DemocraticIncumbent
Christine Chandler
Incumbent state representative
- Experience
- State legislature
New Mexico › New Mexico House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
New Mexico House District 43
Christine Chandler has no major-party opponent.
Christine Chandler has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
The district
Lean D+29: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 31,703
- People per km²
- 12
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 61%
- White, no degree
- 18%of adults
- White 59%
- Hispanic 25%
- Black 1%
- Asian 4%
- Other / multiracial 11%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024
11,094 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Christine Chandler (D)100.0%
2024 President Vote in this district
15,475 two-party votes · D+29.4 · D+30.9 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)64.7%
Donald Trump (R)35.3%
2022
9,173 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Christine Chandler (D)100.0%
2020 Earlier district lines
16,325 votes · D+23.2✓ Christine Chandler (D)61.6%
David E Hampton (R)38.4%
2020 President Vote in this district
15,448 two-party votes · D+29.3 · D+24.8 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)64.7%
Donald Trump (R)35.3%
2016 President Vote in this district
11,975 two-party votes · D+26.9 · D+24.6 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)63.4%
Donald Trump (R)36.6%