2006 New Mexico House of Representatives election

Not to be confused with 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico.

2006 New Mexico House of Representatives election

November 7, 2006
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 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. A primary election held on June 6, 2006, determined which candidates appear on the November 7th general election ballot.

Results summary

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

Party		Candi- dates	Votes		Seats
			No.	%	No.	+/–	%
	Democratic	57	286,764	59.44	45		60.00
	Republican	40	192,080	39.81	25		40.00
	Green	2	3,039	0.63	0		0.00
	Independent	1	567	0.12	0		0.00
Total		100	482,450	100%	70		100%

Popular vote Democratic   59.44% Republican   39.81% Green   0.63% Independent   0.12%

House seats Democratic   60.00% Republican   40.00%

Incumbents defeated in the general election

• 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

• Ed Boykin (R-District 37) didn't seek re-election, seat won by Jeff Steinborn (D)
• Joe Stell (D-District 54) didn't seek re-election, seat won by Bill Gray (R)

Detailed results

Source for primary election results:New Mexico Secretary of State Source for general election results:New Mexico Secretary of State

District 1

Incumbent Republican Tom Taylor has represented the 1st district and its predecessors since 1999.

New Mexico House of Representatives 1st district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Taylor (incumbent)	5,760	69.41%
	Democratic	Ann George	2,539	30.59%
Total votes			8,299	100%
	Republican hold

District 2

Incumbent Republican Dick Cheney has represented the 2nd district since 2003. Cheney didn't seek re-election and fellow Republican James Strickler won the open seat.

New Mexico House of Representatives 2nd district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James Strickler	3,905	62.53%
	Democratic	Alice Marie Slaven-Emond	2,340	37.47%
Total votes			6,245	100%
	Republican hold

District 3

Incumbent Republican Sandra Townsend has represented the 3rd district since 1995. Townsend didn't seek re-election and fellow Republican Paul Bandy won the open seat.

New Mexico House of Representatives 3rd district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Bandy	5,591	100%
Total votes			5,591	100%
	Republican hold

District 4

Incumbent Democrat Ray Begaye has represented the 4th district since 1999.

New Mexico House of Representatives 4th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ray Begaye (incumbent)	5,835	100%
Total votes			5,835	100%
	Democratic hold

District 5

Incumbent Democrat Irvin Harrison has represented the 5th district since 2003.

New Mexico House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Irvin Harrison (incumbent)	5,673	100%
Total votes			5,673	100%
	Democratic hold

District 6

Incumbent Democrat George Hanosh has represented the 6th district since 1998. Republican primary

New Mexico House of Representatives 6th district Republican primary election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	R. Grant Clawson	315	62.62%
	Republican	Edward Lee Smith Sr.	188	37.38%
Total votes			503	100%

General election

New Mexico House of Representatives 6th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George Hanosh (incumbent)	4,629	71.98%
	Republican	R. Grant Clawson	1,802	28.02%
Total votes			6,431	100%
	Democratic hold

District 7

Incumbent Democrat Kandy Cordova has represented the 7th district since 2001. Cordova didn't seek re-election and fellow Democrat Andrew Barreras won the open seat. Democratic primary

New Mexico House of Representatives 7th district Democratic primary election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Andrew Barreras	590	26.35%
	Democratic	Benny Hodges	551	24.61%
	Democratic	Steven Otero	443	19.79%
	Democratic	Kevin Cronk	393	17.55%
	Democratic	Chris Martinez	262	11.70%
Total votes			2,239	100%

General election

New Mexico House of Representatives 7th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Andrew Barreras	4,313	53.64%
	Republican	David Young	3,728	46.36%
Total votes			8,041	100%
	Democratic hold

District 8

Incumbent Democrat Fred Luna has represented the 8th district since 1971. Luna didn't seek re-election and fellow Democrat Elias Barela won the open seat.

