New Mexico's 2nd congressional district

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New Mexico's 2nd congressional district
New Mexico's 2nd congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative	Steve Pearce (R)
Distribution	70.82% urban 29.18% rural
Population (2000)	606,406
Median income	29,269
Ethnicity	68.8% White 2.6% Black 0.6% Asian 47.3% Hispanic 5.5% Native American 1.0% other
Occupation	% Blue-collar % White-collar % Grey-collar
Cook PVI	R+5
Created	[[{{{created}}} United_States_Census\|{{{created}}} Census]]
Eliminated	[[{{{eliminated}}} United_States_Census\|{{{eliminated}}} Census]]

New Mexico's second congressional district to the United States House of Representatives serves the southern half of New Mexico, including Las Cruces, Roswell and the southern fourth of Albuquerque. Geographically, it is the fifth largest district in the nation, and the largest not to comprise an entire state. It is currently represented by Republican Steve Pearce who has held the seat since 2011. Pearce previously represented the district from 2003 to 2009.

Voting

Election results from presidential races^[1]

Year	Office	Result
2000	President	Bush 54 - 43%
2004	President	Bush 58 - 41%
2008	President	McCain 50 - 49%
2012	President	Romney 51.7% - 44.9%^[2]

List of representatives

District borders are periodically redrawn and some District residences may no longer be in the District.

Representative	Party	Years	Congress	District Home	Electoral history
District created January 3, 1969					Districts were created from the former at-large district
Ed Foreman	Republican	January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1971	91st	Portales	Elected in 1968 Lost re-election
Harold L. Runnels	Democratic	January 3, 1971 – August 5, 1980	92nd	Lovington	First elected in 1970 Died
			93rd
			94th
			95th
			96th
Vacant		August 5, 1980 – January 3, 1981	96th
Joe Skeen	Republican	January 3, 1981 – January 3, 2003	97th	Roswell	First elected in 1980 Retired
			98th
			99th
			100th
			101st
			102nd
			103rd
			104th
			105th
			106th
			107th
Steve Pearce	Republican	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2009	108th	Hobbs	First elected in 2002 Retired to run for U.S. Senate
	109th
	110th
Harry Teague	Democratic	January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011	111th	Hobbs	Elected in 2008 Lost re-election
Steve Pearce	Republican	January 3, 2011 – Present	112th	Hobbs	Re-elected in 2010
	113th
	114th

Election results

1968 • 1970 • 1972 • 1974 • 1976 • 1978 • 1980 • 1982 • 1984 • 1986 • 1988 • 1990 • 1992 • 1994 • 1996 • 1998 • 2000 • 2002 • 2004 • 2006 • 2008 • 2010

1968

United States House of Representatives elections, 1968: New Mexico District 2^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ed Foreman	71,857	50.48
	Democratic	E. S. Johnny Walker	69,858	49.08
	Independent	Wilfredo Sedillo	633	0.44
Total votes			142,348	100.0
	Republican win (new seat)

1970

United States House of Representatives elections, 1970^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harold L. Runnels	64,518	51.37
	Republican	Ed Foreman (incumbent)	61,074	48.63
Total votes			125,592	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

1972

United States House of Representatives elections, 1972^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harold L. Runnels (incumbent)	116,152	72.17
	Republican	George E. Presson	44,784	27.83
Total votes			160,936	100.0
	Democratic hold

1974

United States House of Representatives elections, 1974^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harold L. Runnels (incumbent)	90,127	66.74
	Republican	Donald W. Trubey	43,045	31.88
	American Independent	Herbert Horton	1,860	1.38
Total votes			135,032	100.0
	Democratic hold

1976

United States House of Representatives elections, 1976^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harold L. Runnels (incumbent)	123,563	70.33
	Republican	Donald W. Trubey	52,131	29.67
Total votes			175,694	100.0
	Democratic hold

1978

United States House of Representatives elections, 1978^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harold L. Runnels (incumbent)	95,710	100.00
Total votes			95,710	100.0
	Democratic hold

