2010 New Mexico Primary: Dem Winners (and Losers) Must Unite

All the unofficial results are now in, the victory laps have been taken, the defeats are being absorbed and Democrats must unite with enthusiasm and determination in order to keep right-wing Republicans out of office up and down the ticket in November's critical contests. There were a number of hard-fought primary battles on the Dem side, but now it's imperative that all the candidates and their supporters put those clashes behind them.

It's time to work together on A New Way Forward with the Diane Denish-Brian Colón ticket  and dedicate ourselves to furthering core Democratic values in a combative and nasty political environment typified by Tea Parties and smear campaigns coming from the right -- all of them well funded.

“I would like to congratulate each of the stellar nominees who truly bring excellence to New Mexico, along with the unity and strength they lend the Democratic ticket,” said DPNM Chairman Javier Gonzales in a statement released today. “New Mexico Democrats are united behind Diane Denish and her focus on creating jobs and helping our state become more competitive. As Democrats we will work hard as a unified party and always put our state’s working families first.”

You can check out the unofficial results of all the primary races at the Secretary of State's website.

The results for key Democratic contested races include:

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
BRIAN S. COLON: 35934, 28.7%
LAWRENCE D. RAEL: 30537, 24.4%
JOSE A. CAMPOS II: 25618, 20.4%
GERALD P. ORTIZ Y PINO: 14992, 12.0%
LINDA M. LOPEZ: 18219, 14.5%

COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC LANDS
RAY BENNETT POWELL: 48071, 39.7%
HARRY B. MONTOYA: 43629, 36.0%
SANDY R. JONES: 29536, 24.4%

JUDGE OF THE COURT OF APPEALS - POSITION 2
LINDA M. VANZI: 62283, 53.5%
DENNIS W. MONTOYA: 54045, 46.5%

STATE REPRESENTATIVE - DISTRICT 8
JULIAN R LUNA: 1395, 53.1%
ELIAS BARELA: 1231, 46.9%

STATE REPRESENTATIVE - DISTRICT 13
MATTHEW E ARCHULETA: 721, 43.2%
ELEANOR CHAVEZ: 949, 56.8%

STATE REPRESENTATIVE - DISTRICT 14
MICHAEL A ATLER SR: 521, 30.5%
MIGUEL P GARCIA: 1185, 69.5%

STATE REPRESENTATIVE - DISTRICT 43
PETER T. SHEEHEY: 879, 40.4%
STEPHANIE M. RICHARD: 1298, 59.6%

STATE REPRESENTATIVE - DISTRICT 46
BEN LUJAN: 2129, 51.0%
CARL P. TRUJILLO: 2049, 49.0%

STATE REPRESENTATIVE - DISTRICT 70
BARBARA A. PEREA-CASEY: 1643, 38.1%
ERIC M. CUMMINGS: 278, 6.5%
RICHARD D. VIGIL: 2065, 47.9%
CHRIS LOPEZ: 323, 7.5%

PUBLIC REGULATION COMMISSIONER - DISTRICT 4
HANK HUGHES: 5123, 21.4%
ANDREW LEO LOPEZ: 4890, 20.4%
GEORGE J. GALANIS: 5269, 22.0%
THERESA BECENTI-AGUILAR: 8640, 36.1%

DISTRICT JUDGE - 1st JUDICIAL DISTRICT, DIVISION 7
DAVID K. THOMSON: 10322, 45.0%
T. GLENN ELLINGTON: 12598, 55.0%

DISTRICT JUDGE - 2nd JUDICIAL DISTRICT, DIVISION 11
GERARD J. LAVELLE: 15830, 52.8%
EDWARD ARNOLD PADILLA: 14172, 47.2%

DISTRICT JUDGE - 2nd JUDICIAL DISTRICT, DIVISION 23
SHANNON BACON: 18890, 63.9%
LORI L. MILLET: 10679, 36.1%

BERNALILLO COUNTY COMMISSIONER - DISTRICT 1
LORETTA A. NARANJO LOPEZ: 2453, 27.7%
MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM: 4215, 47.5%
DAN SERRANO: 2199, 24.8%

BERNALILLO COUNTY ASSESSOR
MARK J CARRILLO: 13846, 43.2%
KAREN LOUISE MONTOYA: 18200, 56.8%

BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF
PATRICK M DAVIS: 6815, 21.1%
FELIX I NUNEZ: 3624, 11.2%
MANUEL GONZALES III: 8601, 26.7%
MARIE SISI MIRANDA: 7687, 23.8%
GERALDINE M AMATO: 2132, 6.6%
JOSHUA R TIMBERMAN: 1186, 3.7%
JOE R. WILLIAMS: 2193, 6.8%

Below is the list of candidates that make up the Congressional and statewide 2010 Democratic ticket:

• , Governor
• Brian Colón, Lieutenant Governor
• Martin Heinrich, 1st Congressional District
• Harry Teague, 2nd Congressional District
• Ben Ray Lujan Jr., 3rd Congressional District
• Mary Herrera, Secretary of State
• Gary King, Attorney General
• James B. Lewis, Treasurer
• Hector Balderas, Auditor
• Ray Bennett Powell, Commissioner of Public Lands
• Judge Robert E. Robles, Court of Appeals Position 1
• Judge Linda M. Vanzi, Court of Appeals Position 2
• Judge Tim L. Garcia, Court of Appeals Position 3

So many Dems worked so hard during these primaries and now it's time to take a short rest -- and then gear up to volunteer, donate and talk to friends, neighbors, coworkers and family members about the importance of Dem victories in November. How well we strategize and work for our candidates in the coming six months will affect our future for years to come.