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1980 New Mexico U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1980 New Mexico U.S. House District 2 Election?

Joe Skeen won the 1980 New Mexico U.S. House District 2 Election. Joe Skeen received 61,564 popular votes (38%). The main challenger was David W. King (34%).

See the full head-to-head between Skeen and King

Skeen +4.0 pts · won by 6,479 votes
Joe SkeenRepublicanWINNER38%
61,564 votes
David W. KingDemocratic34%
55,085 votes
Dorothy Runnelsnone27.99%
45,343 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.