2014 New Mexico gubernatorial election

The 2014 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the Governor of New Mexico. Incumbent Republican Governor Susana Martínez successfully ran for re-election to a second term in office, defeating Democratic Attorney General Gary King, son of former governor Bruce King.

Unlike in most states, New Mexico's governor and lieutenant governor are elected in separate primaries. The winning candidates then run together on the same ticket. Primary elections were held on June 3, 2014.

As of, this stands as the best performance by a Republican gubernatorial candidate in New Mexico history. This is the last time that the winner of the New Mexico gubernatorial election won a majority of New Mexico's counties.

Declared

 * Susana Martínez, incumbent Governor

Declined

 * Gary Johnson, former Governor of New Mexico, businessman and Libertarian Party nominee for president in 2012 and 2016

Declared

 * Gary King, Attorney General of New Mexico, candidate for governor in 1998 and 2002, nominee for NM-02 in 2004, and son of former Governor Bruce King
 * Linda M. Lopez, state senator
 * Howie Morales, state senator
 * Lawrence Rael, former State Executive Director of the Farm Service Agency, former CAO of Albuquerque and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2010
 * Alan Webber, businessman

Declined

 * Hector Balderas, state auditor of New Mexico and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2012 (running for Attorney General)
 * Jeff Bingaman, former U.S. Senator
 * Joseph Cervantes, state senator
 * Tim Keller, state senator (running for state auditor)
 * Antonio Maestas, state representative
 * Michael S. Sanchez, Majority Leader of the New Mexico Senate

Results
[[File:New Mexico gubernatorial Democratic primary, 2014.svg|thumb|200px|Results by county: King

{{legend|#86b6f2|King—50-60%}}

{{legend|#b9d7ff|King—40-50%}}

{{legend|#d3e7ff|King—<40%}} Webber

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{{legend|#d3bc5f|Webber—50-60%}} Rael

{{legend|#ffccd0|Rael—<40%}} Morales

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{{legend|#ffb380|Morales—40-50%}}

{{legend|#ff7f2a|Morales—60-70%}}

{{legend|#d45500|Morales—80-90%}} ]]

Candidates

 * Susana Martínez (Republican), incumbent Governor of New Mexico.
 * Gary King (Democratic), Attorney General of New Mexico.

Polling

 * * Internal poll for Susana Martínez campaign
 * ^ Internal poll for Gary King campaign

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

 * Cibola (largest city: Grants)
 * Grant (largest city: Silver City)
 * McKinley (largest city: Gallup)

Results by congressional district
Martinez won all 3 congressional districts, including two that elected Democrats.