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2006 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico

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Field	Value
election_name	2006 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico
country	New Mexico
type	legislative
ongoing	no
previous_election	2004 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico
previous_year	2004
next_election	2008 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico
next_year	2008
seats_for_election	All 3 New Mexico seats to the United States House of Representatives
election_date	November 7, 2006
party1	Republican Party (United States)
last_election1	2
seats1	2
seat_change1
popular_vote1	247,825
percentage1	44.17%
swing1	3.99%
party2	Democratic Party (United States)
last_election2	1
seats2	1
seat_change2
popular_vote2	313,124
percentage2	55.81%
swing2	4.00%
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Democratic Republican 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 , this is the last time that Republicans won a majority of congressional districts in New Mexico. New Mexico was also one of seven states in which the party that won the state's popular vote did not win a majority of seats in 2006, the other states being Indiana, Nevada, Michigan, Ohio, Iowa, and Wisconsin.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico, 2006	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

Wilson:
Madrid:

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

Wesley Clark, General, 2004 democratic presidential candidate}}

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report		November 6, 2006
Rothenberg		November 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 6, 2006
Real Clear Politics		November 7, 2006
CQ Politics		November 7, 2006

District 2

Pearce:
Kissling:

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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report		November 6, 2006
Rothenberg		November 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 6, 2006
Real Clear Politics		November 7, 2006
CQ Politics		November 7, 2006

District 3

Udall:

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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report		November 6, 2006
Rothenberg		November 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 6, 2006
Real Clear Politics		November 7, 2006
CQ Politics		November 7, 2006

References

"Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".
"Patricia Madrid (NM-1) | WesPAC".
(6 November 2006). "2006 Competitive House Race Chart". Cook Political Report.
(6 November 2006). "2006 House Ratings". The Rothenberg Political Report.
(6 November 2006). "2006 House". Sabato's Crystal Ball.
(7 November 2006). "Battle for the House of Representatives". Real Clear Politics.
"Balance of Power Scorecard: House". Congressional Quarterly Inc.

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