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2008 New Mexico U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 2008 New Mexico U.S. House District 1 Election?

Martin Heinrich won the 2008 New Mexico U.S. House District 1 Election. Martin Heinrich received 166,271 popular votes (55.65%). The main challenger was Darren White (44.35%).

See the full head-to-head between Heinrich and White

Heinrich +11.3 pts · won by 33,786 votes
Martin HeinrichDemocraticWINNER55.65%
166,271 votes
Darren WhiteRepublican44.35%
132,485 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.