2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico
Majority party
Minority party
Party
Democratic
Republican
Last election
2
1
Seats won
2
1
Seat change
Popular vote
422,189
343,269
Percentage
55.11%
44.81%
Swing
3.53%
3.61%
Democratic
50–60%
60–70%
Republican
50–60%
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, and elected the three U.S. Representatives from the state, one from each of the state's three congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election , and a U.S. Senate election .
Overview [ ]
United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico, 2012[1]
Party
Votes
Percentage
Seats before
Seats after
+/–
Democratic
422,189
55.11%
2
2
-
Republican
343,269
44.81%
1
1
-
Independent (Write-in)
173
0.02%
-
Green Party (Write-in)
459
0.06%
-
Totals
766,090
100%
3
3
-
District 1 [ ]
Incumbent Democrat Martin Heinrich , first elected in 2008 , did not seek reelection, but will instead run for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Jeff Bingaman .[2]
Democratic primary [ ]
Candidates
Primary results [ ]
Republican primary [ ]
Declared
Janice Arnold-Jones , former State Representative[6] [7]
Withdrew
Disqualified
Declined
Jon Barela , businessman and 2010 Republican nominee for New Mexico's 1st congressional district[11]
Primary results [ ]
General election [ ]
Results [ ]
District 2 [ ]
Incumbent Republican Steve Pearce was elected in 2010 , having previously served from 2003 until 2009. Pearce sought reelection in 2012.[12]
Democratic primary [ ]
Candidates
Evelyn Madrid Erhard, former teacher at New Mexico State University [13] [14]
Disqualified
Frank McKinnon, businessman and 2008 candidate for New Mexico's 2nd congressional district[15] [14]
Withdrew
Martin Resendiz, mayor of Sunland Park [16]
Declined
Nate Cote , State representative [17]
Harry Teague , former U.S. Representative[18]
Primary results [ ]
Republican primary [ ]
Primary results [ ]
General election [ ]
Results [ ]
District 3 [ ]
Incumbent Democrat Ben Ray Luján was first elected in 2008. In April 2011 Luján declined to enter the U.S. Senate race and instead chose to seek reelection to the House of Representatives.[19]
Democratic primary [ ]
Declared
Disqualified
Sean Closson, artist and hotel worker[20]
Harry Montoya, Santa Fe County Executive[21]
Primary results [ ]
Republican primary [ ]
Declared
Primary results [ ]
General election [ ]
Results [ ]
References [ ]
^ a b c d "Statewide Results" (PDF) . New Mexico Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-04.
^ Blake, Aaron (April 2, 2011). "Heinrich to run for Senate in New Mexico" . The Washington Post . Retrieved April 20, 2011 .
^ Trygstad, Kyle (June 29, 2011). "Ex-Albuquerque Mayor Marty Chavez Running in 1st District" . Roll Call . Retrieved June 29, 2011 .
^ Miller, Sean J. (May 2, 2011). "Field grows in race for Heinrich's NM House seat" . The Hill . Retrieved May 4, 2011 .
^ "Lujan Grisham wins hotly contested CD-1 primary" . KOAT-TV . June 6, 2012. Archived from the original on October 22, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013 .
^ Flores, Danielle (July 16, 2011). "Second Republican enters Congressional race" . KOB . Retrieved July 18, 2011 .
^ a b Reichbach, Matthew (March 20, 2012). "Dan Lewis drops out of congressional race" . New Mexico Telegram . Retrieved May 13, 2012 .
^ Haussamen, Heath (April 4, 2011). "Lewis formally enters congressional race" . NMPolitics.net . Retrieved April 20, 2011 .
^ Trygstad, Kyle (November 3, 2011). "Sierra Club Backs Eric Griego in New Mexico Primary" . Roll Call . Retrieved November 7, 2011 .
^ Reichbach, Matthew (April 16, 2012). "CD1: District court judge takes Smith off GOP primary ballot" . New Mexico Telegram . Retrieved May 13, 2012 .
^ Haussamen, Heath (January 21, 2012). "Barela won't run for CD1 seat" . NMPolitics.net . Retrieved January 25, 2012 .
^ "Pearce re-election committee has balance of $682K" . Las Cruces Sun-News . April 17, 2012. Retrieved May 13, 2012 .
^ "Mesilla Democrat Seeks 2nd Congressional District Seat" . Las Cruces Sun-News . Albuquerque Journal . December 1, 2011. Retrieved May 13, 2012 .
^ a b Reichbach, Matthew (March 10, 2012). "Heinrich, Griego win pre-primaries, Balderas with a strong showing" . New Mexico Telegram . Retrieved May 13, 2012 .
^ "Democratic longshot takes on Steve Pearce" . Capitol Report New Mexico . November 5, 2011. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2012 .
^ "Sunland Park mayor won't run for Congress" . Alamogordo Daily News . Associated Press . October 7, 2011. Retrieved October 11, 2011 .
^ Haussamen, Heath (June 29, 2011). "Congressional run isn't likely, Cote says" . NMPolitics.net . Retrieved July 18, 2011 .
^ "Harry Teague: I won't run again" . Associated Press . KRQE . January 7, 2011. Retrieved May 13, 2012 .
^ Catanese, David (April 25, 2011). "Ben Ray Lujan won't run for Senate" . Politico . Retrieved April 25, 2011 .
^ Terrell, Steve (November 18, 2011). "Artist, hotel worker takes on Luján in Democratic primary" . The Santa Fe New Mexican . Retrieved December 3, 2011 .
^ Haussamen, Heath (January 20, 2012). "Montoya to challenge Luján in CD3 Dem primary" . NMPolitics.net . Retrieved January 25, 2012 .
^ Simonich, Milan (May 11, 2012). "Congressional candidate urges 2,000-mile barricade along US southern border" . Carlsbad Current-Argus . Retrieved May 13, 2012 .
^ Terrell, Steve (October 31, 2011). "Security-tech entrepreneur seeks to challenge Rep. Luján" . The Santa Fe New Mexican . Retrieved November 2, 2011 .
^ AP results
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