With attack ads playing from both sides, Democrat Martin Heinrich has a clear lead over Republican Nella Domenici in the race for U.S. Senate, according to a new Journal poll.
Running for his third term representing New Mexico, Heinrich has support from 50% of the registered, likely voters surveyed in the Journal poll, while Domenici trails behind him with 38% saying they would vote for her. Domenici’s family name is recognizable to many in New Mexico — her father the late Pete Domenici was the state’s longest serving senator — but this is her first run for public office.
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