2006 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico

2006 New Mexico's 2nd congressional district election
← 2004 2008 →
	County results ; Pearce: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90%; Kissling: 50-60%
U.S. Representative before election; Steve Pearce; Republican	Elected U.S. Representative ; Steve Pearce; Republican

2006 New Mexico's 1st congressional district election
← 2004 2008 →
	County results ; Wilson: 50-60% 60-70%; Madrid: 50-60%
U.S. Representative before election; Heather Wilson; Republican	Elected U.S. Representative ; Heather Wilson; Republican

2006 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico
All 3 New Mexico seats to the United States House of Representatives
Democratic 70–80%	Republican 50–60%

The 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico were held on November 4, 2006 to determine who will represent the state of New Mexico in the United States House of Representatives. New Mexico has three seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms.

As of 2023, this is the last time that Republicans won a majority of congressional districts in New Mexico. New Mexico was one of four states (along with Wisconsin, Nevada, and Indiana) where the party that won the most seats, did not win the most votes in the state.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico, 2006^[1]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Democratic	313,124	55.81%	1	—
	Republican	247,825	44.17%	2	—
	Independents	135	0.02%	0	—
Totals		561,084	100.00%	3	—

District 1

Incumbent Republican Heather Wilson defeated Democrat Patricia A. Madrid, the State Attorney General by a very slim margin. This district covers the central part of the state.

Endorsements

Patricia A. Madrid (D)

Individuals

Wesley Clark, General, 2004 democratic presidential candidate^[2]

New Mexico's 1st congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Heather Wilson (incumbent)	105,986	50.20
	Democratic	Patricia Madrid	105,125	49.80
Total votes			211,111	100.00
	Republican hold

District 2

Incumbent Republican Steve Pearce defeated Democrat Albert Kissling. The district covers the southern part of the state.

New Mexico's 2nd congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Pearce (incumbent)	92,620	59.42
	Democratic	Albert Kissling	63,119	40.49
	Write-ins		135	0.02
Total votes			155,874	100.00
	Republican hold

District 3

2006 New Mexico's 3rd congressional district election

← 2004

2008 →


Nominee	Tom Udall	Bill Dolin
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	144,880	49,219
Percentage	74.6%	25.4%

County results
Udall: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90%

U.S. Representative before election

Tom Udall
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Tom Udall
Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Tom Udall defeated Republican Ronald Dolin. The district covers the northern part of the state.

New Mexico's 3rd congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Udall (incumbent)	144,880	74.64
	Republican	Bill Dolin	49,219	25.36
Total votes			194,099	100.00
	Democratic hold

References

^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".
^ "Patricia Madrid (NM-1) | WesPAC". Archived from the original on January 2, 2007.

[1] "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".

[2] "Patricia Madrid (NM-1) | WesPAC". Archived from the original on January 2, 2007.

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