A general election was held in the U.S. state of New Mexico on November 2, 2010. All of New Mexico's executive officers were up for election as well all of New Mexico's three seats in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on June 1, 2010.
See main article: 2010 New Mexico gubernatorial election. Incumbent Governor Bill Richardson (D) was term-limited and thus cannot run to a third consecutive term. The primaries were won by the Lieutenant Governor Diane Denish in the Democratic side and by the district attorney Susana Martinez in the Republican side.[1]
| Election Name: | 2010 New Mexico Attorney General election |
| Country: | New Mexico |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2006 New Mexico Attorney General election |
| Previous Year: | 2006 |
| Next Election: | 2014 New Mexico Attorney General election |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Election Date: | November 2, 2010 |
| Nominee1: | Gary King |
| Party1: | Democratic Party of New Mexico |
| Popular Vote1: | 321,547 |
| Percentage1: | 53.7% |
| Nominee2: | Matthew Chandler |
| Party2: | Republican Party of New Mexico |
| Popular Vote2: | 277,139 |
| Percentage2: | 46.3% |
| Map Size: | 215px |
| Attorney General | |
| Before Election: | Gary King |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party of New Mexico |
| After Election: | Gary King |
| After Party: | Democratic Party of New Mexico |
Incumbent Attorney General Gary King won a second term in office, defeating Republican Matthew E. Chandler.[2]
| Election Name: | 2010 New Mexico Secretary of State election |
| Country: | New Mexico |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2006 New Mexico elections#Secretary of State |
| Previous Year: | 2006 |
| Next Election: | 2014 New Mexico elections#Secretary of State |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Image1: | File:Dianna Duran.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Dianna Duran |
| Party1: | Republican Party of New Mexico |
| Popular Vote1: | 341,915 |
| Percentage1: | 57.4% |
| Nominee2: | Mary Herrera |
| Party2: | Democratic Party of New Mexico |
| Popular Vote2: | 253,325 |
| Percentage2: | 42.6% |
| Map Size: | 175px |
| Secretary of State | |
| Before Election: | Mary Herrera |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party of New Mexico |
| After Election: | Dianna Duran |
| After Party: | Republican Party of New Mexico |
Incumbent Secretary of State Mary Herrera (D) ran for a second term in office, but was defeated by the Republican Dianna Duran.
In March of 2010, New Mexico Attorney General Gary King began an investigation into allegations that Herrera solicited donations from organizations that had contracts with the Secretary of State's office and ordered employees to gather signatures for her re-election campaign[3] . Herrera denied the allegations, but the scandals surrounding her contributed to her defeat. [4]
| Election Name: | 2010 New Mexico State Treasurer election |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Election Date: | November 2, 2010 |
| Country: | New Mexico |
| Previous Election: | 2006 New Mexico elections#Treasurer |
| Previous Year: | 2006 |
| Next Election: | 2014 New Mexico State Treasurer election |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Nominee1: | James Lewis |
| Party1: | Democratic Party of New Mexico |
| Popular Vote1: | 324,624 |
| Percentage1: | 55.4% |
| Nominee2: | Jim Schoonover |
| Party2: | Republican Party of New Mexico |
| Popular Vote2: | 261,724 |
| Percentage2: | 44.6% |
| State Treasurer | |
| Before Election: | James Lewis |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party of New Mexico |
| After Election: | James Lewis |
| After Party: | Democratic Party of New Mexico |
| Map Size: | 215px |
Incumbent Treasurer James Lewis (D) won a second consecutive term, and third term overall, in office, defeating Republican Jim Schoonover.
| Election Name: | New Mexico Auditor election, 2010 |
| Country: | New Mexico |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | New Mexico elections, 2014#Auditor |
| Previous Year: | 2006 |
| Next Election: | 2014 New Mexico State Auditor election |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Election Date: | November 2, 2010 |
| Nominee1: | Hector Balderas |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 323,427 |
| Percentage1: | 55.2% |
| Nominee2: | Errol Chavez |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 263,008 |
| Percentage2: | 44.8% |
| Map Size: | 200px |
| Auditor | |
| Before Election: | Hector Balderas |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Hector Balderas |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Incumbent Auditor Hector Balderas (D) won a second term in office, defeating Republican Errol Chavez.
| Election Name: | 2010 New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands election |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Election Date: | November 2, 2010 |
| Country: | New Mexico |
| Previous Election: | 2006 New Mexico elections#Commissioner of Public Lands |
| Previous Year: | 2006 |
| Next Election: | 2014 New Mexico State Auditor election |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Nominee1: | Ray Powell |
| Party1: | Democratic Party of New Mexico |
| Popular Vote1: | 308,033 |
| Percentage1: | 52.4% |
| Nominee2: | Matthew Rush |
| Party2: | Republican Party of New Mexico |
| Popular Vote2: | 279,664 |
| Percentage2: | 47.6% |
| Commissioner of Public Lands | |
| Before Election: | Patrick H. Lyons |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party of New Mexico |
| After Election: | Ray Powell |
| After Party: | Democratic Party of New Mexico |
Incumbent Land Commissioner Patrick H. Lyons (D) was term-limited and thus could not run to a third consecutive term. He was succeeded by the former Land Commissioner Ray Powell.