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New Mexico Secretary of State - Bureau of Elections
2006 New Mexico Congressional and Statewide Primary Results
Primary Filing Deadline: 2/14/06, Primary: 6/6/06, Independent / Minor Party Filing Deadline: 6/7/06, General Election 11/7/06,
Last Updated: June 7, 2006 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, |
Governor, 55.5% in '02, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, Campaign & Elections' Odds: 3:1 Democrat, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Cook Political Report: Solid Democrat, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Solid Democratic, Chuck Todd: 3rd Least Vulnerable Governor, Tim Saler: Strong Democratic Advantage, |
| William B. "Bill" Richardson (D) 99.3%, Anselmo A. Chevez (D/WI) 0.7%, |
Dr. J.R. Damron (R) 99.3%, Educator and minister George Brent Bailey, Jr. (R/WI) 0.7%, |
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Lt. Governor - Tied with Gov., 55.5% in '02, 1st term,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| Diane D. Denish (D), |
St. Sen. Sue Wilson Beffort (R), |
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Attorney General, 57.1% in '02, 2nd term, Patricia A. Madrid (D) barred from 3rd term,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| ex-St. Rep. / '04 congressional nominee Gary K. King (D) 46.2%, ex-gubernatorial aide Geno Zamora (D) 31.9%, DA / state sentencing comm'r. Lemuel L. "Lem" Martinez (D) 21.9%, |
ex-Gov.'s son-in-law / ex-prosecutor Jim Bibb (R), |
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Secretary of State, 57.7% in '02, 2nd term, Rebecca Vigil-Giron (D) barred from 3rd term,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| Co. Clerk Mary E. Herrera (D) 39.6%, ex-Sec. of St. Stephanie V. Gonzales (D) 28.9%, ex-Sec. of St. Shirley Hooper (D) 19.5%, financial planner Letitia Montoya (D) 12.1%, |
ex-Albuquerque City Councilwoman Vickie S. Perea (R), |
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Treasurer, unopposed in '02, 1st term, Robert E. Vigil (D) resigned under indictment
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| ex-St. Treas. / chief adm. officer James B. Lewis (D), |
NM GOP state executive committee member / accountant Demesia Padilla (R), |
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Auditor, 52.2% in '02, 2nd term, Domingo P. Martinez (D) barred from 3rd term,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| Albuquerque Tech. Voc. Institute board member Jeffrey J. "Jeff" Armijo (D) 62.0%, Thomas R. Buckner (D) 38.0%, |
ex-St. Corrections Dept. Auditor Daniel U. Alvarez (R), |
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Commissioner of Public Lands, 50.9% in '02, 1st term,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, |
| ex-St. Land Comm'r. Jim Baca (D) 50.9%, ex-St. Land Comm'r. Ray Powell (D) 49.1%, |
Patrick H. Lyons (R), |
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Senator, 61.8% in '00, 4th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Campaign & Elections' Odds: 3:2 Democrat, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Democrat Favored, Cook Political Report: Solid Democrat, Roll Call Analysis: Safe Democratic, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Solid Democratic, Chuck Todd: 21st most vulnerable Senator, Tim Saler: Strong Democratic Advantage, |
| Jesse F. "Jeff" Bingaman, Jr. (D), |
Dr. Allen W. McCulloch (R) 50.7%, St. Sen. Joseph J. "Joe" Carraro (R) 32.2%, Councilman David Pfeffer (R) 17.1%, |
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1st Congressional District, 54.4% in '04, 4th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Chris Cillizza: 9th Most Likely Seat to Switch Party, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Republican, Cook Political Report: Toss Up, Roll Call Analysis: Leans Republican, Stuart Rothenberg's top ten endangered incumbents, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Toss Up, Chuck Todd: 11th Most Vulnerable House Seat, |
| Att. Gen. Patricia A. Madrid (D), |
Heather A. Wilson (R), |
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2nd Congressional District, 60.2% in '04, 2nd term,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican, Roll Call Analysis: Safe Republican, |
| Ex-Presbyterian minister Albert D. Kissling (D), |
Steven Pearce (R), |
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3rd Congressional District, 69.7% in '04, 4th term
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Cook Political Report: Solid Democrat, Roll Call Analysis: Safe Democratic, |
| Tom Udall (D), |
mechanical engineer / prof. Ronald M. "Ron" Dolin (R), |
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1. Link to Predictions:
D.C.'s Political Report,
Washington Post's Chris Cillizza,
Campaign & Elections: Political Oddsmaker,
Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard,
Cook Political Report,
Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball,
Roll Call Analysis,
National Journal's Chuck Todd,
Rothenberg Political Report,
Tim Saler,
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2. D.C.'s Political Report's stars indicate the rating of the race from 1 star to 5 stars depending on its entertainment value.
The color indicates D.C.'s Political Report's prediction of the winning party.
| = Democrat retain control, |
 = Democrats take over control, |
| = Republican retain control, |
 = Republicans take over control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party retains control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party take over control |
| Bold indicates incumbent. |
Yellow district indicates open races. |
| Light Blue boxes indicates Democrats maintained control. |
Light Red boxes indicates Republicans maintained control. |
| Blue boxes indicates Democrats took control. |
Red boxes indicates Republicans took control. |
3. Key to New Mexico Political Parties:
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