House districts / New Mexico
New Mexico's 3rd congressional district
NM-3. Same lines in 2026 as in 2022.
Fundraising
- Teresa Leger Fernandez Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $1.6mSpent $1.5m · Cash $517k
- Martin R Zamora Ras of Oct 14, 2026Raised $606kSpent $561k · Cash $45k
Federal Election Commission, candidate totals, public domain.
President in this district
PollCheck calculation from precinct returns on the 2026 lines (method).
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Other | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Harris 52.2% | Trump 46.9% | 0.8% | D+5.3 |
| 2020 | Biden 54.3% | Trump 43.6% | 2.0% | D+10.7 |
| 2016 | Clinton 49.9% | Trump 39.5% | 10.7% | D+10.4 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 701,127 | |
| Adults (18+) | 542,638 | |
| Citizens, % of adults | 94.0% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29 | 19.1% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44 | 24.6% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64 | 30.7% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over | 25.7% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 34.4% | 57.4% |
| Black | 1.1% | 11.9% |
| Hispanic | 43.0% | 19.3% |
| Asian | 1.1% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 20.4% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+ | 28.1% | 35.7% |
| Median household income | $62,557 | $80,734 |
American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for this district. The tick marks the US figure.
Winning margin
Results since 1976
| Year | Winner | Share | Runner-up | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current lines (2022 on) post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2024 | Teresa Leger Fernandez Democrat | 56.3% | Sharon E. Clahchischilliage Republican | 43.7% | D+12.6 |
| 2022 | Teresa Leger Fernandez Democrat | 58.2% | Alexis Martinez Johnson Republican | 41.8% | D+16.3 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2020 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2020 | Teresa Leger Fernandez Democrat | 58.7% | Alexis M. Johnson Republican | 41.3% | D+17.4 |
| 2018 | Ben Ray Luján Democrat | 63.4% | Jerald Steve McFall Republican others 5.4% | 31.2% | D+32.2 |
| 2016 | Ben Ray Lujan Democrat | 62.4% | Michael H. Romero Republican | 37.6% | D+24.8 |
| 2014 | Ben Ray Lujan Democrat | 61.5% | Jefferson L. Byrd Republican | 38.5% | D+23.1 |
| 2012 | Ben Bay Lujn Democrat | 63.1% | Jefferson L. Byrd Republican | 36.9% | D+26.2 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2010 | Ben Ray Lujan Democrat | 57.0% | Thomas E. Mullins Republican | 43.0% | D+14.0 |
| 2008 | Ben R. Lujan Democrat | 56.7% | Daniel K. East Republican others 12.8% | 30.5% | D+26.3 |
| 2006 | Tom Udall Democrat | 74.6% | Ronald M. Dolin Republican | 25.4% | D+49.3 |
| 2004 | Tom Udall Democrat | 68.7% | Gregory M. Tucker Republican | 31.3% | D+37.4 |
| 2002 | Tom Udall Democrat | 100.0% | D+100.0 | ||
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2000 | Tom Udall Democrat | 67.2% | Lisa L. Lutz Republican | 32.8% | D+34.4 |
| 1998 | Tom Udall Democrat | 53.2% | Bill Redmond Republican others 3.6% | 43.3% | D+9.9 |
| 1996 | Bill Richardson Democrat | 67.2% | Bill Redmond Republican others 2.2% | 30.5% | D+36.7 |
| 1994 | Bill Richardson Democrat | 63.6% | F. Gregg Bemis, Jr. Republican others 2.4% | 34.1% | D+29.5 |
| 1992 | Bill Richardson Democrat | 67.4% | F. Gregg Bemis, Jr. Republican others 2.6% | 29.9% | D+37.5 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 seat count changed from 2 to 3 after the census | |||||
| 1990 | Bill Richardson Democrat | 74.5% | Phil T. Archuletta Republican | 25.5% | D+48.9 |
| 1988 | Bill Richardson Democrat | 73.1% | Cecilia M. Salazar Republican | 26.9% | D+46.2 |
| 1986 | Bill Richardson Democrat | 71.3% | David F. Cargo Republican | 28.7% | D+42.6 |
| 1984 | Bill Richardson Democrat | 60.8% | Louis H. Gallegos Republican others 1.4% | 37.7% | D+23.1 |
| 1982 | Bill Richardson Democrat | 64.5% | Marjorie Bell Chambers Republican others 0.1% | 35.4% | D+29.1 |
| NM-3 did not exist before 1982: New Mexico had 2 districts in 1976-1980. | |||||
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About these results
Shares count all candidate votes, including write-ins, with a candidate's votes on several party lines added together. Each result is on the lines in force at the time. Mid-decade redraws before 2016 may be unmarked.
President in this district: 2016 and 2020 are estimates: precinct votes are split between districts by census block.
Counties only partly inside the district show the 2024 result for that part; estimates are labelled.
Margin chart: winner minus runner-up. Gaps are unopposed races; dashed lines are new district lines.
Sources
Results: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2016 (doi:10.7910/DVN/IG0UN2, CC0; via MEDSL/constituency-returns), and Clerk of the US House, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election 2018-2024 (public domain).
Presidential results: PollCheck calculation from MIT Election Data and Science Lab 2024 precinct returns (doi:10.7910/DVN/XDJYKC, doi:10.7910/DVN/USBYR4, CC0; state totals doi:10.7910/DVN/42MVDX, CC0) and Voting and Election Science Team 2016 and 2020 precinct results and shapes (doi:10.7910/DVN/NH5S2I, doi:10.7910/DVN/K7760H, CC BY 4.0), with US Census Bureau 2020 block populations and block equivalency files (public domain). Official figures: Texas Legislative Council (2024 on the 2026 lines); Louisiana, New Jersey, California and Washington election offices (county totals). Certified results transcribed by Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): Maine 2024 by district: 2024 United States presidential election in Maine (revision 1382530995); Indiana county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Indiana (revision 1382505975); Oregon county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Oregon (revision 1382605746).
District lines: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2026 (120th Congress) and 2025 cartographic boundary files (119th Congress), public domain.
Members: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0).
Counties: US Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file (public domain); 2024 county results summed from the same MEDSL precinct returns, with the official county totals above.
Demographics: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024 (public domain).
2028 candidates: Federal Election Commission (public domain).
Photos: official portraits, public domain (US government); see Photo credits.
PollCheck US. Data through November 5, 2026. Photo credits