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2008 United States Senate election in New Mexico
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The 2008 United States Senate election in New Mexico was held on November 4, 2008, coinciding with the 2008 U.S. presidential election. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Pete Domenici decided to retire instead of seeking a seventh term. All three of New Mexico's U.S. Representatives (Tom Udall, Steve Pearce, and Heather Wilson) retired from the House to run in this election, which was the first open Senate seat in the state since 1972 where Domenici was first elected on this seat. Pearce narrowly defeated Wilson in the Republican primary, but Udall won the general election after an uncontested Democratic primary.

In February 2007 Domenici indicated his intention to run for re-election.^[1] By October 2007, he changed his mind, stating that because of the progression of a medical condition, he would not seek a seventh term.^[2] Domenici also lost his chairmanship after Republicans lost control of the Senate in the 2006 Senate election, which may have inclined him against running. On June 3, 2008, Pearce and Udall won their respective nomination contests.^[3]

Democrats won this seat for the first time since 1966, the NM-01 House seat for the first time ever, and the NM-02 seat for the first time since 1978, and thereby gave New Mexico an all-Democratic Congressional delegation for the first time since 1969. Tom Udall outperformed Barack Obama and his results in the concurrent presidential election by 4.42% and by 32,706 votes.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Tom Udall, U.S. Representative

Campaign

After Domenici announced he was not running, Democratic Governor Bill Richardson was considered a leading candidate for the seat, but in October he affirmed his commitment to his presidential nomination campaign.^[4]

In October Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez entered the race for the Democratic nomination.^[5] In early November five-term Democratic Rep. Tom Udall entered the race.^[6] On December 7 Chavez withdrew from the race, saying "While I deeply appreciate all the support I have received, it has become very clear to me that Democrats should not be divided in the upcoming election."^[7]

Results

Democratic primary results^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Udall	141,629	100.00%
Total votes			141,629	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Steve Pearce, U.S. Representative, and candidate in 2000
Heather Wilson, U.S. Representative

Polling

Source	Date	Steve Pearce	Heather Wilson
SurveyUSA^[9]	November 16–18, 2007	37%	56%
SurveyUSA^[10]	May 15, 2008	49%	46%

Results

Republican primary results^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Pearce	57,953	51.29%
	Republican	Heather Wilson	55,039	48.71%
Total votes			112,992	100.00%

General election

Candidates

Tom Udall (D), U.S. Representative
Steve Pearce (R), U.S. Representative

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[11]	Lean D (flip)	October 23, 2008
CQ Politics^[12]	Likely D (flip)	October 31, 2008
Rothenberg Political Report^[13]	Likely D (flip)	November 2, 2008
Real Clear Politics^[14]	Likely D (flip)	October 31, 2008

Controversy

Domenici and Wilson were both being investigated by the Senate for their roles in the dismissal of prosecutor David Iglesias. This may have affected Wilson's chances in the 2008 election.^[15]

In late October Pearce made 130,000 automated phone calls, which led Wilson to "cry foul."^[16] At issue was Pearce's use of the phone calls to justify his opposition to the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) bill. The Wilson campaign claimed that "Pearce violated House ethics by urging those he called to contact him through his official, non-campaign phone number or check out his official, non-campaign Web site."^[17]

Finances

The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) attempted to defend 23 Senate seats up for election in November. Committee chair Senator John Ensign identified the 10 most competitive Republican seats in June 2008. He was asked about the two Republican seats most likely to turn Democratic, Virginia and New Mexico. Ensign did not directly say whether the NRSC was considering walking away to work on other seats that can be won, but he said, "You don’t waste money on races that don’t need it or you can’t win."^[18]

Udall raised more than $801,000 prior to November 29.^[19] Wilson had slightly less, including a November Washington fundraiser with Vice President Dick Cheney that netted $110,000, bringing her total to about $750,000.^[20]

Debates

The candidates agreed to three televised debates: October 15 on KOB-TV, October 18 on KRQE and October 26 on KOAT-TV. The AARP co-sponsored the second debate and the Albuquerque Journal co-sponsored the final debate. They also appeared together on Meet the Press in the fall.^[21]

