMargin of
errorSusana
Martínez (R)Walter
WhiteOtherUndecided
Public Policy PollingMarch 20–23, 2014674± 3.8%**52%**26%—23%
    • Internal poll for Susana Martínez campaign
  • ^ Internal poll for Gary King campaign

Results

By county

Martinez was the first Republican to carry Grant County since Edwin L. Mechem in 1950, the first Republican to carry McKinley County since Mechem in 1958, and the first Republican to ever carry Cibola County since its establishment in 1981.

CountySusana Martinez
RepublicanGary K. King
DemocraticMarginTotal votes cast#%#%#%Total293,44357.22%219,36242.78%74,08114.45%512,805
Bernalillo93,44254.98%76,50045.02%16,9429.97%169,942
Catron1,41382.39%30217.61%1,11164.78%1,715
Chaves10,09477.62%2,91122.38%7,18355.23%13,005
Cibola3,29658.00%2,38742.00%90916.00%5,683
Colfax2,80665.91%1,45134.09%1,35531.83%4,257
Curry5,62870.67%2,33629.33%3,29241.34%7,964
De Baca61577.07%18322.93%43254.14%798
Doña Ana22,16153.61%19,17846.39%2,9837.22%41,339
Eddy9,04677.80%2,58122.20%6,46555.60%11,627
Grant4,96554.43%4,15745.57%8088.86%9,122
Guadalupe1,10558.96%76941.04%33617.93%1,874
Harding34967.24%17032.76%17934.49%519
Hidalgo1,00167.73%47732.27%52435.45%1,478
Lea7,07077.80%2,01722.20%5,05355.61%9,087
Lincoln4,90479.26%1,28320.74%3,62158.53%6,187
Los Alamos4,77360.41%3,12839.59%1,64520.82%7,901
Luna3,16965.35%1,68034.65%1,48930.71%4,849
McKinley7,46550.24%7,39349.76%720.48%14,858
Mora96245.48%1,15354.52%-191-9.03%2,115
Otero9,82576.71%2,98323.29%6,84253.42%12,808
Quay1,82067.96%85832.04%96235.92%2,678
Rio Arriba4,49044.28%5,65155.72%-1,161-11.45%10,141
Roosevelt2,53466.97%1,25033.03%1,28433.93%3,784
San Juan22,46174.97%7,49725.03%14,96449.95%29,958
San Miguel3,24740.58%4,75559.42%-1,508-18.85%8,002
Sandoval23,80561.89%14,66138.11%9,14423.77%38,466
Santa Fe15,70232.47%32,65867.53%-16,956-35.06%48,360
Sierra2,68472.72%1,00727.28%1,67745.43%3,691
Socorro3,05057.41%2,26342.59%78714.81%5,313
Taos3,69534.73%6,94365.27%-3,248-30.53%10,638
Torrance3,03865.57%1,59534.43%1,44331,15%4,633
Union98470.79%40629.21%57841.58%1,390
Valencia11,84463.60%6,77936.40%5,06527.20%18,623

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

  • Cibola (largest city: Grants)
  • Grant (largest city: Silver City)
  • McKinley (largest city: Gallup)

By congressional district

Martinez won all three congressional districts, including two that elected Democrats.

DistrictMartinezKingRepresentative
**55.36%**44.64%Michelle Lujan Grisham
**65.39%**34.61%Steve Pearce
**52.46%**47.54%Ben Ray Luján

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