2006 New Mexico House of Representatives election

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2006 New Mexico House of Representatives election
← 2004 November 7, 2006 2008 →
All 70 seats in the New Mexico House of Representatives
36 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Ben Luján Ted Hobbs (retired)
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 46th - Nambé 20th - Albuquerque
Last election 42 28
Seats won 42 28
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 286,764 192,080
Percentage 59.44% 39.81%
Results:
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold      Republican gain
Speaker of the House before election

Ben Luján
Democratic

 Elected Speaker of the House

Ben Luján
Democratic

The 2006 New Mexico House of Representatives election took place as part of the biennial United States elections. New Mexico voters elected state representatives in all 70 of the state house's districts. State representatives serve two-year terms in the New Mexico House of Representatives. The election coincided with elections for other offices, including for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and Governor.[1] A primary election held on June 6, 2006, determined which candidates appear on the November 7th general election ballot.

Incumbents defeated in the general election

District Incumbent Party Elected representative Party
1st Tom Taylor Rep Tom Taylor Rep
2nd Dick Cheney Rep James Strickler Rep
3rd Sandra Townsend Rep Paul Bandy Rep
4th Ray Begaye Dem Ray Begaye Dem
5th Irvin Harrison Dem Irvin Harrison Dem
6th George Hanosh Dem George Hanosh Dem
7th Kandy Cordova Dem Andrew Barreras Dem
8th Fred Luna Dem Elias Barela Dem
9th Patricia Lundstrom Dem Patricia Lundstrom Dem
10th Henry Saavedra Dem Henry Saavedra Dem
11th Rick Miera Dem Rick Miera Dem
12th Ernest Chavez Dem Ernest Chavez Dem
13th Daniel Silva Dem Daniel Silva Dem
14th Miguel Garcia Dem Miguel Garcia Dem
15th Teresa Zanetti Rep Teresa Zanetti Rep
16th Harriet Ruiz Dem Moe Maestas Dem
17th Edward Sandoval Dem Edward Sandoval Dem
18th Gail Chasey Dem Gail Chasey Dem
19th Sheryl Williams Stapleton Dem Sheryl Williams Stapleton Dem
20th Ted Hobbs Rep Richard Berry Rep
21st Mimi Stewart Dem Mimi Stewart Dem
22nd Kathy McCoy Rep Kathy McCoy Rep
23rd Eric Youngberg Rep Eric Youngberg Rep
24th Janice Arnold-Jones Rep Janice Arnold-Jones Rep
25th Danice Picraux Dem Danice Picraux Dem
26th Al Park Dem Al Park Dem
27th Larry Larrañaga Rep Larry Larrañaga Rep
28th Jimmie Hall Rep Jimmie Hall Rep
29th Thomas Anderson Rep Thomas Anderson Rep
30th Justine Fox-Young Rep Justine Fox-Young Rep
31st Greg Payne Rep Bill Rehm Rep
32nd Dona Irwin Dem Dona Irwin Dem
33rd Joni Gutierrez Dem Joni Gutierrez Dem
34th Mary Helen Garcia Dem Mary Helen Garcia Dem
35th Antonio Luján Dem Antonio Luján Dem
36th Andy Nuñez Dem Andy Nuñez Dem
37th Ed Boykin Rep Jeff Steinborn Dem
38th Dianne Hamilton Rep Dianne Hamilton Rep
39th Manuel Herrera Dem Manuel Herrera Dem
40th Nick Salazar Dem Nick Salazar Dem
41st Debbie Rodella Dem Debbie Rodella Dem
42nd Roberto Gonzales Dem Roberto Gonzales Dem
43rd Jeannette Wallace Rep Jeannette Wallace Rep
44th Jane Powdrell-Culbert Rep Jane Powdrell-Culbert Rep
45th Jim Trujillo Dem Jim Trujillo Dem
46th Ben Luján Dem Ben Luján Dem
47th Peter Wirth Dem Peter Wirth Dem
48th Lucky Varela Dem Lucky Varela Dem
49th Don Tripp Rep Don Tripp Rep
50th Rhonda Sue King Dem Rhonda Sue King Dem
51st Gloria Vaughn Rep Gloria Vaughn Rep
52nd Joe Cervantes Dem Joe Cervantes Dem
53rd Terry Marquardt Rep Nate Cote Dem
54th Joe Stell Dem Bill Gray Rep
55th John Heaton Dem John Heaton Dem
56th Dub Williams Rep Dub Williams Rep
57th Dan Foley Rep Dan Foley Rep
58th Candy Ezzell Rep Candy Ezzell Rep
59th Mary Skeen Rep Nora Espinoza Rep
60th Thomas Swisstack Dem Thomas Swisstack Dem
61st Donald Whitaker Dem Shirley Tyler Rep
62nd Donald Bratton Rep Donald Bratton Rep
63rd Jose Campos II Dem Jose Campos II Dem
64th Anna Crook Rep Anna Crook Rep
65th James Madalena Dem James Madalena Dem
66th Keith Gardner Rep Keith Gardner Rep
67th Brian Moore Rep Brian Moore Rep
68th Hector Balderas Dem Hector Balderas Dem
69th Ken Martinez Dem Ken Martinez Dem
70th Richard Vigil Dem Richard Vigil Dem
PartyCandi-
dates		VotesSeats
No.%No.+/–%
Democratic57286,76459.4445Steady60.00
Republican40192,08039.8125Steady40.00
Green23,0390.630Steady0.00
Independent15670.120Steady0.00
Total100482,450100%70Steady100%
Popular vote
Democratic
 
 59.44%
Republican
 
 39.81%
Green
 
 0.63%
Independent
 
 0.12%
House seats
Democratic
 
 60.00%
Republican
 
 40.00%
  • Terry Marquardt (R-District 53), defeated by Nate Cote (D)
  • Donald Whitaker (D-District 61), defeated by Shirley Tyler (R)

Open seats that changed parties

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Rothenberg[2] Safe D November 4, 2006

Detailed results

See also

References

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