1968 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico

none related races 1968 United States House of Representatives elections February 2026 January 2025 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico New Mexico legislative no 1966 United States House of Representatives election in New Mexico 1966 1970 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico 1970 All 2 New Mexico seats to the United States House of Representatives 1968 11 05 Republican Party (United States) 0 2 2 160,374 51.8% 5.0% Democratic Party (United States) 2 0 2 147,975 47.8% 5.4% File:New Mexico House Election Results 1968.svg 230px District results Republican #E27F90 50–60% The 1968 United States House of Representatives election in New Mexico was held on November 5, 1968, to elect the state's two representatives. This was the first election in which New Mexico elected their members using single-member districts instead of at-large districts. This was because of the Uniform Congressional District Act, which dictates that members of the United States House of Representatives must be elected from geographical districts and that these must be single-member districts. This was also the first election since 1928 in which Republicans won a congressional district in New Mexico. This election saw the election of former US Representative from Texas Ed Foreman to the 2nd district. As a result, Foreman is the most historically recent member of Congress to have represented more than one state during their career. Overview United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico, 1968https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1968election.pdf Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of RepresentativesPartyVotesPercentageSeats+/– Republican 160,374 51.76% 2 +1 Democratic 147,975 47.76% 0 — Others 1,487 0.48% 0 — Totals 309,836 100.00% 2 — District 1 New Mexico's 1st congressional district New Mexico's 1st congressional district election, 1968 Republican Party (United States) Manuel Lujan Jr. 88,517 52.85 Democratic Party (United States) Thomas G. Morris (incumbent) 78,117 46.64 Others 854 0.51 167,488 100.00 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) District 2 New Mexico's 2nd congressional district New Mexico's 2nd congressional district election, 1968 Republican Party (United States) Ed Foreman 71,857 50.48 Democratic Party (United States) E. S. Johnny Walker (incumbent) 69,858 49.08 Others 633 0.44 142,348 100.00 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References 1968 New Mexico Category:1968 New Mexico elections