• Democrat Barack Obama has won the state of New Mexico, and won the 2008 presidential election.MSNBC: Obama wins Ohio... (November 4, 2008) Democrat Tom Udall is the winner of the Senate race, upsetting the challenging Republican contender.CNN: New Mexico Election Results The winner of the New Mexico vote gains all of the state's five electoral votes.

• 1. Electoral votes: Five
  2. Polls open: 7 a.m. MST
  3. Obama led McCain, 52.5% to 43.6%, entering election day
  4. Registered voters: 1,184,570 Secretary of State: Voter Registration Statistics
  5. Democratic Primary winner: Hillary Rodham Clinton
  6. Republican Primary winner: John McCain

• New Mexico Senate and House Races

  Democratic candidate Tom Udall was heavily favored to win his Senate race and he is the projected winner. The state also has two highly competitive House races in the First and Second Districts.CNN: New Mexico Election Results

• Other New Mexico Races

  • Senate: Tom Udall (D) v. Steve Pearce (R)
    • Udall has won with 61% of the voteCNN: New Mexico Election Results
  • Number of Representative races: Three
  • First District: Darren White (R) v. Martin Heinrich (D)
  • Second District: Ed Tinsley (R) v. Harry Teague (D)
  • Third District: Ben R. Lujan (D) v. Daniel East (R)

• Past New Mexico Winners

  • 2004: George W. Bush
  • 2000: Al Gore
  • 1996: Bill Clinton
  • 1992: Bill Clinton
  • 1988: George H. W. Bush
  • 1984: Ronald Reagan
  • 1980: Ronald Reagan
  • 1976: Gerald Ford
  • 1972: Richard Nixon
  • 1968: Richard Nixon

• New Mexico Government

  • Governor: Bill Richardson
  • Lieutenant Governor: Diane Denish
  • Attorney General: Gary King
  • Secretary of State: Mary Herrera
  • Senators: Pete Domenici (R), Jeff Bingaman (D)
  • Senator-Elect: Tom Udall (D)

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