New_Mexico's_3rd_congressional_district

New Mexico's 3rd congressional district
New Mexico's 3rd congressional district
	Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
	Teresa Leger Fernandez; D–Santa Fe
Distribution	64.70% urban; 35.30% rural;
Population (2022)	703,053
Median household; income	$58,790
Ethnicity	42.4% Hispanic; 34.5% White; 17.6% Native American; 2.6% Two or more races; 1.2% Black; 1.2% Asian; 0.5% other;
Cook PVI	D+4

New Mexico's 3rd congressional district

U.S. House district for New Mexico

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 Leger Fernandez.

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Year	Office	Result
2016	President	Clinton 49.9% – 39.5%
2018	Governor	Lujan Grisham 58.7% - 41.83
2018	Senate	Heinrich 55.6% - 29.6%
2020	President	Biden 54.3% - 43.6%
2020	Senate	Luján 53.0%- 44.6%

Member (District home)	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	District boundaries
District established 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.	1983–1993 Catron, Cibola, Colfax, Harding, Los Alamos, McKinley, Mora, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, San Juan, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Socorro, Taos, and Valencia
Bill Richardson (Santa Fe)	Democratic	January 3, 1983 – February 13, 1997	98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th		1993–2003 Colfax, Curry, Harding, Los Alamos, McKinley, Mora, Quay, Rio Arriba, Roosevelt, San Juan, San Miguel, Taos, and Union; parts of Bernalillo, Cibola, Sandoval, and Santa Fe
Vacant		February 13, 1997 – May 13, 1997	105th
Bill Redmond (Santa Fe)	Republican	May 13, 1997 – January 3, 1999	105th	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.
Tom Udall (Santa Fe)	Democratic	January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2009	106th 107th 108th 109th 110th		2003–2013 Colfax, Curry, Harding, Los Alamos, Mora, Quay, Rio Arriba, Roosevelt, San Juan, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Taos, and Union; parts of Bernalillo, McKinley, Sandoval, and Santa Fe
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.
Ben Ray Luján (Nambé)	Democratic	January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2021	111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th		2013–2023 Colfax, Curry, Harding, Los Alamos, Mora, Quay, Rio Arriba, San Juan, San Miguel, Taos, and Union; parts of Bernalillo, McKinley, Roosevelt, Sandoval, and Santa Fe
Teresa Leger Fernandez (Santa Fe)	Democratic	January 3, 2021 – present	117th 118th	Elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022.
Teresa Leger Fernandez (Santa Fe)	Democratic	January 3, 2021 – present	117th 118th	Elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022.	2023–present Colfax, Curry, Harding, Los Alamos, Mora, Quay, Rio Arriba, Roosevelt, San Juan, San Miguel, Taos, and Union; parts of Chaves, Eddy, Lea, McKinley, Sandoval, and Santa Fe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Richardson	84,669	64.49
	Republican	Marjorie Bell Chambers	46,466	35.39
	Write-in		158	0.12
Total votes			131,293	100.00
	Democratic win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Richardson (Incumbent)	100,470	60.81
	Republican	Louis H. Gallegos	62,351	37.74
	Libertarian	Shirley Machocky Jones	2,388	1.45
Total votes			165,209	100.00
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Richardson (Incumbent)	95,760	71.30
	Republican	David F. Cargo	38,552	28.70
Total votes			134,312	100.00
	Democratic hold

New_Mexico's_3rd_congressional_district

New Mexico's 3rd congressional district

History

Historical district boundaries

Recent results from statewide races

List of members representing the district

Election results

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Richardson (Incumbent)	124,938	73.11
	Republican	Cecilia M. Salazar	45,954	26.89
Total votes			170,892	100.00
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Richardson (Incumbent)	104,225	74.46
	Republican	Phil T. Archuletta	35,751	25.54
Total votes			139,976	100.00
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Richardson (Incumbent)	122,850	67.42
	Republican	F. Gregg Bemis Jr.	54,569	29.95
	Libertarian	Ed Nagel	4,798	2.63
Total votes			182,217	100.00
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Richardson (Incumbent)	99,900	63.59
	Republican	F. Gregg Bemis Jr.	53,515	34.06
	Libertarian	Ed Nagel	3,697	2.35
Total votes			157,112	100.00
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Richardson (Incumbent)	124,594	67.25
	Republican	Bill Redmond	56,580	30.54
	Libertarian	Ed Nagel	4,097	2.21
Total votes			185,271	100.00
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Redmond	43,559	42.75
	Democratic	Eric P. Serna	40,542	39.79
	Green	Carol Miller	17,101	16.78
	Libertarian	Ed Nagel	393	0.39
	Reform	Daniel Pearlman	304	0.30
Total votes			101,899	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Udall	91,248	53.16
	Republican	Bill Redmond (Incumbent)	74,266	43.27
	Green	Carol Miller	6,103	3.56
	Write-in		32	0.01
Total votes			171,649	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Udall (Incumbent)	135,040	67.18
	Republican	Lisa L. Lutz	65,979	32.82
Total votes			201,019	100.00
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Udall (Incumbent)	122,921	100.00
Total votes			122,921	100.00
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Udall (Incumbent)	175,269	68.68
	Republican	Gregory M. Tucker	79,935	31.32
Total votes			255,204	100.00
	Democratic hold

2008 Democratic Primary Congressional Election, District 3^[20]
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Ben Ray Luján	26,667	41.58
Democratic	Don Wiviott	16,314	25.44
Democratic	Benny J. Shendo Jr.	10,113	15.77
Democratic	Harry Montoya	7,205	11.23
Democratic	Jon Adams	1,993	3.11
Democratic	Rudy Martin	1,838	2.87

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Udall (Incumbent)	144,880	74.64
	Republican	Ronald M. Dolin	49,219	25.36
Total votes			194,099	100.00
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ben Ray Luján	161,292	56.74
	Republican	Daniel K. East	86,618	30.47
	Independent	Carol Miller	36,348	12.79
Total votes			284,258	100.00
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ben Ray Luján (Incumbent)	120,057	56.99
	Republican	Thomas E. Mullins	90,621	43.01
Total votes			210,678	100.00
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ben Ray Luján (Incumbent)	167,103	63.12
	Republican	Jefferson L. Byrd	97,616	36.88
Total votes			264,719	100.00
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ben Ray Luján (Incumbent)	113,249	61.52
	Republican	Jefferson Byrd	70,775	38.45
	Republican	Thomas Hook (Write-In)	52	0.03
Total votes			184,076	100.00
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ben Ray Luján (Incumbent)	170,612	62.42
	Republican	Michael H. Romero	102,730	37.58
Total votes			273,342	100.00
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ben Ray Luján (Incumbent)	155,201	63.04
	Republican	Jerald S. McFall	76,427	31.02
	Libertarian	Christopher Manning	13,265	5.4
Total votes			244,893	100.00
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Teresa Leger Fernandez	186,282	58.07
	Republican	Alexis Martinez Johnson	131,166	41.03
Total votes			317,448	100.00
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Teresa Leger Fernandez (Incumbent)	134,217	58.2
	Republican	Alexis Martinez Johnson	96,565	41.8
Total votes			230,782	100.00
	Democratic hold