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2008 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions
 
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Presidential Nominating Process
Party-run Primary: Tuesday 5 February 20081
District Conventions: Saturday 19 April 2008
State Central Committee: Saturday 26 April 2008 		Democrats
CandidatePopular
Vote		Delegate Votes
Hard TotalFloor Vote
Clinton, Hillary Rodham73,105  48.94%14.0  36.84% 
Obama, Barack Hussein71,396  47.80%12.0  31.58% 
Edwards, John Reid2,157   1.44%  
Richardson, William B. "Bill", III1,305   0.87%  
Kucinich, Dennis J.574   0.38%  
Uncommitted441   0.30%12.0  31.58% 
Write-In198   0.13%  
Biden, Joseph Robinette "Joe", Jr.122   0.08%  
Dodd, Christopher J. "Chris"81   0.05%  
(not voting)  38.0 100.00%
Total149,379 100.00%38.0 100.00%38.0 100.00%

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Final results from a party source. In addition to the vote above, there were 63 undervotes and 337 overvotes.

NEW MEXICO Democratic Party-run
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY/CAUCUSES

Tuesday 5 February 2008

26 of 38 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are pledged to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in today's New Mexico Party-run primary: 17 district delegates allocated proportionally to presidential contenders based on the results in each of the State's 3 congressional districts; 9 delegates allocated to presidential contenders based on the caucus vote statewide. 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. A voter may vote by mail or in person at over 150 caucus sites, such caucuses are called to order at Noon MST (1900 UTC) and adjourn at 7 PM MST (0200 UTC). (Thus, this is- in its essence- what is generally known as a "firehouse primary" in other jurisdictions: a local caucus or other like Party meeting during which a binding presidential preference canvass is taken).

NEW MEXICO DELEGATE SELECTION PLAN FOR THE 2008 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION ISSUED BY THE NEW MEXICO DEMOCRATIC PARTY APRIL 2007

Here is how we compute the delegate count (based on final results from a party source):

  1. A candidate must receive 15% or more of the total popular vote to qualify for delegates. Discard votes cast for those candidates who do not qualify. Clinton and Obama have qualified for delegates.
  2. Allocate Congressional District delegates from the qualified vote in each district. Allocate Pledged PLEO and At-Large delegates using the state-wide qualified vote.
  3. In each jurisdiction (CD and statewide):
    1. Total qualified vote = total votes cast for the qualifying candidates in the jurisdiction.
    2. Allocation = (delegates for the jurisdiction) × (candidate's popular vote) ÷ (total qualified vote).
    3. Assign each candidate the WHOLE NUMBER of delegates.
    4. If delegates remain, allocate each of the remaining delegates to those candidates with the LARGEST REMAINDERS.

Tuesday 5 February 2008 Party-run Primary Results
ContestClintonObama
 Pop
Vote		Qual
Vote		DelVoteAllocDelVoteAllocDel
CD158,20156,663627,5972.922329,0663.0783
CD234,41432,897519,0342.893313,8632.1072
CD356,50554,705626,3662.892328,3393.1083
Unallocated25923601080.000 1280.000 
PLEO149,379144,501373,1051.518271,3961.4821
At-Large149,379144,501673,1053.035371,3962.9653
Delegates  26  14  12

Unpledged delegates as of
29 January 2008: Clinton: 1, Obama: 1
9 February 2008: Clinton: 3, Obama: 1
12 February 2008: Clinton: 6, Obama: 1
22 March 2008: Clinton: 6, Obama: 2
30 April 2008: Clinton: 6, Obama: 3
4 May 2008: Clinton: 6, Obama: 4
9 May 2008: Clinton: 6, Obama: 5
4 June 2008: Clinton: 6, Obama: 6

   

Tuesday 5 February 2008: 26 of 38 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are allocated to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in today's New Mexico Party-run primary. A voter may vote by mail or in person at over 150 caucus sites. 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. The caucuses are called to order is at noon MST and adjourn at 7 PM MST. The counting of absentee ballots begins after 6 AM.

  • 17 district delegates are to be allocated proportionally to presidential contenders based on the caucus results in each of the State's 3 congressional districts.
    • CD 1: 6
    • CD 2: 5
    • CD 3: 6
  • In addition, 9 delegates are to be allocated to presidential contenders based on the caucus vote statewide.
    • 6 at-large National Convention delegates
    • 3 Pledged PLEOs

The State Chair shall notify each district chair by 15 February 2008 of the delegate allocation by presidential preference.

