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The2010 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 2010.DemocraticgovernorBill Richardson wasterm limited and could not seek a third consecutive term.
On June 1, 2010, the Republicans nominatedSusana Martínez, the district attorney forDoña Ana County, New Mexico, and the Democrats nominatedLieutenant GovernorDiane Denish.
While it was initially thought that Richardson would resign early to becomeSecretary of Commerce in theObama administration, Richardson withdrew from the position due to allegations of corruption that were later cleared and he remained governor until the conclusion of his term.[1]
Susana Martínez won the election on November 2, 2010, and became New Mexico'sfirst elected female governor, as well as the firstLatina governor of any state.
The Democraticprimary election was held on June 1, 2010.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Diane Denish | 108,302 | 99.07% | |
| Democratic | Billy J. Driggs (write-in) | 1,016 | 0.93% | |
| Total votes | 109,318 | 100.00% | ||
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.[7]
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 all signaled their intention to remain in the race.[7]
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Janice Arnold-Jones | Pete Domenici Jr. | Susana Martínez | Doug Turner | Allen Weh | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SurveyUSA[14] | May 23–25, 2010 | — | — | 3% | 8% | 43% | 8% | 33% | 5% |
| New Mexico State University[15] | February 9–13, 2010 | — | — | 2.5% | 29.3% | 11.5% | 6.8% | 7.4% | 42.6% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Susana Martínez | 62,006 | 50.71% | |
| Republican | Allen Weh | 33,727 | 27.58% | |
| Republican | Doug Turner | 14,166 | 11.59% | |
| Republican | Pete Domenici, Jr. | 8,630 | 7.06% | |
| Republican | Janice Arnold-Jones | 3,740 | 3.06% | |
| Total votes | 122,269 | 100.00% | ||
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Cook Political Report[16] | Tossup | October 14, 2010 |
| Rothenberg[17] | Lean R(flip) | October 28, 2010 |
| RealClearPolitics[18] | Lean R(flip) | November 1, 2010 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[19] | Likely R(flip) | October 28, 2010 |
| CQ Politics[20] | Likely D | October 28, 2010 |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Diane Denish (D) | Susana Martínez (R) | Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmussen Reports[21] | October 24, 2010 | — | — | 42% | 52% | — | — |
| SurveyUSA[22] | October 15, 2010 | — | — | 42% | 54% | — | — |
| Rasmussen Reports[21] | October 10, 2010 | — | — | 43% | 52% | — | — |
| Rasmussen Reports[23] | September 29, 2010 | — | — | 41% | 51% | — | — |
| Albuquerque Journal[24] | September 27–30, 2010 | — | — | 41% | 47% | — | — |
| Public Policy Polling[25] | September 25–26, 2010 | — | — | 42% | 50% | — | — |
| Public Opinion Strategies[26] | September 11–13, 2010 | — | — | 40% | 50% | — | — |
| Albuquerque Journal[27] | August 23–27, 2010 | — | — | 39% | 45% | — | — |
| Rasmussen Reports[28] | August 24, 2010 | — | — | 43% | 48% | — | — |
| Magellan Strategies[29] | June 21, 2010 | — | — | 43% | 44% | — | — |
| Rasmussen Reports[30] | June 3, 2010 | — | — | 42% | 44% | — | — |
| Rasmussen Reports[21] | May 25, 2010 | — | — | 43% | 42% | — | — |
| SurveyUSA[14] | May 23–25, 2010 | — | — | 43% | 49% | — | — |
| Rasmussen Reports[31] | March 24, 2010 | — | — | 51% | 32% | — | — |
| Public Policy Polling[32] | February 18–20, 2010 | — | — | 46% | 32% | — | — |
With Arnold-Jones
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Diane Denish (D) | Janice Arnold-Jones (R) | Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmussen Reports[21] | May 25, 2010 | — | — | 45% | 31% | — | — |
| SurveyUSA[14] | May 23–25, 2010 | — | — | 49% | 35% | — | — |
| Rasmussen Reports[31] | March 24, 2010 | — | — | 52% | 30% | — | — |
| Public Policy Polling[32] | February 18–20, 2010 | — | — | 47% | 33% | — | — |
With Domenici Jr.
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Diane Denish (D) | Pete Domenici Jr. (R) | Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmussen Reports[21] | May 25, 2010 | — | — | 47% | 30% | — | — |
| SurveyUSA[14] | May 23–25, 2010 | — | — | 46% | 40% | — | — |
| Rasmussen Reports[31] | March 24, 2010 | — | — | 52% | 35% | — | — |
| Public Policy Polling[32] | February 18–20, 2010 | — | — | 45% | 40% | — | — |
With Turner
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Diane Denish (D) | Doug Turner (R) | Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmussen Reports[21] | May 25, 2010 | — | — | 47% | 31% | — | — |
| SurveyUSA[14] | May 23–25, 2010 | — | — | 50% | 36% | — | — |
| Rasmussen Reports[31] | March 24, 2010 | — | — | 43% | 34% | — | — |
| Public Policy Polling[32] | February 18–20, 2010 | — | — | 46% | 32% | — | — |
With Weh
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Diane Denish (D) | Allen Weh (R) | Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmussen Reports[21] | May 25, 2010 | — | — | 45% | 39% | — | — |
| SurveyUSA[14] | May 23–25, 2010 | — | — | 47% | 42% | — | — |
| Rasmussen Reports[31] | March 24, 2010 | — | — | 45% | 35% | — | — |
| Public Policy Polling[32] | February 18–20, 2010 | — | — | 48% | 30% | — | — |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Susana Martinez | 321,219 | 53.29% | +22.10% | |
| Democratic | Diane Denish | 280,614 | 46.55% | −22.27% | |
| Republican | Kenneth A. Gomez (write-in) | 994 | 0.16% | ||
| Majority | 40,605 | 6.74% | |||
| Total votes | 602,827 | 100.00% | |||
| Republicangain fromDemocratic | Swing | +44.37% | |||
Martinez was the first Republican gubernatorial candidate to carryGuadalupe County sinceEdwin L. Mechem in1958.
