2012 United States Senate election in New Mexico

2012 United States Senate election in New Mexico
	County results; Heinrich: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; Wilson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
U.S. senator before election; Jeff Bingaman; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; Martin Heinrich; Democratic

The 2012 United States Senate election in New Mexico took place on November 6, 2012, concurrently with the 2012 U.S. presidential election as well as other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives as well as various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman decided to retire instead of running for reelection to a sixth term.^[1] Democratic U.S. Representative Martin Heinrich won the open seat.

Background[]

Incumbent Jeff Bingaman won re-election to a fifth term with 70.61% of the vote against Allen McCulloch in the 2006 U.S. senatorial election in New Mexico.

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

Hector Balderas, state Auditor^[2]
Martin Heinrich, U.S. Representative^[3]

Withdrew[]

Martin Chávez, former Albuquerque mayor and 1998 Democratic gubernatorial nominee (withdrew to run for U.S. House)^[4]^[5]
Andres Valdez, anti-police brutality Social Justice activist^[6]

Declined[]

Jeff Bingaman, incumbent U.S. senator^[1]
Diane Denish, former New Mexico lieutenant governor and 2010 Democratic gubernatorial nominee^[7]^[8]
Ben Ray Luján, U.S. representative^[9]

Polling[]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Hector Balderas	Martin Heinrich	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	June 23–26, 2011	400	± 4.9%	24%	47%	—	29%
Magellan Strategies	July 17–18, 2011	636	± 3.9%	21%	54%	—	25%
Public Policy Polling	December 10–12, 2011	309	± 5.6%	30%	47%	—	23%
Public Policy Polling	April 19–22, 2012	270	± 6%	27%	51%	—	22%
Albuquerque Journal/Research & Polling Archived June 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine	May 21–24, 2012	741	± 3.6%	26%	51%	—	23%

Endorsements[]

Martin Heinrich

Federal officials

Raúl Grijalva, U.S. Representative for Arizona's 7th congressional district^[10]

Statewide officials

Patricia Madrid, former Attorney General

New Mexico state senators

Dede Feldman
Tim Keller
Cisco McSorley
Jerry Ortiz y Pino

New Mexico state representatives

J. Paul Taylor
Joni Guiterrez
Bill O'Neill
Jeff Steinborn
Mimi Stewart
Danice Picraux
Eliseo Alcon
Eleanor Chavez

New Mexico Mayors

David Coss, Mayor of Santa Fe
Joe Maestas, former Mayor of Española
Bob Rosebrough, former Mayor of Gallup

Source:^[11]

Unions

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
International Association of Machinists
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
New Mexico Building and Construction Trades Council
New Mexico Communication Workers for America
Service Employees International Union
United Steelworkers of America
United Transportation Union
United Food and Commercial Workers

Organizations

NARAL Pro-Choice America^[12]
Planned Parenthood^[13]
Sierra Club
Defenders of Wildlife
League of Conservation Voters
Council for a Livable World
National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare

Source:^[14]

Hector Balderas

Statewide officials

Diane Denish, former New Mexico Lieutenant Governor

New Mexico state senators

Mary Kay Papen
Phil Griego
Cynthia Nava
Carlos Cisneros
David Ulibarri
Richard Martinez
Bernadette Sanchez

New Mexico state representatives

Jim Trujillo
Antonio Lujan
Joseph Cervantes
Miguel Garcia
Mary Helen Garcia
Lucky Varela
Thomas Garcia

New Mexico Mayors

Steve Brockett, former Mayor of Alamogordo
Robert Vialpando, Mayor of Los Lunas
Tony Jaramillo, Mayor of Socorro
Darren Cordova, Mayor of Taos
Danny Cruz, Mayor of Springer

Source:^[15]

Results[]

Results by county

Heinrich—70–80%

Heinrich—60–70%

Heinrich—50–60%

Balderas—50–60%

Balderas—60–70%

Balderas—70–80%

Democratic primary results^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Martin Heinrich	83,432	58.9
	Democratic	Hector Balderas	58,128	41.1
Total votes			141,560	100

