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2012 New Mexico U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 2012 New Mexico U.S. House District 3 Election?

Ben Ray Luján won the 2012 New Mexico U.S. House District 3 Election. Ben Ray Luján received 167,103 popular votes (63.12%). The main challenger was Jefferson L. Byrd (36.88%).

See the full head-to-head between Luján and Byrd

Luján +26.2 pts · won by 69,487 votes
Ben Ray LujánDemocraticWINNER63.12%
167,103 votes
Jefferson L. ByrdRepublican36.88%
97,616 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.