United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico, 2016

United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico, 2016
November 8, 2016 (2016-11-08)
All three 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 Steady Steady
Popular vote 436,932 343,123
Percentage 56.01% 43.98%

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
Total votes 27,973 100

Democratic primary

Primary results

Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michelle Lujan Grisham 69,216 100
Total votes 69,216 100

General election

New Mexico's 1st congressional district, 2016[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michelle Lujan Grisham (incumbent) 181,088 65.15
Republican Richard Gregory Priem 96,879 34.85
Total votes 277,967 100
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 36,722 100
Total votes 36,722 100

Democratic primary

Primary results

Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Merrie Lee Soules 37,455 100
Total votes 37,455 100

General election

New Mexico's 2nd congressional district, 2016[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Pearce (incumbent) 143,514 62.72
Democratic Merrie Lee Soules 85,232 37.25
Republican Jack A. McGrann (write-in) 70 0.03
Total votes 228,816 100
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 62.04
Republican Michael Glenn Lucero 10,419 37.96
Total votes 27,444 100

Democratic primary

Primary results

Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ben Ray Lujan 76,789 100
Total votes 76,789 100

General election

New Mexico's 3rd congressional district, 2016[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ben Ray Lujan (incumbent) 170,612 62.42
Republican Michael H. Romero 102,730 37.58
Total votes 273,342 100
Democratic hold

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Official Results Primary Election - June 7, 2016". New Mexico Secretary of State. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Election Night Results - November 8, 2016". New Mexico Secretary of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved 2016-12-07.
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