Question:
1* In thinking about the 2012 Election for U.S. Senate suppose you had a choice between Republican Heather Wilson and Democrat Martin Heinrich. If the election were held today, would you vote for Republican Heather Wilson or Democrat Martin Heinrich?

Martin Heinrich (D) 45%
Heather Wilson (R) 43%
Other 5%
Not Sure 7%


2* What if the Democrats nominate Hector Balderas? If the election for U.S. Senate were held today, would you vote for Republican Heather Wilson or Democrat Hector Balderas?

Hector Balderas (D) 44%
Heather Wilson (R) 44%
Other 3%
Not Sure 9%

Poll Demographics

About this Poll
This New Mexico survey of 500 Likely Voters was conducted on February 14, 2012 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC.