<page_title> 2008 United States presidential election in New Mexico </page_title> <section_title> Results </section_title> <table> <cell> Democratic <col_header> United States presidential election in New Mexico, 2008 </col_header> <col_header> Party </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> <cell> Barack Obama <col_header> United States presidential election in New Mexico, 2008 </col_header> <col_header> Candidate </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> <cell> 56.91% <col_header> United States presidential election in New Mexico, 2008 </col_header> <col_header> Percentage </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> <cell> Republican <col_header> United States presidential election in New Mexico, 2008 </col_header> <col_header> Party </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> <cell> John McCain <col_header> United States presidential election in New Mexico, 2008 </col_header> <col_header> Candidate </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> <cell> 41.78% <col_header> United States presidential election in New Mexico, 2008 </col_header> <col_header> Percentage </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> </table>
New Mexico was won by the Democrat Barack Obama, who took 56.91% of the vote while his Republican opponent John McCain took 41.78%.