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New Mexico Secretary of State - Bureau of Elections
2008 New Mexico Congressional and Statewide Races
Democratic Presidential Caucus: 2/5/08, Primary Filing Deadline: 2/12/08, Primary Write-in Filing Deadline: 3/11/08, Presidential Primary Filing Deadline: 3/17/08, New Party Filing Deadline: 4/1/08, Primary: 6/3/08, Republican Presidential Primary: 6/3/08, Independent Filing Deadline: 6/4/08, Minor Party Filing Deadline: 6/24/08, Write-in Filing Deadline: 9/2/08, General Election 11/4/008,
Last Updated: April 1, 2008 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, State Media, |
President, 49.8% in '04 for Bush, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, |
U.S. Sen. Hillary R. Clinton (D-NY) 48.81%, U.S. Sen. Barack H. Obama (D-IL) 47.67%,
ex-U.S. Sen. John R. Edwards (D-NC) 1.44%, Gov. William B. "Bill" Richardson (D-NM) 0.87%, U.S. Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich (D-OH) 0.38%, uncommitted 0.29%, U.S. Sen. Joseph R. "Joe" Biden, Jr. (D-DE) 0.08%, U.S. Sen. Christopher J. "Chris" Dodd (D-CT) 0.05%, write in votes 0.13%, spoiled ballots 0.27%, |
ex-New York City Mayor Rudolph W. "Rudy" Giuliani (R-NY), ex-Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-AR), U.S. Rep. Duncan L. Hunter (R-CA), ex-Amb./ '04, '92 & '88 Senate nominee '96 & '00 Presidential candidate Alan L. Keyes (R-MD), U.S. Sen. John S. McCain, III (R-AZ), '88 Libertarian Party nominee / U.S. Rep. Ronald E. "Ron" Paul (R-TX), ex-Gov. W. Mitt Romney (R-MA), ex-U.S. Sen. Fred D. Thompson (R-TN), |
Ralph Nader (Ind), |
| Libertarian nominee |
| Green Party nominee |
| '04 VP nominee / Minister Chuck Baldwin (C-FL), |
Governor, 68.8% in '06, 2nd term, next election in 2010, running for President, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| William B. "Bill" Richardson (D), |
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Lt. Governor - Tied with Gov., 68.8% in '06, 2nd term, next election in 2010
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
Diane D. Denish (D),
ex-Sec. of St. Rebecca Vigil Giron (D), |
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Attorney General, 56.8% in '06, 1st term, next election in 2010
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| Gary K. King (D), |
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Secretary of State, 54.2% in '06, 1st term, next election in 2010
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| Mary E. Herrera (D), |
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Treasurer, 60.6 in '06, 1st term, next election in 2010,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| James B. Lewis (D), |
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Auditor, 54.8% in '06, 1st term, next election in 2010
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| Hector H. Balderas (D), |
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Commissioner of Public Lands, 51.8% in '06, 2nd term, next election in 2010
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, |
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Patrick H. Lyons (R), |
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Senator, 65.0% in '02, 6th term, next election in 2008, Pete V. Domenici (R) retiring, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, Chris Cillizza: 3rd Most Likely to Switch Parties, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Democratic, Cook Political Report: Toss Up, National Journal's Rankings: 4th Most Likely Seat to Switch Party, Robert Novak: Leans Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Tossup, Rothenberg Political Report: Lean Democratic, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Toss Up, |
| U.S. Rep. Thomas "Tom" Udall (D), |
U.S. Rep. Stevan "Steve" Pearce (R), U.S. Rep. Heather A. Wilson (R), |
H.S. teacher Zach Boatman (I), |
Senator, 70.6% in '06, 5th term, next election in 2010, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Unrated, |
| Jesse F. "Jeff" Bingaman, Jr. (D), |
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1st Congressional District, 50.2% in '06, 5th term, Heather A. Wilson (R) running for U.S. Senate, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Chris Cillizza: 4th Most Likely Seat to Switch Parties, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: No Clear Favorite, Cook Political Report: Toss Up, Robert Novak: Likely Democratic Takeover, Roll Call's Outlook: Tossup, Rothenberg Political Report: Pure Toss Up, |
| Councilor Martin Heinrich (D), ex-NM Health Sec. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D), ex-Sec. of St. Rebecca Vigil-Giron (D), attorney Robert L. Pidcock (D), |
Sheriff Darren White (R), '06 Senate candidate / St. Sen. Joseph J. Carraro (R), |
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2nd Congressional District, 59.4% in '06, 3rd term, Stevan "Steve" Pearce (R) running for Senate, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Republican Favored, Cook Political Report: Likely Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Leans Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Republican Favored, |
| Co. Comm'r. William J. "Bill" McCamley (D), ex-Co. Comm'r. Harry Teague (D), |
rancher / ex-banker Aubrey L. Dunn, Jr. (R), '02 candidate C. Earl Greer (R), steakhouse chain owner / '02 candidate Edward R. Tinsley (R), Mayor Monty Newman (R), '96 candidate / businessman Greg Sowards (R), |
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3rd Congressional District, 74.6% in '06, 5th term, Tom Udall (D) running for Senate, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Robert Novak: Likely Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Public Regulation Comm'r. Ben Ray Lujan, Jr. (D), developer Don Wiviott (D), Santa Fe Co. Comm'r. Harry B. Montoya (D), ex-st. Indian Affair Dept. Sec. Benny J. Shendo, Jr. (D), ex-NM Att. Gen. Jon Adams (D), attorney Rudy Martin (D), |
attorney Marco E. Gonzales (R), contruction contractor Daniel K. East (R), |
'97 candidate Carol A. Miller (I), |
1. Link to Predictions:
2. D.C.'s Political Report's stars indicate the rating of the race from 1 star to 5 stars depending on its entertainment value.
The color indicates D.C.'s Political Report's prediction of the winning party.
| = Democrat retain control, |
= Democrats take over control, |
| = Republican retain control, |
 = Republicans take over control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party retains control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party take over control |
| Bold indicates incumbent. |
Yellow district indicates open races. |
| Light Blue boxes indicates Democrats maintained control. |
Light Red boxes indicates Republicans maintained control. |
| Blue boxes indicates Democrats took control. |
Red boxes indicates Republicans took control. |
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