New Mexico — 2008 Democratic presidential primary
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Who led each county
New Mexico's 2008 Democratic primary — 33 counties reporting. Each county links to its place page.
2008Democratic primary leaderClintonObamacolor = leader · depth = size of the lead
Counties with reported returns are filled by the candidate who led them; the surrounding faint geography is context, not coverage. This is the nominating contest — the November result is on the general-election page.
Statewide result
New Mexico 2008 Democratic presidential primary — 149,120 votes, county returns aggregated statewide.
- Clinton✓72,99748.9%
- Obama71,26847.8%
- All others4,8553.3%
County-by-county leaders — 33 counties
| County | Led by | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernalillo County | Obama | +3.5 | 54,994 |
| Santa Fe County | Obama | +17.4 | 23,371 |
| Dona Ana County | Clinton | +12.2 | 10,617 |
| Sandoval County | Obama | +4.6 | 7,261 |
| Taos County | Obama | +13.2 | 4,790 |
| San Juan County | Clinton | +9.6 | 4,784 |
| Valencia County | Clinton | +19.1 | 4,678 |
| Rio Arriba County | Clinton | +22.4 | 4,368 |
| San Miguel County | Clinton | +27.9 | 3,556 |
| Grant County | Clinton | +6.0 | 3,325 |
| McKinley County | Clinton | +11.9 | 2,948 |
| Eddy County | Clinton | +23.2 | 2,631 |
| Otero County | Clinton | +15.8 | 2,332 |
| Chaves County | Clinton | +17.1 | 2,275 |
| Los Alamos County | Obama | +22.0 | 2,207 |
| Cibola County | Clinton | +22.1 | 1,917 |
| Luna County | Clinton | +22.0 | 1,727 |
| Socorro County | Clinton | +0.3 | 1,437 |
| Lea County | Clinton | +20.1 | 1,320 |
| Curry County | Clinton | +11.0 | 1,299 |
| Torrance County | Clinton | +18.0 | 1,285 |
| Colfax County | Clinton | +18.8 | 1,157 |
| Sierra County | Clinton | +15.1 | 870 |
| Lincoln County | Clinton | +8.8 | 777 |
| Quay County | Clinton | +24.9 | 662 |
| Roosevelt County | Clinton | +21.8 | 629 |
| Guadalupe County | Clinton | +34.4 | 500 |
| Mora County | Clinton | +22.1 | 381 |
| Hidalgo County | Clinton | +21.3 | 352 |
| Catron County | Obama | +3.1 | 196 |
| De Baca County | Clinton | +21.8 | 188 |
| Union County | Clinton | +13.1 | 183 |
| Harding County | Clinton | +56.3 | 103 |
Source. Official statewide canvasses — 2008 Democratic presidential primary returns · county returns aggregated statewide. Coverage is the nominating contest as reported by the state; margins are the leader’s edge over the runner-up. Real returns — nothing estimated.