New Mexico's 1st congressional district

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New Mexico's 1st congressional district
New Mexico's 1st congressional district (since 2023).svg
New Mexico's 1st congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
  Melanie Stansbury
DAlbuquerque
Distribution
  • 91.35% urban
  • 8.65% rural
Population (2022)713,527 [1]
Median household
income
$66,579 [2]
Ethnicity
Cook PVI D+5 [3]

New Mexico's 1st congressional district of the United States House of Representatives serves the central area of New Mexico, including most of Bernalillo County, all of Torrance County, and parts of Sandoval, Santa Fe and Valencia counties. It includes almost three-fourths of Albuquerque. The district has a notable Native American presence, encompassing several pueblos including the Pueblo of Laguna and Sandia Pueblo, and the Tohajiilee Navajo Reservation outside Albuquerque. [4] The seat is currently represented by Democrat Melanie Stansbury. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of D+5, it is the most Democratic district in New Mexico, a state with an all-Democratic congressional delegation. [3]

Contents

The district in recent years has, unlike other districts in the state, had a strong track record of its representatives ascending to higher office. Deb Haaland, Stansbury's predecessor, resigned in 2021 to become the United States Secretary of the Interior. Her predecessor, Michelle Lujan Grisham, took office as governor of New Mexico in 2019. Grisham's own predecessor, Martin Heinrich, was elected to the United States Senate in 2012.

History

Until the 1968 elections, New Mexico's representatives were all elected at-large statewide. Starting in 1969, however, they were elected by districts.

Historical district boundaries

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2003 - 2013

Recent statewide election results

Results under current lines (since 2023)
YearOfficeResult
2016 President Clinton 47.4% – 39.5%
2018 Governor Lujan Grisham 57.2% - 42.8%
Senate Heinrich 53.7% - 29.8%
2020 President Biden 56.0% - 41.6%
Senate Luján 51.8%- 45.5%
Results under old lines (2013-2023) [5]
Results under old lines (2003-2013) [6]

List of members representing the district

Member
(District home)
PartyYearsCong
ress
Electoral historyDistrict location
District established January 3, 1969
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Manuel Lujan Jr.
(Albuquerque)
Republican January 3, 1969 –
January 3, 1989
91st
92nd
93rd
94th
95th
96th
97th
98th
99th
100th
Elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Retired.
1969–1983
[ data missing ]
1983–1993
Bernalillo, De Baca, Guadalupe, and Torrance
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Steven Schiff
(Albuquerque)
Republican January 3, 1989 –
March 25, 1998
101st
102nd
103rd
104th
105th
Elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Died.
1993–2003
Torrance; parts of Bernalillo, Sandoval, Santa Fe, and Valencia
VacantMarch 25, 1998 –
June 25, 1998
105th
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Heather Wilson
(Albuquerque)
Republican June 25, 1998 –
January 3, 2009
105th
106th
107th
108th
109th
110th
Elected to finish Schiff's term.
Re-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
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Torrance; parts of Bernalillo, Sandoval, Santa Fe, and Valencia
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Martin Heinrich
(Albuquerque)
Democratic January 3, 2009 –
January 3, 2013
111th
112th
Elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.
Michelle Lujan Grisham official photo.jpg
Michelle Lujan Grisham
(Albuquerque)
Democratic January 3, 2013 –
January 1, 2019
113th
114th
115th
Elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Resigned when elected Governor of New Mexico. [7]
2013–2023
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Torrance; parts of Bernalillo, Sandoval, Santa Fe, and Valencia
VacantJanuary 1, 2019 –
January 3, 2019
115th
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Deb Haaland
(Albuquerque)
Democratic January 3, 2019 –
March 16, 2021
116th
117th
Elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Interior.
VacantMarch 16, 2021 –
June 14, 2021
117th
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Melanie Stansbury
(Albuquerque)
Democratic June 14, 2021 –
present
117th
118th
Elected to finish Haaland's term.
Re-elected in 2022.
2023–present
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De Baca, Guadalupe, Lincoln, and Torrance; parts of Bernalillo, Chaves, Otero, Sandoval, Santa Fe, and Valencia

Election results

1968

1968 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico, district 1 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Manuel Lujan Jr. 88,517 52.85
Democratic Thomas G. Morris 78,11746.64
Independent William Higgs8540.51
Total votes167,488 100.00
Republican win (new seat)

