New Mexico's 2nd congressional district

New Mexico's 2nd congressional district
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 Democrat Harry Teague.

[edit] List of Representatives

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

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Notes
Ed Foreman	Republican	1969 – 1971	Portales	Lost re-election
Harold L. Runnels	Democratic	1971 – 1981	Lovington	Died in office
Joe Skeen	Republican	1981 – 2003	Roswell	Retired, Parkinson's disease
Steve Pearce	Republican	2003 – 2009	Hobbs	Declined to seek re-election, instead running unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate
Harry Teague	Democratic	2009 –	Hobbs	Incumbent

United States House of Representatives elections, 1980: New Mexico District 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Joe Skeen (as a write-in)	61,564	38
	Democratic	David King	55,085	34
	Democratic	Dorothy Runnels (as a write-in)	45,343	28

United States House of Representatives elections, 1996: New Mexico District 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Joe Skeen	95,091	56
	Democratic	E. Shirley Baca	74,915	44
Majority			20,176	12
Turnout			170,006
	Republican hold		Swing

United States House of Representatives elections, 1998: New Mexico District 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Joe Skeen	85,077	58	+2
	Democratic	E. Shirley Baca	61,796	42	-2
Majority			13,744	16	+4
Turnout			181,168
	Republican hold		Swing	+2

United States House of Representatives elections, 2000: New Mexico District 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Joe Skeen	100,742	58
	Democratic	Michael A. Montoya	72,614	42
Majority			28,128	16
Turnout			173,356
	Republican hold		Swing	0

United States House of Representatives elections, 2002: New Mexico District 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Steve Pearce	79,631	56	-2
	Democratic	John Arthur Smith	61,916	44	+2
	Green	George L. Dewey	43
	Write-In	Padraig M. Lynch	39
Majority			17,715	12	-4
Turnout			141,629
	Republican hold		Swing	-2

United States House of Representatives elections, 2004: New Mexico District 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Steve Pearce	130,498	60	+4
	Democratic	Gary King	86,292	40	-4
Majority			44,206	20	+8
Turnout			216,790
	Republican hold		Swing	+4

United States House of Representatives elections, 2006: New Mexico District 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Steve Pearce	90,169	60
	Democratic	Albert Kissling	60,496	40
Majority			29,673	20
Turnout			150,665
	Republican hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}

United States House of Representatives elections, 2008: New Mexico District 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Harry Teague	122,176	55
	Republican	Ed Tinsley	98,116	45
Turnout			220,292
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing	+15

New Mexico's 2nd congressional district

Current Representative		Harry Teague (D)
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