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1980 New Mexico U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1980 New Mexico U.S. House District 1 Election?

Manuel Lujan Jr. won the 1980 New Mexico U.S. House District 1 Election. Manuel Lujan Jr. received 125,910 popular votes (51.01%). The main challenger was Bill Richardson (48.99%).

See the full head-to-head between Jr. and Richardson

Jr. +2.0 pts · won by 5,007 votes
Manuel Lujan Jr.RepublicanWINNER51.01%
125,910 votes
Bill RichardsonDemocratic48.99%
120,903 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.