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.
[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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