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1982 New Mexico U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1982 New Mexico U.S. House District 1 Election?

Manuel Lujan Jr. won the 1982 New Mexico U.S. House District 1 Election. Manuel Lujan Jr. received 74,459 popular votes (52.44%). The main challenger was Jan A. Hartke (47.56%).

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

Jr. +4.9 pts · won by 6,925 votes
Manuel Lujan Jr.RepublicanWINNER52.44%
74,459 votes
Jan A. HartkeDemocratic47.56%
67,534 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.