The Green Papers: New Mexico 2010 Midterm Election
 
This page is for offices up for election in 2010. Find 2011 elections here.
 
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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.

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. 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
  Candidate Republican     William S. "Bill" English
  Candidate 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

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
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
  Elected 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
  Candidate Democratic 280,614 46.55% Lieutenant Governor Diane D. Denish
for Lieutenant Governor: Brian S. Colón.
Certified at Convention
  Candidate Write-in; (Republican) 994 0.16% Kenneth A. Gomez
  Candidate 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

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

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 Renominated)

CD 1
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Seat up for election
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
  Elected 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
  Candidate 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
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Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman Harry Teague
First elected: 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Renominated - 1 June 2010 Primary
  Elected 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
  Candidate 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
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Seat up for election
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
  Elected 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
  Candidate 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

Seat up for election 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
  Elected Republican 341,915 57.44% state Senator Dianna J. Duran
Certified at Convention
  Candidate 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

Seat up for election 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
  Elected Democratic 321,547 53.71% Attorney General Gary K. King
Certified at Convention
  Candidate 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

Seat up for election 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
  Elected Democratic 324,624 55.36% Treasurer James B. Lewis
Certified at Convention
  Candidate 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

Seat up for election 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
  Elected Democratic 323,427 55.15% Auditor Hector H. Balderas
Certified at Convention
  Candidate 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

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.
 ** Open Office (no incumbent) **
  Elected Democratic 308,033 52.41% former Public Lands Commissioner Ray Bennett Powell
Certified at Convention
  Candidate 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.


 


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