The Green Papers: New Mexico 2008 General Election
This page is for offices up for election in 2008. Find 2009 elections here.
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 3 June 2008
General Election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Electoral Votes:5(0.93% of 538)
Governor:1 
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
2002-2010 Representatives:3(0.69% of 435)
2000 Census:1,823,821 (0.65% of 281,998,273)
Estimated Voting age population (November 2000):1,263,000
Registered Voters (November 2000):972,895
Capital:Santa Fe
Tuesday 3 June 2008 polling hours 7:00a MDT (1300 UTC) to 7:00p MDT (0100 UTC).
Tuesday 4 November 2008 polling hours 7:00a MST (1400 UTC) to 7:00p MST (0200 UTC).
 

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New Mexico State and Local Government

New Mexico 2008 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties


30 December 2008: Canvass of Returns of General Election Held on November 4, 2008 – State of New Mexico


18 September 2008: Synchronized with New Mexico Secretary of State - 2008 General Election Candidates.


3 June 2008 primary returns from an official source.

 
           

President  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 5 (Winner-take-all), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors, List of Presidential Candidates.
Up for election in 2008
  Elected Democratic 472,422 56.91% Senator Barack Hussein Obama
(5 Electoral Votes)
Vice President: Senator Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr.

FEC P80003338: $778,642,047
  Candidate Republican 346,832 41.78% Senator John Sidney McCain, III
Vice President: Governor Sarah H. Palin

FEC P80002801: $399,826,076
  Candidate Independent 5,327 0.64% Ralph Nader
Vice President: Matt Gonzalez
Party is "New Mexico Independent Party".

FEC P20000527: $4,520,160
  Candidate Libertarian 2,428 0.29% former Congressman Bob Barr
Vice President: Wayne Allen Root.

FEC P80005580: $1,405,899
  Candidate Constitution 1,597 0.19% Charles Obadiah "Chuck" Baldwin
Vice President: Darrell R. Castle

FEC P80005499: $262,010
  Candidate Green 1,552 0.19% former Congressman Cynthia A. McKinney
Vice President: Rosa A. Clemente

FEC P80004930: $240,360
Total 830,158 100.00%  

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 110th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1 Democratic Senator Jesse F. "Jeff" Bingaman, Jr.
First elected: 1982; re-elected: 1988, 1994, 2000, 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012

Class 2
Seat up for election
Open
Republican Senator Pete V. Domenici
First elected: 1972; re-elected: 1978, 1984, 1990, 1996, 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Open Seat - 4 October 2007: Announced retirement at the end of his current term.
 Polls: Leans Democratic - Democratic Congressman Tom Udall favored over Republican Congressman Stevan E. "Steve" Pearce
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Elected Democratic 505,128 61.33% Congressman Tom Udall
Congressman CD 3

FEC S8NM00184: $7,447,684
  Candidate Republican 318,522 38.67% Congressman Stevan E. "Steve" Pearce
Congressman CD 2

FEC S0NM00041: $4,632,311
Total 823,650 100.00%  

Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

  Democratic Governor William B. "Bill" Richardson
First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006
Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election.
Open Chair - At term limit. Was a President canddiate in 2008.
Wednesday 3 December 2008: Nominated for Secretary of Commerce by President-elect Obama.

Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Elected on a ticket with (but nominated separately from) the Governor

  Democratic Lieutenant Governor Diane D. Denish
First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

110th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 110th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
2 Republican (2 Open);
1 Democratic (1 Open)

CD 1
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Seat up for election
Open
Republican Congressman Heather A. Wilson
First elected: 23 June 1998 in Special Election re: death of Congressman Stephen Schiff, 25 March 1998
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Open Seat - Running for the Class 2 Senate Seat in 2008.
 Polls: Leans Democratic - Democratic Martin T. Heinrich favored over Republican Darren P. White
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Elected Democratic 166,271 55.65% Martin T. Heinrich
FEC H8NM01224: $2,513,759
  Candidate Republican 132,485 44.35% Darren P. White
FEC H8NM01273: $1,798,891
Total 298,756 100.00%  

CD 2
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Seat up for election
Open
Republican Congressman Stevan E. "Steve" Pearce
First elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Open Seat - Running for the Class 2 Senate Seat in 2008
 Polls: Leans Democratic - Democratic Harry Teague favored over Republican Edward R. "Ed" Tinsley, III
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Elected Democratic 129,572 55.96% Harry Teague
FEC H8NM02032: $3,478,970
  Candidate Republican 101,980 44.04% Edward R. "Ed" Tinsley, III
FEC H2NM02134: $2,402,283
Total 231,552 100.00%  

CD 3
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Seat up for election
Open
Democratic Congressman Tom Udall
First elected: 1998
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Open Seat - Running for the Class 2 Senate Seat in 2008
 Polls: Democratic Public Utilities Commissioner Ben Ray Luján
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Elected Democratic 161,292 56.74% Public Utilities Commissioner Ben Ray Luján
FEC H8NM03196: $1,570,993
  Candidate Republican 86,618 30.47% Daniel K. "Dan" East
FEC H8NM03212: $193,911
  Candidate Independent; (Green) 36,348 12.79% Carol Miller
FEC H8NM03030: $42,156
    Independent     Ron Simmons - apparently not a candidate
Has Withdrawn Candidacy

FEC H8NM03238: $13,220
Total 284,258 100.00%  

Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

  Democratic Secretary of State Mary E. Herrera
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
The current Secretary of State is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

  Democratic Attorney General Gary K. King
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
The current Attorney General is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

  Democratic Treasurer James B. Lewis
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
The current Treasurer is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Auditor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

  Democratic Auditor Hector H. Balderas
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
The current Auditor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Commissioner of Public Lands  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

  Republican Public Lands Commissioner Patrick H. "Pat" Lyons
First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

Political Parties    Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties
  Democratic (affiliates): 8 incumbents, 5 candidates
  Republican: 4 incumbents, 5 candidates
Major Third Parties
  Green (affiliates): 2 candidates
  Libertarian: 1 candidate
Other Third Parties
  Constitution (affiliates): 1 candidate
Independents
  Independent: 2 candidates
 
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from an election authority that the person so listed will actually appear on the ballot.
 
FEC indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.

 


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