2014 New Mexico gubernatorial election

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See also: 2014 United States gubernatorial elections

2014 New Mexico gubernatorial election
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Nominee Susana Martinez Gary King
Party Republican Democratic
Running mate John Sanchez Deb Haaland
Popular vote 293,443 219,362
Percentage 57.22% 42.78%
Martínez:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
King:      50–60%      60–70%
Governor before election

Susana Martínez
Republican

Elected Governor

Susana Martínez
Republican

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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.

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 stands as the best performance by a Republican gubernatorial candidate in New Mexico history.[1] This is the last time that the winner of the New Mexico gubernatorial election won a majority of New Mexico's counties.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Declined

Endorsements

Susana Martínez

Elected officials

Results

Republican primary results[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Susana Martínez (incumbent) 64,413 100.00%
Total votes 67,127 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Declined

Polling

Poll source Date(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, 2014 631 ± 3.9% 22% 5% 12% 16% 16% 29%
Public Policy Polling[19] March 20–23, 2014 327 ± 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

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]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gary K. King 43,918 35.03%
Democratic Alan Webber 28,406 22.66%
Democratic Lawrence Rael 24,878 19.84%
Democratic Howie Morales 17,863 14.25%
Democratic Linda M. Lopez 10,288 8.21%
Democratic Mario J. Martinez (write-in) 16 0.01%
Democratic Phillip George Chavez (write-in) 2 0.00%
Total votes 125,371 100.00%

General election

Candidates

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[42] Likely R November 3, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[43] Safe R November 3, 2014
Rothenberg Political Report[44] Safe R November 3, 2014
Real Clear Politics[45] Likely R November 3, 2014

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Susana
Martínez (R) 		Gary
King (D) 		Other Undecided
Research & Polling Inc.*[46] October 21–23, 2014 614 ± 4% 53% 38% — 9%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov*[47] October 16–23, 2014 962 ± 6% 50% 38% 0% 12%
Public Opinion Strategies*[48] October 5–7, 2014 500 ± 4.38% 55% 36% — 9%
Gravis Marketing[49] September 27 – October 1, 2014 727 ± 4% 48% 44% — 8%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov[50] September 20 – October 1, 2014 1,093 ± 4% 48% 41% 2% 9%
Rasmussen Reports*[51] September 22–23, 2014 830 ± 4% 50% 37% 6% 6%
Research & Polling Inc.*[52] September 9–11, 2014 603 ± 4% 54% 36% — 10%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov[53] August 18 – September 2, 2014 1,096 ± 4% 48% 43% 2% 7%
Research & Polling Inc.*[54] August 12–14, 2014 606 ± 4% 50% 41% — 9%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov*[55] July 5–24, 2014 931 ± 3.6% 51% 44% 3% 2%
Rasmussen Reports[56] July 21–22, 2014 860 ± 4% 43% 43% 7% 7%
Lake Research Partners^ July 7–10, 2014 600 ± 4% 45% 39% — 15%
Public Opinion Strategies* June 24–26, 2014 600 ± 4% 54% 38% — 8%
BWD Global*[57] June 10–11, 2014 1,526 ± 2.5% 53% 40% — 7%
Public Policy Polling[19] March 20–23, 2014 674 ± 3.8% 47% 42% — 11%
Public Policy Polling[58] July 13–16, 2012 724 ± 3.6% 51% 39% — 10%
Hypothetical polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Susana
Martínez (R) 		Hector
Balderas (D) 		Other Undecided
Public Policy Polling[58] July 13–16, 2012 724 ± 3.6% 50% 37% — 13%
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Susana
Martínez (R) 		Diane
Denish (D) 		Other Undecided
Public Policy Polling[59] June 23–26, 2011 732 ± 3.6% 53% 44% — 4%
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Susana
Martínez (R) 		Linda M.
Lopez (D) 		Other Undecided
Public Policy Polling[19] March 20–23, 2014 674 ± 3.8% 50% 36% — 15%
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Susana
Martínez (R) 		Howie
Morales (D) 		Other Undecided
Public Policy Polling[19] March 20–23, 2014 674 ± 3.8% 48% 34% — 17%
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Susana
Martínez (R) 		Lawrence
Rael (D) 		Other Undecided
Public Policy Polling[19] March 20–23, 2014 674 ± 3.8% 47% 36% — 17%
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Susana
Martínez (R) 		Allan
Weber (D) 		Other Undecided
Public Policy Polling[19] March 20–23, 2014 674 ± 3.8% 48% 32% — 20%
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Susana
Martínez (R) 		Walter
White 		Other Undecided
Public Policy Polling[19] March 20–23, 2014 674 ± 3.8% 52% 26% — 23%
  • * Internal poll for Susana Martínez campaign
  • ^ Internal poll for Gary King campaign

