New Mexico's 3rd congressional district serves the northern half of New Mexico, including the state's Capital, Santa Fe. The district has a significant Native American presence, encompassing most of the New Mexico portion of the Navajo Nation, situated in the northwest corner of the state, and most of the Puebloan peoples reservations.[2] The current Representative is Democrat Teresa Leger Fernandez.
New Mexico's 3rd congressional district | |
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Representative | |
Distribution |
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Population (2023) | 698,903 |
Median household income | $62,270 |
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | D+4[1] |
History
editThe district was created as a result of the redistricting cycle after the 1980 census. Ben Ray Luján, who was elected to the seat in 2008, ran successfully for the United States Senate in 2020, leaving the seat open. Democratic nominee Teresa Leger Fernandez defeated Republican Alexis Johnson in the 2020 general election.[3]
Historical district boundaries
editRecent results from statewide races
edit- Results under current lines (since 2023)
Year | Office | Result |
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2016 | President | Clinton 49.9% – 39.5% |
2018 | Governor | Lujan Grisham 58.7% - 41.83 |
Senate | Heinrich 55.6% - 29.6% | |
2020 | President | Biden 54.3% - 43.6% |
Senate | Luján 53.0%- 44.6% |
- Results under old lines (2013–2023)[4]
Year | Office | Result |
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2008 | President | Obama 61 - 38% |
2012 | President | Obama 57 – 39% |
2016 | President | Clinton 52 – 37% |
2018 | Senator | Heinrich 57 – 27% |
2018 | Governor | Lujan Grisham 61 – 39% |
2020 | President | Biden 57 – 40% |
- Results under old lines (2003–2013)[5]
Year | Office | Result |
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2000 | President | Gore 52 – 43% |
2004 | President | Kerry 54 – 45% |
2008 | President | Obama 61 – 38% |
List of members representing the district
editElection results
edit1982
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Bill Richardson | 84,669 | 64.49 | ||
Republican | Marjorie Bell Chambers | 46,466 | 35.39 | ||
Write-in | 158 | 0.12 | |||
Total votes | 131,293 | 100.00 | |||
Democratic win (new seat) |
1984
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bill Richardson (incumbent) | 100,470 | 60.81 | |
Republican | Louis H. Gallegos | 62,351 | 37.74 | |
Libertarian | Shirley Machocky Jones | 2,388 | 1.45 | |
Total votes | 165,209 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
1986
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bill Richardson (incumbent) | 95,760 | 71.30 | |
Republican | David F. Cargo | 38,552 | 28.70 | |
Total votes | 134,312 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
1988
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bill Richardson (incumbent) | 124,938 | 73.11 | |
Republican | Cecilia M. Salazar | 45,954 | 26.89 | |
Total votes | 170,892 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
1990
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bill Richardson (incumbent) | 104,225 | 74.46 | |
Republican | Phil T. Archuletta | 35,751 | 25.54 | |
Total votes | 139,976 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
1992
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bill Richardson (incumbent) | 122,850 | 67.42 | |
Republican | F. Gregg Bemis Jr. | 54,569 | 29.95 | |
Libertarian | Ed Nagel | 4,798 | 2.63 | |
Total votes | 182,217 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
1994
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bill Richardson (incumbent) | 99,900 | 63.59 | |
Republican | F. Gregg Bemis Jr. | 53,515 | 34.06 | |
Libertarian | Ed Nagel | 3,697 | 2.35 | |
Total votes | 157,112 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
1996
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bill Richardson (incumbent) | 124,594 | 67.25 | |
Republican | Bill Redmond | 56,580 | 30.54 | |
Libertarian | Ed Nagel | 4,097 | 2.21 | |
Total votes | 185,271 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
1997 (Special)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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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 | |||
Total votes | 101,899 | 100.00 | ||||
Republican gain from Democratic |
1998
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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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 | ||||
Total votes | 171,649 | 100.00 | ||||
Democratic gain from Republican |
2000
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Tom Udall (incumbent) | 135,040 | 67.18 | |
Republican | Lisa L. Lutz | 65,979 | 32.82 | |
Total votes | 201,019 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
2002
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Tom Udall (incumbent) | 122,921 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 122,921 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
2004
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Tom Udall (incumbent) | 175,269 | 68.68 | |
Republican | Gregory M. Tucker | 79,935 | 31.32 | |
Total votes | 255,204 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
2006
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Tom Udall (incumbent) | 144,880 | 74.64 | |
Republican | Ronald M. Dolin | 49,219 | 25.36 | |
Total votes | 194,099 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
2008
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ben Ray 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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Daniel K. East | 14,767 | 53.89 | |
Republican | Marco Gonzales | 12,634 | 46.11 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ben Ray Luján | 161,292 | 56.74 | |
Republican | Daniel K. East | 86,618 | 30.47 | |
Independent | Carol Miller | 36,348 | 12.79 | |
Total votes | 284,258 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
2010
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ben Ray Luján (incumbent) | 120,057 | 56.99 | |
Republican | Thomas E. Mullins | 90,621 | 43.01 | |
Total votes | 210,678 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
2012
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ben Ray Luján (incumbent) | 167,103 | 63.12 | |
Republican | Jefferson L. Byrd | 97,616 | 36.88 | |
Total votes | 264,719 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
2014
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ben Ray Luján (incumbent) | 113,249 | 61.52 | |
Republican | Jefferson Byrd | 70,775 | 38.45 | |
Republican | Thomas Hook (Write-In) | 52 | 0.03 | |
Total votes | 184,076 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
2016
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ben Ray Luján (incumbent) | 170,612 | 62.42 | |
Republican | Michael H. Romero | 102,730 | 37.58 | |
Total votes | 273,342 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
2018
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ben Ray Luján (incumbent) | 155,201 | 63.4 | |
Republican | Jerald S. McFall | 76,427 | 31.2 | |
Libertarian | Christopher Manning | 13,265 | 5.4 | |
Total votes | 244,893 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
2020
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Teresa Leger Fernandez | 186,282 | 58.7 | |
Republican | Alexis Martinez Johnson | 131,166 | 41.3 | |
Total votes | 317,448 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
2022
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Teresa Leger Fernandez (incumbent) | 134,217 | 58.2 | |
Republican | Alexis Martinez Johnson | 96,565 | 41.8 | |
Total votes | 230,782 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ^ "Pueblos, Tribes & Nations". www.newmexico.org. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
- ^ "New Mexico Primary Election Results: Third Congressional District". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
- ^ "Daily Kos Elections 2008 & 2012 presidential election results for congressional districts used in 2012 & 2014 elections - Google Drive". docs.google.com.
- ^ Presidential Election Results, by district, swingstateproject.com
- ^ "1982 Election Results" (PDF).
- ^ "1984 Election Results" (PDF).
- ^ "1986 Election Results" (PDF).
- ^ "1988 Election Results" (PDF).
- ^ "1990 Election Results" (PDF).
- ^ "1992 Election Results" (PDF).
- ^ "1994 Election Results" (PDF).
- ^ "1996 Election Results" (PDF).
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 3, 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
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- ^ "2000 Election Results" (PDF).
- ^ "2002 Election Results" (PDF).
- ^ "2004 Election Results" (PDF).
- ^ "2006 Election Results" (PDF).
- ^ a b "2008 Primary Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 22, 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
- ^ "2008 Election Results" (PDF).
- ^ "2010 Election Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2011. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
- ^ "Statewide Results". New Mexico Secretary of State. Archived from the original on December 27, 2017.
- ^ "Official Results General Election - November 4, 2014". New Mexico Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
- ^ "Election Night Results - November 8, 2016". New Mexico Secretary of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2016.