Polling

Source	Date	Steve Pearce (R)	Tom Udall (D)
SurveyUSA^[22]	October 5–7, 2007	37%	55%
Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin & Associates^[23]	October 23–27, 2007	33%	50%
SurveyUSA^[24]	October 27–30, 2007	40%	56%
Research 2000^[25]	November 5–7, 2007	37%	54%
SurveyUSA^[9]	November 16–18, 2007	40%	54%
New Mexico State University^[26]	February 11, 2008	31%	53%
Rasmussen Reports^[27]	February 29, 2008	42%	50%
Rasmussen Reports^[27]	April 10, 2008	40%	54%
Rasmussen Reports^[28]	May 14, 2008	37%	53%
SurveyUSA^[10]	May 15, 2008	36%	60%
Rasmussen Reports^[29]	July 24, 2008	35%	61%
Rasmussen Reports^[29]	August 20, 2008	44%	52%
Rasmussen Reports^[29]	September 8, 2008	44%	51%
Survey USA^[30]	September 16, 2008	41%	56%
Public Policy Polling^[31]	September 19, 2008	37%	57%
Survey USA^[32]	September 29–30, 2008	39%	58%
Rasmussen Reports^[29]	October 1, 2008	41%	55%
Survey USA^[33]	October 13, 2008	40%	58%
Rasmussen Reports^[29]	October 13, 2008	37%	57%
Rasmussen Reports^[29]	October 28, 2008	41%	56%
Survey USA^[34]	October 31, 2008	42%	56%

Results

2008 United States Senate election in New Mexico^[35]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Tom Udall	505,128	61.33%	+26.37%
	Republican	Steve Pearce	318,522	38.67%	−26.37%
Total votes			823,650	100.00%	N/A
	Democratic gain from Republican

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Bernalillo (largest city: Albuquerque)
Doña Ana (largest city: Las Cruces)
Guadalupe (largest city: Santa Rosa)
Harding (largest city: Roy)
Hidalgo (largest city: Lordsburg)
Luna (largest city: Deming)
Quay (largest city: Tucumcari)
Sandoval (largest city: Rancho)
Torrance (largest city: Moriarty)
Valencia (largest village: Los Lunas)
Colfax (largest city: Raton)
Los Alamos (largest city: Los Alamos)
Grant (largest city: Silver City)
McKinley (largest city: Gallup)
Arriba (largest city: Española)
Cibola (largest city: Grants)
Mora (largest city: Mora)

References

^ Talhelm, Jennifer (February 13, 2007). "Domenici: 'I am running' in 2008". The Santa Fe New Mexican. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved February 14, 2007.
^ Murray, Shailagh (October 5, 2007). "Citing Health, GOP's Domenici says he'll retire from Senate". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 5, 2007.
^ Election.KOB.com – Pearce narrowly wins U.S. Senate nomination^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Richardson Sticks with Presidential Bid". The New York Times. Associated Press. October 4, 2008. Retrieved October 5, 2008.
^ "Chavez announces U.S. Senate run". KOB-TV. October 9, 2007. Retrieved November 18, 2007.
^ "NM Rep. Tom Udall to Run for Senate". Associated Press. November 11, 2007. Archived from the original on November 12, 2007. Retrieved November 11, 2007.
^ "Chávez drops out of U. S. Senate race". KRQE-TV. December 7, 2007. Archived from the original on January 10, 2008. Retrieved December 18, 2007.
^ ^a ^b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 14, 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ ^a ^b SurveyUSA
^ ^a ^b SurveyUSA
^ "2008 Senate Race ratings for October 23, 2008". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
^ Race Ratings Chart: Senate Archived October 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine CQ Politics
^ "2008 Senate ratings". Inside Elections. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
^ "2008 RCP Averages & Senate Results". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
^ "Wilson, Possibly Udall To Seek Domenici's Senate Seat". The Gate. October 4, 2008. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved October 18, 2007.
^ "Pearce calls voters, Wilson cries foul". KOB. October 22, 2007. Archived from the original on January 10, 2008. Retrieved November 18, 2007.
^ "Senate hopefuls don't inspire". Alamogordo Daily News. October 31, 2007. Archived from the original on August 17, 2009. Retrieved November 18, 2007.
^ Davis, Susan (June 12, 2008). "Sen. Ensign Says GOP Majority Would Be 'Fairly Miraculous'". Wall Street Journal blog.
^ "Ten things to know about Senate hopeful Rep. Tom Udall". Albuquerque Tribune. November 29, 2007. Archived from the original on December 24, 2007. Retrieved December 11, 2007.
^ "Wilson pulls $110,000 at Cheney fundraiser". The Hill. November 16, 2007. Archived from the original on November 24, 2007. Retrieved December 11, 2007.
^ Senate candidates agree on 3 NM televised debates^{[permanent dead link]} AP, August 17, 2008
^ SurveyUSA
^ Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin & Associates
^ SurveyUSA
^ Research 2000
^ New Mexico State University
^ ^a ^b Rasmussen Reports
^ Rasmussen Reports
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Rasmussen Reports
^ Survey USA
^ Public Policy Polling
^ Survey USA
^ Survey USA
^ Survey USA
^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".

