New Mexico 2010 Midterm Election

The Green Papers: New Mexico 2010 Midterm Election

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New Mexico
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 1 June 2010
General Election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

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)
Capital:	Santa Fe
Tuesday 1 June 2010 polling hours 7:00a MDT (1300 UTC) to 7:00p MDT (0100 UTC).
Tuesday 2 November 2010 polling hours 7:00a MDT (1300 UTC) to 7:00p MDT (0100 UTC).

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New Mexico State and Local Government

New Mexico Office of the Secretary of State - 2010 PRIMARY ELECTION CANDIDATES

The Tuesday 1 June 2010 Primary is for Democratic and Republican candidates.

1 June 2010 Primary results from a media source.

2 November 2010
General Election returns from an official source.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 111^th 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

	Republican			William S. "Bill" English
	Republican			Greg Sowards

Class 2	Democratic	Senator Tom Udall • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

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

Open	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
		Open Chair (no incumbent)

	Republican	321,219	53.29%	Doña Ana County Third Judicial District Attorney Susana Martinez • for Lieutenant Governor: former state Representative John A. Sanchez. Certified at Convention

	Democratic	280,614	46.55%	Lieutenant Governor Diane D. Denish • for Lieutenant Governor: Brian S. Colón. Certified at Convention

	Write-in; (Republican)	994	0.16%	Kenneth A. Gomez
	Write-in; (Democratic)			Billy J. Driggs
Total		602,827	100.00%

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

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

111^th U.S. House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit. 111^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 3 Democratic (3 Renominated)

CD 1 {map}	Democratic	Congressman Martin T. Heinrich • Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Renominated - 1 June 2010 Primary

	Democratic	112,707	51.88%	Congressman Martin T. Heinrich • Certified at Convention • FEC H8NM01224; 31 Dec 10; Tot $2,792,503; Dsb $2,770,746

	Republican	104,543	48.12%	Jonathan L. "Jon" Barela • Certified at Convention • FEC H0NM01163; 31 Dec 10; Tot $1,443,931; Dsb $1,421,030
Total		217,250	100.00%

CD 2 {map}	Democratic	Congressman Harry Teague • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Renominated - 1 June 2010 Primary

	Republican	94,053	55.40%	former Congressman Stevan E. "Steve" Pearce • Certified at Convention • FEC H2NM02126; 31 Dec 10; Tot $2,451,275; Dsb $2,417,901

	Democratic	75,709	44.60%	Congressman Harry Teague • Certified at Convention • FEC H8NM02032; 31 Dec 10; Tot $2,088,018; Dsb $2,066,525
Total		169,762	100.00%

CD 3 {map}	Democratic	Congressman Ben Ray Luján • Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Renominated - 1 June 2010 Primary

	Democratic	120,057	56.99%	Congressman Ben Ray Luján • Certified at Convention • FEC H8NM03196; 31 Dec 10; Tot $1,175,108; Dsb $1,169,385

	Republican	90,621	43.01%	Thomas E. "Tom" Mullins • Certified at Convention • FEC H0NM03045; 31 Dec 10; Tot $385,258; Dsb $346,075
Total		210,678	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. • Renominated - 1 June 2010 Primary

	Republican	341,915	57.44%	state Senator Dianna J. Duran • Certified at Convention

	Democratic	253,325	42.56%	Secretary of State Mary E. Herrera • Certified at Convention
Total		595,240	100.00%

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

	Democratic	Attorney General Gary K. King • Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • The current Attorney General is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Renominated - 1 June 2010 Primary

	Democratic	321,547	53.71%	Attorney General Gary K. King • Certified at Convention

	Republican	277,139	46.29%	Ninth Judicial District Attorney Matthew "Matt" Chandler • Certified at Convention
Total		598,686	100.00%

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

	Democratic	Treasurer James B. Lewis • Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • The current Treasurer is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Renominated - 1 June 2010 Primary

	Democratic	324,624	55.36%	Treasurer James B. Lewis • Certified at Convention

	Republican	261,724	44.64%	former Doña Ana County Treasurer Jim D. Schoonover • Certified at Convention
Total		586,348	100.00%

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

	Democratic	Auditor Hector H. Balderas • Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • The current Auditor is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Renominated - 1 June 2010 Primary

	Democratic	323,427	55.15%	Auditor Hector H. Balderas • Certified at Convention

	Republican	263,008	44.85%	Errol J. Chavez • Certified at Convention
Total		586,435	100.00%

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

Open	Republican	Public Lands Commissioner Patrick H. "Pat" Lyons • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Open Seat - At Term Limit. Will run for Public Regulation Commissioner in 2010.
		Open Office (no incumbent)

	Democratic	308,033	52.41%	former Public Lands Commissioner Ray Bennett Powell • Certified at Convention

	Republican	279,664	47.59%	Matthew D. "Matt" Rush • Certified at Convention
Total		587,697	100.00%

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): 11 incumbents, 10 candidates
	• Republican: 1 incumbent, 12 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Write-in: 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 a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.