New Mexico Attorney General Election, 2010

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The New Mexico Attorney General election of 2010 was held on November 2, 2010. Incumbent Democrat Gary King defeated Republican challenger and Ninth Judicial District attorney Matthew Chandler.

General Election campaign[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Republican Party - Ninth Judicial District attorney Matthew Chandler
Democratic Party - Incumbent Gary King

General election results[edit]

2010 Race for Attorney General - General Election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Vote Percentage
	Democratic Party	a Gary King	53.7%
	Republican Party	Matthew Chandler	46.3%
Total Votes			597,644

Debates[edit]

October 12th - ENMU[edit]

On October 12th, Eastern New Mexico University (ASENMU) hosted a debate between the two major party candidates in the state attorney general contest - Democratic incumbent Gary King and Republican challenger Matthew Chandler. Topics of the discussion included restoring confidence in state government, sealing the border with Mexico, improving the effect illegal immigrants have on the state with extra costs and more crime, and the federal health insurance mandate. The Associated Students of Eastern New Mexico University (ASENMU) and the Clovis High Plains Patriots sponsored the event.

October 17th - NMSU[edit]

The New Mexico State University College Republicans student organization sponsored the second debate between King and Chandler held on Sunday, October 17th at the Corbett auditorium in the Corbett Center Student Union on the New Mexico State University campus.

Endorsements[edit]

Matthew Chandler

Albuquerque Journal, local newspaper^[2]^[3]
Albuquerque Police Officers’ Association (APOA)^[4]
Can-Do Conservatives of America^[5]
New Mexico Fraternal Order of the Police (FOP)^[6]
New Mexico Right to Life^[7]

Gary King

Communications Workers of America (CWA)^[8]
New Mexico Federation of Labor AFL-CIO^[9]
Sierra Club - Rio Grande Chapter^[10]

Polling[edit]

See also: Polls, 2010 State Attorney General elections

Lake Research Poll[edit]

Lake Research Partners interviewed 600 likely New Mexico voters from across the state between August 2 and 4, 2010.

Lake Research Poll - August 2 - 4, 2010^[11]
Candidates		Percentage
Gary King (D)		47%
Matthew Chandler (R)		28%
Undecided		25%
Total voters		600

Albuquerque Journal Poll[edit]

Albuquerque Journal Poll - August 23 - 27, 2010^[12]
Candidates		Percentage
Gary King (D)		48%
Matthew Chandler (R)		33%
Undecided		19%
Total voters		942

Finances[edit]

According to the New Mexico Campaign Finance Information System, as of September 23, 2010, here was the breakdown of campaign finances for each of the candidates:

Matthew Chandler Campaign Finance Reports
Report		Date Filed	Beginning Balance	Contributions	In-Kind ^[13]	Other Sources	Expenditures	Cash on Hand
July 2 - September 6, 2010^[14]		September 13, 2010	$125,002.84	$113,437.07	$7,557.60	$0.00	$71,985.80	$166,454.11

Gary King Campaign Finance Reports
Report		Date Filed	Beginning Balance	Contributions	In-Kind ^[13]	Other Sources	Expenditures	Cash on Hand
July 2 - September 6, 2010^[15]		September 13, 2010	$145,370.73	$273,415.00	$3,000.00	$0.00	$78,436.87	$340,348.86

June 1, 2010 primaries[edit]

See also: New Mexico gubernatorial election, 2010; New Mexico Secretary of State election, 2010

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Incumbent Gary King

Electoral results[edit]

Gary King ran unopposed in this contest

Finances[edit]

According to the New Mexico Campaign Finance Information System, as of July 13, 2010, the following was the breakdown of campaign finances for each of the candidates:

Gary King Campaign Finance Reports
Report	Date Filed	Beginning Balance	Contributions	In-Kind ^[13]	Other Sources	Expenditures	Cash on Hand
May 25 - June 25, 2010^[16]	July 1, 2010	$137,282.42	$21,760.00	$3,000.00	$0.00	$13,671.69	$145,370.73
May 3 - May 25, 2010^[17]	May 27, 2010	$103,123.11	$57,975.00	$0.00	$0.00	$23,815.69	$137,282.42
April 5 - May 3, 2010^[18]	May 10, 2010	$93,221.83	$14,140.00	$1,475.00	$0.00	$4,238.72	$103,123.11
January 1 - April 5, 2010^[19]	April 13, 2010	$0.00	$166,271.14	$4,250.00	$0.00	$73,049.31	$93,221.83

