Home   News   Schools   Sports   Biz   Opinion   Health   Scitech  Arts   Dining   Movies   Outdoors   Weather   Archives  NM Jobs Cars Real Estate

Story Tools  E-mail Story  Print Friendly Save & Share  ‡  Tag this Page Most Requested Most E-mailed Who's Blogging? Read what's being written about Albuquerque Journal reports. New Mexico Politics: New Mexico FBIHOP links to /abqnews/ New Mexico Independent links to NEWS/METRO: General Mills Might Expand New Mexico Independent links to NEWS/STATE: N.M. Native Killed in Crash in Iraq Albuquerque Real Estate News links to NEWS/METRO: What Will the Downs Become? Mario Burgos links to NEWS/METRO: This Here State's Got Itself a Tune WHAT IS GOING ON? links to NEWS/STATE: No Home Cookin' at Festival New Mexico Independent links to NEWS/METRO: Chávez Seeks To Trim $20M From Budget Rio Rancho Land | Rio Rancho Real Estate News links to RIO RANCHO: City Manager Calls for Budget Cuts Albuquerque Real Estate News links to NEWS/METRO: General Mills Might Expand New Mexico Independent links to NEWS/STATE: No Home Cookin' at Festival Full list and what they're blogging New Mexico Support Elusive for Northern New Mexico College's Tax Plan Gov.: Cut Project Spending Around N.M. President of Regents at ENMU Killed in Crash Security High for Inmate's Trial Wall Street Pummeled After More Bad News Bargain Football at NMSU Audit: Insurers Were Overpaid Ariz. Gov. Has Ties To Past Scandals From N.M. 'Geek' to Homeland Chief? Block Cleared in Second State Inquiry Voter Measure Gets Support Hiker, Camper Attacked Near SF Navajo Casino Opens in N.M. Around N.M. Fraud Hot Line Launched W. Va. Fugitive Nabbed at Elephant Butte Parents Facing Up to 54 Years N.M. Native Killed in Crash in Iraq Dow Sinks To Lowest in 5 Years More New Mexico

          Front Page  news  state

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Udall Has Big Fundraising Advantage Over Pearce

By Barry Massey
Associated Press
      SANTA FE — Democrat Tom Udall had five times more money in his campaign treasury for New Mexico's Senate race at the end of last month than his Republican opponent, Steve Pearce.
    Udall's campaign has a cash balance of nearly $2.9 million and Pearce had $531,624.
    Pearce, unlike Udall, faced a fiercely competitive primary election race that forced him to spend part of what he had previously raised. Pearce defeated Heather Wilson in the June 3 primary election for the GOP nomination.
    Udall ran unopposed in the primary, which allowed his campaign to raise and spend money with an eye on the November general election.
    The two members of Congress are running for the Senate seat being vacated by Republican Pete Domenici, who is retiring.
    Udall raised $1.4 million from May 15 through June 30, according to the latest federal campaign finance disclosures. That included almost $1.3 million in contributions from individuals and political action committees.
    Other receipts included interest on campaign balances, refunds and transfers from another political committee, such as a joint fundraising committee. His campaign reported debts of $118,778.
    Pearce had total receipts of $851,152, including contributions of $790,963 from individuals and PACs.
    Udall spent $1.4 million since mid-May. During that time, Udall's campaign has broadcast several television advertisements.
    Pearce had expenditures of $566,735 and no debts.
    The campaigns released summary pages of their campaign finance reports, which do not include an itemization of contributors or expenditures. It's not possible from the summary information, for example, to determine how much of Pearce's money was raised after the June primary election.
    There's a considerable lag time before the complete reports become available on the Web site of the Federal Election Commission. That's because the reports are initially filed with the office of the secretary of the U.S. Senate, which submits the disclosures to the FEC.
    House candidates, in contrast, file their campaign finance reports directly with the FEC.
    Udall has total receipts of nearly $4.7 million and spent $2.5 million since launching his campaign. Pearce has raised $2.6 million so far and spent almost $2.1 million.
    Pearce has represented the 2nd Congressional District, which covers southern New Mexico, since 2003. Udall has served in Congress since 1999, representing the 3rd District of northern New Mexico.

Copyright ©2008 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

---

Latest Albuquerque and New Mexico News


Sports

---

Albuquerque Journal Subscriber Services
Submit a news tip | Place a classified ad | Advertise Online at ABQjournal | Advertise in Albuquerque Journal print products | Subscribe to newspaper
Save & Share Tag this Page | ...go to bookmarks
back to top