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1990 New Mexico U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1990 New Mexico U.S. House District 3 Election?

Bill Richardson won the 1990 New Mexico U.S. House District 3 Election. Bill Richardson received 104,225 popular votes (74.46%). The main challenger was Phil T. Archuletta (25.54%).

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

Richardson +48.9 pts · won by 68,474 votes
Bill RichardsonDemocraticWINNER74.46%
104,225 votes
Phil T. ArchulettaRepublican25.54%
35,751 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.