2010Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2010 election for New Mexico Governor
Governor · New Mexico
Susana Martinez (R) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Diane D. Denish (D) by 6.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Susana MartinezRepublican · winner
53.4%321,219
Diane D. DenishDemocrat
46.6%280,614
601,833 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2010
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET