The Green Papers: New Mexico 2007 Off Year Election |
New Mexico
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress |
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U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 110th Senate Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Class 1 | Democratic | Senator Jesse F. "Jeff" Bingaman, Jr. First elected: 1982; re-elected: 1988, 1994, 2000, 2006 Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 |
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Class 2 | Republican | Senator Pete V. Domenici First elected: 1972; re-elected: 1978, 1984, 1990, 1996, 2002 Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 Open Seat - 4 October 2007: Announced retirement at the end of his current term. |
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Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors | |||||
Democratic | Governor William B. "Bill" Richardson First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006 Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. Open Chair - At term limit. Running for President in 2008. |
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Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Elected on a ticket with (but nominated separately from) the Governor | |||||
Democratic | Lieutenant Governor Diane D. Denish First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006 Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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110th U.S. House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 110th House | |||||
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 2 Republican (2 Open); 1 Democratic (1 Undetermined) | |||||
CD 1 {map} |
Republican | Congressman Heather A. Wilson First elected: 23 June 1998 in Special Election re: death of Congressman Stephen Schiff, 25 March 1998 Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 Open Seat - Running for the Class 2 Senate Seat in 2008. |
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CD 2 {map} |
Republican | Congressman Stevan E. "Steve" Pearce First elected: 2002 Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 Open Seat - Running for the Class 2 Senate Seat in 2008 |
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CD 3 {map} |
Democratic | Congressman Tom Udall First elected: 1998 Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Democratic | Secretary of State Mary E. Herrera First elected: 2006 Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 The current Secretary of State is unaffected by the State's term limit. |
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Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Democratic | Attorney General Gary K. King First elected: 2006 Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 The current Attorney General is unaffected by the State's term limit. |
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Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Democratic | Treasurer James B. Lewis First elected: 2006 Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 The current Treasurer is unaffected by the State's term limit. |
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Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Democratic | Auditor Hector H. Balderas First elected: 2006 Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 The current Auditor is unaffected by the State's term limit. |
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Commissioner of Public Lands 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
Republican | Public Lands Commissioner Patrick H. "Pat" Lyons First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006 Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such. |