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1986 New Mexico U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1986 New Mexico U.S. House District 2 Election?

Joe Skeen won the 1986 New Mexico U.S. House District 2 Election. Joe Skeen received 77,787 popular votes (62.88%). The main challenger was Mike Runnels (37.12%).

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

Skeen +25.8 pts · won by 31,863 votes
Joe SkeenRepublicanWINNER62.88%
77,787 votes
Mike RunnelsDemocratic37.12%
45,924 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.