New Mexico's 1st congressional district
Current Representative		Martin Heinrich (D)
Population (2000)	606,400
Median income	$38,413
Ethnicity	71.1% White, 2.6% Black, 1.8% Asian, 42.6% Hispanic, 3.5% Native American, 2.1% other
Cook PVI	D+5

New Mexico District 1 of the United States House of Representatives serves the central area of New Mexico, in and around Albuquerque. The current Representative is Democrat Martin Heinrich, who became the district's first Democratic representative in 2009.

[edit] History

Until the 1968 elections, New Mexico's representatives were all elected at-large state-wide. Starting in 1969, however, they were elected by districts. (See New Mexico's At-large congressional district.)

[edit] List of representatives

[edit] Recent elections

[edit] 2008 Primary Election

[edit] 2008 General Election

For the 2008 election: former New Mexico Secretary of State Rebecca Vigil-Giron, Albuquerque City Councilor Martin Heinrich, Albuquerque attorney Robert Pidcock, and former state Health Secretary Michelle Lujan Grisham are seeking the Democratic nomination. Among Republicans longtime state Senator Joseph Carraro, and Bernalillo County Sheriff Darren White are candidates.^[1][2]

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