Candidate Center

Our new candidate center is designed to help keep you up-to-date with the campaigns going on across the country. Click on your state of interest and you’ll find a list of candidates running for each federal office, a brief overview of the state, and specific information for campaigns of interest as it becomes available. In the near future, the candidate center will include polls that will be updated as new ones are released, and links to FEC data.

New Mexico

Congressional filing deadline: February 2010
Congressional primary: June 2010

1st District - Martin Heinrich (Dem) [2008 pickup]

Central, Albuquerque

Martin Heinrich (Dem) - Incumbent
Jon Barleta (Rep) - Former vice-chair of the New Mexico GOP and former head of the Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce

2nd District - Harry Teague (Dem) [2008 pickup]

Southern half, Roswell, Las Cruces, "Little Texas"

Harry Teague (Dem) - Incumbent
Steve Pearce (Rep) - Former Congressman

3rd District - Ben Lujan (Dem) [2008 pickup]

North and east, Santa Fe, Los Alamos

Ben Lujan (Dem) - State Public Regulation Commission Clerk
Tom Mullins (Rep)