2014 New Mexico gubernatorial election

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2014 New Mexico gubernatorial election
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Nominee Susana Martinez Gary King
Party Republican Democratic
Running mate John Sanchez Deb Haaland
Popular vote293,443219,362
Percentage57.22%42.78%
2014 New Mexico gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
2014 New Mexico governor election by congressional district.svg
2014 New Mexico gubernatorial election by precinct.svg
Martinez:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     90%+
King:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     90%+
Tie:     50%
Governor before election

Susana Martínez
Republican

Elected Governor

Susana Martínez
Republican

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 re-election to a second term in office, defeating Democratic Attorney General Gary King, son of former governor Bruce King.

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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 2025, 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. [1] This is also the last time that the winner of the New Mexico gubernatorial election won a majority of counties.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Declined

Endorsements

Susana Martínez

Elected officials

Results

Republican primary results [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Susana Martínez (incumbent) 64,413 100.00%
Total votes67,127 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Declined

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Gary
King		Linda M.
Lopez		Howie
Morales		Lawrence
Rael		Alan
Webber		Undecided
Journal Poll [18] May 20–22, 2014631± 3.9%22%5%12%16%16%29%
Public Policy Polling [19] March 20–23, 2014327± 5.4%34%13%15%7%5%27%

Endorsements

Gary King

Elected officials

Former Candidates

Political activists

  • George Lovato Jr., radio co-host of Just Ask George Radio [28]

Organizations

Linda M. Lopez
Howie Morales
Lawrence Rael
  • Pueblo de Cochiti [35]
Alan Webber

Publications

Organizations

Elected Leaders & Former Public Servants

Results

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Results by county:
King
  •   King—50-60%
  •   King—40-50%
  •   King—<40%
Webber
  •   Webber—<40%
  •   Webber—50-60%
Rael
  •   Rael—<40%
Morales
  •   Morales—<40%
  •   Morales—40-50%
  •   Morales—60-70%
  •   Morales—80-90%
Democratic primary results [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gary K. King 43,918 35.03%
Democratic Alan Webber 28,40622.66%
Democratic Lawrence Rael24,87819.84%
Democratic Howie Morales 17,86314.25%
Democratic Linda M. Lopez 10,2888.21%
Democratic Mario J. Martinez (write-in)160.01%
Democratic Phillip George Chavez (write-in)20.00%
Total votes125,371 100.00%

General election

Candidates

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [42] Likely RNovember 3, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball [43] Safe RNovember 3, 2014
Rothenberg Political Report [44] Safe RNovember 3, 2014
Real Clear Politics [45] Likely RNovember 3, 2014

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Susana
Martínez (R)		Gary
King (D)		OtherUndecided
Research & Polling Inc.* [46] October 21–23, 2014614± 4%53%38%—9%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov* [47] October 16–23, 2014962± 6%50%38%0%12%
Public Opinion Strategies* [48] October 5–7, 2014500± 4.38%55%36%—9%
Gravis Marketing [49] September 27 – October 1, 2014727± 4%48%44%—8%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov [50] September 20 – October 1, 20141,093± 4%48%41%2%9%
Rasmussen Reports* [51] September 22–23, 2014830± 4%50%37%6%6%
Research & Polling Inc.* [52] September 9–11, 2014603± 4%54%36%—10%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov [53] August 18 – September 2, 20141,096± 4%48%43%2%7%
Research & Polling Inc.* [54] August 12–14, 2014606± 4%50%41%—9%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov* [55] July 5–24, 2014931± 3.6%51%44%3%2%
Rasmussen Reports [56] July 21–22, 2014860± 4%43%43%7%7%
Lake Research Partners^ [ usurped ]July 7–10, 2014600± 4%45%39%—15%
Public Opinion Strategies* [ usurped ]June 24–26, 2014600± 4%54%38%—8%
BWD Global* [57] June 10–11, 20141,526± 2.5%53%40%—7%
Public Policy Polling [19] March 20–23, 2014674± 3.8%47%42%—11%
Public Policy Polling [58] July 13–16, 2012724± 3.6%51%39%—10%
Hypothetical polling
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Susana
Martínez (R)		Hector
Balderas (D)		OtherUndecided
Public Policy Polling [58] July 13–16, 2012724± 3.6%50%37%—13%
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Susana
Martínez (R)		Diane
Denish (D)		OtherUndecided
Public Policy Polling [59] June 23–26, 2011732± 3.6%53%44%—4%
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Susana
Martínez (R)		Linda M.
Lopez (D)		OtherUndecided
Public Policy Polling [19] March 20–23, 2014674± 3.8%50%36%—15%
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Susana
Martínez (R)		Howie
Morales (D)		OtherUndecided
Public Policy Polling [19] March 20–23, 2014674± 3.8%48%34%—17%
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Susana
Martínez (R)		Lawrence
Rael (D)		OtherUndecided
Public Policy Polling [19] March 20–23, 2014674± 3.8%47%36%—17%
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Susana
Martínez (R)		Allan
Weber (D)		OtherUndecided
Public Policy Polling [19] March 20–23, 2014674± 3.8%48%32%—20%
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Susana
Martínez (R)		 Walter
White 		OtherUndecided
Public Policy Polling [19] March 20–23, 2014674± 3.8%52%26%—23%

Results

2014 New Mexico gubernatorial election [60]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Susana Martinez (incumbent) 293,443 57.22% +3.94%
Democratic Gary K. King 219,36242.78%−3.77%
Majority 74,08114.45%
Total votes512,805 100.00%
Republican hold Swing +7.71%

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.

County [61] Susana Martinez
Republican		Gary K. King
Democratic		MarginTotal votes cast
#%#%#%
Bernalillo 93,44254.98%76,50045.02%16,9429.97%169,942
Catron 1,41382.39%30217.61%1,11164.78%1,715
Chaves 10,09477.62%2,91122.38%7,18355.23%13,005
Cibola 3,29658.00%2,38742.00%90916.00%5,683
Colfax 2,80665.91%1,45134.09%1,35531.83%4,257
Curry 5,62870.67%2,33629.33%3,29241.34%7,964
De Baca 61577.07%18322.93%43254.14%798
Doña Ana 22,16153.61%19,17846.39%2,9837.22%41,339
Eddy 9,04677.80%2,58122.20%6,46555.60%11,627
Grant 4,96554.43%4,15745.57%8088.86%9,122
Guadalupe 1,10558.96%76941.04%33617.93%1,874
Harding 34967.24%17032.76%17934.49%519
Hidalgo 1,00167.73%47732.27%52435.45%1,478
Lea 7,07077.80%2,01722.20%5,05355.61%9,087
Lincoln 4,90479.26%1,28320.74%3,62158.53%6,187
Los Alamos 4,77360.41%3,12839.59%1,64520.82%7,901
Luna 3,16965.35%1,68034.65%1,48930.71%4,849
McKinley 7,46550.24%7,39349.76%720.48%14,858
Mora 96245.48%1,15354.52%-191-9.03%2,115
Otero 9,82576.71%2,98323.29%6,84253.42%12,808
Quay 1,82067.96%85832.04%96235.92%2,678
Rio Arriba 4,49044.28%5,65155.72%-1,161-11.45%10,141
Roosevelt 2,53466.97%1,25033.03%1,28433.93%3,784
San Juan 22,46174.97%7,49725.03%14,96449.95%29,958
San Miguel 3,24740.58%4,75559.42%-1,508-18.85%8,002
Sandoval 23,80561.89%14,66138.11%9,14423.77%38,466
Santa Fe 15,70232.47%32,65867.53%-16,956-35.06%48,360
Sierra 2,68472.72%1,00727.28%1,67745.43%3,691
Socorro 3,05057.41%2,26342.59%78714.81%5,313
Taos 3,69534.73%6,94365.27%-3,248-30.53%10,638
Torrance 3,03865.57%1,59534.43%1,44331,15%4,633
Union 98470.79%40629.21%57841.58%1,390
Valencia 11,84463.60%6,77936.40%5,06527.20%18,623
Total293,44357.22%219,36242.78%74,08114.45%512,805

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

By congressional district

Martinez won all three congressional districts, including two that elected Democrats. [62]

DistrictMartinezKingRepresentative
1st 55.36%44.64% Michelle Lujan Grisham
2nd 65.39%34.61% Steve Pearce
3rd 52.46%47.54% Ben Ray Luján

References

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  58. 1 2 Public Policy Polling
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