New Mexico House of Representatives 8th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Elias Barela	4,170	53.07%
	Republican	Jackie Farnsworth	3,688	46.93%
Total votes			7,858	100%
	Democratic hold

District 9

Incumbent Democrat Patricia Lundstrom has represented the 9th district since 2003.

New Mexico House of Representatives 9th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Patricia Lundstrom (incumbent)	5,007	100%
Total votes			5,007	100%
	Democratic hold

District 10

Incumbent Democrat Henry Saavedra has represented the 10th district since 1977.

New Mexico House of Representatives 10th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Henry Saavedra (incumbent)	4,345	100%
Total votes			4,345	100%
	Democratic hold

District 11

Incumbent Democrat Rick Miera has represented the 11th district since 1991.

New Mexico House of Representatives 11th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rick Miera (incumbent)	7,127	100%
Total votes			7,127	100%
	Democratic hold

District 12

Incumbent Democrat Ernest Chavez has represented the 12th district since 2005.

New Mexico House of Representatives 12th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ernest Chavez (incumbent)	4,608	100%
Total votes			4,608	100%
	Democratic hold

District 13

Incumbent Democrat Daniel Silva has represented the 13th district since 1985.

New Mexico House of Representatives 13th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Daniel Silva (incumbent)	5,548	100%
Total votes			5,548	100%
	Democratic hold

District 14

Incumbent Democrat Miguel Garcia has represented the 14th district since 1997.

New Mexico House of Representatives 14th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Miguel Garcia (incumbent)	4,631	77.09%
	Republican	Clara Pena	1,376	22.91%
Total votes			6,007	100%
	Democratic hold

District 15

Incumbent Republican Teresa Zanetti has represented the 15th district since 2003.

New Mexico House of Representatives 15th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Teresa Zanetti (incumbent)	5,711	53.65%
	Democratic	Traci Jo Cadigan	4,934	46.35%
Total votes			10,645	100%
	Republican hold

District 16

Incumbent Democrat Harriet Ruiz has represented the 16th district since 2004. Ruiz didn't seek re-election and fellow Democrat Moe Maestas won the open seat. Democratic primary

New Mexico House of Representatives 16th district Democratic primary election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Moe Maestas	668	34.29%
	Democratic	Pat Baca Jr.	525	26.95%
	Democratic	Dan Serrano	392	20.12%
	Democratic	Dominic Aragon	363	18.63%
Total votes			1,948	100%

General election

New Mexico House of Representatives 16th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Moe Maestas	5,703	68.59%
	Republican	Storm Field	2,612	31.41%
Total votes			8,315	100%
	Democratic hold

District 17

Incumbent Democrat Edward Sandoval has represented the 17th district since 1983.

New Mexico House of Representatives 17th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Edward Sandoval (incumbent)	7,965	100%
Total votes			7,965	100%
	Democratic hold

District 18

Incumbent Democrat Gail Chasey has represented the 18th district since 1997. Democratic primary

New Mexico House of Representatives 18th district Democratic primary election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gail Chasey (incumbent)	1,434	78.10%
	Democratic	Joseph Garcia	402	21.90%
Total votes			1,836	100%

General election

New Mexico House of Representatives 18th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gail Chasey (incumbent)	7,049	82.76%
	Republican	Lance Klafeta	1,468	17.24%
Total votes			8,517	100%
	Democratic hold

District 19

Incumbent Democrat Sheryl Williams Stapleton has represented the 19th district since 1995.

New Mexico House of Representatives 19th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sheryl Williams Stapleton (incumbent)	4,676	75.98%
	Green	Donald Thompson	1,478	24.02%
Total votes			6,154	100%
	Democratic hold

District 20

Incumbent Republican and Minority Leader Ted Hobbs has represented the 20th district since 1995. Hobbs didn't seek re-election and fellow Republican Richard Berry won the open seat. Republican primary

New Mexico House of Representatives 20th district Republican primary election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard Berry	869	52.38%
	Republican	James White	469	28.27%
	Republican	Kevin Dixon	321	19.35%
Total votes			1,659	100%

General election

New Mexico House of Representatives 20th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard Berry	7,740	100%
Total votes			7,740	100%
	Republican hold

District 21

Incumbent Democrat Mimi Stewart has represented the 21st district since 1995.

