United States presidential election in New Mexico, 2012
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The 2012 United States presidential election in New Mexico took place on November 6, 2012 as part of the 2012 General Election in which all 50 states plus The District of Columbia participated. This was the 25th U.S. Presidential Election in which New Mexico participated. New Mexico voters chose five electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama and his running mate, Vice President Joe Biden, against Republican challenger and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and his running mate, Congressman Paul Ryan.
President Obama and Vice President Biden carried New Mexico with 52.99% of the vote to Mitt Romney's 42.84%, a victory margin of 10.15 percentage points. Libertarian Gary Johnson, a former Republican who served two terms as Governor of New Mexico from 1995 to 2003, garnered 3.55% of the vote, his strongest statewide performance in the nation, and the strongest 3rd party showing in the state since 2000.
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General election
Candidate Ballot Access:
- Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan, Republican
- Barack Obama/Joseph Biden, Democratic
- Gary Johnson/James P. Gray, Libertarian
- Jill Stein/Cheri Honkala, Green
- Virgil Goode/Jim Clymer, Constitution
- Rocky Anderson/Luis J. Rodriguez, Justice
Results
| United States presidential election in New Mexico, 2012[1] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic | Barack Obama | Joe Biden | 415,335 | 52.99% | 5 | |
| Republican | Mitt Romney | Paul Ryan | 335,788 | 42.84% | 0 | |
| Libertarian | Gary Johnson | Jim Gray | 27,788 | 3.55% | 0 | |
| Green | Jill Stein | Cheri Honkala | 2,691 | 0.34% | 0 | |
| Justice | Rocky Anderson | Luis J. Rodriguez | 1,177 | 0.15% | 0 | |
| Constitution | Virgil Goode | Jim Clymer | 983 | 0.13% | 0 | |
| Totals | 783,756 | 100.00% | 5 | |||
By county
| County | Obama | Votes | Romney | Votes | Others | Votes | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernalillo | 55.55% | 147,183 | 39.35% | 104,242 | 5.10% | 13,517 | 264,942 |
| Catron | 26.38% | 560 | 70.37% | 1,494 | 3.25% | 69 | 2,123 |
| Chaves | 32.28% | 6,641 | 64.77% | 13,327 | 2.95% | 607 | 20,575 |
| Cibola | 60.18% | 4,907 | 36.37% | 2,966 | 3.45% | 281 | 8,154 |
| Colfax | 49.05% | 2,828 | 46.83% | 2,700 | 4.11% | 237 | 5,765 |
| Curry | 29.51% | 4,019 | 67.91% | 9,250 | 2.58% | 352 | 13,621 |
| DeBaca | 31.82% | 287 | 64.97% | 586 | 3.22% | 29 | 902 |
| Doña Ana | 55.97% | 36,778 | 41.07% | 26,988 | 2.96% | 1,946 | 65,712 |
| Eddy | 31.83% | 6,110 | 65.36% | 12,546 | 2.81% | 539 | 19,195 |
| Grant | 55.00% | 7,009 | 41.48% | 5,286 | 3.52% | 449 | 12,744 |
| Guadalupe | 69.68% | 1,478 | 26.12% | 554 | 4.20% | 89 | 2,121 |
| Harding | 43.26% | 260 | 54.41% | 327 | 2.33% | 14 | 601 |
| Hidalgo | 51.42% | 995 | 46.46% | 899 | 2.12% | 41 | 1,935 |
| Lea | 23.98% | 4,080 | 73.75% | 12,548 | 2.27% | 387 | 17,015 |
| Lincoln | 31.82% | 2,940 | 64.51% | 5,961 | 3.67% | 339 | 9,240 |
| Los Alamos | 48.72% | 5,191 | 45.02% | 4,796 | 6.26% | 667 | 10,654 |
| Luna | 47.77% | 3,583 | 48.93% | 3,670 | 3.29% | 247 | 7,500 |
| McKinley | 72.08% | 15,363 | 25.43% | 5,420 | 2.49% | 530 | 21,313 |
| Mora | 74.85% | 1,952 | 22.81% | 595 | 2.34% | 61 | 2,608 |
| Otero | 34.15% | 6,811 | 62.23% | 12,412 | 3.62% | 723 | 19,946 |
| Quay | 37.32% | 1,384 | 59.39% | 2,202 | 3.29% | 122 | 3,708 |
| Rio Arriba | 74.74% | 11,389 | 22.13% | 3,373 | 3.13% | 477 | 15,239 |
| Roosevelt | 28.92% | 1,730 | 67.73% | 4,052 | 3.36% | 201 | 5,983 |
| San Juan | 34.11% | 15,688 | 62.57% | 28,779 | 3.32% | 1,527 | 45,994 |
| San Miguel | 76.86% | 8,751 | 20.04% | 2,281 | 3.10% | 353 | 11,385 |
