New Mexico 2012 General Election

The Green Papers: New Mexico 2012 General Election

This page is for offices up for election in 2012. Find 2013 elections here.

Flag images courtesy of The World Flag Database. Copyright http://www.flags.net/

New Mexico
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 5 June 2012
General Election: Tuesday 6 November 2012

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
Governor:	1
2010 Census:	2,067,273	(0.67% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:	5	(0.93% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:	3	(0.69% of 435)
2000 Census:	1,823,821	(0.65% of 281,998,273)
2004, 2008 Electoral Votes:	5	(0.93% of 538)
2002-2010 Representatives:	3	(0.69% of 435)
Capital:	Santa Fe
Tuesday 5 June 2012 polling hours 7:00a MDT (1300 UTC) to 7:00p MDT (0100 UTC).
Tuesday 6 November 2012 polling hours 7:00a MST (1400 UTC) to 7:00p MST (0200 UTC).

Alabama Alaska American Samoa Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Northern Marianas Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virgin Islands Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

New Mexico State and Local Government

New Mexico 2012 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties

The June 2012 Primary is for Democratic and Republican candidates.

5 June 2012 primary returns from an official source.

6 November 2012 General Election candidates on the ballot and write-in candidates from the New Mexico Secretary of State.

6 November 2012 returns from the New Mexico Secretary of State.



President 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016. 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 Presidential Candidates.


		Democratic	415,335	52.99%	President Barack Hussein Obama (5 Electoral Votes) • Vice President: Vice President Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr. • FEC P80003338; 26 Nov 12; Tot $732,741,988; Dsb $729,647,987

		Republican	335,788	42.84%	former Massachusetts Governor Willard "Mitt" Romney • Vice President: Wisconsin Congressman Paul D. Ryan • FEC P80003353; 26 Nov 12; Tot $478,704,347; Dsb $465,787,141

		Libertarian	27,788	3.55%	former New Mexico Governor Gary Earl Johnson • Vice President: James P. "Jim" Gray • FEC P20002671; 26 Nov 12; Tot $2,575,529; Dsb $2,572,585

		Green	2,691	0.34%	Jill E. Stein • Vice President: Cheri Honkala • FEC P20003984; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,005,788; Dsb $1,093,022

		New Mexico Independent	1,174	0.15%	former Salt Lake City Mayor Ross Carl "Rocky" Anderson • Vice President: Luis J. Rodriguez. New Mexico Independent Party • FEC P20004263; 31 Dec 11; Tot $7,954; Dsb $10,084

		Constitution	982	0.13%	former Congressman Virgil Hamlin Goode, Jr. • Vice President: James N. "Jim" Clymer • FEC P20004685; 26 Nov 12; Tot $202,258; Dsb $202,253
Total			783,758	100.00%

U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 112^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1 Open		Democratic	Senator Jesse F. "Jeff" Bingaman, Jr. • First elected: 1982; re-elected: 1988, 1994, 2000, 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 • Open Seat - 18 February 2011: Announced retirement.
			Open Seat (no incumbent)

		Democratic	395,717	51.01%	Congressman Martin Trevor Heinrich • Congressman CD 1 • FEC S2NM00088; 26 Nov 12; Tot $6,719,378; Dsb $6,679,482

		Republican	351,260	45.28%	former Congressman Heather A. Wilson • FEC S8NM00168; 26 Nov 12; Tot $7,170,513; Dsb $7,085,514

		Independent American	28,199	3.63%	Jon Ross Barrie • 1 August 2012: Insufficient petition signatures. 28 August 2012: First Judicial District Court places Mr. Barrie on the General election ballot. • FEC S2NM00112; 26 Nov 12; Tot $23,603; Dsb $10,001

		Write-in; (Independent)	617	0.08%	Robert L. "Bob" Anderson
Total			775,793	100.00%

Class 2		Democratic	Senator Tom Udall • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

		Republican	Governor Susana Martinez • First elected: 2010 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

		Democratic			Attorney General Gary K. King

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Elected on a ticket with (but nominated separately from) the Governor

		Republican	Lieutenant Governor John A. Sanchez • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • 11 May 2011: Candidate for the Class 1 U.S. Senate Seat in 2012. 9 February 2012: Withdrew from the U.S. Senate contest.

112^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit. 112^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 2 Democratic (1 Open, 1 Renominated); 1 Republican (1 Renominated)

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 1 Open		Democratic	Congressman Martin Trevor Heinrich • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 • Open Seat - 2 April 2011: Congressman Heinrich announced he is running for the Class 1 Senate Seat in 2012.
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		Democratic	162,924	59.06%	Bernalillo County Commissioner Michelle Lujan Grisham • FEC H8NM01257; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,763,694; Dsb $1,744,074

		Republican	112,473	40.77%	former state Rep. Janice E. Arnold-Jones • FEC H2NM01128; 14 Dec 12; Tot $578,879; Dsb $578,879

		Write-in; (Green)	459	0.17%	Jeanne Pahls
Total			275,856	100.00%

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 2		Republican	Congressman Stevan E. "Steve" Pearce • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 • Renominated - 5 June 2012 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		Republican	133,180	59.06%	Congressman Stevan E. "Steve" Pearce • FEC H2NM02126; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,685,750; Dsb $1,078,242

		Democratic	92,162	40.87%	Evelyn Madrid Erhard • FEC H2NM02175; 26 Nov 12; Tot $90,785; Dsb $83,041

		Write-in	173	0.08%	Jack McGrann
Total			225,515	100.00%

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 3		Democratic	Congressman Ben Ray Luján • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012 • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 • Renominated - 5 June 2012 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		Democratic	167,103	63.12%	Congressman Ben Ray Luján • FEC H8NM03196; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,102,825; Dsb $838,722

		Republican	97,616	36.88%	Jefferson Lee "Jeff" Byrd • FEC H2NM03157; 26 Nov 12; Tot $94,587; Dsb $94,916
Total			264,719	100.00%

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

		Republican	Secretary of State Dianna J. Duran • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • The current Secretary of State is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

		Democratic	Attorney General Gary K. King • First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • The current Attorney General is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Open Seat - At term limit

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

		Democratic	Treasurer James B. Lewis • First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • The current Treasurer is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Seat - At term limit

Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

		Democratic	Auditor Hector H. Balderas • First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • The current Auditor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Seat - At term limit.

Commissioner of Public Lands 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

		Democratic	former Public Lands Commissioner Ray Bennett Powell • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

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, 6 candidates
	• Republican: 4 incumbents, 5 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Constitution (affiliates): 1 candidate
	• Green (affiliates): 2 candidates
	• Libertarian: 1 candidate
Other Third Parties
	• Independent American (affiliate of Constitution): 1 candidate
	• New Mexico Independent: 1 candidate
Independents
	• Independent: 1 candidate
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Write-in: 3 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.