Election Name: | 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico |
Country: | New Mexico |
Type: | legislative |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico |
Previous Year: | 2004 |
Next Election: | 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico |
Next Year: | 2008 |
Seats For Election: | All 3 New Mexico seats to the United States House of Representatives |
Election Date: | November 7, 2006 |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Last Election1: | 2 |
Seats1: | 2 |
Popular Vote1: | 247,825 |
Percentage1: | 44.2% |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Last Election2: | 1 |
Seats2: | 1 |
Popular Vote2: | 313,124 |
Percentage2: | 55.8% |
Map Size: | 220px |
The 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico were held on November 4, 2006 to determine who will represent the state of New Mexico in the United States House of Representatives. New Mexico has three seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms.
As of, this is the last time that Republicans won a majority of congressional districts in New Mexico. New Mexico was also one of four states in which the party that won the state's popular vote did not win a majority of seats in 2006, the other states being Indiana, Nevada, and Wisconsin.
United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico, 2006[1] | |||||
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Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
Democratic | 313,124 | 55.81% | 1 | — | |
Republican | 247,825 | 44.17% | 2 | — | |
Independents | 135 | 0.02% | 0 | — | |
Totals | 561,084 | 100.00% | 3 | — | |
Election Name: | 2006 New Mexico's 1st congressional district election |
Country: | New Mexico |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico#District 1 |
Previous Year: | 2004 |
Next Election: | 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico#District 1 |
Next Year: | 2008 |
Image1: | File:Heather Wilson, official 109th Congress photo.jpg |
Nominee1: | Heather Wilson |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 105,986 |
Percentage1: | 50.2% |
Nominee2: | Patricia A. Madrid |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 105,125 |
Percentage2: | 49.8% |
U.S. Representative | |
Before Election: | Heather Wilson |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Heather Wilson |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: New Mexico's 1st congressional district.
Incumbent Republican Heather Wilson defeated Democrat Patricia A. Madrid, the State Attorney General by a very slim margin. This district covers the central part of the state.
Election Name: | 2006 New Mexico's 2nd congressional district election |
Country: | New Mexico |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico#District 2 |
Previous Year: | 2004 |
Next Election: | 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico#District 2 |
Next Year: | 2008 |
Image1: | File:Steve Pearce official photo (cropped 2).jpg |
Nominee1: | Steve Pearce |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 92,620 |
Percentage1: | 59.4% |
Nominee2: | Albert Kissling |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 63,119 |
Percentage2: | 40.5% |
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.
Incumbent Republican Steve Pearce defeated Democrat Albert Kissling. The district covers the southern part of the state.
Election Name: | 2006 New Mexico's 3rd congressional district election |
Country: | New Mexico |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico#District 3 |
Previous Year: | 2004 |
Next Election: | 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico#District 3 |
Next Year: | 2008 |
Image1: | File:Tom Udall Official House Picture.jpg |
Nominee1: | Tom Udall |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 144,880 |
Percentage1: | 74.6% |
Nominee2: | Bill Dolin |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 49,219 |
Percentage2: | 25.4% |
U.S. Representative | |
Before Election: | Tom Udall |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Tom Udall |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: New Mexico's 3rd congressional district.
Incumbent Democrat Tom Udall defeated Republican Ronald Dolin. The district covers the northern part of the state.