No yellow-brick road here–it’s strictly numbers and dollar signs. The primary election is just around the corner and candidates have filed campaign reports with Secretary of State Rebecca Vigil-Giron. The reports make all the gritty details of financing an election accessible to the public, including total contributions, names of contributors, loan amounts and where all the money is going. This table includes the big numbers–how much money each primary candidate has received for the 2006 election up until the file date of May 8 in the form of monetary donations and goods, plus the gubernatorial candidates running in the general election in November. For complete details, visit the Secretary of State’s website: www.sos.state.nm.us.
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Total contributions (including loans, fundraisers and monetary donations)In-kind donations (the approx. monetary value for donated goods)
Governor
J.R. Damron $285,711 in total contributions$17,479 in-kind donations$303,190 net campaign worth Bill Richardson $6,758,893 in total contributions$139,850 in-kind donations$6,898,743 net campaign worthAttorney General
Jim Bibb $93,933 in total contributions$7,990 in-kind donations$101,923 net campaign worth Gary King $308,631 in total contributions$0 in-kind donation$308,631 net campaign worth Lemuel Martinez $215,840 in total contributions$8,051 in-kind donations$223,891 net campaign worth Geno Zamora $434,513 in total contributions$33,479 in-kind donations$467,992 net campaign worthSecretary of State
Stephanie Gonzales $43,705 in total contributions$1,000 in-kind donations$44,705 net campaign worth Mary Herrera $43,135 in total contributions$7,025 in-kind donations$50,160 net campaign worth Shirley Hooper $24,816 in total contributions$4,727 in-kind donations$29,543 net campaign worth Letitia Montoya $61,440 in total contributions$0 in-kind donations$61,440 net campaign worth Vickie Perea $75,520 in total contributions$24,720 in-kind donations$100,240 net campaign worthCommissioner of Public Lands
Jim Baca $77,293 in total contributions$7,500 in-kind donations$84,793 net campaign worth Pat Lyons $618,179 in total contributions$1,050 in-kind donations$619,229 net campaign worth Ray Powell $98,208 in total contributions$5,175 in-kind donations$103,383 net campaign worthState Auditor
Daniel Alvarez $4,500 in total contributions$0 in-kind donations$4,500 net campaign worth Jeff Armijo $29,275 in total contributions$0 in-kind donation$29,275 net campaign worth Thomas R. Buckner $12,705 in total contributions$0 in-kind donation$12,705 net campaign worthNewscity
Net Campaign WorthSource: 2006 Candidate Campaign Reports from the New Mexico Secretary of State website, www.sos.state.nm.us
