District 1 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico, 2008







this district includes central area of new mexico, in , around albuquerque. open seat, cq politics forecast race no clear favorite . rothenberg political report rated pure toss-up . cook political report ranked lean democratic .



martin heinrich (d) (campaign website)
darren white (r) (campaign website)

the 2006 race between incumbent republican heather wilson , democratic state attorney general patricia madrid cliffhanger, wilson being reelected 861 votes. john kerry narrowly won district 52% in 2004 (cpvi=d+2). retirement of longtime u.s. senator pete domenici, wilson ran , lost candidate republican nomination in race open u.s. senate seat, leaving open seat. democratic nominee martin heinrich (former albuquerque city councilor). republican nominee bernalillo county sheriff darren white. in general election, heinrich defeated white margin of 11%. when sworn congress in january 2009, heinrich became first democrat ever represent district in house.



race ranking , details cq politics
campaign contributions opensecrets.org
white (r) vs heinrich (d) graph of collected poll results pollster.com

primary elections


general election







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