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New Mexico Democratic Primary

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About This Primary

Feb
5

Status: Primary
Total Delegates: 38.0

Latest Headlines

If Clinton's the Pick, Where Does That Leave Richardson? (Nov. 21, 2008)
Latino Leaders Looking Beyond Richardson (Nov. 20, 2008)
Obama and McCain Wrap Up Campaigns (Nov. 3, 2008)
Washington Post-ABC News Poll (Nov. 3, 2008)
Poll Shows Obama Deflected Recent Attacks (Nov. 3, 2008)
The State of the Races (Nov. 3, 2008)
Democrats Carry Big Generic Ballot Lead (Nov. 3, 2008)
The Final Fix Electoral Map (Nov. 3, 2008)
McCain to Campaign in N.M. and Colo. on Election Day (Nov. 3, 2008)
The State of the Election: Battlegrounds (Nov. 2, 2008)

More Coverage of the New Mexico Primaries »

The Candidates

Joe Biden Senator from Delaware: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Hillary Rodham Clinton Senator from New York: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Chris Dodd Senator from Connecticut: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
John Edwards Trial Lawyer, Director of the Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Mike Gravel Candidate: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Dennis Kucinich Representative from Ohio: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Barack Obama Senator from Illinois: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Bill Richardson Governor of New Mexico: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements

New Mexico Demographics (2007 Census ACS)

Population: 1,969,915
Gender: 49.6 male, 50.4 female
Race: 69.1 white, 2.3 black, 1.4 asian, 0.2 indian, 0.0 pacific islander, 44.4 hispanic,
Age: 74.8% 18 years and over; 12.8% 65 years and over; Median age:
Median Household Income: $41,452
Families Below Poverty Level: 14.2%
Education: 9.4% of those over 25 have a bachelor's degree or higher

Today in New Mexico

No candidates are campaigning in New Mexico today.

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Campaign Finance

$681,471 raised in New Mexico by Democratic candidates (through Sep. 30, 2008)

Top Candidates

Barack Obama	$655,241
Hillary Rodham Clinton	$18,880
Bill Richardson	$7,350

Top Cities

Albuquerque	$243,457
Santa Fe	$231,846
Los Alamos	$30,920

Full New Mexico Financial Report »

Past Election Results

2004 D primary
Kerry	42%
Clark	21%
Dean	16%

2004 general Election
Bush	50%
Kerry	49%
Nader	1%

Note: This list of candidates is not comprehensive. Candidates listed on this page were chosen by washingtonpost.com reporters and editors based on an analysis of their overall competitiveness in this race. Candidates will be added and removed from this page as the race unfolds.