New Mexico elections, 2014
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A general election was held in the U.S. state of New Mexico on November 4, 2014. All of New Mexico's executive officers were up for election as well as a United States Senate seat, and all of New Mexico's three seats in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on June 3, 2014.
Governor
Incumbent Republican Governor Susana Martinez is running for re-election to a second term in office.[1]
Four Democrats ran for their party's nomination: Attorney General of New Mexico Gary King,[2] State Senator Linda M. Lopez,[3] State Senator Howie Morales,[4] former State Executive Director of the Farm Service Agency Lawrence Rael[5] and businessman Alan Webber.[6] King won the primary with 35% of the vote.[7]
Lieutenant Governor
Unlike most states, in New Mexico, the candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor are elected in separate primaries. The winning candidates then run together on the same ticket.
Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor John Sanchez is running for re-election to a second term.[1]
Deb Haaland is running for the Democrats. Marie Julienne had been running, but was disqualified.[8] Chocolatier Chuck Higgins had also been in the running, but he withdrew.[9]
Attorney General
Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Gary King is term-limited and cannot run for re-election to a third term in office. He is instead running for Governor.[1]
Hector Balderas, the State Auditor of New Mexico, is the only Democrat running.[1] In January 2013, former Public Regulation Commissioner Jason Marks formed an exploratory committee, but he suspended his campaign in July, citing poor fundraising.[10][11]
Former Las Cruces Chief Deputy District Attorney and former Third Judicial District Judge Susan Riedel was unopposed for the Republican nomination.[1] Attorney James Paul "Jim" Baiamonte had been running, but he withdrew from the race. Matthew Chandler, the former District Attorney for the 9th Judicial District and Republican nominee for Attorney General in 2010, had considered running again, but instead resigned as district attorney and opened a private law practice.[12][13]
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Hector Balderas (D) |
Susan Riedel (R) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravis Marketing | September 27–October 1, 2014 | 727 | ± 4% | 52% | 37% | 11% |
Secretary of State
Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Dianna Duran won a second term in office, defeating Democrat Maggie Toulouse Oliver.[1]
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Dianna Duran (R) |
Maggie Toulouse Oliver (D) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravis Marketing | September 27–October 1, 2014 | 727 | ± 4% | 38% | 44% | 19% |
Results
| New Mexico General Election 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Dianna Duran (Incumbent) | 262,117 | 51.64 | |
| Democratic | Maggie Toulouse–Oliver | 245,508 | 48.36 | |
| Total votes | 507,625 | 100.00 | ||
Treasurer
Incumbent Democratic State Treasurer James B. Lewis is term-limited and cannot run for re-election to a third term in office.[1]
Former State Senator Tim Eichenberg and former Chairman of the Democratic Party of New Mexico John Wertheim ran for the Democratic nomination.[1] Former Bernalillo County Treasurer Patrick Padilla had been running, but he was disqualified from the ballot after he failed to collect enough petition signatures. Wertheim raised the challenge and Padilla was disqualified after a district judge found he was 93 valid signatures short of the minimum requirement of 4,373. Padilla may appeal the ruling.[14] State Senator Tim Keller had considered running, but chose to run for State Auditor instead.[15] Las Cruces Mayor Ken Miyagishima also considered running, but decided not to.[16]
| Democratic primary results[17] | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Tim Eichenberg | 59,683 | 52.72 | |
| Democratic | John Wertheim | 53,523 | 47.28 | |
| Total votes | 113,206 | 100 | ||
Rick Lopez is the only Republican running.[1]
State Auditor
Incumbent Democratic State Auditor Hector Balderas is term-limited and cannot run for re-election to a third term in office. He is instead running for Attorney General.[1] Democratic former State Auditor Domingo Martinez had been running,[18] but he withdrew from the race.[19]
Democrat Tim Keller and Republican Robert Aragon are the only candidates running.
Commissioner of Public Lands
Incumbent Democratic Commissioner of Public Lands Ray Powell is running for re-election to a second term in office.[1]
Republican Aubrey Dunn is the only other candidate running.[1]
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Ray Powell (D) |
Aubrey Dunn (R) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravis Marketing | September 27–October 1, 2014 | 727 | ± 4% | 43% | 37% | 20% |
Results
| New Mexico General Election 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Aubrey Dunn | 250,185 | 50.07 | |
| Democratic | Ray Powell (Incumbent) | 249,481 | 49.93 | |
| Total votes | 499,666 | 100.00 | ||
Public Regulation Commission
Three of the five seats on the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission are up for election.
District 2 Republican incumbent Patrick Lyons is unopposed for re-election to a second term in office.[1]
District 4 Democratic incumbent Theresa Becenti-Aguilar is running for re-election to a second term in office.[1] Democrats Edward J. Michael and Lynda Lovejoy are also running.[1] No Republican filed to run for the seat.[1]
District 5 Republican incumbent Ben Hall, the current Chairman of the Commission, is running for re-election to a second term in office.[1] Democrats Donald L. Wolberg, Merrie Lee Soules, and Sandy R. Jones are also running.[1]
Democrat Ken Miyagishima, the Mayor of Las Cruces, had considered running for a seat on the Commission, but decided not to.[16]
Public Education Commission
Seven of the ten seats on the New Mexico Public Education Commission are up for election. Five of the seats are up for regularly-scheduled elections. The other two are special elections following resignations.
