Ed Tinsley was the unsuccessful Republican candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives for New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District. He lost to Democratic candidate Harry Teague for the position, garnering 45% of the vote to Teague's 55%.CNN: New Mexico Election Results The 2nd Congressional District was held by a Republican for the 28 years previous to the 2008 election.

The other two House races also ended with Democratic victories, with Martin Heinrich and Ben Lujan winning their seats with 55% and 56% of votes respectively. Democrat Tom Udall defeated Republican contender Steve Pearce for the open Senate seat.