United States Senate elections in New Mexico, 2014

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	; ; 2014 U.S. Senate Elections in New Mexico
	General Election Date ; November 4, 2014
	Primary Date ; June 3, 2014
	November 4 Election Winner: ; Tom Udall
	Incumbent prior to election: ; Tom Udall
	Race Ratings; Cook Political Report: Solid D; Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe D
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	2014 U.S. House Elections

**U.S. Senate, New Mexico General Election, 2014**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Tom Udall Incumbent	55.6%	286,409
	Republican	Allen Weh	44.4%	229,097
Total Votes				515,506
Source: New Mexico Secretary of State

Voters in New Mexico elected one member to the U.S. Senate in the election on November 4, 2014.

Incumbent Tom Udall (D) held on to his U.S. Senate seat, safely defeating Republican challenger Allen Weh.

The Cook Political Report rated the seat as solid Democratic.^[3] Although Weh had a reasonable amount of money with which to campaign, a significant portion of it came from personal loans to his own campaign rather than from donors.^[4] Overall, Udall held a significant advantage in campaign finances. As of their April Quarterly Federal Election Commission (FEC) reports, Udall held $3,117,813.70 in cash on hand to Weh's $205,569.05.

Whereas Udall ran unopposed in the Democratic primary, Weh had to compete with David Clements for the Republican nomination, which he won by a safe margin of victory. Weh was previously the chairman of the New Mexico Republican Party, and he also served as a colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps. He placed emphasis in his campaign on veterans affairs, and he stated that the country needed more veterans and fewer lawyers involved in politics.^[5] Udall, on the other hand, is a lawyer, and the major themes of his campaign included renewable energy and access to affordable healthcare.^[6]

Candidate Filing Deadline	Primary Election	General Election
March 11, 2014	June 3, 2014	November 4, 2014

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.^[7]^[8]^[9]

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).^[10]

See also: New Mexico elections, 2014

Incumbent: The election filled the Senate seat held by Tom Udall (D). Udall was first elected in 2008.

Candidates

General election candidates

Allen Weh^[11]
Tom Udall - Incumbent^[11]a

June 3, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

Democratic Primary

Tom Udall - Incumbenta

Election results

General election

**U.S. Senate, New Mexico General Election, 2014**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Tom Udall Incumbent	55.6%	286,409
	Republican	Allen Weh	44.4%	229,097
Total Votes				515,506
Source: New Mexico Secretary of State

Primary election

**U.S. Senate, New Mexico Republican Primary, 2014**
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Allen Weh	63%	41,566
David Clements	37%	24,413
Total Votes		65,979
Source: New Mexico Secretary of State - Official Primary Results

Polls

General election polls

Tom Udall vs. Allen Weh
Poll	Tom Udall	Allen Weh	Other/Not sure	Margin of Error	Sample Size

Vox Populi Polling (October 20–22, 2014)	51%	45%	4%	+/-3.95	614
Research & Polling Inc. (October 21-23, 2014)	50%	43%	8%	+/-4	614
Rasmussen Reports (July 21-22, 2014)	54%	33%	13%	+/-4	860
Public Policy Polling (March 20-23, 2014)	53%	33%	14%	+/-3.8	674
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to [email protected]

Endorsements

Allen Weh

Weh was endorsed by the following:

Former Gov. Mitt Romney^[12]
Former Gov. Mike Huckabee^[12]

Media

Allen Weh

Allen Weh received both positive and negative media attention for a campaign ad that he released on YouTube in August 2014, entitled, "Allen Weh ~ Restore Leadership."^[13] In the ad, Weh included an image of the terrorist who killed American journalist James Foley. The ad targeted Tom Udall (D), Weh's opponent in the general election. A spokesman for Udall's campaign responded to the ad, saying that using the terrorist's image in a campaign ad was "appalling."^[14]

Weh campaign ad including image of terrorist who killed James Foley

Campaign contributions

Tom Udall

Tom Udall (2014) Campaign Finance Reports
Report	Date Filed	Beginning Balance	Total Contributions for Reporting Period	Expenditures	Cash on Hand
April Quarterly^[15]	4/15/2013	$352,569.29	$979,996.68	$(231,309.54)	$919,256.43
July Quarterly^[16]	7/15/2013	$919,256.43	$874,584.26	$(263,758.97)	$1,530,081.72
October Quarterly^[17]	10/15/2013	$1,530,081.72	$642,240.33	$(308,654.92)	$1,863,667.13
Year-End Quarterly^[18]	12/31/2013	$1,863,667	$779,551	$(312,793)	$2,369,291
April Quarterly^[19]	April 15, 2014	$2,369,291.40	$1,010,599.78	$(262,077.48)	$3,117,813.70
Pre-Primary^[20]	October 15, 2014	$3,117,813.70	$298,871.19	$(343,549.67)	$3,073,135.22
July Quarterly^[21]	October 15, 2014	$3,073,135.22	$591,898.97	$(264,128.20)	$3,400,905.99
October Quarterly^[22]	October 15, 2014	$3,400,905.99	$1,143,507.48	$(2,038,896.22)	$2,505,517.25
Pre-General^[23]	October 23, 2014	$2,505,517.25	$319,682.72	$(1,456,061.50)	$1,369,138.47
			Running totals
			$6,640,932.41	$(5,481,229.5)

