New Mexico's 2nd congressional district
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| New Mexico's 2nd congressional district | |
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| Population (2000) | 606,406 |
| Median income | $29,269 |
| Ethnic composition | 68.8% White, 2.6% Black, 0.6% Asian, 47.3% Hispanic, 5.5% Native American, 1.0% other |
| Cook PVI | R+6 |
New Mexico's second congressional district to 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 is Republican Steve Pearce.
[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 |
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| Ed Foreman | Republican | 1969 – 1971 | Portales | |
| Harold L. Runnels | Democratic | 1971 – 1981 | Lovington | |
| Joe Skeen | Republican | 1981 – 2003 | Roswell | |
| Steve Pearce | Republican | 2003 – present | Hobbs | Incumbent |
[edit] Recent election results
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1980: New Mexico District 2 | |||||
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| 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 | |||||
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| 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 | |||||
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| 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}}} | |||
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