CQ Risk Rating: Leans Republican 
| GENERAL ELECTION: NOVEMBER 7, 2000 |
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| Heather A. Wilson (R) | 107,296 | 50% |
| John Kelly (D) | 92,187 | 43% |
| Daniel Kerlinsky (GREEN) | 13,656 | 6% |
| PRIMARY ELECTION: JUNE 6, 2000 |
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| | Votes | Percentage | | Democratic |
| John Kelly | 16,212 | 42% |
| Sam Bregman | 12,824 | 34% |
| John Wertheim | 9,209 | 24% |
| | Green |
| Daniel Kerlinsky | 155 | 100% |
| | Republican |
| Heather A. Wilson | 25,063 | 100% |
Source: Congressional Quarterly. To suggest updates and corrections: politics.feedback@cq.com
Major Industries | Military Bases | Population | Cities | People | Race | Median Household Income | Unusual Features
NEW MEXICO 1
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Central - Albuquerque
Built around Albuquerque, New Mexico's largest and fastest growing city,
the 1st is the only urban district in a mostly desert state. Since the
A-bomb was developed in 1945 in Los Alamos (less than 100 miles north in the
3rd District), Albuquerque has seen its population grow from 35,000 in 1940
to about 420,000 today as a scientific community grew up around military,
research and aerospace industries.
While the defense industry declined around the nation during the 1990s,
Albuquerque's research and defense sectors continued to prosper. Anchored
with Sandia National Laboratories, which has been managed by Lockheed Martin
since 1993, the 1st has attracted a slew of defense, biotechnology and
semiconductor firms drawn to Albuquerque's 50-year history as a scientific
community. The most recent businesses moving to the district include
electronic and communication companies, including Intel.
The district tends to vote Democratic at the local level, and registered
Democrats have an edge over Republicans. But most congressional
representatives have been moderate Republicans with fiscally conservative,
defense-oriented platforms. Reliably Democratic voters include the large
state and local government workforce and residents of the Hispanic South
Valley. Much of the district's Republican vote is cast in Albuquerque's
upper-middle-class Northeast Heights.
Major Industries
Higher education, scientific research, government
Military Bases
Kirtland Air Force Base, 5,600 military, 5,400 civilian (1998)
Population
505,329 (1990)
Cities
Albuquerque (pt.), 410,681 (1996); South Valley (unincorporated), 35,701;
North Valley (unincorporated), 12,507 (1990)
People
90% urban; 11% age 65+ (ranks second of three in state; bottom third
nationally); 53% married couples, 26% married couples with children; 26%
college educated (ranks first of three in state; top third nationally); 65%
white collar (ranks first of three in state; top third nationally), 20% blue
collar (ranks third of three in state; bottom third nationally) (1990)
Race
78% white, 3% black, 1% Asian; 38% Hispanic origin (1990)
Median Household Income
$27,074 (ranks first of three in state; middle third nationally) (1990)
Unusual Features
International Balloon Fiesta, world's largest hot air balloon event.
Source: Congressional Quarterly (Updated April 1999)
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