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November 6, 2012 (2012-11-06)
  
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51.0%
  
45.3%

395,717
  
351,260

Start date
  
November 6, 2012

United States Senate election in New Mexico, 2012 httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Winner
  
Martin Heinrich

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. Democratic U.S. Representative Martin Heinrich won the open seat.

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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.

Declared

  • Hector Balderas, state Auditor
  • Martin Heinrich, U.S. Representative

    • Withdrew

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

    • Declined

  • Jeff Bingaman, incumbent U.S. senator
  • Diane Denish, former New Mexico lieutenant governor and 2010 Democratic gubernatorial nominee
  • Ben Ray Luján, U.S. representative

    • Declared

  • Greg Sowards, businessman
  • Heather Wilson, former U.S. Representative

    • Withdrew

  • Bill English, businessman
  • John Sanchez, Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico

    • Declined

  • Janice Arnold-Jones, former State Representative
  • Gary Johnson, former Governor (ran for President)
  • Steve Pearce, U.S. Representative and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2008

    • Candidates

  • Martin Heinrich (D), U.S. Representative
  • Heather Wilson (R), former U.S. Representative
  • Jon Barrie (Independent American Party), alternative medicine practitioner and Air Force veteran

    • Debates

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

    • References

    United States Senate election in New Mexico, 2012 Wikipedia
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