| The Green Papers: New Mexico 2008 General Election |
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New Mexico
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress Primary: Tuesday 3 June 2008 General Election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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| President 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 5 (Winner-take-all) | |||||
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Independent | Ralph Nader • Vice President: Matt Gonzalez |
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| U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 110th Senate Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
| Class 1 | Democratic | Senator Jesse F. "Jeff" Bingaman, Jr. • First elected: 1982; re-elected: 1988, 1994, 2000, 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 |
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| Class 2 Open |
Republican | Senator Pete V. Domenici • First elected: 1972; re-elected: 1978, 1984, 1990, 1996, 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • Open Seat - 4 October 2007: Announced retirement at the end of his current term. |
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Democratic | Congressman Tom Udall • Congressman CD 3 • FEC S8NM00184: $2,488,474 |
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Republican | Congressman Stevan E. "Steve" Pearce • Congressman CD 2 • FEC S0NM00041: $1,395,569 |
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Republican | Congressman Heather A. Wilson • Congressman CD 1 • FEC S8NM00168: $2,036,417 |
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Independent | Zach W. Boatman | |||
| Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors | |||||
| Democratic | Governor William B. "Bill" Richardson • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair - At term limit. Was a President canddiate in 2008. |
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| Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Elected on a ticket with (but nominated separately from) the Governor | |||||
| Democratic | Lieutenant Governor Diane D. Denish • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| 110th U.S. House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 110th House | |||||
| Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 2 Republican (2 Open); 1 Democratic (1 Open) | |||||
| CD 1 {map} Open |
Republican | Congressman Heather A. Wilson • First elected: 23 June 1998 in Special Election re: death of Congressman Stephen Schiff, 25 March 1998 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • Open Seat - Running for the Class 2 Senate Seat in 2008. |
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Democratic | Michelle Lujan Grisham • FEC H8NM01257: $224,784 |
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Democratic | Martin T. Heinrich • FEC H8NM01224: $666,354 |
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Democratic | Robert L. Pidcock • FEC H8NM01299: $36,095 |
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Democratic | former New Mexico Secretary of State Rebecca D. Vigil-Giron • FEC H8NM01315: $5,615 |
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Republican | state Senator Joseph J. "Joe" Carraro • FEC H8NM01281: $31,655 |
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Republican | Darren P. White • FEC H8NM01273: $446,394 |
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| CD 2 {map} Open |
Republican | Congressman Stevan E. "Steve" Pearce • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • Open Seat - Running for the Class 2 Senate Seat in 2008 |
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Democratic | William J. "Bill" McCamley • FEC H8NM02024: $357,228 |
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Democratic | Harry Teague • FEC H8NM02032: $579,030 |
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Republican | Aubrey L. Dunn, Jr. • FEC H8NM02065: $410,142 |
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Republican | C. Earl Greer • FEC H8NM02099: $39,871 |
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Republican | Hobbs Mayor Monty Newman • FEC H8NM02073: $295,200 |
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Republican | Gregory Eddie "Greg" Sowards • FEC H6NM02077: $325,000 |
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Republican | Edward R. "Ed" Tinsley, III • FEC H2NM02134: $613,475 |
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| CD 3 {map}  Open |
Democratic | Congressman Tom Udall • First elected: 1998 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • Open Seat - Running for the Class 2 Senate Seat in 2008 |
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Democratic | Jon Adams • FEC H8NM01240: $63,071 |
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Democratic | Public Utilities Commissioner Ben Ray Luján • FEC H8NM03196: $432,240 |
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Democratic | Rudy Martin • FEC H8NM03188: $9,558 |
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Democratic | Santa Fe County Commissioner Harry B. Montoya • FEC H8NM03170: $72,073 |
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Democratic | Benny J. Shendo, Jr. • FEC H8NM03204: $113,626 |
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Democratic | Donald H. "Don" Wiviott • FEC H8NM03162: $1,022,819 |
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Republican | Daniel K. "Dan" East • FEC H8NM03212: $34,406 |
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Republican | Marco Gonzales • FEC H8NM03220: $19,200 |
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Independent | Carol Miller • FEC H8NM03238: Financial report not available |
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| Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Democratic | Secretary of State Mary E. Herrera • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Democratic | Attorney General Gary K. King • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Democratic | Treasurer James B. Lewis • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Democratic | Auditor Hector H. Balderas • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Commissioner of Public Lands 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Republican | Public Lands Commissioner Patrick H. "Pat" Lyons • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such. |