External links

Elections from the New Mexico Secretary of State
U.S. Congress candidates for New Mexico at Project Vote Smart
New Mexico, U.S. Senate from CQ Politics
New Mexico U.S. Senate from OurCampaigns.com
New Mexico U.S. Senate race from 2008 Race Tracker
Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets
Pearce (R) vs Udall (D) graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com
Official campaign websites (Archived)
- Tom Udall, Democratic candidate
- Steve Pearce, Republican candidate

[1] Talhelm, Jennifer (February 13, 2007). "Domenici: 'I am running' in 2008". The Santa Fe New Mexican. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved February 14, 2007.

[2] Murray, Shailagh (October 5, 2007). "Citing Health, GOP's Domenici says he'll retire from Senate". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 5, 2007.

[autogenerated1-3] Election.KOB.com – Pearce narrowly wins U.S. Senate nomination^{[permanent dead link]}

[4] "Richardson Sticks with Presidential Bid". The New York Times. Associated Press. October 4, 2008. Retrieved October 5, 2008.

[5] "Chavez announces U.S. Senate run". KOB-TV. October 9, 2007. Retrieved November 18, 2007.

[6] "NM Rep. Tom Udall to Run for Senate". Associated Press. November 11, 2007. Archived from the original on November 12, 2007. Retrieved November 11, 2007.

[7] "Chávez drops out of U. S. Senate race". KRQE-TV. December 7, 2007. Archived from the original on January 10, 2008. Retrieved December 18, 2007.

[sos.state.nm.us-8] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 14, 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[SurveyUSA-9] SurveyUSA

[surveyusa.com-10] SurveyUSA

[Cook_PR-11] "2008 Senate Race ratings for October 23, 2008". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved April 1, 2021.

[12] Race Ratings Chart: Senate Archived October 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine CQ Politics

[Inside_Elections-13] "2008 Senate ratings". Inside Elections. Retrieved April 1, 2021.

[14] "2008 RCP Averages & Senate Results". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved August 31, 2021.

[15] "Wilson, Possibly Udall To Seek Domenici's Senate Seat". The Gate. October 4, 2008. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved October 18, 2007.

[16] "Pearce calls voters, Wilson cries foul". KOB. October 22, 2007. Archived from the original on January 10, 2008. Retrieved November 18, 2007.

[17] "Senate hopefuls don't inspire". Alamogordo Daily News. October 31, 2007. Archived from the original on August 17, 2009. Retrieved November 18, 2007.

[18] Davis, Susan (June 12, 2008). "Sen. Ensign Says GOP Majority Would Be 'Fairly Miraculous'". Wall Street Journal blog.

[19] "Ten things to know about Senate hopeful Rep. Tom Udall". Albuquerque Tribune. November 29, 2007. Archived from the original on December 24, 2007. Retrieved December 11, 2007.