 

Saturday 19 April 2008: District Conventions

 

Saturday 26 April 2008: State Central Committee - election of unpledged delegates

The remaining 12 National Convention delegates consist of

  • 11 Unpledged PLEO delegates:
    • 7 Democratic National Committee members.
    • 2 Members of Congress (1 Senator and 1 Representative).
    • 1 Governor.
    • 1 Distinguished Party Leader (Former DNC Chairman Fred R. Harris).
  • 1 Unpledged "add-on" (selected by the State Party Central Committee).

These 12 delegates and will go to the Democratic National Convention officially "Unpledged".

Delegation to the National Convention

New Mexico Delegation (as posted by http://www.demconvention.com/, 18 July 2008)

RoleClintonObama(total)
Pledged District9817
Pledged PLEO213
Pledged At-Large336
Total Pledged141226
Alternate Pledged District123
Alternate Pledged PLEO000
Alternate Pledged At-Large101
Total Alternates224
Unpledged  12
Credentials Committee  2
Platform Committee  2
Rules Committee  3
Pages  2
 
Role(s)PreferenceNameResidence
Pledged District 1ClintonRichard E. CooleyAlbuquerque, NM
Pledged District 1ClintonMark FleisherAlbuquerque, NM
Pledged District 1ObamaPamelya HerndonAlbuquerque, NM
Pledged District 1ClintonTeresa HollandAlbuquerque, NM
Pledged District 1ObamaBradford LyauAlbuquerque, NM
Pledged District 1ObamaDory ShonagonAlbuquerque, NM
Pledged District 2ObamaE. Shirley BacaLas Cruces, NM
Pledged District 2ClintonPriscilla D. ChavezLas Cruces, NM
Pledged District 2ClintonHon. Mary Jane GarciaDona Ana, NM
Pledged District 2ClintonMichael R. HuertaLas Cruces, NM
Pledged District 2ObamaHon. J. Paul TaylorMesilla, NM
Pledged District 3ClintonCarla ArellanesLas Vegas, NM
Pledged District 3ObamaEstevan GonzalesSanta Fe, NM
Pledged District 3ClintonJohnny MontoyaStanley, NM
Pledged District 3ObamaGaye G. PollittSanta Fe, NM
Pledged District 3ClintonThomas TafoyaTaos, NM
Pledged District 3ObamaHon. Patsy TrujilloSanta Fe, NM
Pledged PLEOClintonHon. Hector BalderasAlbuquerque, NM
Pledged PLEOClintonHon. Ernest H. ChavezAlbuquerque, NM
Pledged PLEOObamaHon. James LewisAlbuquerque, NM
Pledged At-LargeObamaHon. Ana CanalesAlbuquerque, NM
Pledged At-LargeObamaDebra A. HaalandAlbuquerque, NM
Pledged At-LargeClintonKristine JacobusAlbuquerque, NM
Pledged At-LargeClintonCornelia LangeAlbuquerque, NM
Pledged At-LargeClintonDavid MontoyaCorrales, NM
Pledged At-LargeObamaHon. Sheryl Williams StapletonAlbuquerque, NM
Alternate Pledged District 1ObamaBrian A. EaganAlbuquerque, NM
Alternate Pledged District 2ClintonJudy L. BakerLas Cruces, NM
Alternate Pledged District 3ObamaSean StimmelLos Alamos, NM
Alternate Pledged At-LargeClintonMichelle MaresLos Lunas, NM
Unpledged
Delegation Chair		 Brian S. ColónAlbuquerque, NM
Unpledged
Delegation Vice Chair		 Annadelle SanchezEspanola, NM
Unpledged Add-On Laurie WeahkeeAlbuquerque, NM
Unpledged Congressman Hon. Tom UdallSanta Fe, NM
Unpledged Distinguished Party Leader Hon. Fred R. HarrisCorrales, NM
Unpledged DNC Member Hon. Martin ChavezAlbuquerque, NM
Unpledged DNC Member Hon. Diane D. DenishSanta Fe, NM
Unpledged DNC Member Mary Gail GwaltneyLas Cruces, NM
Unpledged DNC Member Hon. Raymond SanchezAlbuquerque, NM
Unpledged DNC Member Christine TrujilloAlbuquerque, NM
Unpledged Governor Hon. Bill RichardsonSanta Fe, NM
Unpledged Senator Hon. Jeff BingamanWashington, DC
Credentials Committee Laura HarrisAlbuquerque, NM
Credentials CommitteeClintonJohn V. WertheimAlbuquerque, NM
Platform CommitteeClintonEllen BernsteinAlbuquerque, NM
Platform Committee Hon. Patricia MadridAlbuquerque, NM
Rules Committee Joe GarciaSan Juan Pueblo, NM
Rules CommitteeObamaJohn B. PoundSanta Fe, NM
Rules Committee Art TerrazasAnthony, NM
Page Connie BeimerAlbuqerque, NM
Page Alexander F. FloresCorrales, NM

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