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1998 New Mexico U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1998 New Mexico U.S. House District 2 Election?

Joe Skeen won the 1998 New Mexico U.S. House District 2 Election. Joe Skeen received 85,077 popular votes (57.93%). The main challenger was E. Shirley Baca (42.07%).

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

Skeen +15.9 pts · won by 23,281 votes
Joe SkeenRepublicanWINNER57.93%
85,077 votes
E. Shirley BacaDemocratic42.07%
61,796 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.