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2016 New Mexico U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 2016 New Mexico U.S. House District 2 Election?

Stevan Pearce won the 2016 New Mexico U.S. House District 2 Election. Stevan Pearce received 143,515 popular votes (62.72%). The main challenger was Merrie Lee Soules (37.25%).

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

Pearce +25.5 pts · won by 58,283 votes
Stevan PearceRepublicanWINNER62.72%
143,515 votes
Merrie Lee SoulesDemocratic37.25%
85,232 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.