|
NEW
MEXICO
Your
complete directory of New Mexico candidates for Governor, United
State Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state
political parties ... the official state election office ... and
state news sources.
CANDIDATE
DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
 = Winner
(Incumbent Party Listed First)
Filing
Deadline (Major Party Candidates): February 8, 2008
Filing Deadline (Primary Write-In Candidates): March 11, 2008
Filing Deadline (Third Party & Independents): June 24, 2008
Filing Deadline (General Election Write-In Candidates): September 2, 2008
Primary: June 3, 2008
This
page was last updated on April 26, 2008
STATE
CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:
GOVERNOR:
[ Bill
Richardson (D)* - Term-Limited in 2010. ]
Martin Chavez (D)
- Albuquerque Mayor, Ex-State Sen. & '98 Nominee
Diane Denish (D) - Lt.
Governor, Ex-State Democratic Chair & Businesswoman
Patricia Madrid (D) - Ex-Attorney General, Ex-District Court Judge
& '06 US Rep. Nominee
Next
State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2010.
LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR:
(Note:
Governor & Lt. Governor candidates
run together on tickets in the General Election.)
[ Diane
Denish (D)* - Candidate for Governor in 2010. ]
Greg Solano (D) -
Sante Fe County Sheriff
SECRETARY
OF STATE:
Mary
Herrera (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
STATE
AUDITOR:
Hector
Balderas (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
STATE
TREASURER:
James
Lewis (D)*
ATTORNEY
GENERAL:
Gary
King (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
STATE
COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC LANDS:
Pat Lyons (R)*
STATE
LEGISLATURE:
State
House
State Senate
U.S.
SENATOR:
[
Pete Domenici (R)* -
Retiring in 2008. ]
Steve Pearce (R)
- Congressman, Ex-State Rep., Businessman, USAF Veteran &
'00 Candidate
Heather Wilson (R)
- Congresswoman, Ex-State Cabinet Member & USAF Veteran
Tom Udall (D) - Congressman
& Attorney
Zach Boatman (Independent)
- Teacher
Jeff Bingaman (D)* -
(Campaign Site) -
Next Election in 2012.
U.S.
CONGRESS:
District
1:
[
Heather Wilson (R)* - Candidate
for US Senate in 2008. ]
Joe Carraro (R) - State
Sen., Business Consultant & '06 US Senate Candidate
Darren White
(R) - Bernalillo County Sheriff & Ex-State Secretary of
Public Safety
Michelle
Lujan Grisham (D) - Ex-State Aging Secretary, Ex-State Health
Secretary & Attorney
Martin Heinrich (D) -
Albuquerque Councilor & Ex-Non-Profit Group Executive Director
Robert Pidcock
(D) - Attorney & Army Veteran
Rebecca Vigil-Giron
(D) - Ex-Secretary of State
District
2:
[
Steve Pearce (R)* - Candidate
for US Senate in 2008. ]
Aubrey Dunn Jr. (R) -
Retired Banker & Rancher
Earl Greer (R) - Sierra
County GOP Chair, Realtor, Rancher & '02 Candidate
Monty Newman (R)
- Hobbs Mayor & Businessman
Greg Sowards (R)
- Child Care Center Owner & Army Veteran
Ed Tinsley (R)
- Restaurant Chain Owner, Attorney, Rancher & '02 Candidate
Bill McCamley (D) -
Doña Ana County Commissioner & Rural Development Group
Executive Director
Harry Teague (D)
- Ex-Lea County Commissioner & Well Servicing Company Owner
District
3:
[ Tom
Udall (D)*- Candidate for US Senate in 2008. ]
Jon Adams (D)
- Attorney
Ben Lujan (D) - State
Public Regulation Commission Chair & Son of State House Speaker
Ben Lujan
Rudy Martin (D)
- Attorney & Army Veteran
Harry Montoya (D)
- Sante Fe County Commissioner
Bennie Shendo Jr. (D)
- Ex-State Secretary of Indian Affairs
Don Wiviott (D) - Real
Estate Developer & Community Activist
Dan East (R) -
Construction Contractor
Marco Gonzales
(R) - Attorney & Ex-Congressional Aide
Carol Miller (Independent)
- Think Tank Executive Director & Frequent Candidate
STATE
POLITICAL PARTIES:
New
Mexico Constitution Party
Democratic Party of New
Mexico
Green Party of New Mexico
Libertarian Party of New Mexico
Republican Party of New Mexico
STATE
ELECTION OFFICE:
Secretary
of State's Office
STATE
NEWS SOURCES:
Alamogordo
Daily News
Albuquerque Journal
Albuquerque Tribune
Albuquerque Weekly
Alibi (Alternative)
Carlsbad Current-Argus
Clovis News Journal /
Portales News-Tribune
DC's Political
Report: New Mexico
Deming Headlight
Farmington Daily Times
Gallup Independent
Heath Haussamen: New
Mexico Politics
Hobbs News-Sun
KBIM TV-10 (CBS - Roswell)
KOBT TV-4 (NBC - Albuquerque)
KUNM - New Mexico Public Radio
Las Cruces Sun-News
Los Alamos Monitor
Lovington Daily Leader
New Mexico Free Press
New Mexico Magazine
New Mexico Politics with
Joe Monahan
Rio Rancher Observer
Roswell Daily Record
Ruidoso News
Sangre de Cristo Chronicle
Santa Fe New Mexican
Sante Fe Reporter (Alternative)
Silver City Daily Press
Taos News
Truth or Consequences Herald
Valencia County News Bulletin
| HELP
MAKE THIS LIST COMPLETE!! IF
YOU KNOW OF A CANDIDATE OR SITE MISSING FROM THIS LIST, PLEASE
EMAIL US TODAY. |
|
