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The 2012 United States Senate election in New Mexico took place on November 6, 2012, concurrently with the
Jon Barrie
(Independent American Party), alternative medicine practitioner and Air Force veteran
Complete video of debate
October 17, 2012 -
Complete video of debate
October 25, 2012 -
Donors by Industries (opensecrets.org)
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Elections
from the New Mexico secretary of state
Financial information
from OpenSecrets.org
Outside spending
at
Candidate issue positions
at On the Issues ;Official campaign websites (Archived)
Jon Barrie for U.S. Senate
Martin Heinrich for U.S. Senate
Heather Wilson for U.S. Senate
{{2012 United States elections New Mexico
2012 U.S. presidential election
The 2012 United States presidential election was the 57th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. Incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama and his running mate, incumbent Vice President Joe Biden, were re-el ...
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
Jesse Francis "Jeff" Bingaman Jr. (born October 3, 1943) is an American politician who served as a United States Senator from New Mexico from 1983 to 2013, for 5 terms. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as Chairman of Committee Outreac ...
decided to retire instead of running for reelection to a sixth term. Democratic U.S. Representative Martin Heinrich won the open seat.
Background
IncumbentJeff Bingaman
Jesse Francis "Jeff" Bingaman Jr. (born October 3, 1943) is an American politician who served as a United States Senator from New Mexico from 1983 to 2013, for 5 terms. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as Chairman of Committee Outreac ...
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 * Martin Heinrich, U.S. RepresentativeWithdrew
* Martin Chávez, former Albuquerque mayor and 1998 Democratic gubernatorial nominee (withdrew to run for U.S. House) * Andres Valdez, anti-police brutality Social Justice activistDeclined
*Jeff Bingaman
Jesse Francis "Jeff" Bingaman Jr. (born October 3, 1943) is an American politician who served as a United States Senator from New Mexico from 1983 to 2013, for 5 terms. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as Chairman of Committee Outreac ...
, incumbent U.S. senator
* Diane Denish
Diane Daniels Denish ( ; born March 7, 1949) is an American politician, who was the 28th Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico, lieutenant governor of New Mexico. She was elected in 2002, running on the same ticket as Governor Bill Richardson, and wa ...
, former New Mexico lieutenant governor and 2010 Democratic gubernatorial nominee
* Ben Ray Luján, U.S. representative
Polling
Endorsements
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
* Greg Sowards, businessman * Heather Wilson, former U.S. Representative and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2008Withdrew
* Bill English, businessman *John Sanchez
John A. Sanchez (born January 11, 1963) is an American politician who served as the 29th lieutenant governor of New Mexico from 2011 to 2019.
Early life
Sanchez, the youngest of eight children, was born and raised in North Valley, New Mexico. ...
, Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico an nominee for Governor in 2002
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Declined
* Janice Arnold-Jones, former state representative * Gary Johnson, former governor (ran for President) * Steve Pearce, U.S. Representative, candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2000, and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2008Polling
Endorsements
Results
General election
Candidates
* Martin Heinrich (D), U.S. Representative * Heather Wilson (R), former U.S. Representative and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2008Jon Barrie
(Independent American Party), alternative medicine practitioner and Air Force veteran
Debates
Complete video of debate
October 17, 2012 -
C-SPAN
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Complete video of debate
October 25, 2012 -
C-SPAN
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Fundraising
Top contributors
Top industries
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Predictions
Polling
;with Jeff Bingaman ;with Hector Balderas ;with Ben Ray Luján ;with Martin HeinrichResults
See also
* 2012 United States Senate elections * 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New MexicoReferences
External links
Elections
from the New Mexico secretary of state
Financial information
from OpenSecrets.org
Outside spending
at
Sunlight Foundation
The Sunlight Foundation was an American 501(c)(3) nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that advocated for open government. The organization was founded in April 2006 with the goal of increasing transparency and accountability in the United States ...
Candidate issue positions
at On the Issues ;Official campaign websites (Archived)
Jon Barrie for U.S. Senate
Martin Heinrich for U.S. Senate
Heather Wilson for U.S. Senate
{{2012 United States elections New Mexico
2012
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