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2002 New Mexico U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 2002 New Mexico U.S. House District 2 Election?

Steve Pearce won the 2002 New Mexico U.S. House District 2 Election. Steve Pearce received 79,631 popular votes (56.23%). The main challenger was John Arthur Smith (43.72%).

See the full head-to-head between Pearce and Smith

Pearce +12.5 pts · won by 17,715 votes
Steve PearceRepublicanWINNER56.23%
79,631 votes
John Arthur SmithDemocratic43.72%
61,916 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.