New Mexico's 3rd congressional district

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 Ben Ray Luján.

"NM-3" redirects here. NM-3 may also refer to New Mexico State Road 3.
New Mexico's 3rd congressional district
New Mexico's 3rd congressional district since January 3, 2013
Representative
  Ben Ray Luján
D–Santa Fe
Distribution
  • 64.70% urban
  • 35.30% rural
Population (2018)698,251
Median income$49,030
Ethnicity
Cook PVID+8[1]

Voting

Election results from presidential races[3][4]

Year Office Result
2000 President Gore 52 - 43%
2004 President Kerry 54 - 45%
2008 President Obama 61 - 38%
2012 President Obama 57 - 39%
2016 President Clinton 52 - 37%
2018 Senate Heinrich 57 - 27%
2018 Governor Lujan Grisham 61 - 39%

List of members representing the district
Member District home Party Years Cong
ress		 Electoral history
District created January 3, 1983

Bill Richardson		 Santa Fe Democratic January 3, 1983 –
February 13, 1997		 98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd
103rd
104th
105th		 Elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Resigned to become U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
Vacant February 13, 1997 –
May 13, 1997		 105th

Bill Redmond		 Santa Fe Republican May 13, 1997 –
January 3, 1999		 Elected to finish Richardson's term
Lost re-election.

Tom Udall		 Santa Fe Democratic January 3, 1999 –
January 3, 2009		 106th
107th
108th
109th
110th		 Elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Retired to run for U.S. senator

Ben Ray Luján		 Nambé Democratic January 3, 2009 –
present		 111th
112th
113th
114th
115th
116th		 Elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018

Election results

1982 • 1984 • 1986 • 1988 • 1990 • 1992 • 1994 • 1996 • 1997 (Special) • 1998 • 2000 • 2002 • 2004 • 2006 • 2008 • 2010 • 2012 • 2014 • 2016 • 2018

1982
United States House of Representatives elections, 1982[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bill Richardson 84,669 64.49
Republican Marjorie Bell Chambers 46,466 35.39
Write-in 158 0.12
Total votes 131,293 100.0
Democratic win (new seat)

1984
United States House of Representatives elections, 1984[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
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 165,209 100.0
Democratic hold

1986
United States House of Representatives elections, 1986[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bill Richardson (incumbent) 95,760 71.30
Republican David F. Cargo 38,552 28.70
Total votes 134,312 100.0
Democratic hold

1988
United States House of Representatives elections, 1988[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bill Richardson (incumbent) 124,938 73.11
Republican Cecilia M. Salazar 45,954 26.89
Total votes 170,892 100.0
Democratic hold

1990
United States House of Representatives elections, 1990[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bill Richardson (incumbent) 104,225 74.46
Republican Phil T. Archuletta 35,751 25.54
Total votes 139,976 100.0
Democratic hold

1992
United States House of Representatives elections, 1992[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
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 182,217 100.0
Democratic hold

1994
United States House of Representatives elections, 1994[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
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 157,112 100.0
Democratic hold

1996
United States House of Representatives elections, 1996: New Mexico District 3[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bill Richardson (incumbent) 124,594 67.25
Republican Bill Redmond 56,580 30.54
Libertarian Ed Nagel 4,097 2.21
Total votes 185,271 100.0
Democratic hold

1997 (Special)
New Mexico's 3rd congressional district special election, 1997[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
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 101,899 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

1998
United States House of Representatives elections, 1998: New Mexico District 3[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
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 171,649 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

2000
United States House of Representatives elections, 2000: New Mexico District 3[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tom Udall (incumbent) 135,040 67.18
Republican Lisa L. Lutz 65,979 32.82
Total votes 201,019 100.0
Democratic hold

2002
United States House of Representatives elections, 2002: New Mexico District 3[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tom Udall (incumbent) 122,921 100.00
Total votes 122,921 100.0
Democratic hold

2004
United States House of Representatives elections, 2004: New Mexico District 3[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tom Udall (incumbent) 175,269 68.68
Republican Gregory M. Tucker 79,935 31.32
Total votes 255,204 100.0
Democratic hold

2006
United States House of Representatives elections, 2006: New Mexico District 3[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tom Udall (incumbent) 144,880 74.64
Republican Ronald M. Dolin 49,219 25.36
Total votes 194,099 100.0
Democratic hold

2008

2008 Primary Election
2008 Democratic Primary Congressional Election, District 3[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
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
2008 Republican Primary Congressional Election, District 3[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
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[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
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 284,258 100.0
Democratic hold

2010
United States House of Representatives elections, 2010: New Mexico District 3[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ben Ray Luján (incumbent) 120,057 56.99
Republican Thomas E. Mullins 90,621 43.01
Total votes 210,678 100.0
Democratic hold

2012
United States House of Representatives elections, 2012: New Mexico District 3[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ben Ray Luján (Incumbent) 167,103 63.12
Republican Jefferson L. Byrd 97,616 36.88
Total votes 264,719 100.0
Democratic hold

2014
United States House of Representatives elections, 2014: New Mexico District 3[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
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
Democratic hold

2016
United States House of Representatives elections, 2016: New Mexico District 3[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ben Ray Luján (Incumbent) 170,612 62.42
Republican Michael H. Romero 102,730 37.58
Total votes 273,342 100
Democratic hold

2018
United States House of Representatives elections, 2018: New Mexico District 3
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ben Ray Luján (Incumbent) 155,201 63.04
Republican Jerald S. McFall 76,427 31.02
Libertarian Christopher Manning 13,265 5.4
Total votes 244,893 100
Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries
2003 - 2013
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See also

References
  1. "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  2. "Pueblos, Tribes & Nations". www.newmexico.org. Retrieved 2018-06-22.
  3. Presidential Election Results, by district, swingstateproject.com
  4. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0Av8O-dN2giY6dEFCOFZ4ZnlKS0x3M3Y0WHd5aWFDWkE&single=true&gid=0&output=html
  5. 1982 Election Results
  6. 1984 Election Results
  7. 1986 Election Results
  8. 1988 Election Results
  9. 1990 Election Results
  10. 1992 Election Results
  11. 1994 Election Results
  12. 1996 Election Results
  13. 1997 Special Election Results
  14. 1998 Election Results
  15. 2000 Election Results
  16. 2002 Election Results
  17. 2004 Election Results
  18. 2006 Election Results
  19. "2008 Primary Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-10-22. Retrieved 2011-05-11.
  20. "2008 Primary Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-10-22. Retrieved 2011-05-11.
  21. 2008 Election Results
  22. "2010 Election Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-05-11.
  23. "Statewide Results". New Mexico Secretary of State. Archived from the original on 2017-12-27.
  24. "Official Results General Election - November 4, 2014". New Mexico Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  25. "Election Night Results - November 8, 2016". New Mexico Secretary of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved 2016-12-07.

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