Incumbent	Steve Pearce
Party	Republican
Seeking Re-election?	Probably not -- seeking open US Senate seat
Candidate Website	House Website Campaign Website
Other Resources	Congresspedia profile on Steve Pearce

2004 Presidential Vote	Bush - 57.71% Kerry - 41.26%
2006 Election Margin	Pearce - 59.4% Kissling - 40.5%
Voter Registration	As at 7/11/06 Dem - 159,731 (48%) Rep - 119,117 (36%) Other - 55,246 (16%)
District Blog(s)	Joe Monahan's New Mexico

Challenger	Bill McCamley, Doña Ana County Commissioner
Party	Democratic
Source of Information	Candidate diary on Daily Kos
Candidate Website	Campaign Website
Other Resources	Congresspedia profile on Bill McCamley

Challenger	Albert Kissling, 2006 candidate
Party	Democratic
Source of Information	9/9/07 Announcement on website
Candidate Website	Campaign Website

Challenger	Harry Teague, fmr Doña Ana County Commissioner
Party	Democratic
Source of Information	Las Cruces Sun-News, 10/17/07
Candidate Website	Campaign Website

Challenger	Frank McKinnon
Party	Democratic
Source of Information	Campaign Website
Candidate Website	Campagn Website

Challenger	Ed Tinsley
Party	Republican
Source of Information	Campaign Website
Candidate Website	Campaign Website

Challenger	Aubrey Dunn Jr
Party	Republican
Source of Information	Campaign Website
Candidate Website	Campaign Website

Potential Challenger	Terry Marquardt
Party	Republican
Source of Information	The Green Papers
Candidate Website	Campaign Website

Challenger	Earl Greer
Party	Republican
Source of Information	Campaign Website
Candidate Website	Campaign Website

Challenger	Monty Newman
Party	Republican
Source of Information	The Green Papers
Candidate Website	Campaign Website

Challenger	Greg Sowards
Party	Republican
Source of Information	The Green Papers
Candidate Website	Campaign Website

There are many possible Republicans who might run, but so
far their names are little more than speculative: Lee Rawson,
Don Tripp, Phelps Anderson, and
Don Bratton. All were mentioned by Joe Monahan on 10/17/07.

Background Information

District Map