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
New Mexico's 3rd congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
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+8

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.

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%
2012	President	Obama 57 - 39%^[2]

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	First elected in 2008
			112th
			113th

Election results

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^[3]
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^[4]
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^[5]
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^[6]
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^[7]
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^[8]
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^[9]
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^[10]
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^[11]
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^[12]
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^[13]
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^[14]
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^[15]
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^[16]
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^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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^[18]
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^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ben R. 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^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ben R. Luján (incumbent)	120,057	56.99
	Republican	Thomas E. Mullins	90,621	43.01
Total votes			210,678	100.0
	Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

References

Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

New Mexico's congressional districts

Current districts 1 2 3 All districts Territory At-large 1 2 3 The At-large district is obsolete See also New Mexico's past and present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations Recent U.S. House elections in New Mexico: 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014 All U.S. districts Apportionment Redistricting Gerrymandering

Coordinates: 36°00′35″N 105°49′55″W / 36.00972°N 105.83194°W / 36.00972; -105.83194

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