Republican candidates in a crowded primary race in New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District poured personal money into their campaigns during the first three months of the year, according to the latest federal campaign finance reports.

Capitan rancher and restaurant chain owner Ed Tinsley had the largest stash of campaign cash at the end of last month, $425,091. He reported total receipts of $308,903 during the first quarter of the year, including a personal loan of $200,000 to the campaign.

Aubrey Dunn Jr., a retired banker and rancher near Roswell, had a cash balance of $287,148. He raised a total of $106,598, including loaning $2,435 to his campaign.

Former Hobbs Mayor Monty Newman reported $206,293 in his campaign account. He had total receipts of $295,200, including a personal loan of $100,000.

C. Earl Greer, a Truth or Consequences real estate broker, had a cash balance of $30,680 in his campaign. He raised $39,872, including personal loans of $27,872.

No report was immediately available for Las Cruces businessman Greg Sowards.

In the race for the Democratic nomination, Harry Teague of Hobbs had $336,865 in his campaign account at the end of last month. He reported total receipts of $170,420, including personal loans of $9,573. Teague is a former Lea County commissioner.

No report was immediately available for Democrat Bill McCamley, a Doña Ana County commissioner.

Tuesday was the deadline for congressional candidates to file campaign finance reports with the Federal Election Commission covering fundraising during the first three months of the year.

The 2nd District race is crowded this year because there's no incumbent. Republican Steve Pearce is vacating the seat to run for the GOP nomination for the U.S. Senate being left vacant by the retirement of Pete Domenici, a Republican. Pearce has represented the 2nd District of Southern New Mexico since 2003.

Here are fundraising summaries for the candidates:

•  Tinsley spent $167,703 during the quarter, which brought his campaign-to-date expenditures to $188,385. Contributors included Rebecca Weh, wife of state GOP chairman Allen Weh of Albuquerque, and former GOP Gov. Garrey Carruthers of Las Cruces. Each gave $500. Tinsley received about $29,000 from individual donors in the restaurant, lodging and hospitality industries and $10,000 from food industry political action committees, including $5,000 from a PAC affiliated with McDonald's, the world's largest fast-food chain. His campaign has raised $613,476 so far, including loans.

•   Dunn spent $94,866. He received contributions of $15,200 from Dunn family members, including $2,300 each from his mother and father, former state Sen. Aubrey Dunn Sr. More than two dozen contributors gave at least $2,300, the maximum amount for the primary campaign. Among those were Artesia oilman Mack Chase and his wife, Marilyn. Dunn's campaign has raised $410,143 so far, including personal loans of about $302,000, and has spent $122,995.

•  Newman spent $88,907 during the quarter, which also represented his campaign-to-date total. He collected about $95,000 in contributions from real estate agents and brokers across the country. Newman owns a real estate business. Other contributors included state Sens. Gay Kernan of Hobbs, $2,300, and Carroll Leavell of Jal, $1,000, and state District Judge Don Maddox of Hobbs, $1,000.

• Greer spent $9,192 in the quarter, which also represented his campaign-to-date total. His contributors included Russell Freeman, a Winston rancher, $2,000, and former New Mexico Congressman Ed Foreman of Dallas, $1,000.

• Teague spent $196,291 during the quarter, including $25,000 for production of television advertisements. His contributors included former Ambassador to Spain, Ed Romero of Albuquerque, $2,300; Albuquerque lawyer Turner Branch, $2,300; Garrett Thornburg, president of the Santa Fe-based investment company, $2,300; and David Contarino, who managed Gov. Bill Richardson's presidential campaign, $700.

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