2014 United States Senate election in New Mexico

The 2014 United States Senate election in New Mexico was held on November 4, 2014, to elect a member of the United States Senate. Incumbent Democratic Senator Tom Udall won reelection to a second term. This is the last time that a non-Hispanic won the Class 2 Senate seat in New Mexico.

2014 United States Senate election in New Mexico

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Nominee Tom Udall Allen Weh Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 286,409 229,097 Percentage 55.56% 44.44%

County results Congressional district results Udall:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Weh:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election Tom Udall Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Tom Udall Democratic

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Tom Udall, incumbent U.S. Senator^[1]

Results

Democratic primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Udall (incumbent)	113,502	100.00%
Total votes			113,502	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• David Clements, assistant district attorney and former chairman of the Doña Ana County Republican Party^[3][4]
• Allen Weh, businessman, former chairman of the New Mexico Republican Party and candidate for Governor of New Mexico in 2010^[5]

Declined

• Robert Aragon, former state representative (running for State Auditor)^[6][7]
• Jon Barela, secretary of the New Mexico Economic Development Department and nominee for New Mexico's 1st congressional district in 2010^[8]
• Richard J. Berry, Mayor of Albuquerque^[6][8]
• Gary Johnson, former Governor of New Mexico and Libertarian Party nominee for President of the United States in 2012^[9]
• John Sanchez, Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico (running for re-election)^[8][10]
• Heather Wilson, former U.S. Representative, nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2012 and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2008^[11]

Allen Weh

• Mitt Romney, former Governor of Massachusetts
• Mike Huckabee, former Governor of Arkansas
• Richard J. Berry, Mayor of Albuquerque, New Mexico

Results

Results by county:

  Weh

•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%

  Clements

•   50–60%
•   60–70%

Republican primary results^[12][2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Allen Weh	41,566	63.0%
	Republican	David Clements	24,413	37.0%
Total votes			65,979	100.0%

General election

Debates

• Complete video of debate, October 30, 2014 - YouTube

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[13]	Solid D	November 3, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[14]	Safe D	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg Political Report[15]	Safe D	November 3, 2014
Real Clear Politics[16]	Likely D	November 3, 2014

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Tom Udall (D)	Allen Weh (R)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling[17]	March 20–23, 2014	674	± 3.8%	53%	33%	—	14%
Rasmussen[18]	July 21–22, 2014	860	± 4%	54%	33%	3%	10%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov[19]	July 5–24, 2014	930	± 3.6%	51%	44%	2%	4%
Research & Polling Inc.[20]	August 12–14, 2014	606	± 4%	53%	35%	—	11%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov[21]	August 18 – September 2, 2014	1,096	± 4%	54%	36%	2%	8%
Research & Polling Inc.[22]	September 9–11, 2014	603	± 4%	51%	38%	—	11%
Rasmussen Reports[23]	September 22–23, 2014	830	± 4%	52%	39%	—	9%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov[24]	September 20 – October 1, 2014	1,093	± 4%	53%	35%	2%	10%
Gravis Marketing[25]	September 27 – October 1, 2014	727	± 4%	53%	36%	—	11%
Vox Populi Polling[26]	October 20–22, 2014	614	± 3.95%	51%	45%	—	6%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov[24]	October 16–23, 2014	962	± 6%	52%	36%	1%	11%
Research & Polling Inc.[27]	October 21–23, 2014	614	± 4%	50%	43%	—	8%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Tom Udall (D)	David Clements (R)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling[17]	March 20–23, 2014	674	± 3.8%	55%	33%	—	12%

Hypothetical polling

Results

United States Senate election in New Mexico, 2014^[28]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Tom Udall (incumbent)	286,409	55.56%	−5.77%
	Republican	Allen Weh	229,097	44.44%	+5.77%
Total votes			515,506	100.00%	N/A
	Democratic hold

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Quay (largest city: Tucumcari)
• Torrance (largest city: Moriarty)

By congressional district

Udall won 2 of 3 congressional districts.^[29]

District	Udall	Weh	Representative
1st	56.69%	43.31%	Michelle Lujan Grisham
2nd	46.98%	53.02%	Steve Pearce
3rd	61.31%	38.69%	Ben Ray Luján

See also

• 2014 United States Senate elections
• 2014 United States elections
• 2014 New Mexico gubernatorial election

References

1. "N.M. Sen. Tom Udall tries fundraising off energy ad targeting him".
2. "New Mexico - Election Night Results - June 3rd, 2014". Electionresults.sos.state.nm.us. June 3, 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
3. Nikolewski, Rob (October 16, 2013). "'Constitutional conservative' wants to take on NM Sen. Tom Udall". Watchdog.org. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
4. Peters, Joey (October 22, 2013). "Insurgency: Long-shot GOP candidate for Senate has unconventional message". Santa Fe Reporter. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
5. Terrell, Steve (January 8, 2014). "Weh's bid for Udall's seat heats up GOP Senate primary". Santa Fe New Mexican. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
6. Reichbach, Matthew (February 4, 2014). "Candidates file signatures to run for office, including five Dems for governor". New Mexico Telegram. Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
7. Livingston, Abby (November 13, 2013). "Democrats' Mission in N.M.: Breaking Steve Pearce". Roll Call. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
8. Trygstad, Kyle (January 9, 2013). "New Mexico: Jon Barela Keeping Name Out of GOP's Senate Hat". Roll Call. Retrieved January 10, 2013.
9. "Johnson said he's open to running as a Republican again". New Mexico Telegram. June 12, 2013. Archived from the original on June 21, 2013. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
10. Monteleone, James (February 5, 2014). "Candidates' primary bids made official". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
11. Trygstad, Kyle (January 7, 2013). "New Mexico: Heather Wilson Has Run Her Last Race". Roll Call. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
12. "Politico Election Central". Politico. June 3, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
13. "2014 Senate Race Ratings for November 3, 2014". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
14. "The Crystal Ball's Final 2014 Picks". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 3, 2014. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
15. "2014 Senate Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
16. "2014 Elections Map - Battle for the Senate 2014". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
17. Public Policy Polling
18. Rasmussen
19. CBS News/NYT/YouGov
20. Research & Polling Inc.
21. CBS News/NYT/YouGov
22. Research & Polling Inc.
23. Rasmussen Reports
24. CBS News/NYT/YouGov
25. Gravis Marketing
26. Vox Populi Polling
27. Research & Polling Inc.
28. "Official Results General Election - November 4, 2014". New Mexico Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
29. "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 11, 2020.

External links

• U.S. Senate elections in New Mexico, 2014 at Ballotpedia
• Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets
• David Clements for U.S. Senate
• Tom Udall for U.S. Senate
• Allen Weh for U.S. Senate