2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico

November 8, 2016 (2016-11-08)
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%

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.

Overview

District	Democratic		Republican		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	181,088	65.15%	96,879	34.85%	0	0.00%	277,967	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 2	85,232	37.25%	143,514	62.72%	70	0.03%	228,816	100.00%	Republican hold
District 3	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%

District 1

2016 New Mexico's 1st congressional district election

Nominee Michelle Lujan Grisham Richard Priem Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 181,088 96,879 Percentage 65.2% 34.8%

Precinct results Lujan Grisham:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Priem:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Michelle Lujan Grisham Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Michelle Lujan Grisham Democratic

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.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Michelle Lujan Grisham, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Democratic primary results

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

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Richard Priem, businessman and candidate for this seat in 2014

Results

Republican primary results

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

General election

Results

New Mexico's 1st congressional district, 2016

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

2016 New Mexico's 2nd congressional district election

Nominee Steve Pearce Merrie Lee Soules Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 143,514 85,232 Percentage 62.7% 37.3%

Precinct results Pearce:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Lee Soules:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Tie:      50%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Steve Pearce Republican Elected U.S. Representative Steve Pearce Republican

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.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Steve Pearce, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Republican primary results

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

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Merrie Lee Soules, engineer and candidate for Public Regulation Commission in 2014

Results

Democratic primary results

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

General election

Debates

2016 New Mexico's 2nd congressional district debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Republican	Democratic
Key:  P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Steve Pearce	Merrie Lee Soules
1	Oct. 27, 2016	KRWG-TV Las Cruces Sun-News	Fred Martino		P	P

Results

New Mexico's 2nd congressional district, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Pearce (incumbent)	143,515	62.7
	Democratic	Merrie Lee Soules	85,232	37.3
	Republican	Jack A. McGrann (write-in)	70	0.0
Total votes			228,817	100.0
	Republican hold

District 3

2016 New Mexico's 3rd congressional district election

Nominee Ben Ray Luján Michael Romero Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 170,612 102,730 Percentage 62.4% 37.6%

Precinct results Luján:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Romero:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Tie:      50%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Ben Ray Luján Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Ben Ray Luján Democratic

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.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ben R. Luján, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Democratic primary results

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

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Michael Romero, police officer

Eliminated in primary

• Michael Lucero, rancher

Results

Republican primary results

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

General election

Results

New Mexico's 3rd congressional district, 2016

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

External links

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