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1996 New Mexico U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1996 New Mexico U.S. House District 2 Election?

Joe Skeen won the 1996 New Mexico U.S. House District 2 Election. Joe Skeen received 95,091 popular votes (55.93%). The main challenger was E. Shirley Baca (44.07%).

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

Skeen +11.9 pts · won by 20,176 votes
Joe SkeenRepublicanWINNER55.93%
95,091 votes
E. Shirley BacaDemocratic44.07%
74,915 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.