[20] "Wilson pulls $110,000 at Cheney fundraiser". The Hill. November 16, 2007. Archived from the original on November 24, 2007. Retrieved December 11, 2007.

[21] Senate candidates agree on 3 NM televised debates^{[permanent dead link]} AP, August 17, 2008

[22] SurveyUSA

[23] Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin & Associates

[24] SurveyUSA

[25] Research 2000

[26] New Mexico State University

[Rasmussen_Reports-27] Rasmussen Reports

[28] Rasmussen Reports

[web.archive.org-29] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Rasmussen Reports

[30] Survey USA

[31] Public Policy Polling

[32] Survey USA

[33] Survey USA

[34] Survey USA

[35] "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".

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-The '''2008 United States Senate election in New Mexico''' was held on November 4, 2008 coinciding with the [[2008 United States presidential election|2008 U.S. presidential election]]. Incumbent [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]] [[Pete Domenici]] decided to retire instead of seeking a seventh term. All three of New Mexico's U.S. Representatives ([[Tom Udall]], [[Steve Pearce (politician)|Steve Pearce]], and [[Heather Wilson]]) retired from the House to run in this election, which was the first open Senate seat in the state since 1972 where Domenici was first elected on this seat. Pearce narrowly defeated Wilson in the Republican primary, but Udall won the general election after an uncontested Democratic primary.
+The '''2008 United States Senate election in New Mexico''' was held on November 4, 2008, coinciding with the [[2008 United States presidential election|2008 U.S. presidential election]]. Incumbent [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]] [[Pete Domenici]] decided to retire instead of seeking a seventh term. All three of New Mexico's U.S. Representatives ([[Tom Udall]], [[Steve Pearce (politician)|Steve Pearce]], and [[Heather Wilson]]) retired from the House to run in this election, which was the first open Senate seat in the state since 1972 where Domenici was first elected on this seat. Pearce narrowly defeated Wilson in the Republican primary, but Udall won the general election after an uncontested Democratic primary.
-In February 2007 Domenici indicated his intention to run for re-election.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Talhelm |first=Jennifer |date=February 13, 2007 |title=Domenici: 'I am running' in 2008 |work=[[The Santa Fe New Mexican]] |url=http://www.freenewmexican.com/news/56924.html |url-status=dead |access-date=February 14, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930014935/http://www.freenewmexican.com/news/56924.html |archive-date=September 30, 2007}}</ref> By October 2007, he changed his mind, stating that because of the progression of a medical condition, he would not seek a seventh term.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Murray |first=Shailagh |date=October 5, 2007 |title=Citing Health, GOP's Domenici says he'll retire from Senate |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/04/AR2007100401516.html |access-date=October 5, 2007}}</ref> Domenici also lost his chairmanship after Republicans lost control of the Senate in the 2006 Senate election, which may have inclined him against running. On June 3, 2008 Pearce and Udall won their respective nomination contests.<ref name=autogenerated1>[http://election.kob.com/article/stories/S463780.shtml?cat=10568 Election.KOB.com – Pearce narrowly wins U.S. Senate nomination<!-- Bot generated title -->]{{Dead link|date=June 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
+In February 2007 Domenici indicated his intention to run for re-election.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Talhelm |first=Jennifer |date=February 13, 2007 |title=Domenici: 'I am running' in 2008 |work=[[The Santa Fe New Mexican]] |url=http://www.freenewmexican.com/news/56924.html |url-status=dead |access-date=February 14, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930014935/http://www.freenewmexican.com/news/56924.html |archive-date=September 30, 2007}}</ref> By October 2007, he changed his mind, stating that because of the progression of a medical condition, he would not seek a seventh term.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Murray |first=Shailagh |date=October 5, 2007 |title=Citing Health, GOP's Domenici says he'll retire from Senate |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/04/AR2007100401516.html |access-date=October 5, 2007}}</ref> Domenici also lost his chairmanship after Republicans lost control of the Senate in the 2006 Senate election, which may have inclined him against running. On June 3, 2008, Pearce and Udall won their respective nomination contests.<ref name=autogenerated1>[http://election.kob.com/article/stories/S463780.shtml?cat=10568 Election.KOB.com – Pearce narrowly wins U.S. Senate nomination<!-- Bot generated title -->]{{Dead link|date=June 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
