NEW MEXICO

Your complete directory of New Mexico candidates for Governor, United State Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state political parties ... the official state election office ... and state news sources.

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
= Winner
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

Filing Deadline (Major Party Candidates): March 20, 2012
Filing Deadline (Third Party, Independents & Write-Ins): June 26, 2012
Primary: June 5, 2012

This page was last updated on February 3, 2012.

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
Susana Martinez (R)*

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2014.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
(Note: Governor & Lt. Governor candidates run together on tickets in the General Election.)
John Sanchez (R)*

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Dianna Duran (R)*

STATE AUDITOR:
[ Hector Balderas (D)* - Term-Limited in 2014. ]

STATE TREASURER:
[ James B. Lewis (D)* - Term-Limited in 2014. ]

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
[ Gary King (D)* - Term-Limited in 2014. ]
Jason Marks (D) - State Public Regulation Commissioner, Attorney & Ex-Healthcare Executive

STATE COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC LANDS:
Ray Powell (D)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE LEGISLATURE:

State House

State Senate

U.S. SENATOR:

[ Jeff Bingaman (D)* - Retiring in 2012. ]
Hector Balderas (D) - State Auditor, Ex-State Rep. & Attorney
Michael Ham (D) - Research Scientist & Physicist
Martin Heinrich (D) - Congressman, Ex-Albuquerque City Councilor & Ex-Non-Profit Group Executive Director
Andres Valdez (D) - Non-Profit Group Executive Director & Anti-Police Brutality Activist
Bill English (R) - Leatherworker, Army Veteran & '02 US Rep. Candidate
John Sanchez (R) - Lt. Governor, Ex-State Rep., Ex-Los Ranchos Village Councilman, Businessman & '02 Gov. Nominee
Greg Sowards (R) - Child Care Center Owner, Army Veteran & '08 US Rep. Candidate
Heather Wilson (R) - Ex-Congresswoman, Ex-State Cabinet Member, USAF Veteran & '08 Candidate
Jon Barrie (Independent) - Professional Homeopathic Practitioner & Vietnam War Veteran

Tom Udall (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2014.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
[ Martin Heinrich (D)* - Candidate for US Senate in 2012. ]
Marty Chavez (D) - Ex-Albuquerque Mayor, Ex-State Sen. & '98 Gov. Nominee
Eric Griego (D) - State Sen., Ex-Albuquerque City Councilor & Non-Profit Group Executive
Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) - Bernalillo County Commissioner, Ex-State Aging Secretary & Attorney & '08 Candidate
Janice Arnold-Jones (R) - Ex-State Rep., Businesswoman & '10 Gov. Candidate
Dan Lewis (R) - Albuquerque City Councilor, Businessman & Ex-Teacher
John Sanchez (R) - Lt. Governor, Ex-State Rep., Ex-Los Ranchos Village Councilman, Businessman & '02 Gov. Nominee
Gary Smith (R) - Retired Army Sergeant

District 2:
Steve Pearce (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Evelyn Madrid Erhard (D) - Community College Instructor, Democratic Activist & Author
Edgar Lopez (D) - Real Estate Developer
Frank McKinnon (D) - Locksmith, Musician & '08 Candidate
Jeff Steinborn (D) - Ex-State Rep.

District 3:
Ben Ray Luján (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Sean Closson (D) - Artist & Hotel Worker
Harry Montoya (D) - Ex-Santa Fe County Commissioner & '08 Candidate
Jeff Byrd (R) - Rancher
Gary Montoya (R) - Oil Field Inspector & '10 State PRC Nominee
Rick Newton (R) - Businessman, Maritime Recovery Consultant & Tea Party Activist

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Constitution Party of New Mexico
Democratic Party of New Mexico
Green Party of New Mexico
Libertarian Party of New Mexico
Republican Party of New Mexico

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Secretary of State's Office

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Alamogordo Daily News
Albuquerque Journal
Albuquerque Weekly Alibi (Alternative)
Carlsbad Current-Argus
Clovis News Journal / Portales News-Tribune
Deming Headlight
Farmington Daily Times
Gallup Independent
Hobbs News-Sun
KBIM TV-10 (CBS - Roswell)
KOBT TV-4 (NBC - Albuquerque)
KUNM - New Mexico Public Radio
Las Cruces Sun-News
Los Alamos Monitor
Lovington Daily Leader
New Mexico Free Press
New Mexico Magazine
New Mexico Politics with Joe Monahan
NMPolitics.net
Rio Rancher Observer
Roswell Daily Record
Ruidoso News
Sangre de Cristo Chronicle
Santa Fe New Mexican
Sante Fe Reporter (Alternative)
Silver City Daily Press
Taos News
Truth or Consequences Herald
Valencia County News Bulletin