Results

2014 New Mexico gubernatorial election[60]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Susana Martinez (incumbent) 293,443 57.22% +3.94%
Democratic Gary K. King 219,362 42.78% −3.77%
Majority 74,081 14.45%
Total votes 512,805 100.00%
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 		Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # %
Bernalillo 93,442 54.98% 76,500 45.02% 16,942 9.97% 169,942
Catron 1,413 82.39% 302 17.61% 1,111 64.78% 1,715
Chaves 10,094 77.62% 2,911 22.38% 7,183 55.23% 13,005
Cibola 3,296 58.00% 2,387 42.00% 909 16.00% 5,683
Colfax 2,806 65.91% 1,451 34.09% 1,355 31.83% 4,257
Curry 5,628 70.67% 2,336 29.33% 3,292 41.34% 7,964
De Baca 615 77.07% 183 22.93% 432 54.14% 798
Doña Ana 22,161 53.61% 19,178 46.39% 2,983 7.22% 41,339
Eddy 9,046 77.80% 2,581 22.20% 6,465 55.60% 11,627
Grant 4,965 54.43% 4,157 45.57% 808 8.86% 9,122
Guadalupe 1,105 58.96% 769 41.04% 336 17.93% 1,874
Harding 349 67.24% 170 32.76% 179 34.49% 519
Hidalgo 1,001 67.73% 477 32.27% 524 35.45% 1,478
Lea 7,070 77.80% 2,017 22.20% 5,053 55.61% 9,087
Lincoln 4,904 79.26% 1,283 20.74% 3,621 58.53% 6,187
Los Alamos 4,773 60.41% 3,128 39.59% 1,645 20.82% 7,901
Luna 3,169 65.35% 1,680 34.65% 1,489 30.71% 4,849
McKinley 7,465 50.24% 7,393 49.76% 72 0.48% 14,858
Mora 962 45.48% 1,153 54.52% -191 -9.03% 2,115
Otero 9,825 76.71% 2,983 23.29% 6,842 53.42% 12,808
Quay 1,820 67.96% 858 32.04% 962 35.92% 2,678
Rio Arriba 4,490 44.28% 5,651 55.72% -1,161 -11.45% 10,141
Roosevelt 2,534 66.97% 1,250 33.03% 1,284 33.93% 3,784
San Juan 22,461 74.97% 7,497 25.03% 14,964 49.95% 29,958
San Miguel 3,247 40.58% 4,755 59.42% -1,508 -18.85% 8,002
Sandoval 23,805 61.89% 14,661 38.11% 9,144 23.77% 38,466
Santa Fe 15,702 32.47% 32,658 67.53% -16,956 -35.06% 48,360
Sierra 2,684 72.72% 1,007 27.28% 1,677 45.43% 3,691
Socorro 3,050 57.41% 2,263 42.59% 787 14.81% 5,313
Taos 3,695 34.73% 6,943 65.27% -3,248 -30.53% 10,638
Torrance 3,038 65.57% 1,595 34.43% 1,443 31,15% 4,633
Union 984 70.79% 406 29.21% 578 41.58% 1,390
Valencia 11,844 63.60% 6,779 36.40% 5,065 27.20% 18,623
Total 293,443 57.22% 219,362 42.78% 74,081 14.45% 512,805

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

By congressional district

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

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

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