2000Final results
2000 election for New Mexico's 2nd District
U.S. House · New Mexico
Joseph Skeen (R) won with 58.1% of the vote, defeating Michael A. Montoya (D) by 16.2 points.
Joseph SkeenRepublican · winner
58.1%100,742
Michael A. MontoyaDemocrat
41.9%72,614
173,356 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 2000
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.
Michael A. MontoyaJoseph Skeen
$263.6K
Raised by the campaign
$697.4K
$262.7K
Spent by the campaign
$699.3K
$899
Cash on hand
$42.2K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000