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

Greg Sowards, businessman^[17]
Heather Wilson, former U.S. Representative and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2008^[18]

Withdrew[]

Bill English, businessman^[19]
John Sanchez, Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico^[20]

Declined[]

Janice Arnold-Jones, former state representative^[18]
Gary Johnson, former governor (ran for President)^[21]
Steve Pearce, U.S. Representative, candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2000, and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2008^[22]

Polling[]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Bill English	John Sanchez	Greg Sowards	Heather Wilson	Other	Undecided
Magellan Strategies^{[permanent dead link]}	April 26–27, 2011	801	± 3.5%	—	17%	2%	59%	11%	11%
Public Policy Polling	June 23–26, 2011	400	± 4.9%	4%	24%	8%	52%	—	12%
Magellan Strategies^{[permanent dead link]}	July 17–18, 2011	799	± 3.5%	2%	21%	5%	56%	—	16%
Public Policy Polling	December 10–12, 2011	300	± 5.7%	3%	20%	6%	55%	—	16%
Albuquerque Journal Archived June 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine	May 21–24, 2012	504	± 4.4%	—	—	20%	66%	—	14%

Hypothetical polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Bill English	Gary Johnson	John Sanchez	Greg Sowards	Heather Wilson	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	December 10–12, 2011	300	± 5.7%	1%	31%	15%	3%	42%	—	9%

Endorsements[]

Heather Wilson

Federal officials

Pete Domenici, former U.S. Senator (R-NM)
Manuel Lujan Jr., former U.S. Secretary of the Interior and former U.S. Representative for New Mexico's 1st congressional district
William T. Redmond, former U.S. Representative for New Mexico's 3rd congressional district
Ari Fleischer, former White House Press Secretary for George W. Bush

Statewide officials

John Sanchez, lieutenant governor
Jack Stahl, former lieutenant governor

New Mexico state senators

Minority Leader Stuart Ingle
Minority Whip Bill Payne
Steven Neville
Bill Sharer
Clint Harden
John Ryan
Mark Boitano
Gay Kernan
Vernon Asbill
Sander Rue
Bill Burt
Sue Wilson Beffort
Carroll Leavell
Rod Adair

New Mexico state representatives

Minority Leader Tom Taylor
David Chavez
Bill Gray
Jim Hall
Conrad James
Dave Doyle
Nora Espinoza
Nate Gentry
Jimmie Hall
Jane Powdrell-Culbert
Larry Larranaga
Bill Rehm
Dianne Miller Hamilton
Jim Smith
James White
Tim Lewis
Dennis Roch
Anna Crook
Shirley Tyler
Tom Anderson
Zachary Cook
Alonzo Baldonado
Paul Bandy
James Strickler
Don Bratton
Don Tripp
Cathryn Novich-Brown
Bob Wooley

New Mexico Mayors

Richard J. Berry, Mayor of Albuquerque
Scott Eckstein, Mayor of Bloomfield and Commissioner of San Juan County
Tommy Roberts, Mayor of Farmington
Bryan Olguin, Mayor of Peralta
Louis Huning, former Mayor of Los Lunas
Bill Standley, former Mayor of Farmington
Gary Kanin, former Mayor of Corrales

Source:^[23]

Results[]

Results by county:

Wilson—70–80%

Wilson—60–70%

Wilson—50–60%

Sowards—50–60%

Republican primary results^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Heather Wilson	63,631	70.0
	Republican	Greg Sowards	27,214	30.0
Total votes			90,845	100

General election[]

Candidates[]

Martin Heinrich (D), U.S. Representative
Heather Wilson (R), former U.S. Representative and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2008
Jon Barrie (Independent American Party), alternative medicine practitioner and Air Force veteran^[24]

Debates[]

Complete video of debate, October 17, 2012 - C-SPAN
Complete video of debate, October 25, 2012 - C-SPAN

