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New Mexico Secretary of State - Bureau of Elections
2008 New Mexico Congressional and Statewide Results
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: November 29, 2008 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, State Media, |
President, 49.8% in '04 for Bush, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Obama, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Obama, Cook Political Report: Lean Obama, Rothenberg Political Report: Lean Obama, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Obama, |
| U.S. Sen. Barack H. Obama (D-IL) 56.9%, |
U.S. Sen. John S. McCain, III (R-AZ) 41.8%, |
consumer activist Ralph Nader (Ind-CT) 0.6%, |
| ex-U.S. Rep. Robert L. "Bob" Barr (L-GA) 0.3%, |
| Minister Charles O. "Chuck" Baldwin (C-FL) 0.2%, |
| ex-U.S. Rep. Cynthia A. McKinney (G-GA) 0.2%, |
Senator, 65.0% in '02, 6th term, Pete V. Domenici (R) retiring, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Chris Cillizza: 2nd Most Likely to Switch Parties, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Democrat Favored, Cook Political Report: Lean Democratic, National Journal's Rankings: 4th Most Likely Seat to Switch Party, Robert Novak: Leans Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Likely Democratic Takeover, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Democratic, |
| U.S. Rep. Thomas "Tom" Udall (D) 61.3%, |
U.S. Rep. Stevan "Steve" Pearce (R) 38.7%, |
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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: 9th Most Likely Seat to Switch Parties, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: No Clear Favorite, Cook Political Report: Lean Democratic, Robert Novak: Leaning Democratic Takeover, Roll Call's Outlook: Tossup, Rothenberg Political Report: Toss-Up / Tilt Democratic, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Democratic, |
| Councilor Martin Heinrich (D) 55.7%, |
Sheriff Darren White (R) 44.3%, |
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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: Leans Republican, Cook Political Report: Toss Up, Robert Novak: Leaning Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Tossup, Rothenberg Political Report: Pure Toss-Up, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Democratic, |
| ex-Co. Comm'r. Harry Teague (D) 56.0%, |
steakhouse chain owner / '02 candidate Edward R. Tinsley (R) 44.0%, |
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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, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democrat, |
| Public Regulation Comm'r. Ben Ray Lujan, Jr. (D) 56.7%, |
contruction contractor Daniel K. East (R) 30.5%, |
'97 candidate Carol A. Miller (I) 12.8%, |
| homebuilder Ron Simmons (WI), |
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. |
3. Key to New Mexico Political Parties:
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