NM-03

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New Mexico's 3rd congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
Distribution
  • 64.70% urban
  • 35.30% rural
Population (2024)708,684
Median household
income		$66,346
Ethnicity
Cook PVID+3[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 Leger Fernandez.

History

The district was created as a result of the redistricting cycle after the 1980 census. Ben Ray Luján, who was elected to the seat in 2008, ran successfully for the United States Senate in 2020, leaving the seat open. Democratic nominee Teresa Leger Fernandez defeated Republican Alexis Johnson in the 2020 general election.[3]

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013
2013 - 2023

Recent election results from statewide races

Year Office Results[4][5]
2008 President Obama 56% - 42%
Senate Udall 64% - 36%
2010 Governor Martinez 50.4% - 49.6%
Secretary of State Duran 56% - 44%
Attorney General King 57% - 43%
Auditor Balderas 58% - 42%
Treasurer Lewis 57% - 43%
2012 President Obama 57% - 43%
Senate Heinrich 52% - 44%
2014 Senate Udall 60% - 40%
Governor Martinez 53% - 47%
Secretary of State Duran 50.3% - 49.7%
Attorney General Balderas 61% - 39%
Auditor Keller 56% - 44%
Treasurer Eichenberg 55% - 45%
2016 President Clinton 50% - 39%
Secretary of State (Spec.) Toulouse Oliver 57% - 43%
2018 Senate Heinrich 56% - 30%
Governor Lujan Grisham 59% - 41%
Attorney General Balderas 62% - 33%
Auditor Colón 59% - 41%
2020 President Biden 54% - 44%
Senate Luján 53% - 45%
2022 Governor Lujan Grisham 54% - 44%
Secretary of State Toulouse Oliver 55% - 42%
Attorney General Torrez 57% - 43%
Treasurer L. Montoya 55% - 45%
2024 President Harris 52% - 46%
Senate Heinrich 55% - 45%

Composition

For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities:[6]

Colfax County (7)

All 7 communities

Chaves County (5)

Dexter, Hagerman, Lake Arthur, Midway, Roswell (part; also 1st)

Curry County (5)

All 5 communities

Eddy County (3)

Artesia, Atoka (part; also 2nd), Morningside

Harding County (2)

Mosquero (shared with San Miguel County), Roy

Lea County (4)

Hobbs (part; also 2nd), Lovington, North Hobbs, Tatum

Los Alamos County (2)

Los Alamos, White Rock

McKinley County (41)

Becenti, Black Hat, Black Rock, Bluewater, Borrego Pass, Brimhall Nizhoni, Catalpa Canyon, Church Rock, Continental Divide, Crestview, Crownpoint, Crystal (shared with San Juan County), Fort Wingate, Gallup, Gamerco, Haystack, Homer C Jones, Iyanbito, Jamestown, Manuelito, McGaffey, Nakaibito, Navajo, Ojo Encino, Pinedale, Pinehaven, Prewitt, Pueblo Pintado, Purty Rock, Red Rock Ranch, Rock Springs, Sagar, Sundance, Thoreau, Tohatchi, Tse Bonito, Twin Lakes, Vanderwagen, White Cliffs, Williams Acres, Yah-ta-hey

Mora County (3)

All 3 communities

Quay County (5)

All 5 communities

Rio Arriba County (41)

All 41 communities

Roosevelt County (5)

All 5 communities

Sandoval County (21)

Algodones, Cañon, Cochiti, Cochiti Lake, Cuba, Jemez Pueblo, Jemez Springs, La Cueva, La Jara, Peña Blanca, Ponderosa, Regina, Rio Rancho (part; also 1st), Rio Rancho Estates (part; also 1st), San Felipe Pueblo, San Luis, Santa Ana Pueblo, Santo Domingo Pueblo, San Ysidro, Torreon, Zia Pueblo

San Juan County (35)

All 35 communities

San Miguel County (15)

All 15 communities

Santa Fe County (51)

