RepublicanNo state or federal office heldLost the 2008 general

Steve Pearce

Ran in 1 election in 2008.

Last margin
−22.7
Lost 2008
Elections
1
2008

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records

Every race Pearce has run

Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Pearce won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.

YearOfficeStageResultOpponentsShareMarginRaisedBaselineAgainst baseline
2008U.S. Senate, New MexicoGeneralLostTom Udall (D)38.7%D+22.7$4.6MD+15.3−7.4

Source: 99chambers results archive

Money

Pearce’s campaign fundraising.

Raised, 2007–08
$4.6M

Source: FEC filings through Dec 31, 2008Updated Oct 8, 2026, 10:36 AM ET

In the polls

Included in 14 polls; Pearce’s best result was 44% (U.S. Senate in New Mexico, 2008).

Pearce’s polls in the database →

Source: Polls: The New York Times and Wikipedia poll lists

Who Pearce has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive