New Mexico House
Filing Deadline: Feb. 12, 2008 • Primary Date: June 3, 2008 • General Election: Nov. 4, 2008District Profile: In Albuquerque in 1975, Bill Gates founded a little company called Micro-Soft in the 1st District. But the software maker moved its 16 employees to Seattle in 1979. Full Profile
2006 results: Heather Wilson (R) defeated Patricia Madrid (D) by 105,986 to 105,125; Wilson is running for Senate.
Republicans
Joe Carraro, state senator, business consultant
Darren White, Bernalillo County sheriff
Democrats
Michelle Lujan Grisham, former state aging secretary, former state health secretary
Martin Heinrich, Albuquerque city councilor
Robert Pidcock, attorney
Rebecca Vigil-Giron, former secretary of state
District Profile: Demographically and politically, the 2nd is diverse. The district was 47 percent Hispanic in 2000, the highest of any New Mexico district, and 5 percent Indian. Full Profile
2006 results: Steve Pearce (R) defeated Albert Kissling (D) by 59-40%; Pearce is running for Senate.
Republicans
Aubrey Dunn Jr., retired banker, rancher
Earl Greer, Sierra County GOP chair, realtor, rancher
Monty Newman, Hobbs mayor
Greg Sowards, businessman
Ed Tinsley, restaurant chain owner, attorney, rancher
Democrats
Bill McCamley, Doņa Ana county commissioner
Harry Teague, former Lea County commissioner
District Profile: Although several parts of the 3rd tend to vote Republican, this is on the whole a Democratic district; both Hispanics and Indians are very Democratic, and in Santa Fe and Taos, the affluent and hippie migrants have produced a strong leftist tilt. Full Profile
2006 results: Tom Udall (D) defeated Ronald Dolin (R) by 75-25%.
Democrats
Jon Adams, former state assistant attorney general
Ben Lujan, state public regulation commission chair
Rudy Martin, attorney
Harry Montoya, Sante Fe County commissioner
Bennie Shendo Jr., former state secretary of Indian affairs
Don Wiviott, real estate developer, community activist
Republicans
Marco Gonzales, attorney, former congressional aide
Dan East, contractor
Race Rankings
Based on likelihood of seat switching party control
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Ill.-11
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Va.-11
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N.Y.-25
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Ariz.-01
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Texas-22
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N.J.-03
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N.J.-07
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N.M.-01
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Ohio-16
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Ohio-15
(Open-R)Previous Coverage
Check out National Journal's coverage of previous New Mexico house races.
