New Mexico's 3rd congressional district election, 2008

2008 New Mexico Congressional Election race for New Mexico's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.

There are ten candidates running for the position to replace current Congressman Tom Udall. Udall is giving up the house seat to run for the U.S. Senate seat that currently is held by Pete Domenici.

The primaries will be held June 3, 2008, and election day is on November 4, 2008.

2008 Congressional Primary Election, District 3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Ben R. Lujan	23,819 E/AB Unofficial Early Votes	0% Precincts Reporting
	Democratic	Don Wiviott	6,930 E/AB Unofficial Early Votes	0% Precincts Reporting
	Democratic	Harry Montoya	10,678 E/AB Unofficial Early Votes	0% Precincts Reporting
	Democratic	Benny J. Shendo Jr	605 E/AB Unofficial Early Votes	0% Precincts Reporting
	Democratic	Jon Adams	567 E/AB Unofficial Early Votes	0% Precincts Reporting
	Democratic	Rudy Martin		0% Precincts Reporting
	Republican	Marco Gonzales
	Republican	Daniel East
	Independent	Carol Miller
	Independent	Ron Simmons

A poll was taken with the three most popular candidates in the four most populated counties in district 3. The poll included Rio Arriba, Santa Fe, Taos, and San Juan Counties. All four polls showed Ben R. Lujan as the front runner.

Rio Arriba County Poll
Candidate			percent
Ben R. Lujan			54%
Don Wiviott			13%
Harry Montoya			33%

Santa Fe County Poll
Candidate			percent
Ben R. Lujan			37%
Don Wiviott			34%
Harry Montoya			29%

Taos County Poll
Candidate			percent
Ben R. Lujan			54%
Don Wiviott			41%
Harry Montoya			5%

San Juan County Poll
Candidate			percent
Ben R. Lujan			67%
Don Wiviott			21%
Harry Montoya			12%