Fundraising[]

Candidate (party)	Receipts	Disbursements	Cash on hand	Debt
Martin Heinrich (D)	$3,883,992	$2,174,712	$1,763,753	$89,424
Heather Wilson (R)	$4,048,847	$2,416,328	$1,632,517	$0
Jon Barrie (I)	$705	$1,150	$0	$445
Source: Federal Election Commission^[25]^[26]^[27]

Top contributors[]

^[28]

Martin Heinrich	Contribution	Heather Wilson	Contribution
League of Conservation Voters	$108,634	Elliott Management Corporation	$29,413
JStreetPAC	$67,860	Mewbourne Oil Co	$25,000
University of New Mexico	$24,221	Kelly PAC	$15,000
Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP	$23,000	Blue Cross & Blue Shield	$14,050
Council for a Livable World	$20,044	Devon Energy	$13,250
National Rural Letter Carriers' Association	$19,000	Murray Energy	$12,800
Comcast Corporation	$11,250	Yates Petroleum	$12,600
Presbyterian Healthcare Services	$11,150	Livingston Group	$12,249
Intel Corp	$10,500	Publix Super Markets	$11,000
American Optometric Association	$10,250	Westport Construction	$10,500

Top industries[]

^[29]

Martin Heinrich	Contribution	Heather Wilson	Contribution
Lawyers/Law Firms	$322,120	Retired	$355,880
Retired	$270,598	Oil & Gas	$217,500
Lobbyists	$156,480	Leadership PACs	$206,225
Environmental organizations	$145,365	Financial Institutions	$163,888
Leadership PACs	$100,000	Lobbyists	$113,549
Health Professionals	$95,729	Lawyers/Law Firms	$106,852
Pro-Israel	$83,860	Real Estate	$95,990
Public Sector Unions	$67,000	Misc Finance	$72,407
Democratic/Liberal	$64,300	Business Services	$72,078
Casinos/Gambling	$58,550	Mining	$69,200

Predictions[]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[30]	Lean D	November 1, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[31]	Likely D	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg Political Report^[32]	Lean D	November 2, 2012
Real Clear Politics^[33]	Likely D	November 5, 2012

Polling[]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Martin Heinrich (D)	Heather Wilson (R)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	February 4–6, 2011	545	± 4.2%	50%	39%	—	11%
Public Policy Polling	June 23–26, 2011	732	± 3.6%	47%	42%	—	11%
Public Policy Polling	December 10–12, 2011	500	± 4.4%	47%	40%	—	13%
Rasmussen Reports	February 14, 2012	500	± 4.5%	45%	43%	5%	7%
Rasmussen Reports	April 3, 2012	500	± 4.5%	46%	42%	7%	6%
Public Policy Polling	April 19–22, 2012	526	± 4.3%	48%	43%	—	9%
Public Policy Polling	July 13–16, 2012	724	± 3.6%	48%	43%	—	9%
Rasmussen Reports	August 21, 2012	500	± 4.5%	48%	41%	5%	7%
Albuquerque Journal Archived September 12, 2012, at the Wayback Machine	September 3–6, 2012	667	± 3.8%	49%	42%	—	8%
Public Policy Polling	September 7–9, 2012	1,122	± 2.9%	50%	41%	—	9%
We Ask America	September 25–27, 2012	1,258	± 2.85%	52%	41%	—	7%
Public Policy Polling	October 2–3, 2012	778	± n/a%	51%	41%	—	8%
Rasmussen Reports	October 8, 2012	500	± 4.5%	52%	39%	4%	5%
Albuquerque Poll Journal Archived October 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine	October 9–11, 2012	658	± 3.8%	48%	39%	4%	9%
Public Policy Polling	October 23–24, 2012	727	± n/a%	52%	44%	—	3%
Albuquerque Poll Journal^{[permanent dead link]}	October 23–25, 2012	662	± 3.8%	50%	42%	3%	6%

