United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico, 2012

The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico will be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 to elect the three U.S. Representatives

United States House of Representatives

The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...

from the state, one from each of the state's three congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election

United States presidential election, 2012

The United States presidential election of 2012 is the next United States presidential election, to be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. It will be the 57th quadrennial presidential election in which presidential electors, who will actually elect the President and the Vice President of the United...

, and a U.S. Senate election

United States Senate election in New Mexico, 2012

The 2012 United States Senate election in New Mexico will take place on November 6, 2012 concurrently with the 2012 U.S. presidential election as well as other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives as well as various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic U.S...

District 1

Incumbent Democrat

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

Martin Heinrich

Martin T. Heinrich is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2009. He is a member of the Democratic Party.The district includes the central area of the state, in and around Albuquerque.- Early life, education and career :...

, first elected in 2008

United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico, 2008

The 2008 congressional elections in New Mexico were held on November 4, 2008 to determine New Mexico's representation in the United States House of Representatives. The party primary elections were held June 3, 2008. Martin Heinrich, Harry Teague, and Ben R. Luján, all Democrats, were elected to...

, has announced that he will not seek re-election, but will instead run for the U.S. Senate seat

United States Senate election in New Mexico, 2012

vacated by Jeff Bingaman

Jeff Bingaman

Jesse Francis "Jeff" Bingaman, Jr. , is the senior U.S. Senator from New Mexico and a member of the Democratic Party...

.

Former Albuquerque

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Albuquerque is the largest city in the state of New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County and is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande. The city population was 545,852 as of the 2010 Census and ranks as the 32nd-largest city in the U.S. As...

mayor Marty Chávez

Martin Chavez

Martin Joseph Chávez Chávez is a former three-term mayor of Albuquerque, New Mexico and New Mexico State Senator. He currently serves as the Executive Director of ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability USA. and Chairman of the Advisory Board for the Center for Green Schools at U.S. Green...

; state senator

New Mexico Senate

The New Mexico Senate is the upper house of the New Mexico State Legislature. The Senate consists of 42 members, with each senator representing an equal amount of single-member constituent districts across the state. All senatorial districts are divided to contain a population on average of 43,300...

Eric Griego; and Michelle Lujan Grisham, a Bernalillo County

Bernalillo County, New Mexico

-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*69.4% White*3.0% Black*4.8% Native American*2.3% Asian*0.1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*4.4% Two or more races*16.0% Other races*47.9% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...

Commissioner, will run for the Democratic nomination. Terry Brunner, head of rural development for the U.S. Department of Agriculture in New Mexico, state representative Antonio "Moe" Maestas, and Stuart Paisano, a former governor of Sandia Pueblo

Sandia Pueblo

Sandia Pueblo is a tribe of Native American Pueblo people inhabiting a 101.114 km² reservation of the same name in the eastern Rio Grande Valley of central New Mexico, located three miles south of Bernalillo off Highway 85 in southern Sandoval County and northern Bernalillo County, at...

, may also run for the Democratic nomination. State auditor Hector Balderas

Hector Balderas

Hector H. Balderas Jr. is an American attorney and politician who is currently serving as the New Mexico State Auditor . Balderas became the youngest statewide Hispanic elected official in the nation in 2006 when he won his first race for State Auditor at the age of 33...

, Diane Denish

Diane Denish

Diane Daniels Denish is an American politician, who was the 30th Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico. She was elected in 2002, running on the same ticket as Governor Bill Richardson, and was re-elected in 2006...

, the former Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico

Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico

Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico is an official in the state of New Mexico that ranks just below the Governor of New Mexico. The current lieutenant governor is John Sanchez.- Partial list of Lieutenant Governors of New Mexico :...

, and state senator Timothy M. Keller

Timothy M. Keller

Timothy M. Keller is an American politician and Democratic member of the New Mexico Senate, representing Senate District 17. The district is located in the Southeast of Albuquerque, New Mexico.-Early life and career:...

, all Democrats, will not run.

Former state representative

New Mexico House of Representatives

The New Mexico House of Representatives is the lower house of the New Mexico State Legislature.There are 70 members of the House. Each member represents roughly 25,980 residents of New Mexico.The Speaker of the House is Ben Luján .-Composition:...

Janice Arnold-Jones, Army

United States Army

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veteran

Veteran

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Gary Smith, and Dan Lewis, a member of the Albuquerque City Council, will run for the Republican nomination. Businessman Jon Barela

Jon Barela

Jon Barela is an entrepreneur and the 2010 Republican nominee for . He currently serves as Economic Development Secretary for the state of New Mexico.- Early life and education :...

, who unsuccessfully ran as the Republican nominee in 2010 and now serves as secretary of the state's Economic Development Department, may run again.

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District 2

Incumbent Republican

Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

Steve Pearce

Stevan Edward "Steve" Pearce is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party. He previously held the seat from 2003 to 2009 and was an Assistant Minority Whip.-Early life, education and career:...

was elected in 2010

United States House of Representatives elections, 2010

The 2010 United States House of Representatives elections, also known as the 2010 midterm elections, were held on November 2, 2010, at the midpoint of President Barack Obama's first term in office. Voters of the 50 U.S. states chose 435 U.S. Representatives. Voters of the U.S...

, having previously served from 2003 until 2009. Pearce is expected to seek re-election.

Evelyn Madrid Erhard and Frank McKinnon, who unsuccessfully ran for the seat in 2008, will run for the Democratic nomination. Edgar Lopez, the head of a real estate

Real estate

In general use, esp. North American, 'real estate' is taken to mean "Property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals, or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this; an item of real property; buildings or...

company, and state representative

New Mexico House of Representatives

Jeff Steinborn may also run. Martin Resendiz, the mayor of Sunland Park

Sunland Park, New Mexico

Sunland Park is a city in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 14,106 at the 2010 census. Though it lies directly across from El Paso, Texas, being in Doña Ana County makes it instead a part of the Las Cruces Metropolitan Statistical Area, some 30 miles to the north.The...

, dropped his bid for the Democratic nomination in October 2011 following a scandal. Democrat Harry Teague

Harry Teague

Harry Teague is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2009 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party....

, who served from 2009 until 2011, said in January 2011 that he will not seek a rematch against Pearce in 2012; while state representative

New Mexico House of Representatives

Nate Cote

Nathan P. Cote

Nathan P. "Nate" Cote is a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives, representing the 53rd District since 2007.-External links:* official NM House website* profile*Follow the Money - Nathan P. Cote** campaign contributions...

is unlikely to run.
External links

Frank McKinnon campaign website

District 3

Incumbent Democrat Ben R. Luján

Ben R. Lujan

Ben Ray Luján is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2009. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district is based in Santa Fe, the state capital, and includes most of the northern portion of the state....

was first elected in 2008. In April 2011 Luján declined to enter the U.S. Senate race, and instead will seek re-election to the House of Representatives.

Rick Newton, a businessman, will seek the Republican nomination to challenge Luján.

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