New Mexico House
Filing Deadline: Feb. 12, 2008 • Primary Date: June 3, 2008 • General Election: Nov. 4, 2008District Profile: The 1st includes Albuquerque and some of its suburbs, and is 43% Hispanic. Yet the district has sent a Republican to Congress since 1968. Full Profile
2006 results: Heather Wilson (R) defeated Patricia Madrid (D) by 105,986 to 105,125; Wilson is running for Senate.
Republican
Darren WhiteWhite, the Bernalillo County sheriff, was nominated with 82% in a two-way primary.
Democrat
Martin Heinrich
Heinrich, an Albuquerque councilor, was nominated with 43% in a four-way primary.
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.
Republican
Ed TinsleyTinsley, a restaurant owner, was nominated with 32% in a five-way primary.
Democrat
Harry Teague
Teague, a former Lea County commissioner, was nominated with 52% in a two-way primary.
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%.
Democrat
Ben Lujan
Lujan, a state Public Regulation Commission chair, was nominated with 42% in a six-way primary.
Republican
Dan EastEast, a construction contractor, was nominated with 54% in a two-way primary.
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Race Rankings
Based on likelihood of seat switching party control
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N.Y.-13
(Open-R)2.
N.Y.-25
(Open-R)3.
Ariz.-01
(Open-R)4.
Va.-11
(Open-R)5.
Fla.-16
(Mahoney-D)6.
Ill.-11
(Open-R)7.
Ohio-16
(Open-R)8.
Texas-22
(Lampson-D)9.
Alaska-AL
(Young-R)10.
Fla.-24
(Feeney-R)11.
N.J.-03
(Open-R)12.
Colo.-04
(Musgrave-R)13.
Mich.-09
(Knollenberg-R)14.
N.J.-07
(Open-R)15.
Minn.-06
(Bachmann-R)Previous Coverage
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