1970

1970 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico, district 1 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Manuel Lujan Jr. (incumbent) 91,187 58.53
Democratic Fabian Chavez Jr. 64,59841.47
Total votes155,785 100.00
Republican hold

1972

1972 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico, district 1 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Manuel Lujan Jr. (incumbent) 118,403 55.68
Democratic Eugene Gallegos94,23944.32
Total votes212,642 100.00
Republican hold

1974

1974 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico, district 1 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Manuel Lujan Jr. (incumbent) 106,268 58.61
Democratic Roberto Mondragón 71,96839.69
American Independent Martin Molloy3,0691.70
Total votes181,305 100.00
Republican hold

1976

1976 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico, district 1 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Manuel Lujan Jr. (incumbent) 162,587 72.09
Democratic Raymond Garcia61,80027.40
Raza Unida Jesus Aragom1,1590.51
Total votes225,546 100.00
Republican hold

1978

1978 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico, district 1 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Manuel Lujan Jr. (incumbent) 118,075 62.53
Democratic Robert M. Hawk70,76137.47
Total votes188,836 100.00
Republican hold

1980

1980 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico, district 1 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Manuel Lujan Jr. (incumbent) 125,910 51.01
Democratic Bill Richardson 120,90348.99
Total votes246,813 100.00
Republican hold

1982

1982 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico, district 1 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Manuel Lujan Jr. (incumbent) 74,459 52.44
Democratic Jan A. Hartke67,53447.56
Total votes141,993 100.00
Republican hold

1984

1984 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico, district 1 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Manuel Lujan Jr. (incumbent) 115,808 64.94
Democratic Charles Ted Asbury60,59833.98
Libertarian Stephen P. Curtis1,9361.08
Total votes178,342 100.00
Republican hold

1986

1986 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico, district 1 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Manuel Lujan Jr. (incumbent) 90,476 70.89
Democratic Manny Garcia37,13829.10
Write-in 180.01
Total votes127,632 100.00
Republican hold

1988

1988 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico, district 1 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Steven Schiff 89,985 50.56
Democratic Tom Udall 84,13847.28
Libertarian Allen Montgomery Parkman3,8392.16
Total votes177,962 100.00
Republican hold

1990

1990 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico, district 1 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Steven Schiff (incumbent) 97,375 70.22
Democratic Rebecca Vigil-Giron 41,30629.78
Total votes138,681 100.00
Republican hold

1992

1992 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico, district 1 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Steven Schiff (incumbent) 128,426 62.58
Democratic Robert J. Aragon76,60037.33
Write-in 1880.09
Total votes205,214 100.00
Republican hold

1994

1994 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico, district 1 [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Steven Schiff (incumbent) 119,996 73.93
Democratic Peter L. Zollinger42,31626.07
Total votes162,312 100.00
Republican hold

1996

1996 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico, district 1 [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Steven Schiff (incumbent) 109,290 56.60
Democratic John Wertheim 71,63537.10
Green John A. Uhrich7,6943.98
Independent Betty Turrietta-Koury4,4592.32
Total votes193,078 100.00
Republican hold

1998 (Special)

1998 New Mexico's 1st congressional district special election [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Heather Wilson 54,853 44.58
Democratic Phillip Maloof 48,74739.62
Green Robert Anderson18,10814.72
Libertarian Bruce Bush1,3371.09
Total votes123,045 100.00
Republican hold

1998

1998 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico, district 1 [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Heather Wilson (incumbent) 86,784 48.44
Democratic Phillip Maloof 75,04041.88
Green Robert Anderson17,2669.64
Write-in 780.04
Total votes179,168 100.00
Republican hold

2000

2000 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico, district 1 [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Heather Wilson (incumbent) 107,296 50.34
Democratic John J. Kelly92,18743.25
Green Daniel Kerlinsky13,6566.41
Total votes213,139 100.00
Republican hold

2002

2002 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico, district 1 [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Heather Wilson (incumbent) 95,711 55.34
Democratic Richard M. Romero 77,23444.66
Total votes172,945 100.00
Republican hold

