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The2014 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect thegovernor of New Mexico. IncumbentRepublican GovernorSusana Martínez successfully ran for election to a second term in office, defeatingDemocraticAttorney GeneralGary King.
This was one of nine Republican-held governorships up for election in a state thatBarack Obama won in the2012 presidential election. Unlike in most states, New Mexico's governor and lieutenant governor are elected inseparate primaries. The winning candidates then run together on the same ticket. Primary elections were held on June 3, 2014.
As of 2026, this is the last time that Republicans won a non-judicial statewide election in New Mexico, and stands as the best performance by a Republican gubernatorial candidate in New Mexico history.[1] This is also the last time that the winner of the New Mexico gubernatorial election won a majority of counties.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Susana Martínez (incumbent) | 64,413 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 67,127 | 100.00% | ||
| 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% |
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| 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% | ||
| 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 |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| 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% | |||
| Republicanhold | Swing | +7.71% | |||
Martinez was the first Republican to carryGrant County sinceEdwin L. Mechem in1950, the first Republican to carryMcKinley County since Mechem in1958, and the first Republican to ever carryCibola 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
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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