United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico, 2014
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The 2014 U.S. House of Representatives elections in New Mexico took place on November 4, 2014. Voters elected three candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's three congressional districts.
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. New Mexico utilizes a closed primary process; participation in each party's primary is limited to registered party members.[1][2][3]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Voter registration: To vote in the primary, voters had to register by May 6, 2014. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 7, 2014 (voter registration closes 28 days prior to an election).[4]
- See also: New Mexico elections, 2014
Partisan breakdown
Heading into the November 4 election, the Democratic Party held two of the three congressional seats from New Mexico.
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| Party | As of November 2014 | After the 2014 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 2 | 2 | |
| Republican Party | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 3 | 3 | |
Incumbents
Heading into the 2014 election, the incumbents for the three congressional districts were:
| Name | Party | District |
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| Michelle Lujan Grisham |  Democratic |
1 |
| Steve Pearce |  Republican |
2 |
| Ben Ray Lujan | Democratic |
3 |
Margin of victory for winners
There were a total of 3 seats up for election in 2014 in New Mexico. The following table shows the margin of victory for each district winner, which is calculated by examining the percentage difference between the two candidates who received the most votes. If the race was uncontested, the margin of victory is listed as 100 percent.
| District | Winner | Margin of Victory | Total Vote | Top Opponent |
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| District 1 |  Michelle Lujan Grisham |
17.2% | 180,032 | Mike Frese |
| District 2 |  Steve Pearce |
28.9% | 147,777 | Roxanne Lara |
| District 3 | Ben Ray Lujan |
23.1% | 184,076 | Jefferson Byrd |
Candidates
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1st Congressional District
General election candidates
- Mike Frese[5]
- Michelle Lujan Grisham - Incumbent[5]
June 3, 2014, primary results
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Withdrew from race
2nd Congressional District
General election candidates
- Steve Pearce - Incumbent[5]
- Roxanne "Rocky" Lara[5]
June 3, 2014, primary results
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Withdrew from race
- Leslie Endean-Singh - Attorney and businesswoman[8][9]
3rd Congressional District
General election candidates
- Jefferson Byrd[5]
- Ben Ray Lujan - Incumbent[5]
June 3, 2014, primary results
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Failed to file
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2014
- United States Senate elections in New Mexico, 2014
Footnotes
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed August 22, 2024
- ↑ Ballotpedia research conducted December 26, 2013, through January 3, 2014, researching and analyzing various state websites and codes.
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "FAQs for Primary & General Election Candidacy," accessed August 22, 2024
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State Website, "Voter Registration Information," accessed January 3, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Associated Press, "New Mexico Summary Vote Results," accessed June 3, 2014
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 News from the Associated Press, "New Mexico - Summary Vote Results," accessed May 29, 2014
- ↑ The Farmington Daily-Times, "Roxanne Lara puts in bid for Congress," accessed September 3, 2013
- ↑ Leslie Endean-Singh for Congress 2014 Official Campaign Website, "Homepage," accessed September 4, 2013
- ↑ New Mexico Watchdog, "It will be Rocky Lara vs. Steve Pearce in November," accessed May 29, 2014