Hypothetical polling

with Jeff Bingaman

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jeff Bingaman (D)	Gary Johnson (R)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	February 4–6, 2011	545	± 4.2%	51%	40%	—	9%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jeff Bingaman (D)	Steve Pearce (R)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	February 4–6, 2011	545	± 4.2%	57%	34%	—	9%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jeff Bingaman (D)	Heather Wilson (R)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	February 4–6, 2011	545	± 4.2%	56%	37%	—	9%

with Hector Balderas

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Hector Balderas (D)	Gary Johnson (R)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	December 10–12, 2011	500	± 4.4%	38%	44%	—	19%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Hector Balderas (D)	Greg Sowards (R)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	June 23–26, 2011	732	± 3.6%	42%	28%	—	30%
Public Policy Polling	December 10–12, 2011	500	± 4.4%	44%	30%	—	27%
Public Policy Polling	April 19–22, 2012	526	± 4.3%	42%	30%	—	28%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Hector Balderas (D)	Heather Wilson (R)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	June 23–26, 2011	732	± 3.6%	45%	39%	—	16%
Public Policy Polling	December 10–12, 2011	500	± 4.4%	43%	43%	—	14%
Rasmussen Reports	February 14, 2012	500	± 4.5%	44%	44%	3%	9%
Rasmussen Reports	April 3, 2012	500	± 4.5%	42%	43%	5%	9%
Public Policy Polling	April 19–22, 2012	526	± 4.3%	44%	43%	—	12%

with Ben Ray Luján

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Ben Ray Luján (D)	Gary Johnson (R)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	February 4–6, 2011	545	± 4.2%	40%	45%	—	9%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Ben Ray Luján (D)	Steve Pearce (R)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	February 4–6, 2011	545	± 4.2%	49%	37%	—	14%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Ben Ray Luján (D)	Heather Wilson (R)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	February 4–6, 2011	545	± 4.2%	48%	40%	—	12%

with Martin Heinrich

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Martin Heinrich (D)	Gary Johnson (R)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	February 4–6, 2011	545	± 4.2%	43%	44%	—	14%
Public Policy Polling	December 10–12, 2011	500	± 4.4%	43%	43%	—	14%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Martin Heinrich (D)	Steve Pearce (R)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	February 4–6, 2011	545	± 4.2%	53%	38%	—	10%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Martin Heinrich (D)	Greg Sowards (R)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	June 23–26, 2011	732	± 3.6%	46%	34%	—	20%
Public Policy Polling	December 10–12, 2011	500	± 4.4%	49%	31%	—	20%
Public Policy Polling	April 19–22, 2012	526	± 4.3%	48%	34%	—	18%

Results[]

2012 United States Senate election in New Mexico^[34]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Martin Heinrich	395,717	51.01%	-19.60%
	Republican	Heather Wilson	351,259	45.28%	+15.95%
		Jon Barrie	28,199	3.63%	N/A
	Independent	Robert L. Anderson (write-in)	617	0.08%	N/A
Total votes			775,792	100.0%	N/A
	Democratic hold

References[]

