New Mexico's 1st congressional district
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New Mexico's 1st congressional district
"NM-1" redirects here. NM-1 may also refer to New Mexico State Road 1.
| New Mexico's 1st congressional district | ||
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| Current Representative | Martin Heinrich (D–Albuquerque) | |
| Distribution | 91.35% urban, 8.65% rural | |
| Population (2000) | 606,400 | |
| Median income | $38,413 | |
| Ethnicity | 71.1% White, 2.6% Black, 1.8% Asian, 42.6% Hispanic, 3.5% Native American, 2.1% other | |
| Cook PVI | D+5 | |
New Mexico District 1 of the United States House of Representatives serves the central area of New Mexico, in and around Albuquerque. The current Representative is Democrat Martin Heinrich, who became the district's first Democratic representative in 2009.
History
Until the 1968 elections, New Mexico's representatives were all elected at-large state-wide. Starting in 1969, however, they were elected by districts. (See New Mexico's At-large congressional district.)
Voting
Election results from presidential races[1]
| Year | Office | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | President | Gore 48 - 47% |
| 2004 | President | Kerry 51 - 48% |
| 2008 | President | Obama 60 - 40% |
List of representatives
| Representative | Party | Years | Congress | District Home | Electoral history |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created January 3, 1969 | Districts were created from the former at-large district | ||||
 Manuel Lujan |
Republican | January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1989 |
91st | Albuquerque | First elected in 1968 Retired to become United States Secretary of the Interior |
| 92nd | |||||
| 93rd | |||||
| 94th | |||||
| 95th | |||||
| 96th | |||||
| 97th | |||||
| 98th | |||||
| 99th | |||||
| 100th | |||||
 Steven Schiff |
Republican | January 3, 1989 – March 25, 1998 |
101st | Albuquerque | First elected in 1988 Died |
| 102nd | |||||
| 103rd | |||||
| 104th | |||||
| 105th | |||||
| Vacant | March 25, 1998 – June 25, 1998 |
105th | |||
 Heather Wilson |
Republican | June 25, 1998 – January 3, 2009 |
105th | Albuquerque | Won special election to finish remaining term Won in the 1998 general election Retired to run for U.S. Senate |
| 106th | |||||
| 107th | |||||
| 108th | |||||
| 109th | |||||
| 110th | |||||
 Martin Heinrich |
Democratic | January 3, 2009 – Present |
111th | Albuquerque | First elected in 2008 |
| 112th | |||||
Election results
|
1968 • 1970 • 1972 • 1974 • 1976 • 1978 • 1980 • 1982 • 1984 • 1986 • 1988 • 1990 • 1992 • 1994 • 1996 • 1998 (Special) • 1998 • 2000 • 2002 • 2004 • 2006 • 2008 • 2010 |
1968
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1968: New Mexico District 1[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Republican | Manuel Lujan | 88,517 | 52.85% | ||
| Democratic | Thomas G. Morris | 78,117 | 46.64% | ||
| Independent | William Higgs | 854 | 0.51% | ||
| Totals | 167,488 | 100.0% | |||
| Republican win (new seat) | |||||
1970
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1970[3] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Manuel Lujan (incumbent) | 91,187 | 58.53% | |
| Democratic | Fabian Chavez, Jr. | 64,598 | 41.47% | |
| Totals | 155,785 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1972
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1972[4] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Manuel Lujan (incumbent) | 118,403 | 55.68% | |
| Democratic | Eugene Gallegos | 94,239 | 44.32% | |
| Totals | 212,642 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1974
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1974[5] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Manuel Lujan (incumbent) | 106,268 | 58.61% | |
| Democratic | Roberto Mondragón | 71,968 | 39.69% | |
| American Independent | Martin Molloy | 3,069 | 1.70% | |
| Totals | 181,305 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1976
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1976[6] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Manuel Lujan (incumbent) | 162,587 | 72.09% | |
| Democratic | Raymond Garcia | 61,800 | 27.40% | |
| Raza Unida | Jesus Aragom | 1,159 | 0.51% | |
| Totals | 225,546 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1978
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1978[7] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Manuel Lujan (incumbent) | 118,075 | 62.53% | |
| Democratic | Robert M. Hawk | 70,761 | 37.47% | |
| Totals | 188,836 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1980
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1980: New Mexico District 1[8] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Manuel Lujan (incumbent) | 125,910 | 51.01% | |
| Democratic | Bill Richardson | 120,903 | 48.99% | |
| Totals | 246,813 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1982
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1982[9] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Manuel Lujan (incumbent) | 74,459 | 52.44% | |
| Democratic | Jan A. Hartke | 67,534 | 47.56% | |
| Totals | 141,993 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1984
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1984[10] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Manuel Lujan (incumbent) | 115,808 | 64.94% | |
| Democratic | Charles Ted Asbury | 60,598 | 33.98% | |
| Libertarian | Stephen P. Curtis | 1,936 | 1.08% | |
| Totals | 178,342 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1986
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1986[11] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Manuel Lujan (incumbent) | 90,476 | 70.89% | |
| Democratic | Manny Garcia | 37,138 | 29.10% | |
| Write-in | 18 | 0.01% | ||
| Totals | 127,632 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1988
