2016 United States presidential election in New Mexico facts for kids
The 2016 United States presidential election in New Mexico was a big event where people in New Mexico voted for the next president. This election happened on November 8, 2016. It was part of the larger 2016 United States presidential election where all other states and Washington, D.C. also voted.
Before the main election, on June 7, 2016, people in New Mexico also voted in "primaries." These votes helped decide which candidates would represent the main political parties in the final election.
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Presidential Election in New Mexico
The presidential election is when citizens choose the leader of their country. In 2016, the main candidates were Hillary Clinton for the Democratic Party and Donald Trump for the Republican Party. New Mexico has often voted for the Democratic candidate in presidential elections since 2008.
How People Voted
On election day, 62.36% of eligible voters in New Mexico cast their ballots. This means a good number of people participated in choosing their next president.
Here are the final results for New Mexico:
| Presidential election results | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
| Hillary Clinton (Democrat) | 385,234 | 48.26% |
| Donald Trump (Republican) | 319,667 | 40.04% |
| Gary Johnson | 74,541 | 9.34% |
| Jill Stein | 9,879 | 1.24% |
| Evan McMullin | 5,825 | 0.73% |
| Darrell Castle | 1,514 | 0.19% |
| Gloria La Riva | 1,184 | 0.14% |
| Rocky De La Fuente | 475 | 0.06% |
| Total votes | 798,318 | 100.0% |
As you can see, Hillary Clinton received the most votes in New Mexico. This meant that New Mexico's electoral votes went to her.
Primary Elections
Before the main election, political parties hold primary elections. These are like internal contests to decide who will be the party's official candidate for president. New Mexico held its primaries on June 7, 2016.
Democratic Primary
In the Democratic primary, voters chose between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders.
| Democratic primary results | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Delegates |
| Hillary Clinton | 111,334 | 51.53% | 27 |
| Bernie Sanders | 104,741 | 48.47% | 16 |
| Total votes | 216,075 | 100% | 43 |
Hillary Clinton won the Democratic primary in New Mexico. This helped her become the Democratic Party's presidential candidate.
Republican Primary
In the Republican primary, voters chose from several candidates, even though some had already stopped their campaigns.
| Republican primary results | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Delegates |
| Donald Trump | 73,908 | 70.64% | 24 |
| Ted Cruz (withdrawn) | 13,925 | 13.31% | 0 |
| John Kasich (withdrawn) | 7,925 | 7.57% | 0 |
| Ben Carson (withdrawn) | 3,830 | 3.66% | 0 |
| Jeb Bush (withdrawn) | 3,531 | 3.37% | 0 |
| Carly Fiorina (withdrawn) | 1,508 | 1.44% | 0 |
| Total votes | 104,627 | 100% | 24 |
Donald Trump won the Republican primary in New Mexico. This helped him become the Republican Party's presidential candidate.
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