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2016 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions
 
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Presidential Nominating Process
Primary: Tuesday 7 June 2016 (presumably)1
District Conventions: Saturday 18 June 2016 (presumably)
State Post Primary Election Convention: Saturday 25 June 2016 (presumably)
Democrats
CandidateDelegate Votes
Hard TotalFloor
Clinton, Hillary Diane Rodham18  41.86%27  62.79%
Sanders, Bernard "Bernie"16  37.21%16  37.21%
Uncommitted9  20.93% 
Total43 100.00%43 100.00%

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Republican Convention
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New Mexico Primaries for Statewide offices and Congress
 
New Mexico State and Local Government

 
 

Source: Delegate Selection Plan for the 2016 DNC Convention.


Source: 2016 Primary Election Candidate Portal from the New Mexico Secretary of State.


Results from
Returns from the New Mexico Secretary of State.
AP Statewide
Politico.


Unpledged delegate preferences as of
26 February 2016: Clinton: 5.
30 April 2016: Clinton 6.
28 May 2016: Clinton 7.
8 June 2016: Clinton 8.
17 June 2016: Clinton 9.


   

This Presidential Primary coincides with a state/local primary. These coinciding primaries tend to have an impact upon voter turnout.

Participation in New Mexico's delegate selection process is open to all voters registered as Democrats.

Tuesday 7 June 2016 (presumably): New Mexico Primary. Hours 7:00a-7:00p MDT (1300-0100 UTC). Delegate Pledging: Proportional Primary. Voter Eligibility: Closed Primary.

Primary
Source: New Mexico Secretary of State.
Status: Official. Retrieved: Wednesday 29 June 2016.
Included in Nationwide vote.

CandidatePop
Vote
%
Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton111,33451.53%
Bernard "Bernie" Sanders104,74148.47%
Total216,075100.00%
 

Tuesday 7 June 2016 (presumably): 34 of 43 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are pledged to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in today's New Mexico Primary. A mandatory 15 percent threshold is required in order for a presidential contender to be allocated National Convention delegates at either the congressional district or statewide level. How the Democratic Proportional Delegate Allocation Math works.

  • 23 district delegates are to be allocated proportionally to presidential contenders based on the Primary results in each of the State's 3 congressional districts.
  • In addition, 11 delegates are to be allocated to presidential contenders based on the Primary vote statewide.
    • 7 at-large National Convention delegates
    • 4 Pledged PLEOs

Primary
Source: Email from the Secretary of State.
Status: Official. Retrieved: Thursday 30 June 2016.

ContestClintonSanders
 Pop
Vote
Qual
Vote
DelPop
Vote
AllocDelPop
Vote
AllocDel
CD178,63378,633838,7683.944439,8654.0564
CD247,28547,285725,3603.754421,9253.2463
CD389,43689,436846,8724.193442,5643.8074
PLEO215,354215,3544111,0002.0622104,3541.9382
At-Large215,354215,3547111,0003.6084104,3543.3923
Total
Delegates
  34  18  16
 

Saturday 18 June 2016 (presumably): District Conventions. National Convention District delegates are elected by state delegates according to the results of the Presidential Primary.

 

Saturday 25 June 2016 (presumably): State Party Committee Meeting.

State Post Primary Election Convention elects National Convention Pledged PLEO and At-large delegates according to the statewide results of the Presidential Primary.

The remaining 9 National Convention delegates consist of

  • 9 Unpledged PLEO delegates:
    • 4 Democratic National Committee members.
    • 4 Members of Congress (2 Senators and 2 Representatives).
    • 0 Governors.
    • 1 Distinguished Party Leader (Former DNC Chairman Fred R. Harris).

These 9 delegates and will go to the Democratic National Convention officially "Unpledged".

 

 

HB 346, introduced by Representative Nate Gentry (Republican) on 5 February 2015, would move the date of the Statewide and Presidential Primary from the 1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday in June to the 3rd Tuesday in March. 7 March 2015: Defeated in a tie vote by the New Mexico House Government, Elections and Indian Affairs Committee.

 

Notes

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

1 Democratic Party's "First Determining Step" of the delegate selection process.

 

Links Links to other web sites

Election Authority
  New Mexico Secretary of State
  NMVote.org
Legislature   Links to State Legislatures
  New Mexico Legislature
Democratic
  New Mexico Democratic Party
Media & others
  Albuquerque Journal
  Independent - Gallup
  KOB TV - NBC - Albuquerque
  KOB TV - NBC - Albuquerque
  KUNM FM - Public Radio - Albuquerque
  New Mexican - Santa Fe
  New Mexico Politics with Joe Monahan
  Politics1.com - New Mexico
  The Taos News
  Valencia County News-Bulletin
 


  Election 2016 - Presidential Primary, Caucus, and Convention Home  
 
  Presidential Candidates  
 
  States Alphabetically  
  Events Chronologically  
  Major Events Chronologically  
  Democratic "First Determining Step" Chronologically  
  Poll Closing Times Chronologically   --   Poll Closing Times Alphabetically  
 
  Chronological Cumulative Allocation of Delegates  
  Weekly Delegate Distribution and Availability  
 
Delegate Counts
  Democratic Pledged and Unpledged Summary   --   Republican Pledged and Unpledged Summary  
  Democratic Hard and Soft Summary   --   Republican Hard and Soft Summary  
  Democratic Hard and Floor Summary   --   Republican Hard and Floor Summary  
  Democratic Unpledged Delegate Preferences  
Commentary: THE TIES THAT BIND-- OR DO THEY? or, Politicus Unbound
 
Delegate Allocation
  Democratic Quick Reference   --   Republican Quick Reference  
  The Math Behind the Democratic Delegate Allocation   --   The Math Behind the Republican Delegate Allocation  
  Democratic Timing Penalties and Bonuses   --   Republican Timing Penalties  
 
  Democratic Delegate Pledging and Voter Eligibility   --   Republican Delegate Selection and Voter Eligibility  
 
  Primaries at a Glance  
 
  Results Status and Date Retrieved  
 
Documentation
  Historical Analysis of the Presidential Nominating Process  
  Historical Analysis of the apportionment of delegate votes at the National Conventions of the two major parties  
  Primary/Caucus/Convention Glossary  
  Statutory Election Information of the Several states / Presidential Primary  
  Dates of PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES re: selection and/or allocation/distribution of Delegates to Major Party National Conventions  
 
  Straw Polls  
 
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