2014 United States Senate election in New Mexico

The 2014 United States Senate election in New Mexico will be held on November 4, 2014 to elect a member of the United States Senate. Incumbent Democratic Senator Tom Udall is running for re-election to a second term.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Tom Udall, incumbent Senator^[1]

Results

Democratic primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Udall (Incumbent)	113,502	100
Total votes			113,502	100

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
	Republican	David Clements	24,413	37
Total votes			65,979	100

General election

Polling

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

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. 2014-06-03. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
^ 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. 12 June 2013. Retrieved 16 June 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.

External links

[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. 2014-06-03. Retrieved 2014-07-25.

[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. 12 June 2013. Retrieved 16 June 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.

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Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Declined

Results

General election

Polling

See also

References

External links