2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico

See also: 2014 New Mexico elections

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico

←  2012 November 4, 2014 (2014-11-04) 2016  →
All 3 New Mexico seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 2 1 Seats won 2 1 Seat change Popular vote 271,222 240,663 Percentage 52.98% 47.02% Swing 2.13% 2.21%
District results County results Democratic   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90% Republican   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%

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.

Overview

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

District	Democratic		Republican		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	105,474	58.59%	74,558	41.41%	0	4.54%	180,032	100%	Democratic Hold
District 2	52,499	35.52%	95,209	64.43%	69	0.05%	147,777	100%	Republican Hold
District 3	113,249	61.52%	70,775	38.45%	52	0.03%	184,076	100%	Democratic Hold
Total	271,222	52.99%	240,542	46.99%	121	0.02%	511,885	100%

District 1

2014 New Mexico's 1st congressional district election

←  2012 2016  →

Nominee Michelle Lujan Grisham Michael Frese Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 105,474 74,558 Percentage 58.6% 41.4%

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

See also: New Mexico's 1st congressional district

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

• Michelle Lujan Grisham, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Frese	13,300	65.34
	Republican	Richard Priem	7,054	34.66
Total votes			20,354	100

General election

Results

New Mexico's 1st congressional district, 2014 ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michelle Lujan Grisham (incumbent)	105,474	58.6
	Republican	Michael Frese	74,558	41.4
Total votes			180,032	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 2

2014 New Mexico's 2nd congressional district election

←  2012 2016  →

Nominee Steve Pearce Rocky Lara Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 95,209 52,499 Percentage 64.4% 35.5%

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

See also: New Mexico's 2nd congressional district

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

• Steve Pearce, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Pearce (incumbent)	24,598	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Rocky Lara, Eddy County Commissioner ^[3]

Withdrawn

• Leslie Endean-Singh, attorney and businesswoman ^[5]

Declined

• Joe A. Campos, former state representative ^[6]

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Roxanne "Rocky" Lara	21,751	100.0

General election

Results

New Mexico's 2nd congressional district, 2014 ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Pearce (incumbent)	95,209	64.4
	Democratic	Rocky Lara	52,499	35.5
	Republican	Jack McGrann (write-in)	69	0.1
Total votes			147,777	100.0
	Republican hold

District 3

2014 New Mexico's 3rd congressional district election

←  2012 2016  →

Nominee Ben Ray Luján Jefferson Byrd Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 113,249 70,775 Percentage 61.5% 38.5%

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

See also: New Mexico's 3rd congressional district

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

• Ben Ray Luján, incumbent U.S. Representative ^[3]

Eliminated in primary

• Robert Blanch, Albuquerque Assistant District Attorney ^[7]

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ben R. Luján (incumbent)	50,709	87.6
	Democratic	Robert Blanch	7,207	12.4
Total votes			57,916	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jefferson Byrd, rancher and nominee for this seat in 2012 ^[3]

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jefferson Byrd	15,690	100.0

General election

Results

New Mexico's 3rd congressional district, 2014 ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ben Ray Luján (incumbent)	113,249	61.5
	Republican	Jefferson Byrd	70,775	38.5
	Republican	Thomas Hook (write-in)	52	0.0
Total votes			184,076	100.0
	Democratic hold

See also

• 2014 United States House of Representatives elections
• 2014 United States elections

References

1. Haas, Karen L. (March 9, 2015). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2014". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives . Retrieved October 28, 2019.
2. "OFFICIAL RESULTS Primary Election - June 3, 2014". New Mexico Secretary of State. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
3. "2014 Primary Election Contest/Candidate List". New Mexico Secretary of State. Archived from the original on October 8, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
4. "Official Results General Election - November 4, 2014". New Mexico Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
5. "Leslie Endean Singh Drops Bid For Congress". KRWG Public Media. March 12, 2014. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
6. Trygstad, Kyle (April 3, 2013). "New Mexico: Democrat Considering Challenge to Pearce". Roll Call . Retrieved April 4, 2013.
7. "Surprise Democratic 3rd District candidate knows he's a long shot | ABQJournal Online". www.abqjournal.com. Archived from the original on March 14, 2014.

External links

• U.S. House elections in New Mexico, 2014 at Ballotpedia
• Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets