New Mexico's 3rd congressional district
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New Mexico's 3rd congressional district
"NM-3" redirects here. NM-3 may also refer to New Mexico State Road 3.
| New Mexico's 3rd congressional district | ||
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| Current Representative | Ben R. Luján (D–Nambé Pueblo) | |
| Distribution | 62.70% urban, 37.30% rural | |
| Population (2000) | 606,240 | |
| Median income | $35,058 | |
| Ethnicity | 60.4% White, 1.2% Black, 0.8% Asian, 36.3% Hispanic, 19.6% Native American, 1.4% other | |
| Cook PVI | D+7 | |
New Mexico's 3rd Congressional District serves the northern half of New Mexico, including the state's Capital, Santa Fe. The current Representative is Democrat Ben R. Luján.
It is the largest congressional district by area currently represented by a Democrat.
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Voting
Election results from presidential races[1]
| Year | Office | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | President | Gore 52 - 43% |
| 2004 | President | Kerry 54 - 45% |
| 2008 | President | Obama 61 - 38% |
List of representatives
| Representative | Party | Years | Congress | District Home | Electoral history |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created January 3, 1983 | |||||
 Bill Richardson |
Democratic | January 3, 1983 – February 13, 1997 |
98th | Santa Fe | First elected in 1982 Resigned to become U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations |
| 99th | |||||
| 100th | |||||
| 101st | |||||
| 102nd | |||||
| 103rd | |||||
| 104th | |||||
| 105th | |||||
| Vacant | February 13, 1997 – May 13, 1997 |
105th | |||
| Bill Redmond | Republican | May 13, 1997 – January 3, 1999 |
105th | Santa Fe | Won special election to finish remaining term Lost in the 1998 general election |
 Tom Udall |
Democratic | January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2009 |
106th | Santa Fe | First elected in 1998 Retired to run for U.S. Senate |
| 107th | |||||
| 108th | |||||
| 109th | |||||
| 110th | |||||
 Ben Ray Luján |
Democratic | January 3, 2009 – Present |
111th | Nambé Pueblo | First elected in 2008 |
| 112th | |||||
Election results
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1982 • 1984 • 1986 • 1988 • 1990 • 1992 • 1994 • 1996 • 1997 (Special) • 1998 • 2000 • 2002 • 2004 • 2006 • 2008 • 2010 |
1982
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1982[2] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Democratic | Bill Richardson | 84,669 | 64.49% | ||
| Republican | Marjorie Bell Chambers | 46,466 | 35.39% | ||
| Write-in | 158 | 0.12% | |||
| Totals | 131,293 | 100.0% | |||
| Democratic win (new seat) | |||||
1984
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1984[3] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Bill Richardson (incumbent) | 100,470 | 60.81% | |
| Republican | Louis H. Gallegos | 62,351 | 37.74% | |
| Libertarian | Shirley Machocky Jones | 2,388 | 1.45% | |
| Totals | 165,209 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1986
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1986[4] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Bill Richardson (incumbent) | 95,760 | 71.30% | |
| Republican | David F. Cargo | 38,552 | 28.70% | |
| Totals | 134,312 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1988
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1988[5] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Bill Richardson (incumbent) | 124,938 | 73.11% | |
| Republican | Cecilia M. Salazar | 45,954 | 26.89% | |
| Totals | 170,892 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1990
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1990[6] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Bill Richardson (incumbent) | 104,225 | 74.46% | |
| Republican | Phil T. Archuletta | 35,751 | 25.54% | |
| Totals | 139,976 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1992
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1992[7] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Bill Richardson (incumbent) | 122,850 | 67.42% | |
| Republican | F. Gregg Bemis, Jr. | 54,569 | 29.95% | |
| Libertarian | Ed Nagel | 4,798 | 2.63% | |
| Totals | 182,217 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1994
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1994[8] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Bill Richardson (incumbent) | 99,900 | 63.59% | |
