1986 New Mexico U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1986 New Mexico U.S. House District 3 Election?

Bill Richardson won the 1986 New Mexico U.S. House District 3 Election. Bill Richardson received 95,760 popular votes (71.3%). The main challenger was David Cargo (28.7%).

See the full head-to-head between Richardson and Cargo

Richardson +42.6 pts · won by 57,208 votes

Bill Richardson DemocraticWINNER71.3%

95,760 votes

David Cargo Republican28.7%

38,552 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.