2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico

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All 3 New Mexico seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 2 1 Seats won 2 1 Seat change Popular vote 436,932 343,193 Percentage 56.01% 43.99% Swing 3.03% 3.03%
Democratic   60–70% Republican   60–70%

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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.

District 1[]

Democrat Michelle Luján Grisham, first elected in 2012, is the incumbent in the 1st district. The district has a PVI of D+7.

Republican primary[]

Primary results[]

Republican primary results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard Gregory Priem	27,973	100.0
Total votes			27,973	100.0

Democratic primary[]

Primary results[]

Democratic primary results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michelle Lujan Grisham (incumbent)	69,216	100.0
Total votes			69,216	100.0

General election[]

New Mexico's 1st congressional district, 2016^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michelle Lujan Grisham (incumbent)	181,088	65.2
	Republican	Richard Gregory Priem	96,879	34.8
Total votes			277,967	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 2[]

Republican Steve Pearce, first elected in 2010, is the incumbent in the 2nd district. The district has a PVI of R+5.

Republican primary[]

Primary results[]

Republican primary results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Pearce (incumbent)	36,722	100.0
Total votes			36,722	100.0

Democratic primary[]

Primary results[]

Democratic primary results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Merrie Lee Soules	37,455	100.0
Total votes			37,455	100.0

General election[]

New Mexico's 2nd congressional district, 2016 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Pearce (incumbent)	143,514	62.7
	Democratic	Merrie Lee Soules	85,232	37.3
	Republican	Jack A. McGrann (write-in)	70	0.0
Total votes			228,816	100.0
	Republican hold

District 3[]

Democrat Ben Ray Luján, first elected in 2008, is the incumbent in the 3rd district. The district has a PVI of D+8.

Republican primary[]

Primary results[]

Republican primary results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael H. Romero	17,025	62.0
	Republican	Michael Glenn Lucero	10,419	38.0
Total votes			27,444	100.0

Democratic primary[]

Primary results[]

Democratic primary results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ben Ray Luján (incumbent)	76,789	100.0
Total votes			76,789	100.0

General election[]

New Mexico's 3rd congressional district, 2016^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ben Ray Luján (incumbent)	170,612	62.4
	Republican	Michael H. Romero	102,730	37.6
Total votes			273,342	100.0
	Democratic hold

References[]

External links[]

• U.S. House elections in New Mexico, 2016 at Ballotpedia
• Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org