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United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico, 2012
From Ballotpedia
 New Mexico's 2012 elections: • U.S. Senate • U.S. House • Other executive offices • State Senate • State House • Ballot measures |
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The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run was March 20, 2012. The primary elections will be held on June 5, 2012.
Partisan breakdown
Heading into the November 6 election, the Democratic Party holds two of the three Congressional seats from New Mexico.
| Members of the U.S. House from New Mexico -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of May 2012 | After the 2012 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 2 | Pending | |
| Republican Party | 1 | Pending | |
| Total | 3 | 3 | |
Incumbents
Heading into the 2012 election, the incumbents for the three congressional districts are:
| Name: | Party: | District: |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Ray Lujan |  Democratic | U.S. House, New Mexico, District 3 |
| Martin Heinrich | Democratic | U.S. House, New Mexico, District 1 |
| Steve Pearce |  Republican | U.S. House, New Mexico, District 2 |
Candidates
1st Congressional District
Democratic Primary
- Eric Griego: New Mexico state Senator[1]
- Marty Chavez: Former mayor of Albuquerque[1]
- Michelle Lujan Grisham: Bernalillo County Commissioner[2]
Republican Primary
- Janice Arnold-Jones: Former New Mexico state representative
- Gary Smith: Veteran[3]
- Withdrawn:
2nd Congressional District
Democratic Primary
Republican Primary
- Steve Pearce: Incumbent[6]
3rd Congressional District
Democratic Primary
- Ben Ray Luján: Incumbent
- Sean Closson: Artist and hotel worker[7]
- Harry Montoya: Former Santa Fe county commissioner, previous candidate[8]
Republican Primary
- Rick Newton: Businessman[9]
- Jeff Byrd[10]
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2012
- United States Senate elections in New Mexico, 2012
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Roll Call "Ex-Albuquerque Mayor Marty Chavez Running in 1st District," Accessed December 22, 2011
- ↑ NMPolitics "Lujan Grisham enters congressional race," Accessed December 22, 2011
- ↑ Albuquerque Journal "3rd Republican Enters 1st District Race," November 5, 2011
- ↑ Albuquerque Journal "UPDATED: Dan Lewis Drops Out of 1st District Congressional Race," March 20, 2012
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 NMPolitics "Barela, Steinborn might join congressional races," Accessed December 22, 2011
- ↑ NMPolitics "Pearce Cruising Toward Re-election," August 4, 2011
- ↑ Santa Fe New Mexican "Artist, hotel worker takes on Lujan in Democratic primary," Accessed December 22, 2011
- ↑ Capitol Report New Mexico "Ben Ray Lujan gets a challenger for his Congressional seat," January 21, 2012
- ↑ Santa Fe New Mexican "Security-tech entrepreneur seeks to challenge U.S. Rep. Lujan," Accessed December 22, 2011
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State "Candidate Filings," Accessed February 20, 2012
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