| Republican | F. Gregg Bemis, Jr. | 53,515 | 34.06% | |
| Libertarian | Ed Nagel | 3,697 | 2.35% | |
| Totals | 157,112 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1996
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1996: New Mexico District 3[9] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Bill Richardson (incumbent) | 124,594 | 67.25% | |
| Republican | Bill Redmond | 56,580 | 30.54% | |
| Libertarian | Ed Nagel | 4,097 | 2.21% | |
| Totals | 185,271 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1997 (Special)
| New Mexico's 3rd congressional district special election, 1997[10] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |||
| Republican | Bill Redmond | 43,559 | 42.75% | |||
| Democratic | Eric P. Serna | 40,542 | 39.79% | |||
| Green | Carol Miller | 17,101 | 16.78% | |||
| Libertarian | Ed Nagel | 393 | 0.39% | |||
| Reform | Daniel Pearlman | 304 | 0.30% | |||
| Totals | 101,899 | 100.0% | ||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
1998
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1998: New Mexico District 3[11] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |||
| Democratic | Tom Udall | 91,248 | 53.16% | |||
| Republican | Bill Redmond (incumbent) | 74,266 | 43.27% | |||
| Green | Carol Miller | 6,103 | 3.56% | |||
| Write-in | 32 | 0.01% | ||||
| Totals | 171,649 | 100.0% | ||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
2000
| United States House of Representatives elections, 2000: New Mexico District 3[12] | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Tom Udall (incumbent) | 135,040 | 67.18% | |
| Republican | Lisa L. Lutz | 65,979 | 32.82% | |
| Totals | 201,019 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2002
| United States House of Representatives elections, 2002: New Mexico District 3[13] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Tom Udall (incumbent) | 122,921 | 100.00% | |
| Totals | 122,921 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2004
| United States House of Representatives elections, 2004: New Mexico District 3[14] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Tom Udall (incumbent) | 175,269 | 68.68% | |
| Republican | Gregory M. Tucker | 79,935 | 31.32% | |
| Totals | 255,204 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2006
| United States House of Representatives elections, 2006: New Mexico District 3[15] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Tom Udall (incumbent) | 144,880 | 74.64% | |
| Republican | Ronald M. Dolin | 49,219 | 25.36% | |
| Totals | 194,099 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2008
2008 Primary Election
| 2008 Democratic Primary Congressional Election, District 3[16] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Ben R. Luján | 26,667 | 41.58% | |
| Democratic | Don Wiviott | 16,314 | 25.44% | |
| Democratic | Benny J. Shendo, Jr. | 10,113 | 15.77% | |
| Democratic | Harry Montoya | 7,205 | 11.23% | |
| Democratic | Jon Adams | 1,993 | 3.11% | |
| Democratic | Rudy Martin | 1,838 | 2.87% | |
| 2008 Republican Primary Congressional Election, District 3[17] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Daniel K. East | 14,767 | 53.89% | |
| Republican | Marco Gonzales | 12,634 | 46.11% | |
2008 General Election
| United States House of Representatives elections, 2008: New Mexico District 3[18] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Ben R. Luján | 161,292 | 56.74% | |
| Republican | Daniel K. East | 86,618 | 30.47% | |
| Independent | Carol Miller | 36,348 | 12.79% | |
| Totals | 284,258 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2010
| United States House of Representatives elections, 2010: New Mexico District 3[19] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Ben R. Luján (incumbent) | 120,057 | 56.99% | |
| Republican | Thomas E. Mullins | 90,621 | 43.01% | |
| Totals | 210,678 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
References
- ^ Presidential Election Results, by district, swingstateproject.com
- ^ 1982 Election Results
- ^ 1984 Election Results
- ^ 1986 Election Results
- ^ 1988 Election Results
- ^ 1990 Election Results
- ^ 1992 Election Results
- ^ 1994 Election Results
- ^ 1996 Election Results
- ^ 1997 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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