2016Final results
2016 election for New Mexico's 2nd District
U.S. House · New Mexico
Stevan Pearce (R) won with 62.7% of the vote, defeating Merrie Lee Soules (D) by 25.5 points.
Stevan PearceRepublican · winner
62.7%143,515
Merrie Lee SoulesDemocrat
37.2%85,232
The same year, the district voted R+7.8 for president; this race was R+25.5.228,817 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2016
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Merrie Lee SoulesStevan Pearce
$405.4K
Raised by the campaign
$1.9M
$409.6K
Spent by the campaign
$976K
-$4.2K
Cash on hand
$1.3M
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2016.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2016