New Mexico House of Representatives 21st district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mimi Stewart (incumbent)	4,628	100%
Total votes			4,628	100%
	Democratic hold

District 22

Incumbent Republican Kathy McCoy has represented the 22nd district since 2005.

New Mexico House of Representatives 22nd district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kathy McCoy (incumbent)	7,564	58.25%
	Democratic	Janice Saxton	5,422	41.75%
Total votes			12,986	100%
	Republican hold

District 23

Incumbent Republican Eric Youngberg has represented the 23rd district since 2003.

New Mexico House of Representatives 23rd district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Eric Youngberg (incumbent)	5,897	52.66%
	Democratic	Barbara Anne Stirling	5,302	47.34%
Total votes			11,199	100%
	Republican hold

District 24

Incumbent Republican Janice Arnold-Jones has represented the 24th district since 2003.

New Mexico House of Representatives 24th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Janice Arnold-Jones (incumbent)	5,735	54.70%
	Democratic	Shirley Abbott	4,750	45.30%
Total votes			10,485	100%
	Republican hold

District 25

Incumbent Democrat Danice Picraux has represented the 25th district since 1991.

New Mexico House of Representatives 25th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Danice Picraux (incumbent)	7,417	100%
Total votes			7,417	100%
	Democratic hold

District 26

Incumbent Democrat Al Park has represented the 26th district since 2001.

New Mexico House of Representatives 26th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Al Park (incumbent)	3,896	100%
Total votes			3,896	100%
	Democratic hold

District 27

Incumbent Republican Larry Larrañaga has represented the 27th district since 1995.

New Mexico House of Representatives 27th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Larrañaga (incumbent)	9,768	100%
Total votes			9,768	100%
	Republican hold

District 28

Incumbent Republican Jimmie Hall has represented the 28th district since 2005.

New Mexico House of Representatives 28th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jimmie Hall (incumbent)	5,916	56.39%
	Democratic	Shay Rose	4,575	43.61%
Total votes			10,491	100%
	Republican hold

District 29

Incumbent Republican Thomas Anderson has represented the 29th district since 2003. Republican primary

New Mexico House of Representatives 29th district Republican primary election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas Anderson (incumbent)	620	63.98%
	Republican	James Maxwell Barnett	349	36.02%
Total votes			969	100%

General election

New Mexico House of Representatives 29th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas Anderson (incumbent)	6,929	52.78%
	Democratic	Antonio Sandoval	6,199	47.22%
Total votes			13,128	100%
	Republican hold

District 30

Incumbent Republican Justine Fox-Young has represented the 30th district since 2005. Republican primary

New Mexico House of Representatives 30th district Republican primary election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Justine Fox-Young (incumbent)	1,081	74.65%
	Republican	Robert White	367	25.35%
Total votes			1,448	100%

General election

New Mexico House of Representatives 30th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Justine Fox-Young (incumbent)	5,552	56.49%
	Democratic	John McWaters III	4,277	43.51%
Total votes			9,829	100%
	Republican hold

District 31

Incumbent Republican Greg Payne has represented the 31st district since 2007. Payne didn't seek re-election and fellow Republican Bill Rehm won the open seat.

New Mexico House of Representatives 31st district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Rehm	7,443	58.75%
	Democratic	Barbara Scharf	5,225	41.25%
Total votes			12,668	100%
	Republican hold

District 32

Incumbent Democrat Dona Irwin has represented the 32nd district since 1999.

New Mexico House of Representatives 32nd district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dona Irwin (incumbent)	3,733	61.55%
	Republican	Ida Kay Chandler	2,332	38.45%
Total votes			6,065	100%
	Democratic hold

District 33

Incumbent Democrat Joni Gutierrez has represented the 33rd district since 2005.

