Hillary Clinton Wins New Mexico Democratic Primary

Hillary Clinton has won the New Mexico Democratic primary, several national news outlets, including the AP, have projected.

The win was part of a huge night for the former Secretary of State, who clinched the required delegates necessary to capture the Democratic nomination for president. She can now fully turn her attention toward what will surely be a heated general election against Donald Trump.

Original story below:

Polls closed across the state of New Mexico on Tuesday, when Hillary Clinton is expected to officially clinch the party’s nomination for president after five other states vote that day.

The Associated Press called the race last night for Clinton, after checking in with some superdelegates on primary night eve.

But Bernie Sanders — trailing by hundreds of delegates with just seven states left to vote — didn’t show any interest in giving up, even with the call.

Polls are open in New Mexico from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. New Mexico voters can find their polling place here. Voters must have been registered with their party by May 10 to vote in the primary.

At stake: 34 delegates.

• Check back with Patch as soon as polls close for complete New Mexico Democratic primary results.
• SEE ALSO: New Mexico Republican Primary Results

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7 p.m.

The polls have closed across the state of New Mexico.  And now, we wait for results. Stick with Patch as they become available.
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1:55 p.m.

Voting is going smoothly in Bernalillo County, the state's most populous county. The county clerk's website showed minimal wait times at polling places across the county. You can keep up with wait times, and find your polling place, at this link here.

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12:17 p.m.

It's past noon on New Mexico primary day, and there hasn't been too much to speak of in terms of major drama or developments.

Here's a message from Sen. Martin Heinrich, though:

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9:04 a.m.

If you're going by Google searches, Clinton comes out ahead too. Of course, it's hard to tell how much exactly this translates into votes...

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8:40 a.m.

Here are some final projections from New Mexico. Clinton appears to be in the driver's seat heading into the day's voting:

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8:15 a.m.

Polls are officially open in New Mexico, and despite last night's call, Bernie Sanders doesn't have any intention of giving up just yet:

Original story below:

Heading into Tuesday’s voting, Clinton’s lead in pledged delegates over Sanders was 1,812 to 1,521, according to a delegate count from the Associated Press.

On the Republican side, of course, Donald Trump has already wrapped up the nomination.

So how will New Mexico vote? State polling has been sparse, to say the least.

The only poll on RealClearPolitics’ list is an Albuquerque Journal poll from February that had Clinton up over Sanders in New Mexico 47 to 33 percent. It surveyed 401 likely primary voters and had a 4.9-percent margin of error.

The paper has endorsed Clinton for president.

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