New Mexico's 3rd congressional district
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| New Mexico's 3rd congressional district | ||
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| Current Representative | Ben R. Luján (D) | |
| Population (2000) | 606,240 | |
| Median income | $35,058 | |
| Ethnicity | 60.4% White, 1.2% Black, 0.8% Asian, 36.3% Hispanic, 19.6% Native American, 1.4% other | |
| Cook PVI | D+7 | |
New Mexico's 3rd Congressional District serves the northern half of New Mexico, including the state's Capital, Santa Fe. The current Representative is Democrat Ben R. Luján. On July 4, 2009, anti-Iraq War activist Adam Kokesh announced that he would run as a libertarian-oriented Republican against Lujan in the 2010 General Election.
[edit] List of representatives
| Representative | Party | Years | District residence | Notes |
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| Bill Richardson | Democratic | January 3, 1983 – February 13, 1997 | Santa Fe | Resigned, appointed Ambassador to the U.N. |
| Vacant | February 14, 1997 – May 12, 1997 | |||
| William T. Redmond | Republican | May 13, 1997 – January 3, 1999 | Santa Fe | Lost re-election |
| Tom Udall | Democratic | January 3, 1999 – 2009 | Santa Fe | retired to become U.S. Senator |
| Ben R. Luján | Democratic | 2009 – | Nambe Pueblo | |
[edit] 2008 Primary Election
| 2008 Democratic Primary Congressional Election, District 3 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Ben R. Lujan | 26,667 | 42% | ||
| Democratic | Don Wiviott | 16,314 | 25% | ||
| Democratic | Benny J. Shendo Jr | 10,113 | 16% | ||
| Democratic | Harry Montoya | 7,205 | 11% | ||
| Democratic | Jon Adams | 1,993 | 3% | ||
| Democratic | Rudy Martin | 1,838 | 3% | ||
| 2008 Republican Primary Congressional Election, District 3 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Daniel East | 14,767 | 53.9% | ||
| Republican | Marco Gonzales | 12,634 | 46.1% | ||
[edit] 2008 General Election
| 2008 General Congressional Election, District 3 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Ben R. Lujan | 161,292 | 57% | ||
| Republican | Daniel East | 86,618 | 30% | ||
| Independent | Carol Miller | 13% | |||
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