New Mexico House of Representatives 33rd district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joni Gutierrez (incumbent)	4,673	100%
Total votes			4,673	100%
	Democratic hold

District 34

Incumbent Democrat Mary Helen Garcia has represented the 34th district since 1997.

New Mexico House of Representatives 34th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mary Helen Garcia (incumbent)	2,511	100%
Total votes			2,511	100%
	Democratic hold

District 35

Incumbent Democrat Antonio Luján has represented the 35th district since 2003.

New Mexico House of Representatives 35th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Antonio Luján (incumbent)	3,162	67.41%
	Republican	Lawrence Joy	1,529	32.59%
Total votes			4,691	100%
	Democratic hold

District 36

Incumbent Democrat Andy Nuñez has represented the 36th district since 2001.

New Mexico House of Representatives 36th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Andy Nuñez (incumbent)	3,486	55.96%
	Republican	Isaac Chavez	2,744	44.04%
Total votes			6,230	100%
	Democratic hold

District 37

Incumbent Republican Ed Boykin has represented the 37th district since 2001. Boykin didn't seek re-election and Democrat Jeff Steinborn won the open seat.

New Mexico House of Representatives 37th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jeff Steinborn	4,848	51.65%
	Republican	Scott Witt	4,539	48.35%
Total votes			9,387	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 38

Incumbent Republican Dianne Hamilton has represented the 38th district since 1999.

New Mexico House of Representatives 38th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dianne Hamilton (incumbent)	6,349	100%
Total votes			6,349	100%
	Republican hold

District 39

Incumbent Democrat Manuel Herrera has represented the 39th district since 1999. Democratic primary

New Mexico House of Representatives 39th district Democratic primary election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Manuel Herrera (incumbent)	2,027	65.66%
	Democratic	Ben Ortiz	1,060	34.34%
Total votes			3,087	100%

General election

New Mexico House of Representatives 39th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Manuel Herrera (incumbent)	5,831	100%
Total votes			5,831	100%
	Democratic hold

District 40

Incumbent Democrat Nick Salazar has represented the 40th district since 1974. Democratic primary

New Mexico House of Representatives 40th district Democratic primary election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nick Salazar (incumbent)	3,234	72.35%
	Democratic	Archie Velarde	1,236	27.65%
Total votes			4,470	100%

General election

New Mexico House of Representatives 40th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nick Salazar (incumbent)	5,909	100%
Total votes			5,909	100%
	Democratic hold

District 41

Incumbent Democrat Debbie Rodella has represented the 41st district since 1993. Democratic primary

New Mexico House of Representatives 41st district Democratic primary election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Debbie Rodella (incumbent)	2,263	51.60%
	Democratic	Moises Morales Jr.	2,123	48.40%
Total votes			4,386	100%

General election

New Mexico House of Representatives 41st district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Debbie Rodella (incumbent)	5,362	100%
Total votes			5,362	100%
	Democratic hold

District 42

Incumbent Democrat Roberto Gonzales has represented the 42nd district since 1995.

New Mexico House of Representatives 42nd district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Roberto Gonzales (incumbent)	8,205	100%
Total votes			8,205	100%
	Democratic hold

District 43

Incumbent Republican Jeannette Wallace has represented the 43rd district since 1991.

New Mexico House of Representatives 43rd district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeannette Wallace (incumbent)	7,921	100%
Total votes			7,921	100%
	Republican hold

District 44

Incumbent Republican Jane Powdrell-Culbert has represented the 44th district since 2003.

New Mexico House of Representatives 44th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jane Powdrell-Culbert (incumbent)	7,516	59.06%
	Democratic	Eliot Gould	5,211	40.94%
Total votes			12,727	100%
	Republican hold

District 45

Incumbent Democrat Jim Trujillo has represented the 45th district since 2003.