District 2 incumbent Republican Millie Pogna, District 3 incumbent Democrat Carmie Lynn Toulouse, District 5 incumbent Democrat James F. Conyers and District 6 incumbent Democrat Gilbert Peralta are all running for re-election to a second term unopposed.[1]
District 7 incumbent Democrat Eugene Gant is not running for re-election to a second term. Democrat Patricia E Gipson is running unopposed.[1]
In the District 1 and District 4 vacancies, Democrats former State Representative Eleanor Chavez and former President of the American Federation of Teachers Karyl Ann Armbruster are running, respectively, against to-be-determined incumbents, who will be appointed to the office by Governor Martinez.[1][20]
United States Senate
Incumbent Democratic Senator Tom Udall is running for re-election to a second term.[21][22]
Businessman and candidate for Governor of New Mexico in 2010 Allen Weh.[23] defeated assistant district attorney and former Chairman of the Doña Ana County Republican Party David Clements[24][25] for the Republican nomination.
United States House of Representatives
All of New Mexico's three seats in the United States House of Representatives will be up for election in 2014.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 "2014 Primary Election Contest/Candidate List". New Mexico Secretary of State. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014.
- ↑ Monteleone, James (10 July 2012). "Attorney General King To Run for Gov". The Albuquerque Journal. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014.
- ↑ Monteleone, James (17 April 2013). "Sen. Lopez to run for governor". The Albuquerque Journal. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013.
- ↑ Reichbach, Matthew (October 16, 2013). "State Sen. Morales jumps in gubernatorial race". New Mexico Telegram. Archived from the original on October 17, 2013.
- ↑ Boyd, Dan (November 16, 2013). "Politics Notebook: Fifth Democrat joining race for governor". The Albuquerque Journal. Archived from the original on November 17, 2013.
- ↑ Terrell, Steve (October 25, 2013). "Santa Fe Democrat could shake up governor’s race". The Santa Fe New Mexican. Archived from the original on October 8, 2014.
- ↑ Monteleone, James (June 4, 2014). "King vs. Martinez in NM governor race". The Albuquerque Journal. Archived from the original on August 22, 2014.
- ↑ Terrell, Steve (19 February 2014). "Failed candidate for lieutenant gov. challenges Democratic rival". The Santa Fe New Mexican. Archived from the original on 7 October 2014.
- ↑ Nikolewski, Rob (January 20, 2013). "Chocolatier from Santa Fe runs for Lt. Governor — just don’t call him a liberal". Capitol Report - New Mexico. Archived from the original on October 8, 2014.
- ↑ Nikolewski, Rob (February 20, 2013). "Jason Marks looks at running for NM Attorney General". Capitol Report - New Mexico. Archived from the original on October 8, 2014.
- ↑ Associated Press (July 27, 2013). "Jason Marks abandons race for NM attorney general". The Albuquerque Journal. Archived from the original on October 8, 2014.
- ↑ "District Attorney Chandler resigning March 1". Clovis News Journal. January 20, 2014. Archived from the original on October 8, 2014.
- ↑ "Former Martinez deputy Susan Riedel running for state attorney general". Las Cruces Sun-News. January 22, 2014. Archived from the original on October 8, 2014.
- ↑ Monteleone, James (April 8, 2014). "Former Bernco treasurer now out of state race". The Albuquerque Journal. Archived from the original on April 23, 2014.
- ↑ Terrell, Steve (April 15, 2013). "Sen. Linda Lopez prepares to run for governor". The Santa Fe New Mexican. Archived from the original on October 8, 2014.
- 1 2 "Las Cruces Mayor Ken Miyagishima nixed as next Doña Ana County manager". Las Cruces Sun-News. September 25, 2013. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
- ↑ "Official Results Primary Election - June 3, 2014". New Mexico Secretary of State. July 10, 2014. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014.
- ↑ Boyd, Dan (May 3, 2013). "Santa Fe County Assessor Domingo Martinez to seek state auditor post". The Albuquerque Journal. Archived from the original on 14 March 2014.
- ↑ Terrell, Steve (5 September 2013). "Domingo Won't Run For Auditor". Roundhouse Roundup. Archived from the original on 14 March 2014.
- ↑ Clark, Carol A. (March 11, 2014). "Karyl Ann Armbruster Files For Public Education Commission District 4". Los Alamos Daily Post. Archived from the original on October 8, 2014.
- ↑ Intorcio, Tom (November 20, 2012). "N.M. Sen. Tom Udall tries fundraising off energy ad targeting him". WhoSaidYouSaid Network. Archived from the original on October 8, 2014.
- ↑ Bland, Scott (February 19, 2013). "'Most Liberal' Label Probably Won't Hurt Sen. Tom Udall". National Journal. Archived from the original on October 8, 2014.
- ↑ Terrell, Steve (January 8, 2014). "Weh's bid for Udall's seat heats up GOP Senate primary". The Santa Fe New Mexican. Archived from the original on October 8, 2014.
- ↑ Nikolewski, Rob (October 16, 2013). "‘Constitutional conservative’ wants to take on NM Sen. Tom Udall". Watchdog.org (Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity). Archived from the original on October 8, 2014.
- ↑ Peters, Joey (October 22, 2013). "Insurgency: Long-shot GOP candidate for Senate has unconventional message". Santa Fe Reporter. Archived from the original on October 8, 2014.