| County | Susana Martinez Republican | Diane Denish Democratic | Kenneth A. Gomez Write-in | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Bernalillo | 102,711 | 50.79% | 99,278 | 49.10% | 218 | 0.11% | 3,433 | 1.70% | 202,207 |
| Catron | 1,472 | 77.60% | 420 | 22.14% | 5 | 0.26% | 1,052 | 55.46% | 1,897 |
| Chaves | 11,279 | 70.32% | 4,715 | 29.40% | 46 | 0.29% | 6,564 | 40.92% | 16,040 |
| Cibola | 3,176 | 48.52% | 3,340 | 51.02% | 30 | 0.46% | -164 | -2.51% | 6,546 |
| Colfax | 2,916 | 60.21% | 1,913 | 39.50% | 14 | 0.29% | 1,003 | 20.71% | 4,843 |
| Curry | 7,234 | 72.50% | 2,700 | 27.06% | 44 | 0.44% | 4,534 | 45.44% | 9,978 |
| De Baca | 619 | 68.93% | 276 | 30.73% | 3 | 0.33% | 343 | 38.20% | 898 |
| Doña Ana | 24,628 | 51.40% | 23,190 | 48.40% | 94 | 0.20% | 1,438 | 3.00% | 47,912 |
| Eddy | 10,144 | 69.22% | 4,498 | 30.69% | 12 | 0.08% | 5,646 | 38.53% | 14,654 |
| Grant | 5,165 | 48.76% | 5,406 | 51.03% | 22 | 0.21% | -241 | -2.28% | 10,593 |
| Guadalupe | 1,100 | 57.05% | 828 | 42.95% | 0 | 0.00% | 272 | 14.11% | 1,928 |
| Harding | 337 | 62.29% | 204 | 37.71% | 0 | 0.00% | 133 | 24.58% | 541 |
| Hidalgo | 1,014 | 58.18% | 728 | 41.77% | 1 | 0.06% | 286 | 16.41% | 1,743 |
| Lea | 9,661 | 74.18% | 3,341 | 25.65% | 21 | 0.16% | 6,320 | 48.53% | 13,023 |
| Lincoln | 5,544 | 73.50% | 1,990 | 26.38% | 9 | 0.12% | 3,554 | 47.12% | 7,543 |
| Los Alamos | 4,729 | 54.28% | 3,972 | 45.59% | 11 | 0.13% | 757 | 8.69% | 8,712 |
| Luna | 3,588 | 58.73% | 2,498 | 40.89% | 23 | 0.38% | 1,090 | 17.84% | 6,109 |
| McKinley | 5,850 | 34.69% | 10,965 | 65.02% | 50 | 0.30% | -5,115 | -30.33% | 16,865 |
| Mora | 1,220 | 46.39% | 1,410 | 53.61% | 0 | 0.00% | -190 | -7.22% | 2,630 |
| Otero | 11,085 | 69.70% | 4,792 | 30.13% | 27 | 0.17% | 6,293 | 39.57% | 15,904 |
| Quay | 1,955 | 65.10% | 1,036 | 34.50% | 12 | 0.40% | 919 | 30.60% | 3,003 |
| Rio Arriba | 4,818 | 40.47% | 7,066 | 59.35% | 22 | 0.18% | -2,248 | -18.88% | 11,906 |
| Roosevelt | 3,162 | 71.59% | 1,244 | 28.16% | 11 | 0.25% | 1,918 | 43.42% | 4,417 |
| San Juan | 24,857 | 69.59% | 10,777 | 30.17% | 86 | 0.24% | 14,080 | 39.42% | 35,720 |
| San Miguel | 3,508 | 38.31% | 5,641 | 61.60% | 8 | 0.09% | -2,133 | -23.29% | 9,157 |
| Sandoval | 24,097 | 56.50% | 18,478 | 43.33% | 72 | 0.17% | 5,619 | 13.18% | 42,647 |
| Santa Fe | 17,441 | 32.61% | 35,963 | 67.24% | 82 | 0.15% | -18,522 | -34.63% | 53,486 |
| Sierra | 2,887 | 65.78% | 1,495 | 34.06% | 7 | 0.16% | 1,392 | 31.72% | 4,389 |
| Socorro | 3,317 | 52.93% | 2,942 | 46.94% | 8 | 0.13% | 375 | 5.98% | 6,267 |
| Taos | 3,495 | 29.35% | 8,415 | 70.65% | 0 | 0.00% | -4,920 | -41.31% | 11,910 |
| Torrance | 3,788 | 67.35% | 1,827 | 32.49% | 9 | 0.16% | 1,961 | 34.87% | 5,624 |
| Union | 1,071 | 72.71% | 400 | 27.16% | 2 | 0.14% | 671 | 45.55% | 1,473 |
| Valencia | 13,351 | 59.97% | 8,866 | 39.83% | 45 | 0.20% | 4,485 | 20.15% | 22,262 |
| Total | 321,219 | 53.29% | 280,614 | 46.55% | 994 | 0.16% | 40,605 | 6.74% | 602,827 |
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