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1996 New Mexico U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1996 New Mexico U.S. House District 1 Election?

Steven H. Schiff won the 1996 New Mexico U.S. House District 1 Election. Steven H. Schiff received 109,290 popular votes (56.6%). The main challenger was John Wertheim (37.1%).

See the full head-to-head between Schiff and Wertheim

Schiff +19.5 pts · won by 37,655 votes
Steven H. SchiffRepublicanWINNER56.6%
109,290 votes
John WertheimDemocratic37.1%
71,635 votes
John A. UhrichGreen3.98%
7,694 votes
Betty Turrietta-KouryIndependent2.31%
4,459 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.