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Ninth Judicial District Attorney Matthew Chandler^[20]

Electoral results[edit]

Matthew Chandler ran unopposed in this contest

Finances[edit]

According to the New Mexico Campaign Finance Information System, as of July 13, 2010, the following was the breakdown of campaign finances for each of the candidates:

Matthew Chandler Campaign Finance Reports
Report	Date Filed	Beginning Balance	Contributions	In-Kind ^[13]	Other Sources	Expenditures	Cash on Hand
May 25 - June 25, 2010^[21]	July 1, 2010	$108,433.71	$22,372.97	$3,940.00	$0.00	$5,803.84	$125,002.84
May 3 - May 25, 2010^[22]	May 27, 2010	$98,975.69	$13,825.00	$150.00	$0.00	$4,366.98	$108,433.71
April 5 - May 3, 2010^[23]	May 10, 2010	$62,720.27	$41,837.63	$1,050.00	$0.00	$5,582.21	$98,975.69
January 1 - April 5, 2010^[24]	April 12, 2010	$3,548.41	$67,883.43	$1,353.08	$0.00	$8,711.57	$62,720.27

External links[edit]

General Election candidates[edit]

Footnotes[edit]

[1] New Mexico Secretary of State - 2010 General Election Results

[2] Albuquerque Journal, "Endorsements for Three Statewide Races" 10 Oct. 2010 (dead link)

[3] New Mexico Independent, "Journal endorses Duran, Chandler, Balderas in SOS, AG, Auditor races" 11 Oct. 2010

[4] Matthew Chandler for Attorney General, "Matt Chandler Scores Endorsement from APOA" 22 Sept. 2010

[5] Can-Do Conservatives of America - Endorsements

[6] Matthew Chandler for Attorney General, "Chandler Endorsed by NM FOP" 4 Oct. 2010

[7] Right to Life Committee of New Mexico PAC - 2010 Candidate Information (dead link)

[8] Communication Workers of America - Endorsements

[9] AFL-CIO - 2010 Endorsements

[10] New Mexico Sierra Club, "Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter Endorses Gary King for New Mexico Attorney General" 9 Aug. 2010 (dead link)

[11] Lake Research Partners, "Attorney General Gary King Poised to Win Re-election" 27 Aug. 2010

[12] New Mexico Politics, "King leads Chandler in two polls" 31 Aug. 2010

[notcash-13] 13.0 ^13.1 ^13.2 ^13.3 As these are not cash contributions, they are not reflected in the reported ending balance.

[14] New Mexico Campaign Finance Information System - Matthew Chandler First General Report 2010

[15] New Mexico Campaign Finance Information System - Gary King First General Report 2010

[16] New Mexico Campaign Finance Information System - Gary King Fourth Primary Report 2010

[17] New Mexico Campaign Finance Information System - Gary King Third Primary Report 2010

[18] New Mexico Campaign Finance Information System - Gary King Second Primary Report 2010

[19] New Mexico Campaign Finance Information System - Gary King First Primary Report 2010

[20] Portales News-Tribune, "Matt Chandler running for state attorney general" 3 Feb. 2010 (dead link)

[21] New Mexico Campaign Finance Information System - Matthew Chandler Fourth Primary Report 2010

[22] New Mexico Campaign Finance Information System - Matthew Chandler Third Primary Report 2010

[23] New Mexico Campaign Finance Information System - Matthew Chandler Second Primary Report 2010

[24] New Mexico Campaign Finance Information System - Matthew Chandler First Primary Report 2010

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New Mexico Attorney General Election, 2010

Contents

General Election campaign[edit]

Candidates[edit]

General election results[edit]

Debates[edit]

October 12th - ENMU[edit]

October 17th - NMSU[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Polling[edit]

Lake Research Poll[edit]

Albuquerque Journal Poll[edit]

Finances[edit]

June 1, 2010 primaries[edit]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Electoral results[edit]

Finances[edit]

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Electoral results[edit]

Finances[edit]

See also[edit]

External links[edit]

General Election candidates[edit]

Footnotes[edit]