2020 New Mexico Democratic presidential primary
The 2020 New Mexico Democratic presidential primary took place on Tuesday, June 2, 2020, as part of the Democratic Party presidential primaries for the 2020 presidential election. The New Mexico primary is a closed primary, with the state awarding 45 delegates, of whom 34 are pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the primary results. Joe Biden won the primary with 73% of the vote. Bernie Sanders, who had suspended his campaign two months earlier, received 15%.
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45 Democratic National Convention delegates (34 pledged, 11 unpledged) The number of pledged delegates won is determined by the popular vote | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Election results by county
Joe Biden |
Elections in New Mexico |
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Procedure
New Mexico is one of seven states voting on June 2 in the Democratic primaries, along with Indiana, Maryland, Montana, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, and the District of Columbia.[1] Many states moved their elections to June due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.
Voting took place throughout the state from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. In the closed primary, candidates must meet a threshold of 15% at the congressional district or statewide level in order to be considered viable. The 34 pledged delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention will be allocated proportionally on the basis of the primary results. Of the 34 pledged delegates, between 5 and 7 are allocated to each of the state's 3 congressional districts and another 4 are allocated to party leaders and elected officials (PLEO delegates), in addition to 6 at-large pledged delegates. These delegate totals do not account for pledged delegate bonuses or penalties from timing or clustering.[2]
State delegates will designate national convention district-level delegates at district conventions on June 13. On June 20, the state post-primary convention will vote on the 6 pledged at-large and 4 PLEO delegates to send to the Democratic National Convention. The 29 pledged delegates New Mexico sends to the national convention will be joined by 11 unpledged PLEO delegates (4 members of the Democratic National Committee; the entire congressional delegation, consisting of both Senators and all 3 U.S. Representatives; the governor; and former DNC chair Fred R. Harris).[2]
Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[lower-alpha 1] |
Margin of error |
Joe Biden |
Michael Bloomberg |
Cory Booker |
Pete Buttigieg |
Tulsi Gabbard |
Amy Klobuchar |
Bernie Sanders |
Elizabeth Warren |
Andrew Yang |
Other | Undecided |
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Sanders withdraws from the race | ||||||||||||||
Gabbard withdraws from the race | ||||||||||||||
Buttigieg, Klobuchar, Bloomberg, and Warren withdraw from the race | ||||||||||||||
New Hampshire primary; Yang withdraws from the race after close of polls | ||||||||||||||
Booker withdraws from the race | ||||||||||||||
Emerson Polling | Jan 3-6, 2020 | 447 (RV) | ± 4.6% | 27% | 3% | 2% | 7% | 2% | 2% | 28% | 8% | 10% | 11%[lower-alpha 2] | - |
Results
Candidate | Votes | % | Delegates[4] |
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Joe Biden | 181,700 | 73.30% | 30 |
Bernie Sanders (suspended) | 37,435 | 15.10% | 4 |
Elizabeth Warren (withdrawn) | 14,552 | 5.87% | |
Andrew Yang (withdrawn) | 4,026 | 1.62% | |
Tulsi Gabbard (withdrawn) | 2,735 | 1.10% | |
Deval Patrick (withdrawn) | 971 | 0.39% | |
Uncommitted | 6,461 | 2.61% | |
Total | 247,880 | 100% | 34 |
Notes
- Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear - Steyer with 1%; Bennet, Delaney, Patrick, and Williamson with 0%; someone else with 10%
References
- Putnam, Josh. "The 2020 Presidential Primary Calendar". Frontloading HQ. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
- "New Mexico Democratic Delegation 2020". The Green Papers. May 3, 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
- "New Mexico Election Results". electionresults.sos.state.nm.us. New Mexico Secretary of State. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- "Delegate Tracker". interactives.ap.org. Associated Press. Retrieved June 3, 2020.