New Mexico 2006 Midterm Election

The Green Papers: New Mexico 2006 Midterm Election

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New Mexico
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 6 June 2006
General Election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

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 6 June 2006 polling hours 7:00a MDT (1300 UTC) to 7:00p MDT (0100 UTC).
Tuesday 7 November 2006 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 PRIMARY

Tuesday 6 June 2006

NEW MEXICO PRIMARY Returns from an official source
NEW MEXICO PRIMARY results from a media source

NOTE: The listing of contested races below does not include races in which the only challenger(s) to a single candidate appearing on the Primary ballot are waging a write-in campaign.

Contested STATEWIDE races:

United States Senate (Class 1):
- Republicans have nominated Allen Wilson McCulloch
Secretary of State:
- Democrats have nominated Mary Herrera
Attorney General:
- Democrats have nominated Gary King
Auditor:
- Democrats have nominated Jeff Armijo
Commissioner of Public Lands:
- Democrats have nominated Jim Baca



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 109^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1		Democratic	Senator Jesse F. "Jeff" Bingaman, Jr. • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: 1982; re-elected: 1988, 1994, 2000 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 6 June 2006 Primary
		Polls: Democratic Senator Jesse F. "Jeff" Bingaman, Jr.

		Democratic	394,079	70.60%	Senator Jesse F. "Jeff" Bingaman, Jr. • FEC: $3,310,009

		Republican	163,732	29.33%	Allen Wilson McCulloch • FEC: $559,138

		Write-in; (Republican)	376	0.07%	Orlin Gentry Cole • FEC finanical report not available
Total			558,187	100.00%

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

		Democratic	Governor William B. "Bill" Richardson • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: 2002 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Renominated - 6 June 2006 Primary
		Polls: Democratic Governor William B. "Bill" Richardson

		Democratic	373,926	68.70%	Governor William B. "Bill" Richardson • for Lt. Governor: Lieutenant Governor Diane D. Denish

		Republican	170,352	31.30%	John Dendahl • For Lt. Governor: Sue Wilson Beffort. Former state Republican party chairman John Dendahl was nominated by unanimous voice vote on 17 June 2006 by the Republican State Central Committee. On 21 June 2006 J.R. Damron, who ran unopposed in the 6 June primary, withdrew from the gubernatorial race minutes before Dendahl was nominated.
Total			544,278	100.00%

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

		Democratic	Lieutenant Governor Diane D. Denish • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 6 June 2006 Primary

		Democratic			Lieutenant Governor Diane D. Denish

		Republican			Sue Wilson Beffort

109^th U.S. House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 109^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 2 Republican (2 Renominated); 1 Democratic (1 Renominated)

CD 1 {map}		Republican	Congressman Heather A. Wilson • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: 23 June 1998 in Special Election re: death of Congressman Stephen Schiff, 25 March 1998 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 6 June 2006 Primary
		Polls: Toss-up - Republican Congressman Heather A. Wilson vs. Democratic Attorney General Patricia A. "Patsy" Madrid

		Republican	105,921	50.21%	Congressman Heather A. Wilson • FEC: $4,904,809

		Democratic	105,046	49.79%	Attorney General Patricia A. "Patsy" Madrid • FEC: $3,396,045
Total			210,967	100.00%

CD 2 {map}		Republican	Congressman Steve Pearce • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 6 June 2006 Primary
		Polls: Republican Congressman Steve Pearce

		Republican	92,591	59.42%	Congressman Steve Pearce • FEC: $1,470,871

		Democratic	63,103	40.49%	Albert Donald "Al" Kissling • FEC: $185,716

		Write-in; (Democratic)	142	0.09%	C. Dean Burk • FEC finanical report not available
Total			155,836	100.00%

CD 3 {map}		Democratic	Congressman Tom Udall • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: 1998 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 6 June 2006 Primary
		Polls: Democratic Congressman Tom Udall

		Democratic	142,993	74.58%	Congressman Tom Udall • FEC: $515,102

		Republican	48,742	25.42%	Ronald M. "Ron" Dolin • FEC: $23,573
Total			191,735	100.00%

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

Open		Democratic	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. • Open Seat - At Term Limit

		Democratic	292,853	54.08%	Mary E. Herrera

		Republican	248,690	45.92%	Vickie S. Perea
Total			541,543	100.00%

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

Open		Democratic	Attorney General Patricia A. "Patsy" 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. • Open Seat - Running for Congress CD 1 in 2006

		Democratic	309,073	56.73%	Gary K. King

		Republican	235,765	43.27%	Jim Bibb
Total			544,838	100.00%

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

Open		Democratic	Treasurer Douglas Minge "Doug" Brown • Appointed November 2005 following the resigation of Treasurer Robert E. Vigil • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • The current Treasurer is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Open Seat - Not running for election

		Democratic	322,790	60.44%	James B. Lewis

		Republican	211,308	39.56%	Demesia Padilla
Total			534,098	100.00%
	16 September 2005: The Federal Bureau of Investigation, Special Agents of the Tax Fraud Investigations Division, State of New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department entered the New Mexico State Treasurer's Office to execute a Federal Search warrant. Treasurer Robert E. Vigil, who was first elected in 2002, was indicted and taken in federal custody.

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

Open		Democratic	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. • Open Seat - Not running for re-election in 2006

		Democratic	287,959	54.58%	Hector H. Balderas • S.C.C Democratic Party Appointment

		Republican	239,609	45.42%	Lorenzo Garcia • Replacement nominee
Total			527,568	100.00%

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

		Republican	Public Lands Commissioner Patrick H. "Pat" Lyons • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 6 June 2006 Primary

		Republican	281,224	51.96%	Public Lands Commissioner Patrick H. "Pat" Lyons

		Democratic	259,973	48.04%	Jim Baca
Total			541,197	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): 8 incumbents, 12 candidates
	• Republican: 4 incumbents, 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 an election authority that this candidate is actually on the ballot.

FEC indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.