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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2020 New Mexico Democratic presidential primary
June 2, 2020
45 Democratic National Convention delegates (34 pledged, 11 unpledged)
The number of pledged delegates won is determined by the popular vote
 
Candidate Joe Biden Bernie Sanders Elizabeth Warren
(withdrawn)
Home state Delaware Vermont Massachusetts
Delegate count 30 4 0
Popular vote 181,700 37,435 14,552
Percentage 73.3% 15.1% 5.9%
Election results by county
  Joe Biden
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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
Apr 8, 2020 Sanders suspends his campaign
Mar 19, 2020 Gabbard withdraws from the race
Mar 1–5, 2020 Buttigieg, Klobuchar, Bloomberg, and Warren withdraw from the race
Feb 11, 2020 New Hampshire primary; Yang withdraws from the race after close of polls
Jan 13, 2020 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

2020 New Mexico Democratic presidential primary[3]
Candidate Votes % Delegates[4]
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
  1. Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. Steyer with 1%; Bennet, Delaney, Patrick, and Williamson with 0%; someone else with 10%

References
  1. Putnam, Josh. "The 2020 Presidential Primary Calendar". Frontloading HQ. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  2. "New Mexico Democratic Delegation 2020". The Green Papers. May 3, 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  3. "2020 Primary Election Results". New Mexico Secretary of State. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  4. "Delegate Tracker". interactives.ap.org. Associated Press. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
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