| Election Name: | 2008 New Mexico Democratic presidential primary |
| Country: | New Mexico |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2004 New Mexico Democratic caucuses |
| Previous Year: | 2004 |
| Next Election: | 2016 New Mexico Democratic primary |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Image1: | Hillary_Rodham_Clinton-cropped.jpg |
| Candidate1: | Hillary Clinton |
| Colour1: | D4AA00 |
| Home State1: | New York |
| Popular Vote1: | 73,105 |
| Percentage1: | 49.00% |
| Delegate Count1: | 14 |
| Candidate2: | Barack Obama |
| Colour2: | 800080 |
| Home State2: | Illinois |
| Popular Vote2: | 71,396 |
| Percentage2: | 47.86% |
| Delegate Count2: | 12 |
| Map Size: | 200px |
| Outgoing Members: | NJ |
| Elected Members: | NY |
The 2008 New Mexico Democratic presidential primary took place on February 5, 2008, with 26 national delegates at stake.[1]
On February 12, 2008, counting was officially finished and Hillary Clinton was declared the winner.
Although mass media called New Mexico's nominating contest as a caucus, the format was that of a party-run closed primary.[2] Eligible voters included all registered Democrats as of January 4, 2008. Voting occurred between 12 noon and 7 PM Mountain Standard Time. Absentee ballots were available to any voter and were required to be returned by January 28. Delegates were then apportioned based on the results of the primary at the statewide and Congressional district levels, and were formally elected at district and state conventions in April based on the primary results.[3]
See also: Results of the 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries.
| Key: | Withdrew prior to contest |
| New Mexico Democratic presidential primary, 2008[4] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Estimated national delegates | |
| Hillary Clinton | 73,105 | 49.00% | 14 | |
| Barack Obama | 71,396 | 47.86% | 12 | |
| John Edwards | 2,157 | 1.45% | 0 | |
| Bill Richardson | 1,305 | 0.87% | 0 | |
| Dennis Kucinich | 574 | 0.38% | 0 | |
| Joe Biden | 122 | 0.08% | 0 | |
| Chris Dodd | 81 | 0.05% | 0 | |
| Uncommitted | 441 | 0.30% | 0 | |
| Totals | 149,181 | 100.00% | 26 | |