| Sandoval | 50.29% | 26,976 | 45.17% | 24,228 | 4.53% | 2,432 | 53,636 |
| Santa Fe | 73.37% | 50,097 | 22.48% | 15,351 | 4.15% | 2,832 | 68,280 |
| Sierra | 38.49% | 1,964 | 57.39% | 2,928 | 4.12% | 210 | 5,102 |
| Socorro | 56.37% | 4,047 | 37.89% | 2,720 | 5.74% | 412 | 7,179 |
| Taos | 78.06% | 11,855 | 17.84% | 2,710 | 4.10% | 623 | 15,188 |
| Torrance | 37.86% | 2,414 | 55.22% | 3,521 | 6.92% | 441 | 6,376 |
| Union | 26.83% | 472 | 70.27% | 1,236 | 2.90% | 51 | 1,759 |
| Valencia | 48.73% | 13,473 | 46.25% | 12,788 | 5.01% | 1,386 | 27,647 |
Democratic caucuses
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Republican caucuses
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Federal offices
- President of the United States: This is a "proportional primary". The twenty delegates to the National Republican Convention are bound proportionally, according to the percentage of votes received, to presidential contenders who receive 15% or more of the primary vote statewide.[5]
- United States Senate: A single candidate to run for the seat formerly held by Jeff Bingaman.
- United States House of Representatives: One candidate from each of the three congressional districts.
Statewide offices
- Court of Appeals: One candidate to run for the unexpired term[2] of Judge Robert E. Robles, currently held by appointee Judge J. Miles Hanisee.[6]
- Public Regulation Commission: One candidate for each of District 1 and District 3 for four year terms.[2]
Results of the presidential voting
| New Mexico Republican primary, 2012[7] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Delegates |
 Mitt Romney |
65,935 | 73.2% | 20 |
| Rick Santorum | 9,517 | 10.6% | 0 |
| Ron Paul | 9,363 | 10.4% | 0 |
| Newt Gingrich | 5,298 | 5.9% | 0 |
| Unpledged delegates: | 3 | ||
| Total: | 90,113 | 100.0% | 23 |
| Key: | Withdrew prior to contest |
See also
- Republican Party presidential debates, 2012
- Republican Party presidential primaries, 2012
- Results of the 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries
- New Mexico Republican Party
Notes
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- The Green Papers: for New Mexico
- The Green Papers: Major state elections in chronological order
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Martinez, Susana (30 January 2012) "Primary Election Proclamation", archived at http://www.webcitation.org/65G9f0zVD by Webcite on 6 February 2012
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- ↑ "In a primary election, a voter shall not be permitted to vote for a candidate of a party different from the party designation shown on the voter's certificate of registration." New Mexico Statutes Annotated §1-12-7.2(D) (2011), archived by Webcite at http://www.webcitation.org/65GBuwBcu on 6 February 2012
- ↑ "each candidate and the uncommitted category shall be entitled to a share of the total vote allotted to the delegation that is equal to the proportion that the vote he received in the presidential primary bears to the total combined vote received by all qualified candidates; provided that no candidate shall be excluded who has received at least fifteen percent of the total vote cast for candidates for president of that party, and no candidate shall be excluded in violation of any political party rule" New Mexico Statutes Annotated §1-15A-9(C)(1) (2011), archived by Webcite at http://www.webcitation.org/65GE6jCpl on 6 February 2012
- ↑ Barbati, Duane (1 February 2012) "Appeals judge wants to retain seat" Alamogordo Daily News, archive at http://www.webcitation.org/65GGFbEEo by Webcite on 6 February 2012
- ↑ Secretary of State official election results. June 26, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2012.
