New Mexico

3 seats: 2R, 1D      50-50 R

Republican Bill Redmond's upset win in a 1997 special election gave the state its first one-party House delegation since 1980, but Democrat Thomas Udall took back the Democratic-leaning seat back in 1998. Strong performances by the Green Party in special elections in 1997 and 1998 have cost Democrats because of the "zero sum" nature of plurality elections � their success has led prominent Democrats to support instant runoff voting, a voting method that would eliminate concerns about "spoiler" candidacies.
 
  1. Heather Wilson (R), 1998 Vulnerable
  '98: 48 ['96: R 57 '94: R 74 '92: R 63] R 51
 
  2. Joe Skeen (R), 1980 Comfortable
  '98: 58 '96: 56 '94: 63 '92: 57   R 53
 
  3. Thomas Udall (D), 1998 Comfortable
  '98: 53 C ['97: R 43  
'96: D 67
 
'94: D 64
 
'92: D 67]
D 54
 
 

New Mexico's results 1982 to 1998
Facts in Focus for New Mexico 1982 to 1998
 


 
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