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The2008 New Mexico Democratic presidential primary took place on February 5, 2008, with 26 national delegates at stake.[1]
On February 12, 2008, counting was officially finished andHillary Clinton was declared the winner.
Although mass media calledNew Mexico's nominating contest as a caucus, the format was that of a party-run closed primary.[2] Eligible voters included all registered Democrats as of January 4, 2008. Voting occurred between 12 noon and 7 PM Mountain Standard Time. Absentee ballots were available to any voter and were required to be returned by January 28. Delegates were then apportioned based on the results of the primary at the statewide and Congressional district levels, and were formally elected at district and state conventions in April based on the primary results.[3]
| Final Polling | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pollster | Barack Obama | Hillary Clinton | Bill Richardson | John Edwards |
| NM State University | 48% | 42% | - | - |
| NM State University | 19% | 23% | 33% | 18% |
| American Research Group | 22% | 17% | 28% | 12% |
| Key: | Withdrew prior to contest |
| New Mexico Democratic presidential primary, 2008[4] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Estimated national delegates[1] |
| Hillary Clinton | 73,105 | 49.00% | 14 |
| Barack Obama | 71,396 | 47.86% | 12 |
| John Edwards | 2,157 | 1.45% | 0 |
| Bill Richardson | 1,305 | 0.87% | 0 |
| Dennis Kucinich | 574 | 0.38% | 0 |
| Joe Biden | 122 | 0.08% | 0 |
| Chris Dodd | 81 | 0.05% | 0 |
| Uncommitted | 441 | 0.30% | 0 |
| Totals | 149,181 | 100.00% | 26 |
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