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New Mexico Republican Party activists on Saturday elected Albuquerque businesswoman Debbie Maestas to serve as the partys next chairwoman.

Maestas, 42, is the daughter of Republican Senate candidate Allen Weh and served as Wehs deputy campaign manager in his unsuccessful challenge to Democratic Sen. Tom Udall this year.

MAESTAS: Wants state party to raise more money, attract more diverse demographic

Looking to extend the gains the Republican Party made in other New Mexico elections including winning control of the state House of Representatives for the first time in more than 60 years Maestas said Republicans need to become better unified and more effective at raising money.

The party, it needs enthusiasm and it needs energy, but first and foremost it needs money, Maestas told members of the partys central committee who cast votes during a meeting at Hotel Albuquerque on Saturday.

Specifically, Maestas called for the party to strive toward raising at least $1 million to benefit its candidates, a total more than three times greater than the $319,000 the state party reports raising since the end of 2012.

The partys goal, their responsibility, is to raise money so that we can support our candidates who are out there running, Maestas told reporters after being named chairwoman. The party doesnt need to be the organization that has the platform, they need to be the organization that is the support We need to be strong and make sure candidates and county (Republican) chairs have what they need.

Republicans, who account for about 31 percent of the states registered voters, need to continue efforts to diversify the partys base of supporters, Maestas said. Led by Republican Gov. Susana Martinez, the nations first Hispanic female governor, the party expanded its reach in 2014, but Maestas said theres more to do.

We need more Hispanics, more women, more young folks. Its not about (being) the typical Republican Party, she said. We must evolve.

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Louisiana Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu lost her reelection bid Saturday in a runoff race with Republican challenger Rep. Bill Cassidy, despite a relentless, against-long-odds effort.

Landrieu, who was seeking a fourth term, trailed by double digits and had lost most of her support going into the election. With 100 percent of the precincts reporting late Saturday, Cassidy had received 56 percent of the vote, to 44 percent for Landrieu.

Landrieu barnstormed the state this week, driving some 1,200 miles in a rented SUV, stopping in little towns and bigger cities, making one last appeal to voters to give her another term in Washington.

There is no quit, Landrieu said in her concession speech. Its been nothing but a joy to serve this state for over 34 years.

Cassidys win extends the GOP's domination of the 2014 midterm elections that put Republicans in charge of Capitol Hill for the final two years of President Obama's tenure.

Republicans will hold 54 seats when the Senate convenes in January, nine more than they have now.

Once again, voters have spoken clearly, Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus said. They have rejected the Democrat agenda and the Obama-Clinton policies that have produced higher healthcare costs and job-killing regulations.

The race mirrored contests in other states that Obama lost in 2012, with Landrieu joining Alaska Sen. Mark Begich, North Carolina Sen. Kay Hagan and Arkansas Sen. Mark Pryor in defeat. Democrats ceded seats in Montana, South Dakota and West Virginia after incumbents opted not to run again.

Like victorious Republicans in those races, Cassidy, 57, made his bid more about Obama than about his own vision for the job. An Illinois native and medical doctor, Cassidy made few public appearances during the runoff, seeking to avoid missteps that could change the race.

But in a state where 73 percent of white voters on Nov. 4 told pollsters they "strongly disapproved" of the president, that was enough to prevent Landrieu, 59, from finding her footing. Cassidy also enjoyed a prodigious advertising advantage in the runoff: Of every dollar spent by outside groups during the one-month runoff, 97 cents benefited the congressman.

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If there's one think you can say about the2016 Republican presidential field, it is this: It is going to be HUGE.

There are currently23 names on the long, long list of potential candidates. That's twice (!) as many people as have ever run for the GOPnomination in the past. Now, not all of those "candidates" will actually run -- Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker and Rep. Marsha Blackburn don't make much sense as presidential candidates, to name just two -- but that's a huge field of prospective candidates.

And while all two dozen names being mentioned won't make the race, the fact that so many credible candidates are actively looking at running speaks to the key dynamic of the coming Republican race: There is no true frontrunner.

You can make the case for Jeb Bush as the top dog. Or Chris Christie. Or, as we have in the ratings below, Rand Paul. But, you can unmake each of those cases -- including ours -- pretty easily. When national polls on the race puts the frontrunner at 15 percent, you know that the word "frontrunner" doesn't really mean that much.

Given that, the prevailing sentiment among ambitious Republicans looking at 2016 is, "Why not me?" As in, if the best-known candidates are only polling the in the mid-teens (at best), why the heck shouldn't I run and just see what happens? That attitude is affirmed by what happened in the 2012 primary fight, a remarkably fluid contest that saw previously unknown candidates like Herman Cain get their moment(s) in the national spotlight. It's also buoyed by the recent trend of people running for president not necessarily to win but to improve their future earning prospects.

Add it all up and you can expect to see somewhere as many as12-15 legitimate candidates in the presidential contest at some point during the next two years.

Below are our rankings of the 10 with the best chance of winding up as the nominee. The No. 1-ranked candidates is the most likely winner.

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10. Rep. Paul Ryan (Wis.): The 2012 GOP vice presidential nominee is on this list because he would be a frontrunner the moment he got in. But Ryanalso seems entirely happy to continue serving in the House. He just traded in his House Budget Committee chairmanship for the even-more-powerful Ways and Means Committee, which gives him ample reason to stick around. Remember that Ryan is only 44 years old, meaning he could easily wait a presidential cycle or even two before going national (again). (Previous ranking: 10)

9. Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee:On the one hand, there arenational and early-state polls that show Huckabee is among the best-known and best-liked politicians considering the 2016 contest. On the other hand, Huckabee seems no more committed to building a real campaign infrastructure or raising money than he was in 2008, when his inability to do either made it impossible for him to capitalize on the momentum gained from his win in the Iowa caucuses. Huckabee is a very talented pol. But not learning the lessons of a past loss is the hallmark of someone who will lose again. (Previous ranking: 7)

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