New Mexico gubernatorial election, 2010
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The 2010 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 2010. Democratic Governor Bill Richardson was term-limited and unable to seek re-election.
On June 1, 2010, the Republicans nominated Susana Martinez, the district attorney for Doña Ana County, New Mexico, and the Democrats nominated Lieutenant Governor Diane Denish.
While it was initially thought that Richardson would resign early to become Secretary of Commerce in the Obama administration, Richardson withdrew from the position due to allegations of corruption that were later cleared and he has remained Governor.[1]
Susana Martinez won on November 2, 2010 and is New Mexico's first elected female governor.
Democratic nomination [edit]
The Democratic primary election was held on June 1, 2010.[2]
Candidate [edit]
Results [edit]
| Democratic primary results[4] |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
|
Democratic |
Diane Denish |
108,302 |
99.1% |
|
Democratic |
Billy J. Driggs (write-in) |
1,106 |
0.9% |
| Totals |
109,318 |
100% |
Republican nomination [edit]
The Republican primary was held on June 1, 2010.[2] Susana Martinez won the Republican nomination by getting over 50 percent of the vote in the primary. A pre-primary convention was held on March 13 and Martinez received 47 percent of the pre-primary Republican vote.[5]
Nominee [edit]
Other Candidates [edit]
Declined to run [edit]
Convention [edit]
A pre-primary nominating convention was held on March 13, 2010. Susana Martinez was victorious, winning the support of 46.65 percent of delegates, while Allen Weh received 26.32%, Janice Arnold-Jones received 13.16%, Doug Turner won 9.43%, and Pete Domenici, Jr. won 4.61%. Candidates who receive less than 20% of the convention vote are required to collect twice as many signatures as those who received 20% in order to appear on the primary ballot. Nonetheless, Arnold-Jones, Turner and Domenici have all signaled their intention to remain in the race.[5]
Polling [edit]
| Poll source |
Dates administered |
Janice Arnold-Jones |
Pete Domenici, Jr. |
Susana Martinez |
Doug Turner |
Allen Weh |
Undecided/no answer |
| Survey USA |
May 23–25, 2010 |
3% |
8% |
43% |
8% |
33% |
5% |
| NMSU |
February 9–13, 2010 |
2.5% |
29.3% |
11.5% |
6.8% |
7.4% |
42.6% |
Results [edit]
| Republican primary results[4] |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
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Republican |
Susana Martinez |
62,006 |
50.7% |
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Republican |
Allen Weh |
33,727 |
27.6% |
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Republican |
Doug Turner |
14,166 |
11.6% |
|
Republican |
Pete Domenici, Jr. |
8,630 |
7.0% |
|
Republican |
Janice Arnold-Jones |
3,740 |
3.1% |
| Totals |
122,269 |
100% |
General election [edit]
Predictions [edit]
Polling [edit]
| Poll source |
Dates administered |
Diane Denish (D) |
Susana Martinez (R) |
| Rasmussen Reports |
October 24, 2010 |
42% |
52% |
| Survey USA |
October 15, 2010 |
42% |
54% |
| Rasmussen Reports |
October 10, 2010 |
43% |
52% |
| Rasmussen Reports |
September 29, 2010 |
41% |
51% |
| Albuquerque Journal |
September 27–30, 2010 |
41% |
47% |
| Public Policy Polling |
September 25–26, 2010 |
42% |
50% |
| Public Opinion Strategies |
September 11–13, 2010 |
40% |
50% |
| Albuquerque Journal |
August 23–27, 2010 |
39% |
45% |
| Rasmussen Reports |
August 24, 2010 |
43% |
48% |
| Magellan Strategies |
June 21, 2010 |
43% |
44% |
| Rasmussen Reports |
June 3, 2010 |
42% |
44% |
| Rasmussen Reports |
May 25, 2010 |
43% |
42% |
| Survey USA |
May 23–25, 2010 |
43% |
49% |
| Rasmussen Reports |
March 24, 2010 |
51% |
32% |
| Public Policy Polling |
February 18–20, 2010 |
46% |
32% |
Results [edit]
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ "Richardson withdrawal leaves cabinet gap". MSNBC. January 6, 2009. Retrieved January 4, 2009.
- ^ a b Rudin, Ken (January 25, 2010). "Your 2010 Election Calendar". National Public Radio. Retrieved February 14, 2010.
- ^ Jennings, Trip (November 5, 2009). "Denish, running for governor, steps into budgetary fray". The New Mexico Independent. Retrieved February 14, 2010.
- ^ a b "New Mexico Governor Primary Results". New Mexico Secretary of State. June 1, 2010. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
- ^ a b Haussamen, Heath (March 13, 2010). "Martinez takes impressive 47 percent of votes at GOP convention". The New Mexico Independent. Retrieved March 13, 2010.
- ^ a b c "Susana Martinez officially declares candidacy for NM governor". Las Cruces Sun-News. February 9, 2010. Retrieved February 14, 2010.
- ^ "New Mexico Gov Field at Two With More Likely". CQ Politics. August 1, 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2010.
- ^ "Pete Domenici Jr. to run for governor". KRQE. January 16, 2010. Retrieved February 14, 2010.
- ^ "Pearce Switches Races". Political Wire. July 6, 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2010.
- ^ "Wilson: I won't run for governor". KRQE. October 29, 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2010.
- ^ Ornelas, Chris (July 17, 2009). "GOP gubernatorial candidate drops out". KOB. Retrieved February 14, 2010.
- ^ "2010 Governors Race Ratings". Cook Political Report. Retrieved October 25, 2010.
- ^ "Governor Ratings". Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved October 25, 2010.
- ^ "2010 Governor Races". RealClearPolitics. Retrieved October 25, 2010.
- ^ "2010 Governor Ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved October 25, 2010.
- ^ "Races for Governor in 2010". CQ Politics. Retrieved October 25, 2010.
- ^ "Election 2010: Gubernatorial Scorecard". Rasmussen Reports. Retrieved October 25, 2010.
- ^ "Governor Race Ratings". New York Times. Retrieved October 25, 2010.
- ^ "Election Results" (pdf). Retrieved 2010-11-11.
External links [edit]
- Official campaign websites
