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      Home/Elections/2006/US House/New Mexico/NM-03
      2006·US House·New Mexico·District profile →

      New Mexico District 3 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      Tom Udall
      74.6%144,880 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Ronald M Dolin
      25.4%49,219 votes
      Margin
      D+49.3
      194,099 total votes
      2 candidates194,099 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Tom UdallDEM✓
      		DEM144,88074.6%
      Ronald M DolinREP
      		REP49,21925.4%

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)D+4.8
      Shift vs 2020↓ R+5.9
      R+10EvenD+1020082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202451.7%46.8%D+4.8294,127
      202054.4%43.6%D+10.8299,733
      201649.9%39.5%D+10.4262,559
      201257.5%42.5%D+15.0251,695
      200856.4%42.3%D+14.1245,164

      Seat History

      US House in New Mexico

      2024
      Teresa Leger FernandezDEM
      D+12.6
      2022
      Teresa Leger FernandezDEM
      D+16.3
      Redistricted
      2020
      Teresa Leger FernandezDEM
      D+17.4
      2018
      Ben Ray LujanDEM
      D+32.2
      2016
      Ben Ray LujanDEM
      D+24.8
      2014
      Ben Ray LujanDEM
      D+23.1
      2012
      Ben Ray LujanDEM
      D+26.3
      Redistricted
      2010
      Ben Ray LujanDEM
      D+14.0
      2008
      Ben Ray LujanDEM
      D+26.3
      2004
      Tom UdallDEM
      D+37.4
      2002
      Tom UdallDEM
      D+100.0
      Redistricted
      2000
      Tom UdallDEM
      D+34.4
      1998
      Tom UdallDEM
      D+9.9
      1996
      Bill RichardsonDEM
      D+36.7
      View all US House history for New Mexico →

      Candidates

      Tom UdallDEM
      Record7W-1L
      Avg MarginD+16.9
      Career1988-2014
      US Senate / US House
      Full profile →
      Ronald M DolinREP
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career2006-2006
      US House
      Full profile →

      Also in New Mexico, 2006

      US Senate1 contest →Governor1 contest →
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