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A potentially competitive general election Senate battle is now officially underway in New Mexico, where it has been 22 years since a Republican has won in the one-time swing state that now leans blue.
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The last GOP politician to win was Sen. Pete Domenici, who in 2006 was re-elected to a sixth two-year term.
Fast-forward 22 years later, and his daughter, businesswoman Nella Domenici, aims to end the losing streak.
The Associated Press has projected that Domenici will win Tuesday’s Republican Senate primary in New Mexico.
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Nella Domenici is running for U.S. Senate in New Mexico. Her late father, former Sen. Pete Domenici, R-N.M., is seen with President George W. Bush before addressing an audience of law enforcement officials and cadets from the New Mexico Military Institute during a visit to Roswell on Jan. 22, 2004.(Handout )
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Domenici, who has the backing of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, which is the Senate GOP’s campaign arm, was the only major declared candidate in the primary.
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Domenici will use her powerful political brand and ample name recognition in New Mexico as she challenges Democrat Sen. Martin Heinrich, who is running in November for a third six-year term. Heinrich faced no serious primary challenge in Tuesday’s contests.
Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) listens during a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on Federal Electric Vehicle Incentives on Jan. 11, 2024 in Washington, D.C.(Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images)
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Domenici is also showcasing her resume. She has decades of experience in the finance industry at Bridgewater Associates, where she served as chief financial officer, Credit Suisse and Citadel Investment group.
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In recent cycles, New Mexico, which was once a general election battleground, has shifted to the left and is no longer considered a crucial swing state.
President Biden carried the state by 10 points in 2020.
Additionally, Heinrich won re-election in 2018, which was a blue-wave cycle, by more than 30 points.
Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more at our Fox News.
More moisture will be moving into New Mexico through the weekend. Afternoon rain and thunderstorm chances will then increase into early next week.
Drier air moved in to end the week. A few isolated showers and storms still developed though, mainly in western New Mexico. Rain has ended tonight, but a backdoor cold front will be moving into northeastern New Mexico. This front will increase the amount of moisture in the atmosphere, and bring upslope flow along the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. That could lead to heavy rainfall over the mountains Saturday afternoon. More showers and thunderstorms will develop across the state Saturday with more monsoon moisture moving in. Locally heavy rainfall will again be possible, with Flood Watches in effect for burn scar areas.
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Even more monsoon moisture moves in Sunday and Monday, and this will bring increasing rain chances through Monday afternoon. Once again, storms will be capable of heavy rainfall each day, so flash flooding will be possible. More storms will continue into Wednesday, with the heaviest of the rain falling in western and northern parts of New Mexico. The southeast part of the state will stay the driest and hottest.
Drier weather moves in for almost all of New Mexico for the Fourth of July. However, another surge of monsoon moisture will likely move in on that Friday, bringing back scattered afternoon storm chances.
The Garcia Subaru Pet Pics segment highlights New Mexico Living viewers’ pets. Friday’s pet of the day is Twiggs. She is an 8-month-old foster fail who was adopted from Watermelon Mountain Ranch in January by Jessica Morning. Twiggs was named for her love of sticks. She spends her days getting into things she shouldn’t, annoying her three rescue siblings, and barking at things that are not there.
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Drier air will move in but it will still be relatively muggy and warm. See the latest conditions at KOB.com/Weather.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Drier air will move in Friday but it will still be hot and relatively muggy with some spotty storms and partly cloudy conditions.
Temperatures will reach the triple digits in southern New Mexico, except for Ruidoso and Silver City. The Four Corners will see 80s and 90s. Red River will get to around 75° in the northern mountains.
A greater chance of storms is coming this weekend.
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Meteorologist Kira Miner shares all the details in her full forecast in the video above.
