2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico

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2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico
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  2012 November 4, 2014 (2014-11-04) 2016  

All 3 New Mexico seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election21
Seats won21
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote271,222240,663
Percentage52.98%47.02%
SwingDecrease2.svg2.13%Increase2.svg2.21%

2014 U.S. House elections in New Mexico.svg

The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the three U.S. representatives from the state of New Mexico, one from each of the state's three congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including the governor of New Mexico and a United States senator.

Contents

Overview

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico by district: [1]

District Democratic Republican OthersTotalResult
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
District 1 105,47458.59%74,55841.41%04.54%180,032100%Democratic Hold
District 2 52,49935.52%95,20964.43%690.05%147,777100%Republican Hold
District 3 113,24961.52%70,77538.45%520.03%184,076100%Democratic Hold
Total271,22252.99%240,54246.99%1210.02%511,885100%

District 1

2014 New Mexico's 1st congressional district election
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Nominee Michelle Lujan Grisham Michael Frese
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote105,47474,558
Percentage58.6%41.4%

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County results
Grisham:     50-60%
Frese:     50-60%     60-70%

U.S. Representative before election

Michelle Lujan Grisham
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Michelle Lujan Grisham
Democratic

The 1st district includes the central area of New Mexico, including almost three-fourths of Albuquerque. Incumbent Democrat Michelle Lujan Grisham, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. She was elected with 59% of the vote in 2012, succeeding retiring Democratic incumbent Martin Heinrich. The district has a PVI of D+7.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Primary results

Democratic primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Michelle Lujan Grisham (incumbent) 29,133 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Michael Frese, small business owner [3]
Eliminated in primary
  • Richard Priem, businessman
Withdrawn
  • Mike McEntee, former Albuquerque City Councilman

Primary results

Republican primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Michael Frese 13,300 65.34
Republican Richard Priem7,05434.66
Total votes20,354 100

General election

Results

New Mexico's 1st congressional district, 2014 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Michelle Lujan Grisham (incumbent) 105,474 58.6
Republican Michael Frese74,55841.4
Total votes180,032 100.0
Democratic hold

District 2

2014 New Mexico's 2nd congressional district election
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Nominee Steve Pearce Rocky Lara
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote95,20952,499
Percentage64.4%35.5%

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County results
Pearce:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%

U.S. Representative before election

Steve Pearce
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Steve Pearce
Republican

The 2nd district includes the southern half of New Mexico, including Las Cruces, Roswell and the southern fourth of Albuquerque. Geographically, it is the sixth largest district in the nation and the 2nd-largest not to comprise an entire state (after Nevada's 2nd district). Incumbent Republican Steve Pearce, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Primary results

Republican primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Steve Pearce (incumbent) 24,598 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Withdrawn
  • Leslie Endean-Singh, attorney and businesswoman [5]
Declined

Primary results

Democratic primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Roxanne "Rocky" Lara 21,751 100.0

General election

Results

New Mexico's 2nd congressional district, 2014 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Steve Pearce (incumbent) 95,209 64.4
Democratic Rocky Lara 52,49935.5
Republican Jack McGrann (write-in)690.1
Total votes147,777 100.0
Republican hold

District 3

2014 New Mexico's 3rd congressional district election
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Nominee Ben Ray Luján Jefferson Byrd
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote113,24970,775
Percentage61.5%38.5%

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County results
Luján:     50-60%     70-80%     80-90%
Byrd:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%

U.S. Representative before election

Ben Ray Luján
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Ben Ray Luján
Democratic

The 3rd district the northern half of New Mexico, including the state's Capital, Santa Fe. Incumbent Democrat Ben R. Luján, who has represented the district since 2009, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 63% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of D+8.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Robert Blanch, Albuquerque Assistant District Attorney [7]

Primary results

Democratic primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ben R. Luján (incumbent) 50,709 87.6
Democratic Robert Blanch7,20712.4
Total votes57,916 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Primary results

Republican primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jefferson Byrd 15,690 100.0

General election

Results

New Mexico's 3rd congressional district, 2014 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ben Ray Luján (incumbent) 113,249 61.5
Republican Jefferson Byrd 70,77538.5
Republican Thomas Hook (write-in)520.0
Total votes184,076 100.0
Democratic hold

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