1980

United States House of Representatives elections, 1980: New Mexico District 2^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Skeen (as a write-in)	61,564	38.00
	Democratic	David King	55,085	34.00
	Independent	Dorothy Runnels (as a write-in)	45,343	28.00
Total votes			161,992	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

1982

United States House of Representatives elections, 1982^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Skeen (incumbent)	71,021	58.40
	Democratic	Caleb Chandler	50,599	41.60
Total votes			121,620	100.0
	Republican hold

1984

United States House of Representatives elections, 1984^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Skeen (incumbent)	116,006	74.33
	Democratic	Peter R. York	40,063	25.67
Total votes			156,069	100.0
	Republican hold

1986

United States House of Representatives elections, 1986^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Skeen (incumbent)	77,787	62.88
	Democratic	Mike Runnels	45,924	37.12
Total votes			123,711	100.0
	Republican hold

1988

United States House of Representatives elections, 1988^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Skeen (incumbent)	100,324	100.00
Total votes			100,324	100.0
	Republican hold

1990

United States House of Representatives elections, 1990^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Skeen (incumbent)	80,677	100.00
Total votes			80,677	100.0
	Republican hold

1992

United States House of Representatives elections, 1992^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Skeen (incumbent)	94,838	56.39
	Democratic	Dan Sosa, Jr.	73,157	43.50
	Write-in		175	0.11
Total votes			168,170	100.0
	Republican hold

1994

United States House of Representatives elections, 1994^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Skeen (incumbent)	89,966	63.28
	Democratic	Benjamin Anthony Chavez	45,316	31.87
	Green	Rex R. Johnson	6,898	4.85
Total votes			142,180	100.0
	Republican hold

1996

United States House of Representatives elections, 1996: New Mexico District 2^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Skeen (incumbent)	95,091	55.93
	Democratic	E. Shirley Baca	74,915	44.07
Total votes			170,006	100.0
	Republican hold

1998

United States House of Representatives elections, 1998: New Mexico District 2^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Skeen (incumbent)	85,077	57.93
	Democratic	E. Shirley Baca	61,796	42.07
Total votes			146,873	100.0
	Republican hold

2000

United States House of Representatives elections, 2000: New Mexico District 2^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Skeen (incumbent)	100,742	58.11
	Democratic	Michael A. Montoya	72,614	41.89
Total votes			173,356	100.0
	Republican hold

2002

United States House of Representatives elections, 2002: New Mexico District 2^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Pearce	79,631	56.23
	Democratic	John Arthur Smith	61,916	43.72
	Green	George L. Dewey (as a write-in)	43	0.03
	Republican	Padraig M. Lynch (as a write-in)	39	0.02
Total votes			141,629	100.0
	Republican hold

2004

United States House of Representatives elections, 2004: New Mexico District 2^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Pearce (incumbent)	130,498	60.20
	Democratic	Gary King	86,292	39.80
Total votes			216,790	100.0
	Republican hold

2006

United States House of Representatives elections, 2006: New Mexico District 2^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Pearce (incumbent)	92,620	59.42
	Democratic	Albert Kissling	63,119	40.49
	Democratic	C. Dean Burk (as a write-in)	135	0.09
Total votes			155,874	100.0
	Republican hold

2008

United States House of Representatives elections, 2008: New Mexico District 2^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harry Teague	129,572	55.96
	Republican	Edward R. Tinsley	101,980	44.04
Total votes			231,552	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

2010

United States House of Representatives elections, 2010: New Mexico District 2^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Pearce	94,053	55.40
	Democratic	Harry Teague (incumbent)	75,709	44.60
Total votes			169,762	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

References

Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

New Mexico's congressional districts

Current districts 1st • 2nd • 3rd All districts Territory At-large 1st • 2nd • 3rd The At-large district is obsolete See also New Mexico's past and present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations Recent U.S. House elections in New Mexico: 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016 All U.S. districts Apportionment Redistricting Gerrymandering

Coordinates: 33°23′07″N 106°17′58″W / 33.38528°N 106.29944°W / 33.38528; -106.29944

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