-Democrats won this seat for the first time since [[1966 United States Senate election in New Mexico|1966]], the NM-01 House seat for the first time ever, and the NM-02 seat for the first time since 1981, and thereby gave New Mexico an all-Democratic Congressional delegation for the first time since 1969.
+Democrats won this seat for the first time since [[1966 United States Senate election in New Mexico|1966]], the NM-01 House seat for the first time ever, and the NM-02 seat for the first time since 1978, and thereby gave New Mexico an all-Democratic Congressional delegation for the first time since 1969. [[Tom Udall]] outperformed [[Barack Obama]] and his results in the [[2008 United States presidential election in New Mexico|concurrent presidential election]] by 4.42% and by 32,706 votes.
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 Domenici and Wilson were both being investigated by the Senate for their roles in the dismissal of prosecutor [[David Iglesias (attorney)|David Iglesias]]. This may have affected Wilson's chances in the 2008 election.<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 4, 2008 |title=Wilson, Possibly Udall To Seek Domenici's Senate Seat |publisher=The Gate |url=http://thegate.nationaljournal.com/2007/10/wilson_to_seek_domenicis_senat_1.php |url-status=dead |access-date=October 18, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011210100/http://thegate.nationaljournal.com/2007/10/wilson_to_seek_domenicis_senat_1.php |archive-date=October 11, 2007}}</ref>
-In late October Pearce made 130,000 automated phone calls, which led Wilson to "cry foul."<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 22, 2007 |title=Pearce calls voters, Wilson cries foul |publisher=[[KOB]] |url=http://kob.com/article/stories/S232572.shtml?cat=504 |access-date=November 18, 2007}}</ref> At issue was Pearce's use of the phone calls to justify his opposition to the [[State Children's Health Insurance Program]] (SCHIP) bill. The Wilson campaign claimed that "Pearce violated House ethics by urging those he called to contact him through his official, non-campaign phone number or check out his official, non-campaign Web site."<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 31, 2007 |title=Senate hopefuls don't inspire |publisher=[[Alamogordo Daily News]] |url=http://www.alamogordonews.com/opinion/ci_7325103 |access-date=November 18, 2007}}</ref>
+In late October Pearce made 130,000 automated phone calls, which led Wilson to "cry foul."<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 22, 2007 |title=Pearce calls voters, Wilson cries foul |publisher=[[KOB]] |url=http://kob.com/article/stories/S232572.shtml?cat=504 |access-date=November 18, 2007 |archive-date=January 10, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080110032149/http://kob.com/article/stories/S232572.shtml?cat=504 |url-status=dead }}</ref> At issue was Pearce's use of the phone calls to justify his opposition to the [[State Children's Health Insurance Program]] (SCHIP) bill. The Wilson campaign claimed that "Pearce violated House ethics by urging those he called to contact him through his official, non-campaign phone number or check out his official, non-campaign Web site."<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 31, 2007 |title=Senate hopefuls don't inspire |publisher=[[Alamogordo Daily News]] |url=http://www.alamogordonews.com/opinion/ci_7325103 |access-date=November 18, 2007 |archive-date=August 17, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090817070401/http://www.alamogordonews.com/opinion/ci_7325103 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 === Finances ===
 The [[National Republican Senatorial Committee]] (NRSC) attempted to defend 23 Senate seats up for election in November. Committee chair Senator [[John Ensign]] identified the 10 most competitive Republican seats in June 2008. He was asked about the two Republican seats most likely to turn Democratic, Virginia and New Mexico. Ensign did not directly say whether the NRSC was considering walking away to work on other seats that can be won, but he said, "You don’t waste money on races that don’t need it or you can’t win."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Davis |first=Susan |date=June 12, 2008 |title=Sen. Ensign Says GOP Majority Would Be 'Fairly Miraculous' |work=Wall Street Journal blog |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/06/12/sen-ensign-says-gop-majority-would-be-fairly-miraculous/}}</ref>
