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 .
2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico
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%
Democratic
50–60%
60–70%
Republican
60–70%
Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico by district:[ 1]
2014 New Mexico's 1st congressional district election
County results Grisham: 50-60% Frese: 50-60% 60-70%
The 1st district includes the central area of New Mexico, including almost three-fourths of Albuquerque . Incumbent Democrat Michelle Lujan Grisham , who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. She was elected with 59% of the vote in 2012, succeeding retiring Democratic incumbent Martin Heinrich . The district has a PVI of D+7.
Michael Frese, small business owner[ 3]
Eliminated in primary
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Richard Priem, businessman
Mike McEntee, former Albuquerque City Councilman
2014 New Mexico's 2nd congressional district election
County results Pearce: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90%
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 Republican Steve Pearce , ran for re-election.
Leslie Endean-Singh, attorney and businesswoman[ 5]
2014 New Mexico's 3rd congressional district election
County results Luján: 50-60% 70-80% 80-90% Byrd: 50-60% 60-70%
70-80%
The 3rd district the northern half of New Mexico, including the state's Capital, Santa Fe . Incumbent Democrat Ben R. Luján , who has represented the district since 2009, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 63% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of D+8.
Eliminated in primary
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Robert Blanch, Albuquerque Assistant District Attorney[ 7]
^ 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 .
^ a b c d e f "OFFICIAL RESULTS Primary Election - June 3, 2014" . New Mexico Secretary of State. Retrieved July 23, 2014 .
^ a b c d "2014 Primary Election Contest/Candidate List" . New Mexico Secretary of State. Archived from the original on October 8, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2014 .
^ a b c "Official Results General Election - November 4, 2014" . New Mexico Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015 .
^ "Leslie Endean Singh Drops Bid For Congress" . KRWG Public Media . March 12, 2014. Retrieved May 7, 2023 .
^ Trygstad, Kyle (April 3, 2013). "New Mexico: Democrat Considering Challenge to Pearce" . Roll Call . Retrieved April 4, 2013 .
^ "Surprise Democratic 3rd District candidate knows he's a long shot | ABQJournal Online" . www.abqjournal.com . Archived from the original on March 14, 2014.