Английская Википедия:2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox election Шаблон:ElectionsNM The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, and elected the three U.S. Representatives from the state, one from each of the state's three congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election, and a U.S. Senate election. Шаблон:Toclimit

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico, 2012
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats before	Seats after	+/–
	Democratic	422,189	55.11%	2	2	-
	Republican	343,269	44.81%	1	1	-
	Independent (Write-in)	173	0.02%			-
	Green Party (Write-in)	459	0.06%			-
Totals		766,090	100%	3	3	-

District 1

Шаблон:See also The redrawn 1st district serves the central area of New Mexico, including almost three-fourths of Albuquerque. Incumbent Democrat Martin Heinrich, first elected in 2008, did not seek reelection, but will instead ran for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Jeff Bingaman.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Michelle Lujan Grisham, Bernalillo County Commissioner and candidate for this seat in 2008

Eliminated in primary

• Marty Chávez, former Albuquerque Mayor
• Eric Griego, state senator

Declined

• Hector Balderas, State Auditor
• Terry Brunner, head of rural development for the U.S. Department of Agriculture in New Mexico and Jeff Bingaman’s former state director
• Diane Denish, former Lieutenant Governor and nominee for Governor in 2010
• Martin Heinrich, incumbent U.S. Representative
• Timothy M. Keller, state senator
• James B. Lewis, State Treasurer
• Moe Maestas, state representative
• Stuart Paisano, former governor of Sandia Pueblo

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Janice Arnold-Jones, former state representative

Withdrawn

• Dan Lewis, Albuquerque City Councilmember

Disqualified

• Gary Smith, Army veteran

Declined

• Jon Barela, businessman and nominee for this seat in 2010

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Michelle Lujan Grisham (D)	Janice Arnold-Jones (R)	Undecided
Research & Polling Inc	October 23–25, 2012	401	± 4.9%	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic align=center| 51%	36%	13%
Research & Polling Inc	October 9–11, 2012	402	± 4.9%	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic align=center| 51%	37%	12%
Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research (D-Lujan Grisham)	October 8–9, 2012	407	± 5.0%	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic align=center| 55%	40%	5%
Research & Polling Inc	September 3–6, 2012	409	± 4.8%	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic align=center| 46%	34%	20%
Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research (D-Lujan Grisham)	July 10–15, 2012	502	± 4.0%	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic align=center| 50%	42%	8%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Шаблон:USRaceRating	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg	Шаблон:USRaceRating	November 2, 2012
Roll Call	Шаблон:USRaceRating	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Шаблон:USRaceRating	November 5, 2012
NY Times	Шаблон:USRaceRating	November 4, 2012
RCP	Шаблон:USRaceRating	November 4, 2012
The Hill	Шаблон:USRaceRating	November 4, 2012

District 2

Incumbent Republican Steve Pearce was elected in 2010, having previously served from 2003 until 2009. Pearce sought reelection in 2012.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Steve Pearce, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Evelyn Madrid Erhard, former teacher at New Mexico State University

Withdrawn

• Martin Resendiz, Mayor of Sunland Park

Disqualified

• Frank McKinnon, businessman and candidate for this seat in 2008

Declined

• Nate Cote, state representative
• Edgar Lopez, head of a real estate company
• Harry Teague, former U.S. Representative

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Steve Pearce (R)	Evelyn Madrid Erhard (D)	Undecided
Research & Polling Inc	October 23–25, 2012	113	± 9.2%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 56%	38%	6%
Research & Polling Inc	October 9–11, 2012	116	± 9.1%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 55%	31%	15%
Research & Polling Inc	September 3–6, 2012	119	± 9.0%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 56%	30%	14%

District 3

Incumbent Democrat Ben Ray Luján was first elected in 2008. In April 2011 Luján declined to enter the U.S. Senate race and instead chose to seek reelection to the House of Representatives.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ben Ray Luján, incumbent U.S. Representative

Declined

• Sean Closson, artist and hotel worker
• Harry Montoya, Santa Fe County Executive

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jefferson Byrd, rancher

Eliminated in primary

• Rick Newton, businessman

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Ben Ray Luján (D)	Jefferson Byrd (R)	Undecided
Research & Polling Inc	October 23–25, 2012	148	± 8.0%	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic align=center| 53%	35%	12%
Research & Polling Inc	October 9–11, 2012	140	± 8.3%	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic align=center| 58%	34%	8%
Research & Polling Inc	September 3–6, 2012	139	± 8.3%	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic align=center| 57%	31%	12%

External links

• Elections from the New Mexico Secretary of State
• United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico, 2012 at Ballotpedia
• New Mexico U.S. House at OurCampaigns.com
• Campaign contributions for U.S. Congressional races in New Mexico at OpenSecrets
• Outside spending at the Sunlight Foundation