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 2010
Filing Deadline (Primary Write-In Candidates): March 2010
Filing Deadline (Third Party & Independents): June 2010
Filing Deadline (General Election Write-In Candidates): September 2010
Primary: June 2010

This page was last updated on January 4, 2009

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
Val Kilmer (Independent) - Actor & Rancher

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)*

U.S. SENATOR:

[ Pete Domenici (R)* - Retiring in 2008. ]
Tom Udall (D) - Congressman & Attorney

Jeff Bingaman (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2012.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
[ Heather Wilson (R)* - Defeated in primary for US Senate in 2008. ]
Martin Heinrich (D) - Albuquerque Councilor & Ex-Non-Profit Group Executive Director

District 2:
[ Steve Pearce (R)* - Defeated for US Senate in 2008. ]
Harry Teague (D) - Ex-Lea County Commissioner & Well Servicing Company Owner

District 3:
[ Tom Udall (D)*- Elected to the US Senate in 2008. ]
Ben Lujan (D) - State Public Regulation Commission Chair & Son of State House Speaker Ben Lujan

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 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

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