Allen Weh

Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Weh's reports.^[24]

Allen Weh (2014) Campaign Finance Reports
Report	Date Filed	Beginning Balance	Total Contributions for Reporting Period	Expenditures	Cash on Hand
April Quarterly^[25]	April 9, 2014	$0.00	$413,965.52	$(208,396.47)	$205,569.05
			Running totals
			$413,965.52	$(208,396.47)

David Clements

Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Clements' reports.^[26]

David Clements (2014) Campaign Finance Reports
Report	Date Filed	Beginning Balance	Total Contributions for Reporting Period	Expenditures	Cash on Hand
Year-End^[27]	January 28, 2014	$0.00	$19,664.21	$(7,777.78)	$11,886.43
April Quarterly^[28]	April 14, 2014	$11,886.43	$40,578.75	$(44,967.93)	$7,497.25
			Running totals
			$60,242.96	$(52,745.71)

Election history

2012

On November 6, 2012, Martin Heinrich won election to the United States Senate. He defeated Heather Wilson and Jon Ross Barrie in the general election.

**U.S. Senate, New Mexico General Election, 2012**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Martin Heinrich	51%	395,717
	Republican	Heather Wilson	45.3%	351,260
	Independent American	Jon Ross Barrie	3.6%	28,199
Total Votes				775,176
Source: New Mexico Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2008

On November 4, 2008, Tom Udall won election to the United States Senate. He defeated Steve Pearce (R) in the general election.^[29]

U.S. Senate, New Mexico General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Tom Udall	61.3%	505,128
	Republican	Steve Pearce	38.7%	318,522
Total Votes				823,650

External links

New Mexico Voter Information

Footnotes

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New Mexico's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Martin Heinrich (D)

Ben Luján (D)

Representatives

District 1

Melanie Ann Stansbury (D)

District 2

Gabriel Vasquez (D)

District 3

Teresa Leger Fernandez (D)

Democratic Party (5)

[1] Cook Political Report, "2014 Senate Race Ratings for August 22, 2014," accessed August 25, 2014

[2] Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2014 Senate Races," accessed August 25, 2014

[3] The Cook Political Report, "2014 Senate Race Ratings for June 26, 2014," accessed June 30, 2014

[4] Federal Election Commission, "Allen Weh April Quarterly," accessed July 1, 2014

[5] Albuquerque Journal, "Weh’s win pits him against Sen. Udall," accessed July 1, 2014

[6] Tom Udall for U.S. Senate, "About Tom," accessed July 1, 2014

[7] National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed August 22, 2024

[8] Ballotpedia research conducted December 26, 2013, through January 3, 2014, researching and analyzing various state websites and codes.

[9] New Mexico Secretary of State, "FAQs for Primary & General Election Candidacy," accessed August 22, 2024

[10] New Mexico Secretary of State Website, "Voter Registration Information," accessed January 3, 2014

[ap-11] 11.0 ^11.1 Associated Press, "New Mexico Summary Vote Results," June 3, 2014

[nmt-12] 12.0 ^12.1 New Mexico Telegram, "Romney, Huckabee endorse Weh," accessed July 1, 2014

[13] YouTube, "Allen Weh ~ Restore Leadership," accessed August 28, 2014

[14] KOAT Albuquerque, "U.S. Senate candidate uses image of terrorist in ad," accessed August 28, 2014

[15] Federal Election Commission, "Udall For Us All April Quarterly," accessed October 30, 2013

[16] Federal Election Commission, "Udall For Us All July Quarterly," accessed October 30, 2013

[17] Federal Election Commission, "Udall For Us All October Quarterly," accessed October 30, 2013

[18] Federal Election Commission, "Udall For Us All Year-End Quarterly," accessed February 13, 2014

[19] Federal Election Commission, "Udall For Us All April Quarterly," accessed May 16, 2014

[20] Federal Election Commission, "Udall For Us All Pre-Primary," accessed November 3, 2014

[21] Federal Election Commission, "Udall For Us All July Quarterly," accessed November 3, 2014

[22] Federal Election Commission, "Udall For Us All October Quarterly," accessed November 3, 2014

[23] Federal Election Commission, "Udall For Us All Pre-General," accessed November 3, 2014

[24] Federal Election Commission, "Allen Weh Summary Report," accessed May 5, 2014

[25] Federal Election Commission, "Allen Weh April Quarterly," accessed May 5, 2014

[26] Federal Election Commission, "David Clements Summary Report," accessed May 5, 2014

[27] Federal Election Commission, "David Clements Year-End," accessed May 5, 2014

[28] Federal Election Commission, "David Clements April Quarterly," accessed May 5, 2014

[29] U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013

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United States Senate elections in New Mexico, 2014

Contents

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Election results

General election

Primary election

Polls

General election polls

Endorsements

Allen Weh

Media

Allen Weh

Campaign contributions

Tom Udall

Allen Weh

David Clements

Election history

2012

2008

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