2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico

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.

See also: 2014 New Mexico elections
2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico
November 4, 2014 (2014-11-04)
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%

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 1105,47458.59%74,55841.41%04.54%180,032100%Democratic Hold
District 252,49935.52%95,20964.43%690.05%147,777100%Republican Hold
District 3113,24961.52%70,77538.45%520.03%184,076100%Democratic Hold
Total271,22252.99%240,54246.99%1210.02%511,885100%
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District 1
See also: New Mexico's 1st congressional district

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

Republicans Michael Frese and Richard Priem are also running.[2]

Primary results
Democratic primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michelle Lujan Grisham (incumbent) 29,133 100.0
Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Frese 13,300 65.34
Republican Richard Priem 7,054 34.66
Total votes 20,354 100

General election
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
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 Steve Pearce was unopposed in the Republican primary, while Roxanne "Rocky" Lara was unopposed in the Democratic primary.

Primary results
Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Pearce (incumbent) 24,598 100.0
Democratic primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Roxanne "Rocky" Lara 21,751 100.0

General election
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
See also: New Mexico's 3rd congressional district

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

Albuquerque Assistant District Attorney Robert Blanch ran against Luján in the Democratic primary.[5]

Republican Jeff Byrd is the only other candidate for the seat.[2]

Primary results
Democratic primary results[3]
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 results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jefferson Byrd 15,690 100.0

General election
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

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. "2014 Primary Election Contest/Candidate List". New Mexico Secretary of State. Archived from the original on October 8, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
  3. "OFFICIAL RESULTS Primary Election - June 3, 2014". New Mexico Secretary of State. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
  4. "Official Results General Election - November 4, 2014". New Mexico Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  5. http://www.abqjournal.com/348374/abqnewsseeker/surprise-democratic-3rd-district-candidate-knows-hes-a-long-shot.html
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