New Mexico's 3rd Congressional District
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New Mexico's 3rd Congressional District
New Mexico's 3rd congressional district New Mexico's 3rd congressional district since January 3, 2013
Representative Distribution Population (2019) 699,985 Median household income $53,357 Ethnicity Cook PVI D+8[1]
New Mexico's 3rd congressional district serves the northern half of New Mexico , including the state's Capital, Santa Fe . The district has a significant Native American presence, encompassing most of the New Mexico portion of the Navajo Nation situated in the northwest corner of the state and most of the Puebloan peoples reservations.[2] The current Representative is Democrat Teresa Legar Fernandez .
Luján ran for United States Senate in 2020, leaving the seat open. Democratic nominee Teresa Leger Fernandez defeated Alexis Johnson, the Republican nominee, in the 2020 general election.[3]
Recent election results from statewide races
Source[4] [5]
List of members representing the district
Member(District home)
Party
Years
Cong ress
Electoral history
District created January 3, 1983
Bill Richardson (Santa Fe )
Democratic
January 3, 1983 - February 13, 1997
98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th
Elected in 1982 .Re-elected in 1984 .Re-elected in 1986 .Re-elected in 1988 .Re-elected in 1990 .Re-elected in 1992 .Re-elected in 1994 .Re-elected in 1996 . Resigned to become U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations .
Vacant
February 13, 1997 - May 13, 1997
105th
Bill Redmond (Santa Fe )
Republican
May 13, 1997 - January 3, 1999
Elected to finish Richardson's term . Lost re-election.
Tom Udall (Santa Fe )
Democratic
January 3, 1999 - January 3, 2009
106th 107th 108th 109th 110th
Elected in 1998 .Re-elected in 2000 .Re-elected in 2002 .Re-elected in 2004 .Re-elected in 2006 . Retired to run for U.S. senator .
Ben Ray Luján (Nambé )
Democratic
January 3, 2009 - January 3, 2021
111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th
Elected in 2008 .Re-elected in 2010 .Re-elected in 2012 .Re-elected in 2014 .Re-elected in 2016 .Re-elected in 2018 . Retired to run for U.S. senator .
Teresa Leger Fernandez (Santa Fe )
Democratic
January 3, 2021 - Present
117th
Elected in 2020 .
Election results
1982
1984
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996
1997 (Special)
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2008 Republican Primary Congressional Election, District 3[20]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Daniel K. East
14,767
53.89
Republican
Marco Gonzales
12,634
46.11
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
Historical district boundaries
See also
References
^ "Partisan Voting Index - Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF) . The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved 2017 .
^ "Pueblos, Tribes & Nations" . www.newmexico.org . Retrieved 2018 .
^ "New Mexico Primary Election Results: Third Congressional District" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2020 .
^ Presidential Election Results, by district , swingstateproject.com
^ "Daily Kos Elections 2008 & 2012 presidential election in New Mexico results for congressional districts used in 2012 & 2014 elections - Google Drive" . docs.google.com .
^ "1982 Election Results" (PDF) .
^ "1984 Election Results" (PDF) .
^ "1986 Election Results" (PDF) .
^ "1988 Election Results" (PDF) .
^ "1990 Election Results" (PDF) .
^ "1992 Election Results" (PDF) .
^ "1994 Election Results" (PDF) .
^ "1996 Election Results" (PDF) .
^ hosted.ap.org http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/external/pre-election/profilesdistricts/NM03.html?SITE=NPRELN&SECTION=PREELECTION&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT%201997 . Retrieved 2020 .
^ "1998 Election Results" (PDF) .
^ "2000 Election Results" (PDF) .
^ "2002 Election Results" (PDF) .
^ "2004 Election Results" (PDF) .
^ "2006 Election Results" (PDF) .
^ a b "2008 Primary Results" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on October 22, 2016. Retrieved 2011 .
^ "2008 Election Results" (PDF) .
^ "2010 Election Results" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2011. Retrieved 2011 .
^ "Statewide Results" . New Mexico Secretary of State. Archived from the original on December 27, 2017.
^ "Official Results General Election - November 4, 2014" . New Mexico Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved 2015 .
^ "Election Night Results - November 8, 2016" . New Mexico Secretary of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved 2016 .
Coordinates : 36°00?35?N 105°49?55?W / 36.00972°N 105.83194°W / 36.00972; -105.83194