-Udall raised more than $801,000 prior to November 29.<ref>{{Cite news |date=November 29, 2007 |title=Ten things to know about Senate hopeful Rep. Tom Udall |work=[[Albuquerque Tribune]] |url=http://www.abqtrib.com/news/2007/nov/29/ten-things-know-about-senate-hopeful-rep-tom-udall/ |url-status=dead |access-date=December 11, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071224215231/http://www.abqtrib.com/news/2007/nov/29/ten-things-know-about-senate-hopeful-rep-tom-udall/ |archive-date=December 24, 2007 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Wilson had slightly less, including a November Washington fundraiser with Vice President [[Dick Cheney]] that netted $110,000, bringing her total to about $750,000.<ref>{{Cite news |date=November 16, 2007 |title=Wilson pulls $110,000 at Cheney fundraiser |work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] |url=http://thehill.com/campaign-2008/wilson-pulls-110000-at-cheney-fundraiser-2007-11-16.html |access-date=December 11, 2007}}</ref>
+Udall raised more than $801,000 prior to November 29.<ref>{{Cite news |date=November 29, 2007 |title=Ten things to know about Senate hopeful Rep. Tom Udall |work=[[Albuquerque Tribune]] |url=http://www.abqtrib.com/news/2007/nov/29/ten-things-know-about-senate-hopeful-rep-tom-udall/ |url-status=dead |access-date=December 11, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071224215231/http://www.abqtrib.com/news/2007/nov/29/ten-things-know-about-senate-hopeful-rep-tom-udall/ |archive-date=December 24, 2007 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Wilson had slightly less, including a November Washington fundraiser with Vice President [[Dick Cheney]] that netted $110,000, bringing her total to about $750,000.<ref>{{Cite news |date=November 16, 2007 |title=Wilson pulls $110,000 at Cheney fundraiser |work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] |url=http://thehill.com/campaign-2008/wilson-pulls-110000-at-cheney-fundraiser-2007-11-16.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071124120330/http://thehill.com/campaign-2008/wilson-pulls-110000-at-cheney-fundraiser-2007-11-16.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 24, 2007 |access-date=December 11, 2007}}</ref>
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-! style="width:100px;"| Steve<br>Pearce (R)
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+! style="width:100px;"| Tom<br />Udall (D)
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+|[[Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin & Associates]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071128011658/http://draftudall.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/udall_poll_memo.pdf Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin & Associates]</ref>
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+|[[SurveyUSA]]<ref>[http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=0c284bce-cac2-4c56-88c2-3f35c6b617bf&q=43185 SurveyUSA]</ref>
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+|[[Research 2000]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080110033302/http://blogs.abqtrib.com/albq/state/2007/11/daily_kos_predicts_very_close.html Research 2000]</ref>
 | November 5–7, 2007
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 | November 16–18, 2007
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+|[[New Mexico State University]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20081129021817/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?parm1=5&docID=news-000002668829 New Mexico State University]</ref>
 | February 11, 2008
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+|[[Rasmussen Reports]]<ref name="Rasmussen Reports">[https://web.archive.org/web/20080406071110/http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_senate_elections/new_mexico/election_2008_new_mexico_senate Rasmussen Reports]</ref>
 | February 29, 2008
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+|[[Rasmussen Reports]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080624033045/http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_senate_elections/new_mexico/new_mexico_senate_udall_continues_to_enjoy_big_lead_over_gop_challengers Rasmussen Reports]</ref>
 | May 14, 2008
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 | May 15, 2008
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+|[[Rasmussen Reports]]<ref name="web.archive.org">[https://web.archive.org/web/20080727005024/http://rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_senate_elections/new_mexico/election_2008_new_mexico_senate Rasmussen Reports]</ref>
 | July 24, 2008
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+|[[Rasmussen Reports]]<ref name="web.archive.org"/>
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 | August 20, 2008
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 | September 8, 2008
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 | October 28, 2008
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 | October 31, 2008
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 ** [https://web.archive.org/web/20081031225353/http://www.peopleforpearce.com/ Steve Pearce], Republican candidate
 {{2008 United States elections}}
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