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2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico
All 3 New Mexico seats to the United States House of Representatives
Democratic 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%	Republican 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%

The 2010 congressional elections in New Mexico were held on November 2, 2010, and determined New Mexico's representation in the United States House of Representatives. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; the winners of the election served in the 111th Congress, which began on January 4, 2009, ended on January 3, 2011.

New Mexico has three seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. Its 2009–2011 congressional delegation consisted of three Democrats and no Republicans, which changed to two Democrats and one Republican after the 2010 election.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico, 2010^[1]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Democratic	307,766	51.58%	2	-1
	Republican	288,885	48.42%	1	+1
Totals		596,651	100.00%	3	—

By district

Results of the 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico by district:^[2]

District	Democratic		Republican		Others		Total		Result

	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	112,010	51.80%	104,215	48.20%	0	0.00%	216,225	100%	Democratic Hold
District 2	75,708	44.60%	94,053	55.40%	0	0.00%	169,761	100%	Republican Gain
District 3	120,048	56.99%	90,617	43.01%	0	0.00%	210,665	100%	Democratic Hold
Total	307,766	51.58%	288,885	48.42%	0	0.00%	596,651	100%

District 1

Campaign

First elected in 2008, incumbent Democratic Congressman Martin Heinrich ran for re-election for the first time this year. This moderate^[3] district, based in metro Albuquerque, has a tendency of supporting both Republican and Democratic candidates for office. In the general election, Congressman Heinrich faced Jon Barela, the Republican nominee for the seat and a former high-ranking official in the New Mexico Republican Party. Barela hammered at Heinrich for being "too far left" for what he described as a "center-right seat."^[4] The Albuquerque Journal endorsed Jon Barela in the general election, citing the fact that he "would boost the economy by nurturing predictability for investors and job creators" and urging New Mexico voters to vote for a candidate who would "[help] restore balance to Congress and [place] an emphasis on people over government programs to right the ship."^[5] Polling indicated that the race would be close, and on election day, Heinrich won a second term by nearly a four-point margin and 8,000 votes.

Polling

Poll Source	Dates Administered	Martin Heinrich (D)	Jon Barela (R)	Undecided
Research and Polling Inc.^[6]	October 27–28, 2010	46%	49%	–
Public Opinion Strategies^[7]†	October 24–25, 2010	47%	49%	–
Research and Polling Inc.^[6]	September 27–30, 2010	48%	41%	–
Public Policy Polling^[8]	September 25–26, 2010	50%	43%	7%
American Action Forum^[9]	August 23–29, 2010	49%	42%	9%
Research and Polling Inc.^[10]	August 23–27, 2010	47%	41%	12%
Survey USA^[11]	July 22–25, 2010	45%	51%	4%
Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research^[12]†	July 8–13, 2010	53%	41%	–
Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research^[13]†	April 28 – May 2, 2010	55%	38%	–
Public Policy Polling^[14]	February 25, 2010	45%	36%	19%

†Internal poll (Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research for the Heinrich campaign and Public Opinion Strategies for the Barela campaign)

Results

New Mexico's 1st congressional district election, 2010^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Martin Heinrich (incumbent)	112,010	51.80
	Republican	Jon Barela	104,215	48.20
Total votes			216,225	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 2

Campaign

This conservative-leaning^[3] district, which has historically supported Republican candidates for higher office, has been represented by moderate Democratic Congressman Harry Teague since he was first elected two years prior. The previous Congressman, Republican Steve Pearce, retired in 2008 to run for Senate, a race that he lost. Coming off from a large electoral defeat at the hands of Democrat Tom Udall, the former Congressman Pearce re-entered the political sphere and challenged Congressman Teague when he sought election to a second congressional term. A tough campaign ensued, with Pearce taking the lead in most polls. Pearce's advantage widened when the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced that it was shifting resources from the 2nd district to the 1st district, a decision that the Pearce campaign responded, "The DCCC is realizing what we knew all along. Voters do not want the Teague-Pelosi agenda of out-of-control spending and lost jobs."^[15] In late October, Congressman Teague declined to participate in a debate with Steve Pearce, giving Pearce solo airtime that was broadcast statewide and providing some observers with evidence that Teague was essentially conceding defeat to Pearce.^[16] As political prognosticators indicated, on election day, Pearce defeated the incumbent Congressman and returned to Washington for his fourth nonconsecutive term.

Polling

Poll Source	Dates Administered	Harry Teague (D)	Steve Pearce (R)	Undecided
Research and Polling Inc.^[17]	October 27–28, 2010	45%	48%	–
Tarrance Group^[18]†	October 19–20, 2010	41%	50%	9%
The Hill/ANGA^[19]	September 28–30, 2010	42%	46%	10%
Research and Polling Inc.^[17]	September 27–30, 2010	44%	45%	–
Public Policy Polling^[20]	September 25–26, 2010	47%	48%	5%
Anzalone Liszt Research^[21]	September 7–9, 2010	51%	44%	–
Research and Polling Inc.^[10]	August 23–27, 2010	45%	42%	–
Hamilton Campaigns^[22]†	April 6–8, 2010	47%	46%	8%
Public Policy Polling^[14]	February 25, 2010	41%	43%	16%
Tarrance Group (Link)†	February 16–18, 2010	44%	48%	8%
Hamilton Campaigns^[22]†	August, 2009	42%	52%	6%

