Presidential elections have brought excitement — and sometimes candidates and their big-name supporters — to New Mexico.Â
Celebration at Republican headquarters in ·è¿ÍÖ±²¥ Fe in 1980.
Tug Wilson makes good on a bet following Ronald Reagan's presidential win in 1980.
A Democratic supporter pokes fun at then-President Ronald Reagan on Election Day in 1984.
A protester carries an anti-Donald Trump sign at an event for the Republican presidential candidate near the Albuquerque International Sunport in 2016.
Supporters of President Donald Trump cheer as they watch the president’s speech on a large screen outside of the ·è¿ÍÖ±²¥ Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho in 2020.Â
Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry rides his bike on Alameda Street during his visit to ·è¿ÍÖ±²¥ Fe in 2004.Â
President George W. Bush shakes hands with supporters during a rally in Albuquerque in 2004.Â
President Donald Trump exits the stage after speaking at his rally in Rio Rancho in 2020.
Former President Bill Clinton laughs at a humorous comment Gov. Bill Richardson told the crowd on the ·è¿ÍÖ±²¥ Fe Plaza during a rally for John Kerry in 2004.
Then-Gov. Bill Richardson greets Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton onstage during a 2008 rally for Barack Obama on the Northern New Mexico College campus in Española.Â
Gillian Marquez plays with a toy under a voting booth while her father, Jason Marquez, fills in his ballot in 2022.
U.S. Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., visits ·è¿ÍÖ±²¥ Fe Community College to stump for Barack Obama in 2008.
Barack Obama is greeted by supporters at the William C. Witter Fitness Education Center in 2008 during a visit to ·è¿ÍÖ±²¥ Fe Community College.Â
Former President Bill Clinton speaks on the ·è¿ÍÖ±²¥ Fe Plaza in support of Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry in 2004.
Barack Obama shakes hands with his supporters after a speech at ·è¿ÍÖ±²¥ Fe Community College in 2008.
Form left, Gov. Bill Richardson, former President Bill Clinton, and Brian Condit enjoy Super Bowl XLII at the governor's mansion in ·è¿ÍÖ±²¥ Fe in 2008.
Albuquerque resident Gabriel Zavala, right, carries a Donald Trump flag outside a political rally for Trump near the Albuquerque International Sunport in 2016.
Barack Obama addresses the crowd outside the William C. Witter Fitness Education Center at ·è¿ÍÖ±²¥ Fe Community College in 2008.Â