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Manuel Lujan Jr.

★ U.S. Representative
Born
May 12, 1928
Died
April 25, 2019
Age at death
90
Home state
New Mexico
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1968–1986
Career timeline
1968Rep1970Rep1972Rep1974Rep1976Rep1978Rep
1980Rep1982Rep1984Rep1986Rep
10-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Jr.1.1M
Opponents737,248
10
Elections run

Between 1968 and 1986, Manuel Lujan Jr. ran in 10 U.S. House elections, winning all 10. Jr.'s biggest single-election total was 162,587 votes, in the 1976 U.S. House election in New Mexico's District 1. Jr.'s closest win came in the 1980 U.S. House election in New Mexico's District 1, decided by 5,007 votes.

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How many votes has Manuel Lujan Jr. received?

Manuel Lujan Jr. has received 1,091,690 popular votes across 10 U.S. elections, with a career record of 10–0.

Election history

Manuel Lujan Jr.’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1986U.S. HouseNew MexicoWon90,47670.89%Manny Garcia
1984U.S. HouseNew MexicoWon115,80864.94%Charles Ted Ashbury
Stephen P. Curtis
1982U.S. HouseNew MexicoWon74,45952.44%Jan A. Hartke
1980U.S. HouseNew MexicoWon125,91051.01%Bill Richardson
1978U.S. HouseNew MexicoWon118,07562.53%Robert M. Hawk
1976U.S. HouseNew MexicoWon162,58772.09%Raymond Garcia
Jesus Aragom
1974U.S. HouseNew MexicoWon106,26858.61%Robert A Mondragon
Martin Molloy
1972U.S. HouseNew MexicoWon118,40355.68%Eugene Gallegos
1970U.S. HouseNew MexicoWon91,18757.58%Dennis Chavez
Anita Montano
Norbert J McGovern
1968U.S. HouseNew MexicoWon88,51752.85%Thomas Morris
William Higgs
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (L000506) and Wikidata (Q445980). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Manuel Lujan Jr.: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/manuel-lujan-jr. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.