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2010 New Mexico Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 2010 New Mexico Gubernatorial Election?

Susana Martinez won the 2010 New Mexico Gubernatorial Election. Susana Martinez received 321,219 popular votes (53.29%). The main challenger was Diane Denish (46.55%).

See the full head-to-head between Martinez and Denish

Martinez +6.7 pts · won by 40,605 votes
Susana MartinezRepublicanWINNER53.29%
321,219 votes
Diane DenishDemocratic46.55%
280,614 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.