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1988[12] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Steven Schiff | 89,985 | 50.56% | |
| Democratic | Tom Udall | 84,138 | 47.28% | |
| Libertarian | Allen Montgomery Parkman | 3,839 | 2.16% | |
| Totals | 177,962 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1990
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1990[13] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Steven Schiff (incumbent) | 97,375 | 70.22% | |
| Democratic | Rebecca Vigil-Giron | 41,306 | 29.78% | |
| Totals | 138,681 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1992
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1992[14] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Steven Schiff (incumbent) | 128,426 | 62.58% | |
| Democratic | Robert J. Aragon | 76,600 | 37.33% | |
| Write-in | 188 | 0.09% | ||
| Totals | 205,214 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1994
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1994[15] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Steven Schiff (incumbent) | 119,996 | 73.93% | |
| Democratic | Peter L. Zollinger | 42,316 | 26.07% | |
| Totals | 162,312 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1996
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1996: New Mexico District 1[16] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Steven Schiff (incumbent) | 109,290 | 56.60% | |
| Democratic | John Wertheim | 71,635 | 37.10% | |
| Green | John A. Uhrich | 7,694 | 3.98% | |
| Independent | Betty Turrietta-Koury | 4,459 | 2.32% | |
| Totals | 193,078 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1998 (Special)
| New Mexico's 1st congressional district special election, 1998[17] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Heather Wilson | 54,853 | 44.58% | |
| Democratic | Phillip Maloof | 48,747 | 39.62% | |
| Green | Robert Anderson | 18,108 | 14.72% | |
| Libertarian | Bruce Bush | 1,337 | 1.09% | |
| Totals | 123,045 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1998
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1998: New Mexico District 1[18] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Heather Wilson (incumbent) | 86,784 | 48.44% | |
| Democratic | Phillip Maloof | 75,040 | 41.88% | |
| Green | Robert Anderson | 17,266 | 9.64% | |
| Write-in | 78 | 0.04% | ||
| Totals | 179,168 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2000
| United States House of Representatives elections, 2000: New Mexico District 1[19] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Heather Wilson (incumbent) | 107,296 | 50.34% | |
| Democratic | John J. Kelly | 92,187 | 43.25% | |
| Green | Daniel Kerlinsky | 13,656 | 6.41% | |
| Totals | 213,139 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2002
| United States House of Representatives elections, 2002: New Mexico District 1[20] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Heather Wilson (incumbent) | 95,711 | 55.34% | |
| Democratic | Richard M. Romero | 77,234 | 44.66% | |
| Totals | 172,945 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2004
| United States House of Representatives elections, 2004: New Mexico District 1[21] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Heather Wilson (incumbent) | 147,372 | 54.40% | |
| Democratic | Richard M. Romero | 123,339 | 45.53% | |
| Republican | Orlin G. Cole (as a write-in) | 194 | 0.07% | |
| Totals | 270,905 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2006
| United States House of Representatives elections, 2006: New Mexico District 1[22] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Heather Wilson (incumbent) | 105,986 | 50.20% | |
| Democratic | Patricia A. Madrid | 105,125 | 49.80% | |
| Totals | 211,111 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2008
2008 Primary Election
| 2008 Democratic Primary Congressional Election, District 1[23] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Martin Heinrich | 22,344 | 43.51% | |
| Democratic | Rebecca Vigil-Giron | 12,659 | 24.65% | |
| Democratic | Michelle Lujan Grisham | 12,073 | 23.51% | |
| Democratic | Robert Pidcock | 4,272 | 8.33% | |
| 2008 Republican Primary Congressional Election, District 1[24] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Darren White | 37,055 | 81.80% | |
| Republican | Joseph Cararro | 8,244 | 18.20% | |
2008 General Election
| United States House of Representatives elections, 2008: New Mexico District 1[25] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |||
| Democratic | Martin Heinrich | 166,271 | 55.65% | |||
| Republican | Darren White | 132,485 | 44.35% | |||
| Totals | 298,756 | 100.0% | ||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
2010
| United States House of Representatives elections, 2010: New Mexico District 1[26] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Martin Heinrich (incumbent) | 112,707 | 51.88% | |
| Republican | Jon Barela | 104,543 | 48.12% | |
| Totals | 217,250 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
References
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
- ^ Presidential Election Results, by district, swingstateproject.com
- ^ 1968 Election Results
- ^ 1970 Election Results
- ^ 1972 Election Results
- ^ 1974 Election Results
- ^ 1976 Election Results
- ^ 1978 Election Results
- ^ 1980 Election Results
- ^ 1982 Election Results
- ^ 1984 Election Results
- ^ 1986 Election Results
- ^ 1988 Election Results
- ^ 1990 Election Results
- ^ 1992 Election Results
- ^ 1994 Election Results
- ^ 1996 Election Results
- ^ 1998 Special Election Results
- ^ 1998 Election Results
- ^ 2000 Election Results
- ^ 2002 Election Results
- ^ 2004 Election Results
- ^ 2006 Election Results
- ^ 2008 Primary Results
- ^ 2008 Primary Results
- ^ 2008 Election Results
- ^ 2010 Election Results
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