New Mexico's 2nd congressional district

New Mexico's 2nd congressional district
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
Cook PVI	R+6

"NM-2" redirects here. NM-2 may also refer to New Mexico State Road 2.

New Mexico's second congressional district to the United States House of Representatives serves the southern half of New Mexico, including Las Cruces and Roswell. Geographically, it is the sixth largest district in the nation, and the 2nd-largest not to comprise an entire state (after Nevada's 2nd district). It is currently represented by Republican Steve Pearce who has held the seat since 2011.

The district from 2003 to 2013

Voting [edit]

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 [edit]

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
Steve Pearce	Republican	January 3, 2011 – Present	113th	Hobbs	Re-elected in 2010

Election results [edit]

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

1968 [edit]

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

1970 [edit]

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

1972 [edit]

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

1974 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1974^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	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%
Totals			135,032	100.0%
	Democratic hold

1976 [edit]

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

1978 [edit]

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

1980 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1980: New Mexico District 2^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	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%
Totals			161,992	100.0%
	Republican gain from Democratic

1982 [edit]

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

1984 [edit]

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

1986 [edit]

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

1988 [edit]

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

1990 [edit]

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

1992 [edit]

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

1994 [edit]

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

1996 [edit]

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

1998 [edit]

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

2000 [edit]

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

2002 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 2002: New Mexico District 2^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	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%
Totals			141,629	100.0%
	Republican hold

2004 [edit]

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

2006 [edit]

United States House of Representatives elections, 2006: New Mexico District 2^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	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%
Totals			155,874	100.0%
	Republican hold

2008 [edit]

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

2010 [edit]

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

References [edit]

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

[1] Presidential Election Results, by district, swingstateproject.com

[2] ttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0Av8O-dN2giY6dEFCOFZ4ZnlKS0x3M3Y0WHd5aWFDWkE&single=true&gid=0&output=html

[3] 1968 Election Results

[4] 1970 Election Results

[5] 1972 Election Results

[6] 1974 Election Results

[7] 1976 Election Results

[8] 1978 Election Results

[9] 1980 Election Results

[10] 1982 Election Results

[11] 1984 Election Results

[12] 1986 Election Results

[13] 1988 Election Results

[14] 1990 Election Results

[15] 1992 Election Results

[16] 1994 Election Results

[17] 1996 Election Results

[18] 1998 Election Results

[19] 2000 Election Results

[20] 2002 Election Results

[21] 2004 Election Results

[22] 2006 Election Results

[23] 2008 Election Results

[24] 2010 Election Results

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New Mexico's 2nd congressional district

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Voting [edit]

List of representatives [edit]

Election results [edit]

1968 [edit]

1970 [edit]

1972 [edit]

1974 [edit]

1976 [edit]

1978 [edit]

1980 [edit]

1982 [edit]

1984 [edit]

1986 [edit]

1988 [edit]

1990 [edit]

1992 [edit]

1994 [edit]

1996 [edit]

1998 [edit]

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2004 [edit]

2006 [edit]

2008 [edit]

2010 [edit]

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New Mexico's 2nd congressional district
Current Representative		Steve Pearce (R–Hobbs)
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
Cook PVI	R+6