New Mexico's 2nd congressional district

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New Mexico District 2 of the United States House of Representatives is a Congressional district that serves the southern half of the state of New Mexico, including Las Cruces and Roswell. It is the eighth largest district in the nation. The current Representative from District 2 is Republican Steve Pearce.

[edit] History

Please note that U.S. Congressional District borders are periodically redrawn and some District Residence locations may no longer be in the 2nd District.

Congress	Congressman	Term	Party	Residence	Occupation
78th (1943–1945)	Antonio M. Fernández1	1943–1956	Democrat	Santa Fe	Lawyer
79th (1945–1947)
80th (1947–1949)
81st (1949–1951)
82nd (1951–1953)
83rd (1953–1955)
84th (1955–1957)
	Joseph Montoya	1957–1965	Democrat	Santa Fe	Lawyer
85th (1957–1959)
86th (1959–1961)
87th (1961–1963)
88th (1963–1965)
89th (1965–1967)	E. S. Johnny Walker	1965–1967	Democrat	Albuquerque	Veteran
90th (1967–1969)
91st (1969–1971)	Ed Foreman	1969–1971	Republican	Portales	Veteran & Oil Tycoon
92nd (1971–1973)	Harold L. Runnels	1971–1981	Democrat	Lovington	Veteran & Businessman
93rd (1973–1975)
94th (1975–1977)
95th (1977–1979)
96th (1979–1981)
97th (1981–1983)	Joe Skeen	1981–2003	Republican	Roswell	Air Force Reservist & Rancher
98th (1983–1985)
99th (1985–1987)
100th (1987–1989)
101st (1989–1991)
102nd (1991–1993)
103rd (1993–1995)
104th (1995–1997)
105th (1997–1999)
106th (1999–2001)
107th (2001–2003)
108th (2003–2005)	Steve Pearce	2003–present	Republican	Hobbs	Businessman
109th (2005–2007)

¹ Antonio M. Fernández died November 7, 1956, just hours after he was re-elected to an 8th term.

[edit] Election results

U.S. House election, 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

U.S. House election, 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

U.S. House election, 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

U.S. House election, 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

U.S. House election, 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

U.S. House election, 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

New Mexico's congressional districts
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