2014 United States Senate election in New Mexico

2014 United States Senate election in New Mexico
	County 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

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.

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[]

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	March 20–23, 2014	674	± 3.8%	53%	33%	—	14%
Rasmussen	July 21–22, 2014	860	± 4%	54%	33%	3%	10%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov	July 5–24, 2014	930	± 3.6%	51%	44%	2%	4%
Research & Polling Inc.	August 12–14, 2014	606	± 4%	53%	35%	—	11%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov	August 18 – September 2, 2014	1,096	± 4%	54%	36%	2%	8%
Research & Polling Inc.	September 9–11, 2014	603	± 4%	51%	38%	—	11%
Rasmussen Reports	September 22–23, 2014	830	± 4%	52%	39%	—	9%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov	September 20 – October 1, 2014	1,093	± 4%	53%	35%	2%	10%
Gravis Marketing	September 27 – October 1, 2014	727	± 4%	53%	36%	—	11%
Vox Populi Polling	October 20–22, 2014	614	± 3.95%	51%	45%	—	6%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov	October 16–23, 2014	962	± 6%	52%	36%	1%	11%
Research & Polling Inc.	October 21–23, 2014	614	± 4%	50%	43%	—	8%

Hypothetical polling

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

General election[]

Results[]

United States Senate election in New Mexico, 2014^[17]
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

References[]

^ "N.M. Sen. Tom Udall tries fundraising off energy ad targeting him".
^ ^a ^b "New Mexico - Election Night Results - June 3rd, 2014". Electionresults.sos.state.nm.us. June 3, 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
^ Nikolewski, Rob (October 16, 2013). "'Constitutional conservative' wants to take on NM Sen. Tom Udall". Watchdog.org. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
^ Peters, Joey (October 22, 2013). "Insurgency: Long-shot GOP candidate for Senate has unconventional message". Santa Fe Reporter. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
^ 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.
^ ^a ^b Reichbach, Matthew (February 4, 2014). "Candidates file signatures to run for office, including five Dems for governor". New Mexico Telegram. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
^ Livingston, Abby (November 13, 2013). "Democrats' Mission in N.M.: Breaking Steve Pearce". Roll Call. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c Trygstad, Kyle (January 9, 2013). "New Mexico: Jon Barela Keeping Name Out of GOP's Senate Hat". Roll Call. Retrieved January 10, 2013.
^ "Johnson said he's open to running as a Republican again". New Mexico Telegram. June 12, 2013. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
^ Monteleone, James (February 5, 2014). "Candidates' primary bids made official". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
^ Trygstad, Kyle (January 7, 2013). "New Mexico: Heather Wilson Has Run Her Last Race". Roll Call. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
^ "Politico Election Central". Politico. June 3, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
^ "2014 Senate Race Ratings for November 3, 2014". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
^ "The Crystal Ball's Final 2014 Picks". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
^ "2014 Senate Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
^ "2014 Elections Map - Battle for the Senate 2014". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
^ "Official Results General Election - November 4, 2014". New Mexico Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.

External links[]

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

[1] "N.M. Sen. Tom Udall tries fundraising off energy ad targeting him".

[state1-2] "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.

[filingclosed-6] Reichbach, Matthew (February 4, 2014). "Candidates file signatures to run for office, including five Dems for governor". New Mexico Telegram. Retrieved February 15, 2014.

[7] Livingston, Abby (November 13, 2013). "Democrats' Mission in N.M.: Breaking Steve Pearce". Roll Call. Retrieved November 13, 2013.

[barela_rc-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. 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.

[Primary_results-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. 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.

[Generalelection-17] "Official Results General Election - November 4, 2014". New Mexico Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.

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2014 United States Senate election in New Mexico

Contents

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

Results[]

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

Declined[]

Results[]

General election[]

Debates[]

Predictions[]

Polling[]

General election[]

Results[]

See also[]

References[]

External links[]