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1982 New Mexico U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1982 New Mexico U.S. House District 2 Election?

Joe Skeen won the 1982 New Mexico U.S. House District 2 Election. Joe Skeen received 71,021 popular votes (58.4%). The main challenger was Caleb J. Chandler (41.6%).

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

Skeen +16.8 pts · won by 20,422 votes
Joe SkeenRepublicanWINNER58.4%
71,021 votes
Caleb J. ChandlerDemocratic41.6%
50,599 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.