New Mexico House of Representatives 45th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Trujillo (incumbent)	5,625	100%
Total votes			5,625	100%
	Democratic hold

District 46

Incumbent Democrat House Speaker Ben Luján has represented the 46th district since 1975.

New Mexico House of Representatives 46th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ben Luján (incumbent)	8,008	100%
Total votes			8,008	100%
	Democratic hold

District 47

Incumbent Democrat Peter Wirth has represented the 47th district since 2005.

New Mexico House of Representatives 47th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter Wirth (incumbent)	11,679	100%
Total votes			11,679	100%
	Democratic hold

District 48

Incumbent Democrat Lucky Varela has represented the 48th district since 1987. Democratic primary

New Mexico House of Representatives 48th district Democratic primary election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lucky Varela (incumbent)	2,304	63.45%
	Democratic	Ouida Macgregor	1,084	29.85%
	Democratic	Andrew Perkins	243	6.69%
Total votes			3,631	100%

General election

New Mexico House of Representatives 48th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lucky Varela (incumbent)	8,459	100%
Total votes			8,459	100%
	Democratic hold

District 49

Incumbent Republican Don Tripp has represented the 49th district since 1999.

New Mexico House of Representatives 49th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Don Tripp (incumbent)	7,651	100%
Total votes			7,651	100%
	Republican hold

District 50

Incumbent Democrat Rhonda Sue King has represented the 50th district since 1999.

New Mexico House of Representatives 50th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rhonda Sue King (incumbent)	7,032	100%
Total votes			7,032	100%
	Democratic hold

District 51

Incumbent Republican Gloria Vaughn has represented the 51st district since 1995.

New Mexico House of Representatives 51st district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gloria Vaughn (incumbent)	3,134	100%
Total votes			3,134	100%
	Republican hold

District 52

Incumbent Democrat Joe Cervantes has represented the 52nd district since 2001.

New Mexico House of Representatives 52nd district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Cervantes (incumbent)	3,836	100%
Total votes			3,836	100%
	Democratic hold

District 53

Incumbent Republican Terry Marquardt has represented the 53rd district since 1995. Marquardt lost re-election to Democrat Nate Cote.

New Mexico House of Representatives 53rd district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nate Cote	2,672	51.93%
	Republican	Terry Marquardt (incumbent)	2,473	48.07%
Total votes			5,145	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 54

Incumbent Democrat Joe Stell has represented the 54th district since 1987. Stell didn't seek re-election and Republican Bill Gray won the open seat.

New Mexico House of Representatives 54th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Gray	2,838	54.78%
	Democratic	Christy Bourgeois	2,343	45.22%
Total votes			5,181	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 55

Incumbent Democrat John Heaton has represented the 55th district since 1997.

New Mexico House of Representatives 55th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Heaton (incumbent)	5,919	100%
Total votes			5,919	100%
	Democratic hold

District 56

Incumbent Republican Dub Williams has represented the 56th district since 1995. Republican primary

New Mexico House of Representatives 56th district Republican primary election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dub Williams (incumbent)	1,235	65.62%
	Republican	Leo Martinez	647	34.38%
Total votes			1,882	100%

General election

New Mexico House of Representatives 56th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dub Williams (incumbent)	4,500	64.70%
	Democratic	Carolyn Provencher	2,455	35.30%
Total votes			6,955	100%
	Republican hold

District 57

Incumbent Republican Dan Foley has represented the 57th district since 1999.

New Mexico House of Representatives 57th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dan Foley (incumbent)	6,147	74.28%
	Green	Cynthia Morrison	1,561	18.86%
	Independent	Steven Gavi (write-in)	567	6.85%
Total votes			8,275	100%
	Republican hold

District 58

Incumbent Republican Candy Ezzell has represented the 58th district since 2005.