Agua Fria, Arroyo Hondo, Cañada de los Alimos, Chimayo (shared with Rio Arriba County), Cedar Grove (part; also 1st), Chupadero, Conejo, Cuartelez, Cundiyo, Cuyamungue, Cuyamungue Grant, Eldorado at Santa Fe, El Rancho, El Valle de Arroyo Seco, Encantado, Española, Galisteo, Glorieta, Golden, Hyde Park, Jacona, Jaconita, La Bajada, La Cienega, La Cueva, Lamy, La Puebla, Las Campanas, La Tierra, Los Cerrillos, Madrid, Nambé, Peak Place, Pojoaque, Rio Chiquito, Rio en Medio, San Ildefonso Pueblo, San Pedro (part; also 1st), Santa Cruz, Santa Fe, Santa Fe Foothills, Seton Village, Sombrillo, Stanley, Sunlit Hills, Tano Road, Tesuque, Tesuque Pueblo, Tres Arroyos, Valencia, Valle Vista

Taos County (17)

All 15 communities

Union County (5)

All 5 communities

List of members representing the district

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
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.
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.
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 Fernández
(Santa Fe)		 Democratic January 3, 2021 –
present		 117th
118th
119th		 Elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
Re-elected in 2024.
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

Election results

1982

1982 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 3[7]
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)

1984

1984 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 3[8]
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

1986

1986 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 3[9]
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

1988

1988 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 3[10]
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

1990

1990 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 3[11]
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

1992

1992 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 3[12]
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

1994

1994 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 3[13]
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

1996

1996 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 3[14]
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

1997 (Special)

1997 New Mexico's 3rd congressional district special election[15]
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

1998

1998 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 3[16]
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

2000

2000 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 3[17]
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

2002

2002 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 3[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tom Udall (incumbent) 122,921 100.00
Total votes 122,921 100.00
Democratic hold

2004

2004 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 3[19]
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

2006

2006 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 3[20]
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

2008

2008 Democratic Primary Congressional Election, District 3[21]
Party 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[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Daniel K. East 14,767 53.89
Republican Marco Gonzales 12,634 46.11
2008 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 3[22]
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

2010

2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 3[23]
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

2012

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 3[24]
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

2014

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 3[25]
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

2016

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 3[26]
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

2018

2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 3
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ben Ray Luján (incumbent) 155,201 63.4
Republican Jerald S. McFall 76,427 31.2
Libertarian Christopher Manning 13,265 5.4
Total votes 244,893 100.00
Democratic hold

2020

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 3
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Teresa Leger Fernandez 186,282 58.7
Republican Alexis Martinez Johnson 131,166 41.3
Total votes 317,448 100.00
Democratic hold

2022

2022 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 3
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

2024

2024 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 3[27]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Teresa Leger Fernandez (incumbent) 162,342 56.3
Republican Sharon Clahchischilliage 126,085 43.7
Total votes 288,427 100.00
Democratic hold

See also

References

  1. "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)". Cook Political Report. April 3, 2025. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
  2. "Pueblos, Tribes & Nations". www.newmexico.org. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  3. "New Mexico Primary Election Results: Third Congressional District". The New York Times. June 2, 2020. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  4. "Dra 2020".
  5. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1s4nbdbtlSLl7BcK1vbNXJPUA0pIiVSzQwfMhUMSoGyk/edit?gid=1992417229#gid=1992417229
  6. https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST35/CD118_NM03.pdf
  7. "1982 Election Results" (PDF).
  8. "1984 Election Results" (PDF).
  9. "1986 Election Results" (PDF).
  10. "1988 Election Results" (PDF).
  11. "1990 Election Results" (PDF).
  12. "1992 Election Results" (PDF).
  13. "1994 Election Results" (PDF).
  14. "1996 Election Results" (PDF).
  15. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 3, 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  16. "1998 Election Results" (PDF).
  17. "2000 Election Results" (PDF).
  18. "2002 Election Results" (PDF).
  19. "2004 Election Results" (PDF).
  20. "2006 Election Results" (PDF).
  21. "2008 Primary Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 22, 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
  22. "2008 Election Results" (PDF).
  23. "2010 Election Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2011. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
  24. "Statewide Results". New Mexico Secretary of State. Archived from the original on December 27, 2017.
  25. "Official Results General Election - November 4, 2014". New Mexico Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  26. "Election Night Results - November 8, 2016". New Mexico Secretary of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  27. "2024 General Election Candidate Summary Results Report" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Mexico. November 26, 2024. Retrieved November 28, 2024.

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