1996Final results
1996 election for New Mexico's 3rd District
U.S. House · New Mexico
William Richardson (D) won with 67.2% of the vote, defeating William Redmond (R) by 36.7 points.
William RichardsonDemocrat · winner
67.2%124,594
William RedmondRepublican
30.5%56,580
Ed NagelLibertarian
2.2%4,097
185,271 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1996
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
William RichardsonWilliam Redmond
$588.6K
Raised by the campaign
$56.3K
$526.9K
Spent by the campaign
$56.3K
$326.1K
Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1996.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1996