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Allen Weh
Allen Weh (b. November 17, 1942) was a 2014 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from New Mexico.[1] He was defeated by incumbent Tom Udall (D) in the general election on November 4, 2014.[2]
Biography
Weh was born in Salem, Oregon. He is a retired U.S. Marine Corps Colonel. During his military career, Weh served in Vietnam, Malaysia, the Persian Gulf and Somalia. He was also the Chief of Staff of Marine Forces Pacific. Weh is a businessman, serving as president and CEO of CSI Aviation Services, Inc., which he founded in 1979. He is the former chairman of the New Mexico Republican Party and was a candidate for Governor of New Mexico in 2010. Weh was defeated in the Republican gubernatorial primary.[3]
Education
- University of New Mexico
Elections
2014
Weh ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. Senate, representing New Mexico. He lost to incumbent Tom Udall (D) in the general election.[2] Weh won the Republican nomination in the primary on June 3, 2014.[4] The general election took place on November 4, 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 | ||||
| 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 |
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Endorsements
Weh was endorsed by the following:
- Former Gov. Mitt Romney[5]
- Former Gov. Mike Huckabee[5]
Media
- 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."[6] 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."[7]
|
2010
| 2010 Race for Governor - Republican Primary[8][9] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Percentage | |||
 Susana Martinez (R)
|
50.71% | |||
| Allen Weh (R) | 27.58% | |||
| Doug Turner (R) | 11.56% | |||
| Pete V. Dominici, Jr. (R) | 7.06% | |||
| Janice Arnold-Jones (R) | 3.06% | |||
| Total votes | 122,269 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Allen Weh was an at-large delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from New Mexico. Weh was one of 24 delegates from New Mexico bound by state party rules to support Donald Trump at the convention.[10]
Delegate rules
Delegates from New Mexico to the Republican National Convention were elected at a state convention in May 2016. New Mexico delegates were bound for the first ballot at the convention. As of July 2016, New Mexico state law explicitly criminalized the conduct of any delegate who does not vote for the presidential candidate to whom they are pledged. A violation of the delegate's pledge to support that candidate on the first ballot was considered a petty misdemeanor.
New Mexico primary results
| New Mexico Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
|
Donald Trump |
70.7% | 73,887 | 24 | |
| Ted Cruz | 13.3% | 13,911 | 0 | |
| John Kasich | 7.6% | 7,919 | 0 | |
| Jeb Bush | 3.4% | 3,517 | 0 | |
| Ben Carson | 3.7% | 3,825 | 0 | |
| Carly Fiorina | 1.4% | 1,507 | 0 | |
| Totals | 104,566 | 24 | ||
| Source: The New York Times and New Mexico Secretary of State | ||||
Delegate allocation
New Mexico had 24 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, nine were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's three congressional districts), and 12 served as at-large delegates. New Mexico's district and at-large delegates were allocated proportionally; a candidate had to win at least 15% of the statewide primary vote in order to be eligible to receive a portion of the state's district and at-large delegates.[11][12]
In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention.[11][12]
Personal
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Weh and his wife, Rebecca, have three children and six grandchildren.[3]
Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for "Allen + Weh + New Mexico + Senate"
See also
- New Mexico elections, 2014
- United States Senate elections in New Mexico, 2014
- Gubernatorial elections, 2010
- New Mexico gubernatorial election, 2010
External links
- Campaign Website 2014
- Freeenterprisefund.org 2010 Campaign website
The Internet Archive's Wayback Machine was used to recall this version of the website from July 10, 2010.
Footnotes
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "2014 Candidate Filing List: Non-Legislative," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Politico, "2014 New Mexico Senate Election Results," accessed November 6, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Campaign Website, "Allen," accessed January 15, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "New Mexico Summary Vote Results," June 3, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 New Mexico Telegram, "Romney, Huckabee endorse Weh," accessed July 1, 2014
- ↑ YouTube, "Allen Weh ~ Restore Leadership," accessed August 28, 2014
- ↑ KOAT Albuquerque, "U.S. Senate candidate uses image of terrorist in ad," accessed August 28, 2014
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "2010 Primary Election Results," accessed December 18, 2014
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "2010 General Election Results," accessed December 18, 2014
- ↑ Republican Party of New Mexico, "National Delegates Elected at RPNM 2016 Quadrennial Convention," accessed June 28, 2016
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