†Internal poll (Hamilton Campaigns polls commissioned by Teague; Tarrance Group poll for Pearce)

Results

New Mexico's 2nd congressional district election, 2010^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Pearce	94,053	55.40
	Democratic	Harry Teague (incumbent)	75,708	44.60
Total votes			169,761	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 3

Campaign

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Ben Ray Luján has represented this liberal^[3] district based in northern New Mexico since he was first elected in 2008 to replace outgoing Democratic Congressman Tom Udall, who successfully ran for Senate. Seeking a second term, Congressman Luján faced Republican businessman Tom Mullins in the general election. The Albuquerque Journal endorsed Mullins, praising his plans to "trim federal spending" and "help the private sector create jobs…[by] lowering taxes."^[5] Despite this, however, Luján was able to use the district's natural liberal leanings to his advantage and won re-election to a second term in Congress.

Republican primary

New Mexico U.S. House District 3 Republican primary, 2010^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas E. Mullins	23,301	71.32
	Republican	Adam Kokesh	9,372	28.68
Total votes			32,673	100

Polling

Poll Source	Dates Administered	Ben R. Luján (D)	Tom Mullins (R)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling^[24]	September 25–26, 2010	49%	43%	8%
Public Policy Polling^[14]	February 25, 2010	42%	36%	22%

Results

New Mexico's 3rd congressional district election, 2010^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ben Ray Luján (incumbent)	120,048	56.99
	Republican	Thomas Mullins	90,617	43.01
Total votes			210,665	100.00
	Democratic hold

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on February 27, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Haas, Karen L. (June 3, 2011). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. Archived from the original on January 3, 2013. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 111th Congress." The Cook Political Report. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 June 2011. <[1]>.
^ "Jon Barela to Politico: Martin Heinrich is 'too far left' | New Mexico Independent". Archived from the original on August 23, 2011. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
^ ^a ^b "ABQJOURNAL OPINION/EDITORIALS: Journal Endorsements for U.S. Congress". Archived from the original on October 29, 2010. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
^ ^a ^b Research and Polling Inc.
^ Public Opinion Strategies
^ Public Policy Polling
^ American Action Forum
^ ^a ^b Research and Polling Inc.
^ Survey USA
^ Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research
^ Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research
^ ^a ^b ^c Public Policy Polling
^ "Capitol Report | New Mexico » National Dems cut back on Teague ads". Archived from the original on November 2, 2011. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
^ "Did Harry Teague just forfeit the election to Steve Pearce Thursday night?". Archived from the original on October 9, 2011. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
^ ^a ^b Research and Polling Inc.
^ Tarrance Group
^ The Hill/ANGA ^{[dead link‍]}
^ Public Policy Polling
^ Anzalone Liszt Research
^ ^a ^b Hamilton Campaigns
^ "Canvass of Returns of Primary Election Held on June 1, 2010 – State of New Mexico" (PDF). State of New Mexico. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 21, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
^ Public Policy Polling

External links

Elections from the New Mexico Secretary of State
U.S. Congress candidates for New Mexico at Project Vote Smart
New Mexico U.S. House from OurCampaigns.com
Campaign contributions for U.S. Congressional races in New Mexico from OpenSecrets
2010 New Mexico General Election graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com
House – New Mexico from the Cook Political Report

[General_election_results-1] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on February 27, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[clerk2010-2] Haas, Karen L. (June 3, 2011). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. Archived from the original on January 3, 2013. Retrieved November 12, 2019.

[Cook_PVI-3] "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 111th Congress." The Cook Political Report. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 June 2011. <[1]>.

[4] "Jon Barela to Politico: Martin Heinrich is 'too far left' | New Mexico Independent". Archived from the original on August 23, 2011. Retrieved June 21, 2011.

[abqjournal.com-5] "ABQJOURNAL OPINION/EDITORIALS: Journal Endorsements for U.S. Congress". Archived from the original on October 29, 2010. Retrieved June 21, 2011.

[Research_and_Polling_Inc-6] Research and Polling Inc.

[7] Public Opinion Strategies

[8] Public Policy Polling

[9] American Action Forum

[web.archive.org-10] Research and Polling Inc.

[11] Survey USA

[12] Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research

[13] Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research

[Public_Policy_Polling-14] Public Policy Polling

[15] "Capitol Report | New Mexico » National Dems cut back on Teague ads". Archived from the original on November 2, 2011. Retrieved June 21, 2011.

[16] "Did Harry Teague just forfeit the election to Steve Pearce Thursday night?". Archived from the original on October 9, 2011. Retrieved June 21, 2011.

[realclearpolitics.com-17] Research and Polling Inc.

[18] Tarrance Group

[19] The Hill/ANGA ^{[dead link‍]}

[20] Public Policy Polling

[21] Anzalone Liszt Research

[Hamilton_Campaigns-22] Hamilton Campaigns

[23] "Canvass of Returns of Primary Election Held on June 1, 2010 – State of New Mexico" (PDF). State of New Mexico. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 21, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2017.

[24] Public Policy Polling

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2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico

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Results

District 2

Campaign

Polling

Results

District 3

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Republican primary

Polling

Results

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