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N.M., N.J. voters pick Senate nominees
Jun 4 2008, AP

Republican U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce and Democrat U.S. Rep. Tom Udall won their parties’ nominations for New Mexico’s soon-to-be-vacant Senate seat, while New Jersey Sen. Frank Lautenberg strolled past primary opposition in his bid to join the winner on Capitol Hill.

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