Darren White announces for NM-1

Candidate — Congress Party Total Percentage
PATRICIA A. MADRID DEMOCRAT 93,709 50.16%
HEATHER A. WILSON REPUBLICAN 93,105 49.84%
Candidate — Sheriff Party Total Percentage
JOSE E. CHAVEZ DEMOCRAT 69,781 36.92%
DARREN WHITE REPUBLICAN 119,201 63.08%
Candidate — Governor Party Total Percentage
BILL RICHARDSON and DIANE D. DENISH DEMOCRAT 130,994 68.00%
JOHN DENDAHL and SUE WILSON BEFFORT REPUBLICAN 61,647 32.00%

Great news. New Mexico sources say that Darren White, the Bernalillo County Sheriff is announcing for Congress in NM-1.

Darren is a very strong candidate. In 2006, he was re-elected with 63% of the vote. Check out the numbers. They are the Bernalillo County numbers. (Torrance County is also in the district and provided the margin for Wilson’s victory)

This is a recruiting coup. Go NRCC! Go Tom Cole!

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Domenici announces retirement

Senator Pete Domenici (R-NM) is announcing his retirement. That’s lousy news. The question is whether Rep. Heather Wilson runs for the seat. She’s probably our best chance, unless Darren White, the Bernallilo County sheriff runs. The conventional wisdom is that Rep. Steven Pearce has some nasty negative on Wilson just in case a primary comes up.

Developing…

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