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 election to a second term in office, defeating Democratic Attorney General Gary King.
This was one of nine Republican-held governorships up for election in a state that Barack Obama won in the 2012 presidential election. 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 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. This is also the last time that the winner of the New Mexico gubernatorial election won a majority of counties.
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Susana Martínez, incumbent governor
Declined
- Gary Johnson, former governor of New Mexico, businessman and Libertarian Party nominee for president in 2012 and 2016
Endorsements
Susana Martínez
Democratic primary
Candidates
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
Endorsements
Lawrence Rael
Alan Webber
Publications
- Santa Fe New Mexican
- Santa Fe Reporter
Organizations
- The Network for Public Education
- National Education Association-NM
- Progressive Leaders Fund-NM
Elected leaders and former public servants
- Steve Fischmann, former state senator
- Carlos Gallegos, former San Miguel County commissioner
- John M. Garcia, former secretary of veterans affairs
- LeRoy Garcia, former San Miguel County Commission chairman
- Eric Griego, former state senator
- Joey Herrera, Las Vegas City councilor & mayor pro tem
- Kathy Holian, Santa Fe County commissioner
- John Hooker, former mayor of Los Ranchos
- Nicolas T. Leger, San Miguel County commissioner
- Patricia Madrid, former New Mexico attorney general
- John Muñoz, former chair of the Doña Ana Hispano Chamber of Commerce
- John Olivas, Mora County Commission chairman
- Robert Shilling, former NM State Police chief
- Nathan Small, Las Cruces city councilor
- Jeff Steinborn, state representative, District 35
- Mimi Stewart, state representative, District 21
- Rebecca Wurzburger, former Santa Fe city councilor
- Wendy York, former district court judge
General election
Candidates
- Gary King (Democratic), attorney general of New Mexico
- Susana Martínez (Republican), incumbent governor of New Mexico
Polling
- * Internal poll for Susana Martínez campaign
- ^ Internal poll for Gary King campaign
Results
By county
Martinez was the first Republican to carry Grant County since Edwin L. Mechem in 1950, the first Republican to carry McKinley County since Mechem in 1958, and the first Republican to ever carry Cibola County since its establishment in 1981.
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Cibola (largest city: Grants)
- Grant (largest city: Silver City)
- McKinley (largest city: Gallup)
By congressional district
Martinez won all three congressional districts, including two that elected Democrats.