Steve Pearce

U.S. Representative
Home state
New Mexico
Party
Republican
On the ballot
2002–2018
4-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Pearce1.0M
Opponents1.2M
6
Elections run

Between 2002 and 2018, Steve Pearce ran in 6 elections across 3 offices (U.S. House, U.S. Senate, and Governor), winning 4 and losing 2. Pearce's biggest single-election total was 318,522 votes, in the 2008 U.S. Senate election in New Mexico. Pearce's closest win came in the 2002 U.S. House election in New Mexico's District 2, decided by 17,715 votes.

Browse every governor election in New Mexico, every U.S. House race in New Mexico's District 2, or every U.S. Senate election in New Mexico.

How many votes has Steve Pearce received?

Steve Pearce has received 1,018,686 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–2.

Election history

Steve Pearce’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2018GovernorNew MexicoLost298,09142.8%Michelle Lujan Grisham
2014U.S. HouseNew MexicoWon95,20964.43%Roxanne Rocky Lara
2012U.S. HouseNew MexicoWon133,18059.06%Evelyn Madrid Erhard
2010U.S. HouseNew MexicoWon94,05355.4%Harry Teague
2008U.S. SenateNew MexicoLost318,52238.67%Tom Udall
2002U.S. HouseNew MexicoWon79,63156.23%John Arthur Smith
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Steve Pearce: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/steve-pearce. 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.