Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump earned decisive presidential primary victories on Tuesday in diverse communities stretching from New Mexico's southern border to the Navajo Nation as they head toward a November showdown.

The campaigns took divergent paths to victory, with Bill Clinton stumping on behalf of his wife as she focused on bigger stakes in California.

Trump has vowed to wage a competitive general election race in New Mexico, where the dust is still settling from his raucous Albuquerque rally in May that touched off violent clashes between protesters and police.

To edge out Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, Clinton secured endorsements from a long list of political power brokers in a state where registered Democrats far outnumber Republicans.

Sanders attracted jubilant supporters in May to a trio of public rallies in Santa Fe, Albuquerque and the southern part of the state, but ultimately fell short.

At stake in New Mexico's Democratic primary was the distribution of 34 pledged delegates and nine superdelegates, the party leaders who are free to choose their candidate. Seven of New Mexico's superdelegates sided with Clinton before Tuesday, and two have been uncommitted.

Aileen Mell of Santa Fe voted for Sanders but was resigned Tuesday to a Clinton nomination.

"I think Hillary is going to be president, and I'm OK with that," said the 29-year-old utility contract worker.

Trump shared the ballot with five other GOP presidential contenders who never removed their names after they dropped out of the race.

New Mexico's 24 GOP delegates are awarded on a proportional basis to candidates with at least 15 percent of votes. No other candidate crossed that threshold.

Claudia Scott cast her ballot for Trump, citing his candor and hard-line stance on immigration.

"He's saying to America what people don't want to say out loud, but the way the feel," she said after voting in Albuquerque.

Republican New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez has withheld her endorsement of Trump, and skipped his May rally in Albuquerque only to come under scathing criticism from the presumptive GOP nominee. At the rally, Trump defiantly led chants of "build that wall," a reference to his immigration plans.

Tens of thousands of voters turned out to polling locations in New Mexico's most populous county on Tuesday, where election officials expected the numbers to surpass those from the 2012 presidential primary.

In other races, retired law enforcement officer Michael Romero won the GOP nomination in New Mexico's 3rd Congressional District.

Romero will face four-term, Democratic incumbent Ben Ray Lujan of Santa Fe in the general election.

Registered Democrats outnumber Republicans nearly 2-1 in the expansive northern New Mexico congressional district. The district was created in 1983, and one Republican has held the seat for an abbreviated term.

The entire state Legislature is up for election in November, and primary voters on Tuesday picked nominees who will determine which party controls New Mexico's House of Representatives and Senate.

Debra Sarinana beat incumbent and fellow Democrat Rep. Idalia Lechuga-Tena to emerge as the winner of a three-way primary for a southeast Albuquerque state House seat.

Several incumbent Democrats defeated primary challengers. Among the winners was Rep. Nick Salazar, of Ohkay Owingeh, the longest serving member of the Legislature.

As few as three legislative seats could change the balance of power in each chamber and shape the fate of conservative policy initiatives from Martinez in the closing two years of her administration. Republicans currently control the House, 37-33, and Democrats control the Senate, 24-18.

Among 112 legislative seats, there were competitive primaries in just 12 House districts and nine Senate districts. At least 55 legislators seeking re-election have confronted no primary or general election competition, though minor party and write-in candidates could still emerge.