2004

2004 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico, district 1 [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Heather Wilson (incumbent) 147,372 54.40
Democratic Richard M. Romero 123,33945.53
Republican Orlin G. Cole (write-in)1940.07
Total votes270,905 100.00
Republican hold

2006

2006 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico, district 1 [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Heather Wilson (incumbent) 105,986 50.20
Democratic Patricia A. Madrid 105,12549.80
Total votes211,111 100.00
Republican hold

2008

2008 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico, district 1 [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Martin Heinrich 166,271 55.65
Republican Darren White 132,48544.35
Total votes298,756 100.00
Democratic gain from Republican

2010

2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico, district 1 [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Martin Heinrich (incumbent) 112,707 51.88
Republican Jon Barela104,54348.12
Total votes217,250 100.00
Democratic hold

2012

New Mexico 1st Congressional District 2012 [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Michelle Lujan Grisham 162,924 59.06
Republican Janice Arnold-Jones 112,47340.77
Green Jeanne Pahls (write-in)4590.17
Total votes275,856 100.00
Democratic hold

2014

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico, district 1 [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Michelle Lujan Grisham (incumbent) 105,474 58.59
Republican Michael Frese74,55841.41
Total votes180,032 100.00
Democratic hold

2016

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico, district 1 [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Michelle Lujan Grisham (incumbent) 181,088 65.15
Republican Richard Gregory Priem96,87934.85
Total votes277,967 100.00
Democratic hold

2018

2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico, district 1 [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Deb Haaland 144,302 59.02
Republican Janice Arnold-Jones 89,06636.43
Libertarian Lloyd J Princeton11,1434.56
Total votes244,511 100.00
Democratic hold

2020

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico, district 1 [35]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Deb Haaland (incumbent) 186,953 58.19
Republican Michelle Garcia Holmes134,33741.81
Total votes321,290 100.00
Democratic hold

2021 (special)

New Mexico's 1st congressional district special election, 2021 [36]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Melanie Stansbury 79,837 60.36
Republican Mark Moores 47,11135.62
Independent Aubrey Dunn Jr. 3,5342.67
Libertarian Chris Manning1,7341.31
Write-in 460.03
Total votes132,262 100.00
Democratic hold

2022

2022 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico, district 1
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Melanie Stansbury (incumbent) 156,462 55.75
Republican Michelle Garcia Holmes124,15144.23
Write-in 580.02
Total votes280,671 100.00
Democratic hold

See also

Notes

  1. "My Congressional District".
  2. Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
  3. 1 2 "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  4. "Pueblos, Tribes & Nations". www.newmexico.org. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  5. "Daily Kos Elections 2008 & 2012 presidential election results for congressional districts used in 2012 & 2014 elections - Google Drive". docs.google.com.
  6. Presidential Election Results, by district, swingstateproject.com
  7. Boyd, Dan (December 13, 2016). "Lujan Grisham running for governor". Albuquerque Journal . Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  8. 1968 Election Results
  9. 1970 Election Results
  10. 1972 Election Results
  11. 1974 Election Results
  12. 1976 Election Results
  13. 1978 Election Results
  14. 1980 Election Results
  15. 1982 Election Results
  16. 1984 Election Results
  17. 1986 Election Results
  18. 1988 Election Results
  19. 1990 Election Results
  20. 1992 Election Results
  21. 1994 Election Results
  22. 1996 Election Results
  23. 1998 Special Election Results
  24. 1998 Election Results
  25. 2000 Election Results
  26. 2002 Election Results
  27. 2004 Election Results
  28. 2006 Election Results
  29. 2008 Election Results
  30. "2010 Election Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2011. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
  31. "Statewide Results". New Mexico Secretary of State. Archived from the original on December 27, 2017.
  32. "Official Results General Election - November 4, 2014". New Mexico Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  33. "Election Night Results - November 8, 2016". New Mexico Secretary of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  34. "Election Night Results - November 6, 2018". New Mexico Secretary of State. November 6, 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  35. Toulouse Oliver, Maggie. "New Mexico Election Results | OFFICIAL RESULTS Primary Election - June 2, 2020". electionresults.sos.state.nm.us. New Mexico Secretary of State. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  36. "June 1, 2021 special election". New Mexico Secretary of State. Retrieved June 2, 2021.

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