New Mexico's 1st congressional district

New Mexico's 1st congressional district
New Mexico's 1st congressional district
	Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative	Melanie Stansbury; D–Albuquerque
Distribution	91.35% urban; 8.65% rural;
Population (2024)	711,081
Median household; income	$77,246
Ethnicity	45.5% White; 40.9% Hispanic; 4.2% Native American; 3.6% Two or more races; 2.8% Asian; 2.4% Black; 0.6% other;
Cook PVI	D+7

New Mexico's 1st congressional district of the United States House of Representatives serves the central area of New Mexico, including most of Bernalillo County, all of Torrance County, and parts of Sandoval, Santa Fe, and Valencia counties. It includes almost three-fourths of Albuquerque. The district has a notable Native American presence, encompassing several pueblos, including the Pueblo of Laguna and Sandia Pueblo, and the Tohajiilee Navajo Reservation outside Albuquerque.^[4] The seat is currently represented by Democrat Melanie Stansbury. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of D+7, it is the most Democratic district in New Mexico, a state with an all-Democratic congressional delegation.^[5]

Representative

Melanie Stansbury
D–Albuquerque

Distribution

91.35% urban
8.65% rural

Population (2024)711,081^[1]

Median household
income$77,246^[2]

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Unlike other districts in the state, in recent years this district has had a strong track record of its representatives ascending to higher office. Deb Haaland, Stansbury's predecessor, resigned in 2021 to become the United States Secretary of the Interior. Her predecessor, Michelle Lujan Grisham, took office as governor of New Mexico in 2019. Grisham's own predecessor, Martin Heinrich, was elected to the United States Senate in 2012.

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Year	Office	Results^[6]^[7]
2008	President	Obama 56% - 43%
2008	Senate	Udall 60% - 40%
2010	Governor	Martinez 55% - 45%
	Secretary of State	Duran 61% - 39%
	Attorney General	King 51% - 49%
	Auditor	Balderas 53% - 47%
	Treasurer	Lewis 54% - 46%
2012	President	Obama 54% - 46%
2012	Senate	Heinrich 49% - 47%
2014	Senate	Udall 53% - 47%
	Governor	Martinez 59% - 41%
	Secretary of State	Duran 51% - 49%
	Attorney General	Balderas 58% - 42%
	Auditor	Keller 55% - 45%
	Treasurer	Eichenberg 52% - 48%
2016	President	Clinton 47% - 39%
2016	Secretary of State (Spec.)	Toulouse Oliver 58% - 42%
2018	Senate	Heinrich 54% - 30%
	Governor	Lujan Grisham 57% - 43%
	Attorney General	Balderas 63% - 32%
	Auditor	Colón 59% - 41%
2020	President	Biden 56% - 42%
2020	Senate	Ray Luján 52% - 45%
2022	Governor	Lujan Grisham 53% - 45%
	Secretary of State	Toulouse Oliver 57% - 41%
	Attorney General	Torrez 56% - 44%
	Treasurer	L. Montoya 54% - 46%
2024	President	Harris 55% - 42%
2024	Senate	Heinrich 57% - 43%

Member (district home)	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	District location
District established January 3, 1969
Manuel Lujan Jr. (Albuquerque)	Republican	January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1989	91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th	Elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Retired.	1969–1983 [data missing]
Manuel Lujan Jr. (Albuquerque)	Republican	January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1989	91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th		1983–1993 Bernalillo, De Baca, Guadalupe, and Torrance
Steven Schiff (Albuquerque)	Republican	January 3, 1989 – March 25, 1998	101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th	Elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Died.	1983–1993 Bernalillo, De Baca, Guadalupe, and Torrance
Steven Schiff (Albuquerque)	Republican	January 3, 1989 – March 25, 1998	101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th		1993–2003 Torrance; parts of Bernalillo, Sandoval, Santa Fe, and Valencia
Vacant		March 25, 1998 – June 25, 1998	105th
Heather Wilson (Albuquerque)	Republican	June 25, 1998 – January 3, 2009	105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th	Elected to finish Schiff's term. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
Heather Wilson (Albuquerque)	Republican	June 25, 1998 – January 3, 2009	105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th		2003–2013 Torrance; parts of Bernalillo, Sandoval, Santa Fe, and Valencia
Martin Heinrich (Albuquerque)	Democratic	January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2013	111th 112th	Elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
Michelle Lujan Grisham (Albuquerque)	Democratic	January 3, 2013 – January 1, 2019	113th 114th 115th	Elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Resigned when elected Governor of New Mexico.^[9]	2013–2023 Torrance; parts of Bernalillo, Sandoval, Santa Fe, and Valencia
Vacant		January 1, 2019 – January 3, 2019	115th
Deb Haaland (Albuquerque)	Democratic	January 3, 2019 – March 16, 2021	116th 117th	Elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Interior.
Vacant		March 16, 2021 – June 14, 2021	117th
Melanie Stansbury (Albuquerque)	Democratic	June 14, 2021 – present	117th 118th 119th	Elected to finish Haaland's term. Re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024.
Melanie Stansbury (Albuquerque)	Democratic	June 14, 2021 – present	117th 118th 119th		2023–present De Baca, Guadalupe, Lincoln, and Torrance; parts of Bernalillo, Chaves, Otero, Sandoval, Santa Fe, and Valencia

