| President | Popular Votes |
% |
Electoral Votes |
Precincts Reporting |
Updated |
| Barack Obama (D)* |
63,454,864 (NM 459,787) |
52 (57) |
349 | 181,627/187,088 (1,498/1,498) |
2 p.m. (2 p.m.) |
| John McCain (R) |
56,105,863 (NM 341,360) |
46 (42) |
163 |
||
| US Senate | |||||
| Tom Udall (D)* |
491,922 | 61 | 1,449/1498 |
11:20 a.m. |
|
| Steve Pearce (R) |
313,191 | 39 | |||
| US House District 1 | |||||
| Martin Heinrich (D)* |
161,551 | 55 | 459/459 | 11:20 a.m. |
|
| Darren White (R) |
130,101 | 45 | |||
| US House District 2 | |||||
| Harry Teague (D)* |
126,899 | 56 | 449/494 |
11:25 a.m. |
|
| Ed Tinsley (R) |
100,522 | 44 | |||
| US House District 3 | |||||
| Ben Ray Lujan (D)* |
156,585 |
57 | 530/535 |
11:26 a.m. |
|
| Dan East (R) |
85,177 | 31 | |||
| Carol Miller (I) |
35,453 | 13 | |||
| Public Regulation Commission | |||||
| Jerome Block Jr. (D)* |
96,362 | 56 | 298/303 |
11:21 a.m. |
|
| Rick Lass (I) |
75,157 | 44 | |||
| N.M. Constitutional Amendments | Yes |
No |
Precincts Reporting |
Updated |
| Amendment 1 - Regarding the size of some school boards in New Mexico. |
350,552 | 310,515 | 1,495/1498 | 11:50 a.m. |
| Amendment 2 - Regarding midterm salary increases for county officers. |
176,201 | 489,263* |
1,496/1498 | 11:50 a.m. |
| Amendment 3 - Regarding the confirmation of Cabinet secretaries. |
467,225* | 183,832 |
1,496/1498 |
11:50 a.m. |
| Amendment 4 - Allowing school board election at the same time as other nonpartisan elections. |
489,996* | 167,872 |
1,496/1498 |
11:50 a.m. |
| Amendment 5 - Regarding appointment of lieutenant governor when position is vacant. |
455,499* |
207,040 | 1,496/1498 | 11:50 a.m. |
Yes |
No |
Precincts Reporting |
Updated | |
| County Regional Transit Gross Receipts Question | 57,124 |
42,533 | 181/181 |
12:12 p.m. |
| County Bond Measures | ||||
| Bond 1 - $3.5 million for open space, trails and parks. |
42,890* | 21,269 | 86/86 | 11:41 a.m. |
| Bond 2 - $15.5 million for road improvements. |
42,968* | 20,836 | 86/86 | 11:41 a.m. |
| Bond 3 - $5 million for fire facilities. |
44,873* | 18,644 |
86/86 | 11:41 a.m. |
| Bond 4 - $8 million for water projects. |
42,874* | 20,634 |
86/86 | 11:41 a.m. |
| Bond 5 - $1.5 million for new waste transfer stations. |
38,036* | 22,415 | 86/86 | 11:41 a.m. |
| Bond 6 -. $1.5 million for the Santa Fe County Fairgrounds. |
22,258 | 37,609* | 86/86 | 11:41 a.m. |
Yes |
No |
Precincts Reporting |
Updated | |
| State Bond Measures | ||||
| Bond A - $14,725,000 for senior citizen facilities |
393,692 | 269,878 | 1,490/1,498 | 11:50 a.m. |
| Bond B - $11,019,000 for expenditures at academic, public, and tribal libraries |
346,662 | 314,526 | 1,492/1,498 | 11:50 a.m. |
| Bond C - $57,925,000 for health facility improvements |
433,240 | 233,139 | 1,492/1,498 | 11:50 a.m. |
| Bond D - $140,133,000 for higher education and special school facilities |
384,278 | 281,551 | 1,492/1,498 | 11:50 p.m. |

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