New Mexico (7/22/06)

Senator Pete Domenici is the second-longest serving Republican in the Senate, having been elected four years after Ted Stevens. There are rumblings that he will retire, in which case this seat will become pretty hotly contested. A potential GOP nominee, if that were to be the case, might be Congressman Steve Pearce. The state party is pretty bad, and would be short of a good nominee. Even if Domenici were to run, this state is trending Democrat and it would be close anyway. State Attorney General Patricia Madrid, currently running for a House seat, would be a good nominee if she loses this November. The state's Democratic Congressman, Tom Udall of the Udall political family, would be a formidable opponent as well. Governor Bill Richardson looks to be running for President, but if he doesn't, he would be a good nominee, but he might not want to leave for the Senate in the middle of his gubernatorial term. This race really depends on the mood of the state in 2008.

Potential GOP Candidates: U.S. Senator Pete Domenici (http://domenici.senate.gov/)
Congressman Steve Pearce (http://www.stevepearceforcongress.com/)

Potential Dem Candidates: Attorney General Patricia Madrid (http://www.madridforcongress.com/)
Governor Bill Richardson (http://billrichardson2006.com/)
Congressman Tom Udall (http://www.udallforusall.org/)

Current Rating: Leans GOP