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Manuel Lujan Jr.	88,517	52.85
	Democratic	Thomas G. Morris	78,117	46.64
	Independent	William Higgs	854	0.51
Total votes			167,488	100.00
	Republican win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Manuel Lujan Jr. (incumbent)	91,187	58.53
	Democratic	Fabian Chavez Jr.	64,598	41.47
Total votes			155,785	100.00
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Manuel Lujan Jr. (incumbent)	118,403	55.68
	Democratic	Eugene Gallegos	94,239	44.32
Total votes			212,642	100.00
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Manuel Lujan Jr. (incumbent)	106,268	58.61
	Democratic	Roberto Mondragón	71,968	39.69
	American Independent	Martin Molloy	3,069	1.70
Total votes			181,305	100.00
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Manuel Lujan Jr. (incumbent)	162,587	72.09
	Democratic	Raymond Garcia	61,800	27.40
	Raza Unida	Jesus Aragom	1,159	0.51
Total votes			225,546	100.00
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Manuel Lujan Jr. (incumbent)	118,075	62.53
	Democratic	Robert M. Hawk	70,761	37.47
Total votes			188,836	100.00
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Manuel Lujan Jr. (incumbent)	125,910	51.01
	Democratic	Bill Richardson	120,903	48.99
Total votes			246,813	100.00
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Manuel Lujan Jr. (incumbent)	74,459	52.44
	Democratic	Jan A. Hartke	67,534	47.56
Total votes			141,993	100.00
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Manuel Lujan Jr. (incumbent)	115,808	64.94
	Democratic	Charles Ted Asbury	60,598	33.98
	Libertarian	Stephen P. Curtis	1,936	1.08
Total votes			178,342	100.00
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Manuel Lujan Jr. (incumbent)	90,476	70.89
	Democratic	Manny Garcia	37,138	29.10
	Write-in		18	0.01
Total votes			127,632	100.00
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steven Schiff	89,985	50.56
	Democratic	Tom Udall	84,138	47.28
	Libertarian	Allen Montgomery Parkman	3,839	2.16
Total votes			177,962	100.00
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steven Schiff (incumbent)	97,375	70.22
	Democratic	Rebecca Vigil-Giron	41,306	29.78
Total votes			138,681	100.00
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steven Schiff (incumbent)	128,426	62.58
	Democratic	Robert J. Aragon	76,600	37.33
	Write-in		188	0.09
Total votes			205,214	100.00
	Republican hold

1996 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico, district 1^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steven Schiff (incumbent)	109,290	56.60
	Democratic	John Wertheim	71,635	37.10
	Green	John A. Uhrich	7,694	3.98
	Independent	Betty Turrietta-Koury	4,459	2.32
Total votes			193,078	100.00
	Republican hold

1998 New Mexico's 1st congressional district special election^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Heather Wilson	54,853	44.58
	Democratic	Phillip Maloof	48,747	39.62
	Green	Robert Anderson	18,108	14.72
	Libertarian	Bruce Bush	1,337	1.09
Total votes			123,045	100.00
	Republican hold

2000 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico, district 1^[27]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Heather Wilson (incumbent)	107,296	50.34
	Democratic	John J. Kelly	92,187	43.25
	Green	Daniel Kerlinsky	13,656	6.41
Total votes			213,139	100.00
	Republican hold

2004 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico, district 1^[29]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Heather Wilson (incumbent)	147,372	54.40
	Democratic	Richard M. Romero	123,339	45.53
	Republican	Orlin G. Cole (write-in)	194	0.07
Total votes			270,905	100.00
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steven Schiff (incumbent)	119,996	73.93
	Democratic	Peter L. Zollinger	42,316	26.07
Total votes			162,312	100.00
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Heather Wilson (incumbent)	86,784	48.44
	Democratic	Phillip Maloof	75,040	41.88
	Green	Robert Anderson	17,266	9.64
	Write-in		78	0.04
Total votes			179,168	100.00
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Heather Wilson (incumbent)	95,711	55.34
	Democratic	Richard M. Romero	77,234	44.66
Total votes			172,945	100.00
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Heather Wilson (incumbent)	105,986	50.20
	Democratic	Patricia A. Madrid	105,125	49.80
Total votes			211,111	100.00
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Martin Heinrich	166,271	55.65
	Republican	Darren White	132,485	44.35
Total votes			298,756	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Martin Heinrich (incumbent)	112,707	51.88
	Republican	Jon Barela	104,543	48.12
Total votes			217,250	100.00
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michelle Lujan Grisham	162,924	59.06
	Republican	Janice Arnold-Jones	112,473	40.77
	Green	Jeanne Pahls (write-in)	459	0.17
Total votes			275,856	100.00
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michelle Lujan Grisham (incumbent)	105,474	58.59
	Republican	Michael Frese	74,558	41.41
Total votes			180,032	100.00
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michelle Lujan Grisham (incumbent)	181,088	65.15
	Republican	Richard Gregory Priem	96,879	34.85
Total votes			277,967	100.00
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Deb Haaland	144,302	59.02
	Republican	Janice Arnold-Jones	89,066	36.43
	Libertarian	Lloyd J Princeton	11,143	4.56
Total votes			244,511	100.00
	Democratic hold

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Deb Haaland (incumbent)	186,953	58.19
	Republican	Michelle Garcia Holmes	134,337	41.81
Total votes			321,290	100.00
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Melanie Stansbury	79,837	60.36
	Republican	Mark Moores	47,111	35.62
	Independent	Aubrey Dunn Jr.	3,534	2.67
	Libertarian	Chris Manning	1,734	1.31
	Write-in		46	0.03
Total votes			132,262	100.00
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Melanie Stansbury (incumbent)	156,462	55.75
	Republican	Michelle Garcia Holmes	124,151	44.23
	Write-in		58	0.02
Total votes			280,671	100.00
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Melanie Stansbury (incumbent)	193,203	56.37
	Republican	Steve Jones	149,546	43.63
Total votes			342,749	100.00
	Democratic hold