New Mexico House of Representatives 58th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Candy Ezzell (incumbent)	2,619	54.07%
	Democratic	Pablo Martinez	2,225	45.93%
Total votes			4,844	100%
	Republican hold

District 59

Incumbent Republican Mary Skeen has represented the 59th district since her appointment in 2006. Skeen didn't seek a full term and fellow Republican Nora Espinoza won the open seat. Republican primary

New Mexico House of Representatives 59th district Republican primary election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nora Espinoza	1,237	53.48%
	Republican	Mike Kakuska	1,076	46.52%
Total votes			2,313	100%

General election

New Mexico House of Representatives 59th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nora Espinoza	4,271	59.34%
	Democratic	Ellen Wedum	2,926	40.66%
Total votes			7,197	100%
	Republican hold

District 60

Incumbent Democrat Thomas Swisstack has represented the 60th district since 2003.

New Mexico House of Representatives 60th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas Swisstack (incumbent)	5,462	56.95%
	Republican	Jim Owen	4,129	43.05%
Total votes			9,591	100%
	Democratic hold

District 61

Incumbent Democrat Donald Whitaker has represented the 61st district since 1991. Whitaker lost re-election to Republican Shirley Tyler.

New Mexico House of Representatives 61st district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Shirley Tyler	2,091	50.67%
	Democratic	Donald Whitaker (incumbent)	2,036	49.33%
Total votes			4,127	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 62

Incumbent Republican Donald Bratton has represented the 62nd district since 2001.

New Mexico House of Representatives 62nd district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Donald Bratton (incumbent)	5,571	100%
Total votes			5,571	100%
	Republican hold

District 63

Incumbent Democrat Jose Campos II has represented the 63rd district since 2003.

New Mexico House of Representatives 63rd district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jose Campos II (incumbent)	3,655	100%
Total votes			3,655	100%
	Democratic hold

District 64

Incumbent Republican Anna Crook has represented the 64th district since 1995.

New Mexico House of Representatives 64th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Anna Crook (incumbent)	4,753	100%
Total votes			4,753	100%
	Republican hold

District 65

Incumbent Democrat James Madalena has represented the 65th district since 1985.

New Mexico House of Representatives 65th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Madalena (incumbent)	5,427	100%
Total votes			5,427	100%
	Democratic hold

District 66

Incumbent Republican Keith Gardner has represented the 66th district since 2005. Republican primary

New Mexico House of Representatives 66th district Republican primary election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Keith Gardner (incumbent)	1,329	70.73%
	Republican	Lucille Tucker	550	29.27%
Total votes			1,879	100%

General election

New Mexico House of Representatives 66th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Keith Gardner (incumbent)	4,996	100%
Total votes			4,996	100%
	Republican hold

District 67

Incumbent Republican Brian Moore has represented the 67th district since 2001.

New Mexico House of Representatives 67th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Moore (incumbent)	5,792	100%
Total votes			5,792	100%
	Republican hold

District 68

Incumbent Democrat Hector Balderas has represented the 68th district since 2005. Balderas was re-elected unopposed while simultaneously elected State Auditor. Balderas resigned his seat to assume office as State Auditor and fellow Democrat Thomas Garcia was appointed to fill Balderas's seat at the beginning of the 2007 session.

District 69

Incumbent Democrat Ken Martinez had represented the 69th district since 1999.

New Mexico House of Representatives 69th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ken Martinez (incumbent)	5,623	100%
Total votes			5,623	100%
	Democratic hold

District 70

Incumbent Democrat Richard Vigil has represented the 70th district since 1999. Democratic primary

New Mexico House of Representatives 70th district Democratic primary election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard Vigil (incumbent)	2,980	58.06%
	Democratic	Naomi Montoya	2,153	41.94%
Total votes			5,133	100%

General election

New Mexico House of Representatives 70th district general election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard Vigil (incumbent)	5,668	100%
Total votes			5,668	100%
	Democratic hold

See also

• 2006 United States elections
• 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico
• Elections in New Mexico