The Green Papers: New Mexico 2010 Midterm Election
 
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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.

 
           
U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 111th 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 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
Chair up for election
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
  Candidate Democratic     Lieutenant Governor  Diane D. Denish
    Democratic     Val Kilmer - apparently not a candidate
• 9 May 2009: Made a brief statement saying he would probably not run.
    Democratic     state Senator  Michael S. Sanchez - apparently not a candidate
• 1 September 2009: Decided not to run for governor.
  Candidate Republican     state Representative  Janice E. Arnold-Jones
  Candidate Republican     Pete Vichi Domenici, Jr.
    Republican     Nathan Krekula - apparently not a candidate
• 22 August 2009: "Nathan Krekula ... says he won’t run for governor next year ..."
  Candidate Republican     Doña Ana County Third Judicial District Attorney  Susana Martinez
  Candidate Republican     Doug W. Turner
  Candidate Republican     Allen E. Weh
    Republican     Greg Zanetti - apparently not a candidate
• Withdrew, circa 17 July 2009, cited family concerns.
Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Elected on a ticket with (but nominated separately from) the Governor
Seat up for election
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
  Candidate Democratic     state Representative  Jose A. "Joe" Campos
  Candidate Democratic     Brian S. Colón
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator  Linda M. López
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator  Gerald P. "Jerry" Ortiz y Pino
  Candidate Democratic     Lawrence D. Rael
    Democratic     Greg Solano - apparently not a candidate
• circa February 2010: Withdrew
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  Kent L. Cravens
  Candidate Republican     J.R. Damron
  Candidate Republican     former state Representative Brian K. Moore
  Candidate Republican     former state Representative John A. Sanchez
111th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit. 111th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
3 Democratic (3 Undetermined)
CD 1
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman  Martin T. Heinrich
• First elected: 2008
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Martin T. Heinrich
• FEC H8NM01224: $1,129,588
  Candidate Republican     Jonathan L. "Jon" Barela
• FEC H0NM01163: $293,909
  Candidate Constitution     Jerry Scott
  Candidate Green; (Libertarian)     Alan P. Woodruff
• 2 February 2009: Filed as a Libertarian with the FEC.
19 January 2010: Filed as a Green with the FEC.
Mr. Woodruff is a plantiff in Woodruff v [Secretary of State] Herrera, CV-09-449. The case challenges New Mexico's ballot access laws and related practices.
• FEC H0NM01155: $13,804
CD 2
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman  Harry Teague
• First elected: 2008
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Harry Teague
• FEC H8NM02032: $1,063,745
  Candidate Republican     former Congressman  Stevan E. "Steve" Pearce
• FEC H2NM02126: $760,158
  Candidate Republican     Cliff R. Pirtle
• FEC H0NM02203: Financial report not available
CD 3
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman  Ben Ray Luján
• First elected: 2008
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Ben Ray Luján
• FEC H8NM03196: $512,668
  Candidate Republican     Adam Charles Kokesh
• FEC H0NM03037: $142,630
  Candidate Republican     Thomas E. "Tom" Mullins
• FEC H0NM03045: $45,274
Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
Seat up for election Democratic Secretary of State  Mary E. Herrera
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Secretary of State  Mary E. Herrera
  Candidate Republican     state Senator Dianna J. Duran
    Republican     Marco Gonzales - apparently not a candidate
Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
Seat up for election Democratic Attorney General Gary K. King
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Attorney General Gary K. King
  Candidate Republican     Ninth Judicial District Attorney  Matthew "Matt" Chandler
Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
Seat up for election Democratic Treasurer  James B. Lewis
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Treasurer  James B. Lewis
  Candidate Republican     former Doña Ana County Treasurer Jim D. Schoonover
Auditor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
Seat up for election Democratic Auditor  Hector H. Balderas
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Auditor  Hector H. Balderas
  Candidate Republican     Errol J. Chavez
Commissioner of Public Lands  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
Seat up for election
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.
  Candidate Democratic     Santa Fe County Commissioner  Michael D. "Mike" Anaya
  Candidate Democratic     Sandy R. Jones
  Candidate Democratic     Santa Fe County Commissioner  Harry B. Montoya
  Candidate Democratic     former Public Lands Commissioner Ray Bennett Powell
    Republican     Errol J. Chavez - apparently not a candidate
• Does not appear on the 9 February 2010 New Mexico Secretary of State's candidate list
  Candidate Republican     Bob Cornelius
  Candidate Republican     James M. Jackson
  Candidate Republican     Matthew D. "Matt" Rush
  Candidate Republican     Spiro G. Vassilopoulos
 
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, 17 candidates
 • Republican: 1 incumbent, 22 candidates
Major Third Parties
 • Constitution (affiliates): 1 candidate
 • Green (affiliates): 1 candidate
 • Libertarian: 1 candidate
 • Reform (affiliates)
Other Third Parties
 • Right to Life
 • Unity
 
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 "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.
Links Links to other web sites
Constitution   Links to State Constitutions
 • Constitution of the State of New Mexico
Election Authority
 • New Mexico Bureau of Elections
 • New Mexico Secretary of State
Legislature   Links to State Legislatures
 • New Mexico Legislature
Democratic
 • New Mexico Democratic Party
Republican
 • Republican Party of New Mexico
Third Party
 • Green Party of New Mexico
 • Libertarian Party of New Mexico
 • New Mexico Constitution Party
 • Reform Party of New Mexico
 • The Right to Life Committee of New Mexico
 • The Unity Party of New Mexico
Media & others
 • Alamogordo Daily News
 • Albuquerque Journal
 • Albuquerque Tribune
 • Carlsbad Current-Argus
 • Clovis News Journal
 • DC Political Report - New Mexico
 • Farmington Daily Times
 • Gallup Independent
 • Independent - Gallup
 • KOB TV - NBC - Albuquerque
 • KRQE TV - KREZ TV - KBIM TV - CBS - Albuquerque
 • KUNM FM - Public Radio - Albuquerque
 • lamonitor.com - Los Alamos
 • Las Cruces Sun-News
 • New Mexican - Santa Fe
 • New Mexico Politics with Joe Monahan
 • New Mexico Politics with Joe Monahan
 • Politics1.com - New Mexico
 • Rio Rancher Observer
 • Roswell Daily Record
 • Ruidoso News
 • Sangre de Cristo Chronicle - Angel Fire
 • The Herald - Truth or Consequences
 • The Taos News
 • Valencia County News-Bulletin
 

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