New Mexico 2012 General Election

The Green Papers: New Mexico 2012 General Election

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New Mexico
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 5 June 2012
General Election: Tuesday 6 November 2012

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
Governor:	1
2010 Census:	2,067,273	(0.67% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:	5	(0.93% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:	3	(0.69% of 435)
2000 Census:	1,823,821	(0.65% of 281,998,273)
2004, 2008 Electoral Votes:	5	(0.93% of 538)
2002-2010 Representatives:	3	(0.69% of 435)
Capital:	Santa Fe
Tuesday 5 June 2012 polling hours 7:00a MDT (1300 UTC) to 7:00p MDT (0100 UTC).
Tuesday 6 November 2012 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 2012 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties

The June 2012 Primary is for Democratic and Republican candidates.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 112^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1 Open		Democratic	Senator Jesse F. "Jeff" Bingaman, Jr. • First elected: 1982; re-elected: 1988, 1994, 2000, 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 • Open Seat - 18 February 2011: Announced retirement.

		Democratic		Auditor Hector H. Balderas • FEC S2NM00096; 31 Dec 11; Tot $776,115; Dsb $343,125
		Democratic		Congressman Martin Trevor Heinrich • Congressman CD 1 • FEC S2NM00088; 31 Dec 11; Tot $1,974,332; Dsb $658,836

		Republican		Gregory Eddie "Greg" Sowards • FEC S2NM00070; 31 Dec 11; Tot $782,441; Dsb $145,537
		Republican		former Congressman Heather A. Wilson • FEC S8NM00168; 31 Dec 11; Tot $1,663,913; Dsb $599,392

		Independent American		Jon Ross Barrie • FEC S2NM00112

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

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

		Republican	Governor Susana Martinez • First elected: 2010 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Elected on a ticket with (but nominated separately from) the Governor

		Republican	Lieutenant Governor John A. Sanchez • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • 11 May 2011: Candidate for the Class 1 U.S. Senate Seat in 2012. 9 February 2012: Withdrew from the U.S. Senate contest.

112^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit. 112^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 2 Democratic (1 Open, 1 Renominated); 1 Republican (1 Renominated)

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 1 Open		Democratic	Congressman Martin Trevor Heinrich • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 • Open Seat - 2 April 2011: Congressman Heinrich announced he is running for the Class 1 Senate Seat in 2012.
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		Democratic		former Albuquerque Mayor Martin J. "Marty" Chávez • FEC H2NM01110; 31 Dec 11; Tot $401,323; Dsb $183,698
		Democratic		state Senator Eric G. Griego • FEC H2NM01102; 31 Dec 11; Tot $434,769; Dsb $226,291
		Democratic		Bernalillo County Commissioner Michelle Lujan Grisham • FEC H8NM01257; 31 Dec 11; Tot $322,268; Dsb $44,094

		Republican		former state Rep. Janice E. Arnold-Jones • FEC H2NM01128; 31 Dec 11; Tot $80,579; Dsb $60,106

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 2		Republican	Congressman Stevan E. "Steve" Pearce • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 • Renominated - 5 June 2012 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		Democratic		Evelyn Madrid Erhard • FEC H2NM02175; 31 Dec 11; Tot $18,099; Dsb $12,967

		Republican		Congressman Stevan E. "Steve" Pearce • FEC H2NM02126; 31 Dec 11; Tot $730,831; Dsb $220,000

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 3		Democratic	Congressman Ben Ray Luján • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 • Renominated - 5 June 2012 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		Democratic		Congressman Ben Ray Luján • FEC H8NM03196; 31 Dec 11; Tot $490,454; Dsb $201,804

		Republican		Jefferson Lee "Jeff" Byrd • FEC H2NM03157
		Republican		Frederick L. "Rick" Newton • FEC H2NM03132; 31 Dec 11; Tot $35,227; Dsb $7,012

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

		Republican	Secretary of State Dianna J. Duran • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

		Democratic	Attorney General Gary K. King • First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Open Seat - At term limit

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

		Democratic	Treasurer James B. Lewis • First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Open Seat - At term limit

Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

		Democratic	Auditor Hector H. Balderas • First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Open Seat - At term limit. Running for the Class 1 Senate seat in 2012.

Commissioner of Public Lands 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

		Democratic	former Public Lands Commissioner Ray Bennett Powell • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

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, 7 candidates
	• Republican: 4 incumbents, 6 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Constitution (affiliates)
	• Green (affiliates)
	• Libertarian
	• Reform (affiliates)
Other Third Parties
	• Independent American (affiliate of Constitution): 1 candidate
	• 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.

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.

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
	• Constitution Party of New Mexico
	• 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
	• Farmington Daily Times
	• 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
	• NMPolitics.net Heath Haussamen
	• 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