Miguel Garcia (politician)

Miguel P. Garcia (born January 19, 1951, in New Mexico) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the New Mexico House of Representatives representing District 14 since January 1997.

Education
Garcia earned his BA from Eastern New Mexico University and his MA from the University of New Mexico.

Elections

 * 1996 Garcia challenged District 14 incumbent Democratic Representative Ray Sanchez in the four-way June 4, 1996, Democratic Primary, winning with 940 votes (44.8%) and was unopposed for the November 5, 1996, General election.
 * 1998 Garcia was challenged in the June 2, 1998, Democratic Primary but won, and was unopposed for the November 3, 1998, General election, winning with 3,802 votes.
 * 2000 Garcia was unopposed for the 2000 Democratic Primary, winning with 1,712 votes and won the November 7, 2000, General election with 4,491 votes (78.2%) against Republican nominee Gwen Poe.
 * 2002 Garcia was challenged in the three-way 2002 Democratic Primary, winning with 1,389 votes (61.3%) and won the November 5, 2002, General election with 3,819 votes (75.5%) against Republican nominee Jerry Sanchez.
 * 2004 Garcia was unopposed for the June 1, 2004, Democratic Primary, winning with 1,912 votes and won the November 2, 2004, General election with 5,357 votes (72.6%) against Republican nominee Clara Pena, who had lost the Republican Primary in 2002.
 * 2006 Garcia and returning 2004 Republican challenger Pena were both unopposed for their June 6, 2006, primaries, setting up a rematch; Garica won the November 7, 2006, General election with 4,631 votes (77.1%) against Pena.
 * 2008 Garcia was challenged in the June 8, 2008, Democratic Primary, winning with 1,943 votes (75.4%); Pena was unopposed for hers, setting up their third contest; Garcia won the November 4, 2008, General election with 6,713 votes (77.6%) against Pena.
 * 2010 Garcia was challenged in the June 1, 2010, Democratic Primary, winning with 1,201 votes (69.4%); Pena was unopposed for hers, setting up their fourth contest; Garcia won the November 2, 2010, General election with 4,187 votes (70.6%) against Pena.
 * 2012 Garcia and his perennial Republican challenger Clara Pena were both unopposed for their June 5, 2012, primaries, setting up their fifth direct contest; Garcia won the November 6, 2012, General election with 5,743 votes (73.2%) against Pena.
 * 2022 Republican candidate Solomon Peña challenged Garcia and lost 2,033 (26%) to 5,679 (74%) votes.