2008 New Mexico House of Representatives election

2008 New Mexico House of Representatives election

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All 70 seats in the New Mexico House of Representatives
36 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Ben Luján Tom Taylor
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 46th - Nambé 1st - Farmington
Last election 42 28
Seats won 45 25
Seat change Increase3 Decrease3
Popular vote 397,618 292,683
Percentage 57.54% 42.35%

Results:
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold

Speaker of the House before election

Ben Luján
Democratic

Elected Speaker of the House

Ben Luján
Democratic

The 2008 New Mexico House of Representatives election took place as part of the biennial United States elections. New Mexico voters elected state representatives in all 70 of the state house's districts. State representatives serve two-year terms in the New Mexico House of Representatives. The election coincided with elections for other offices, including for U.S. President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and State Senate.[1] A primary election held on June 3, 2008, determined which candidates appear on the November 4th general election ballot.

  1. ^ "New Mexico House of Representatives elections, 2008". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 28, 2023.

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