^ ^a ^b Cillizza, Chris (February 19, 2011). "Bingaman won't run for Senate in 2012". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 19, 2011.
^ Trygstad, Kyle (April 26, 2011). "Balderas Enters N.M. Senate Race Against Heinrich". Roll Call. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
^ Trygstad, Kyle (April 2, 2011). "Heinrich Makes N.M. Senate Bid Official". Roll Call. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
^ Haussamen, Heath (June 29, 2011). "Chávez is running for Congress; Denish isn't". NMPolitics.net. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
^ Catanese, David (June 29, 2011). "Chavez sets up primary for Heinrich seat". Politico. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
^ "Andres Valdez Out of U.S. Senate Race". Albuquerque Journal. Associated Press. February 14, 2012. Archived from the original on April 25, 2013. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
^ Catanese, David (July 6, 2011). "Diane Denish endorses Balderas". Politico. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
^ Trygstad, Kyle (July 6, 2011). "Denish to Endorse Balderas in N.M. Senate Primary". Roll Call. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
^ Catanese, David (April 25, 2011). "Ben Ray Lujan won't run for Senate". Politico. Retrieved April 25, 2011.
^ Trygstad, Kyle (December 6, 2011). "Martin Heinrich Nabs Raúl Grijalva's Support in Senate Race". Roll Call. Archived from the original on May 11, 2012. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
^ "Individual Endorsements". Martin Heinrich for Senate. Archived from the original on May 9, 2012. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
^ "NARAL Pro-Choice America PAC Announces New Endorsements in Key House, Senate Contests to End War on Women". NARAL Pro-Choice America. April 3, 2012. Archived from the original on May 12, 2012. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
^ "Planned Parenthood Action Fund Endorses Martin Heinrich for U. S. Senate". Martin Heinrich for Senate. February 21, 2012. Archived from the original on October 1, 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
^ "Endorsements". Martin Heinrich for Senate. Archived from the original on May 9, 2012. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
^ "Endorsements". Balderas for Senate 2012. Archived from the original on April 5, 2012. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Canvass of Returns of Primary Election Held on June 5, 2012 – State of New Mexico" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Mexico. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 4, 2013. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
^ Haussamen, Heath (December 16, 2010). "Sowards announces candidacy for Senate". NMPolitics.net. Retrieved December 16, 2010.
^ ^a ^b Haussamen, Heath (March 7, 2011). "Wilson formally enters U.S. Senate race". NMPolitics.net. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
^ "Republican Candidate Bill English Withdraws from New Mexico U.S. Senate Race, Endorses Sowards". Tea Party Tribune. January 11, 2012. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
^ Trygstad, Kyle (February 9, 2012). "Republican John Sanchez Drops New Mexico Senate Bid". Roll Call. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
^ Burns, Peter (February 18, 2011). "Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson will not run for Senate". The Washington Examiner. Retrieved February 18, 2011.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Pearce re-election committee has balance of $682K". Las Cruces Sun-News. April 17, 2012. Retrieved May 13, 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Endorsements". Heather Wilson for United States Senate. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
^ Peters, Joey (January 5, 2012). "Independent With Libertarian Bent Announces Bid For US Senate". Santa Fe Reporter. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
^ Martin Heinrich Campaign Finances
^ Heather Wilson Campaign Finances
^ Jon Barrie Campaign Finances
^ Top Contributors 2012 Race: New Mexico Senate, Center for Responsive Politics
^ Donors by Industries (opensecrets.org)
^ "2012 Senate Race Ratings for November 1, 2012". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
^ "2012 Senate". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
^ "2012 Senate Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
^ "2012 Elections Map - Battle for the Senate 2012". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
^ http://www.sos.state.nm.us/uploads/files/Pages%20from%20ALLNMG12%20CAN%20STATEWIDE.pdf^{[dead link]}

External links[]

Elections from the New Mexico secretary of state
Financial information from OpenSecrets.org
Outside spending at Sunlight Foundation
Candidate issue positions at On the Issues

Official campaign websites (Archived)

[WaPo01-1] Cillizza, Chris (February 19, 2011). "Bingaman won't run for Senate in 2012". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 19, 2011.

[2] Trygstad, Kyle (April 26, 2011). "Balderas Enters N.M. Senate Race Against Heinrich". Roll Call. Retrieved May 13, 2012.

[3] Trygstad, Kyle (April 2, 2011). "Heinrich Makes N.M. Senate Bid Official". Roll Call. Retrieved May 13, 2012.

[4] Haussamen, Heath (June 29, 2011). "Chávez is running for Congress; Denish isn't". NMPolitics.net. Retrieved May 13, 2012.

[5] Catanese, David (June 29, 2011). "Chavez sets up primary for Heinrich seat". Politico. Retrieved May 13, 2012.

[6] "Andres Valdez Out of U.S. Senate Race". Albuquerque Journal. Associated Press. February 14, 2012. Archived from the original on April 25, 2013. Retrieved May 13, 2012.

