Election Name: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico |
Country: | New Mexico |
Type: | legislative |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico |
Previous Year: | 2014 |
Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico |
Next Year: | 2018 |
Seats For Election: | All 3 New Mexico seats to the United States House of Representatives |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Last Election1: | 2 |
Seats1: | 2 |
Popular Vote1: | 436,932 |
Percentage1: | 56.01% |
Swing1: | 3.03% |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Last Election2: | 1 |
Seats2: | 1 |
Popular Vote2: | 343,193 |
Percentage2: | 43.99% |
Swing2: | 3.03% |
Map Size: | 220px |
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico were held on November 8, 2016, to elect the three U.S. representatives from the state of New Mexico, one from each of the state's three congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on June 7. All three incumbent representatives were re-elected in the general election.
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181,088 | 65.15% | 96,879 | 34.85% | 0 | 0.00% | 277,967 | 100.00% | Democratic hold | |||||||
85,232 | 37.25% | 143,514 | 62.72% | 70 | 0.03% | 228,816 | 100.00% | Republican hold | |||||||
170,612 | 62.42% | 102,730 | 37.58% | 0 | 0.00% | 273,342 | 100.00% | Democratic hold | |||||||
Total | 436,932 | 56.01% | 343,123 | 43.98% | 70 | 0.01% | 780,125 | 100.00% |
Election Name: | 2016 New Mexico's 1st congressional district election |
Country: | New Mexico |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico#District 1 |
Previous Year: | 2014 |
Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico#District 1 |
Next Year: | 2018 |
Image1: | File:Michelle Lujan Grisham official photo (1).jpg |
Nominee1: | Michelle Lujan Grisham |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 181,088 |
Percentage1: | 65.2% |
Nominee2: | Richard Priem |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 96,879 |
Percentage2: | 34.8% |
U.S. Representative | |
Before Election: | Michelle Lujan Grisham |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Michelle Lujan Grisham |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: New Mexico's 1st congressional district. The 1st district includes the central area of New Mexico, including almost three-fourths of Albuquerque. Incumbent Democrat Michelle Lujan Grisham, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 59% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+7.
Election Name: | 2016 New Mexico's 2nd congressional district election |
Country: | New Mexico |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico#District 2 |
Previous Year: | 2014 |
Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico#District 2 |
Next Year: | 2018 |
Image1: | File:Steve Pearce, official portrait, 112th Congress (3x4).jpg |
Nominee1: | Steve Pearce |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 143,514 |
Percentage1: | 62.7% |
Nominee2: | Merrie Lee Soules |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 85,232 |
Percentage2: | 37.3% |
U.S. Representative | |
Before Election: | Steve Pearce |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Steve Pearce |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: New Mexico's 2nd congressional district. The 2nd district includes the southern half of New Mexico, including Las Cruces, Roswell and the southern fourth of Albuquerque. Geographically, it is the sixth largest district in the nation and the 2nd-largest not to comprise an entire state (after Nevada's 2nd district). Incumbent Republican Steve Pearce, who had represented the district since 2011, having previously served between 2003 and 2009, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 64% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+5.
Election Name: | 2016 New Mexico's 3rd congressional district election |
Country: | New Mexico |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico#District 3 |
Previous Year: | 2014 |
Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico#District 3 |
Next Year: | 2018 |
Image1: | File:BenLujan2016 (cropped).jpg |
Nominee1: | Ben Ray Luján |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 170,612 |
Percentage1: | 62.4% |
Nominee2: | Michael Romero |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 102,730 |
Percentage2: | 37.6% |
U.S. Representative | |
Before Election: | Ben Ray Luján |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Ben Ray Luján |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: New Mexico's 3rd congressional district. The 3rd district the northern half of New Mexico, including the state's Capital, Santa Fe. Incumbent Democrat Ben R. Luján, who has represented the district since 2009, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 62% of the vote in 2014 and the district had a PVI of D+8.