New Mexico 2004 General Election

The Green Papers: New Mexico 2004 General Election

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New Mexico
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 1 June 2004
General Election: Tuesday 2 November 2004

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 1 June 2004 polls close 7:00p MDT (0100 UTC)
Tuesday 2 November 2004 polls close 7:00p MST (0200 UTC)

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New Mexico State and Local Government

New Mexico 2004 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions: Democrats Republicans Third Parties



President 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004. 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 States: Details.

	Republican	376,930	49.84%	President George W. Bush (5 Electoral Votes) • Vice President: Vice President Richard "Dick" Cheney Renominated by Convention - 2 September 2004
	Democrat	370,942	49.05%	Senator John Kerry • Vice President: Senator John Edwards
	Independent	4,053	0.54%	Ralph Nader • Vice President Peter Miguel Camejo
	Libertarian	2,382	0.31%	Michael Badnarik • Vice President: Richard Campagna
	Green	1,226	0.16%	David Keith Cobb • Vice President: Patricia Helen "Pat" LaMarche
	Constitution	771	0.10%	Michael Anthony Peroutka • Vice President: Chuck Baldwin
Total		756,304	100.00%

U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 108^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1	Democrat			Senator Jeff Bingaman • First elected: 1982; re-elected: 1988, 1994, 2000 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

Class 2	Republican			Senator Pete V. Domenici • First elected: 1972; re-elected: 1978, 1984, 1990, 1996, 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

	Democrat			Governor Bill Richardson • First elected: 2002 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
	No Party Affiliation			(Christina M. Vahlsing - pending) • added 27 May 2003

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Elected on a ticket with (but nominated separately from) the Governor

	Democrat			Lieutenant Governor Diane Denish • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

108^th U.S. House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2004, 2006. No Term Limit. 108^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 2 Republicans (2 Renominated); 1 Democrat (1 Renominated)

CD 1	Republican			Congressman Heather A. Wilson • Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004 • First elected: 23 June 1998 in Special Election re: death of Congressman Stephen Schiff, 25 March 1998 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004 • Renominated - 1 June 2004 Primary
	Republican	147,372	54.40%	Congressman Heather A. Wilson
	Democrat	123,339	45.53%	Richard M. Romero
	Write-In	194	0.07%	Orlin G. Cole • Republican
Total		270,905	100.00%

CD 2	Republican			Congressman Steve Pearce • Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004 • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004 • Renominated - 1 June 2004 Primary
	Republican	130,498	60.20%	Congressman Steve Pearce
	Democrat	86,292	39.80%	Gary King
Total		216,790	100.00%

CD 3	Democrat			Congressman Tom Udall • Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004 • First elected: 1998 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004 • Renominated - 1 June 2004 Primary
	Democrat	175,269	68.68%	Congressman Tom Udall
	Republican	79,935	31.32%	Gregory M. Tucker
Total		255,204	100.00%

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

	Democrat			Secretary of State Rebecca Vigil-Giron • First elected: 1986 (served until 1990); elected 1998; re-elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • The current Secretary of State is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

	Democrat			Attorney General Patricia Madrid • First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • The current Attorney General is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

	Democrat			Treasurer Robert E. Vigil • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • The current Treasurer is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

	Democrat			Auditor Domingo P. Martinez • First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • The current Auditor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Commissioner of Public Lands 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

	Republican			Public Lands Commissioner Patrick H. Lyons • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006