[7] Catanese, David (July 6, 2011). "Diane Denish endorses Balderas". Politico. Retrieved May 13, 2012.

[8] Trygstad, Kyle (July 6, 2011). "Denish to Endorse Balderas in N.M. Senate Primary". Roll Call. Retrieved May 13, 2012.

[9] Catanese, David (April 25, 2011). "Ben Ray Lujan won't run for Senate". Politico. Retrieved April 25, 2011.

[10] Trygstad, Kyle (December 6, 2011). "Martin Heinrich Nabs Raúl Grijalva's Support in Senate Race". Roll Call. Archived from the original on May 11, 2012. Retrieved May 13, 2012.

[11] "Individual Endorsements". Martin Heinrich for Senate. Archived from the original on May 9, 2012. Retrieved May 13, 2012.

[12] "NARAL Pro-Choice America PAC Announces New Endorsements in Key House, Senate Contests to End War on Women". NARAL Pro-Choice America. April 3, 2012. Archived from the original on May 12, 2012. Retrieved May 13, 2012.

[13] "Planned Parenthood Action Fund Endorses Martin Heinrich for U. S. Senate". Martin Heinrich for Senate. February 21, 2012. Archived from the original on October 1, 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2015.

[14] "Endorsements". Martin Heinrich for Senate. Archived from the original on May 9, 2012. Retrieved May 13, 2012.

[15] "Endorsements". Balderas for Senate 2012. Archived from the original on April 5, 2012. Retrieved May 13, 2012.

[primary-16] "Canvass of Returns of Primary Election Held on June 5, 2012 – State of New Mexico" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Mexico. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 4, 2013. Retrieved August 3, 2012.

[17] Haussamen, Heath (December 16, 2010). "Sowards announces candidacy for Senate". NMPolitics.net. Retrieved December 16, 2010.

[nmpolitics.net-18] Haussamen, Heath (March 7, 2011). "Wilson formally enters U.S. Senate race". NMPolitics.net. Retrieved May 13, 2012.

[19] "Republican Candidate Bill English Withdraws from New Mexico U.S. Senate Race, Endorses Sowards". Tea Party Tribune. January 11, 2012. Retrieved May 13, 2012.

[20] Trygstad, Kyle (February 9, 2012). "Republican John Sanchez Drops New Mexico Senate Bid". Roll Call. Retrieved May 13, 2012.

[21] Burns, Peter (February 18, 2011). "Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson will not run for Senate". The Washington Examiner. Retrieved February 18, 2011.^{[permanent dead link]}

[22] "Pearce re-election committee has balance of $682K". Las Cruces Sun-News. April 17, 2012. Retrieved May 13, 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}

[23] "Endorsements". Heather Wilson for United States Senate. Retrieved May 13, 2012.

[24] Peters, Joey (January 5, 2012). "Independent With Libertarian Bent Announces Bid For US Senate". Santa Fe Reporter. Retrieved May 13, 2012.

[25] Martin Heinrich Campaign Finances

[26] Heather Wilson Campaign Finances

[27] Jon Barrie Campaign Finances

[28] Top Contributors 2012 Race: New Mexico Senate, Center for Responsive Politics

[29] Donors by Industries (opensecrets.org)

[30] "2012 Senate Race Ratings for November 1, 2012". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved September 20, 2018.

[31] "2012 Senate". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved September 20, 2018.

[32] "2012 Senate Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved September 20, 2018.

[33] "2012 Elections Map - Battle for the Senate 2012". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved September 20, 2018.

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2012 United States Senate election in New Mexico

Contents

Background[]

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

Withdrew[]

Declined[]

Polling[]

Endorsements[]

Results[]

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

Withdrew[]

Declined[]

Polling[]

Endorsements[]

Results[]

General election[]

Candidates[]

Debates[]

Fundraising[]

Top contributors[]

Top industries[]

Predictions[]

Polling[]

Results[]

See also[]

References[]

External links[]