United States House elections in New Mexico (June 5, 2018 Democratic primaries)

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2018 U.S. House Elections in New Mexico

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Primary Date
June 5, 2018

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## Contents

* 1 Candidates
* 1.1 District 1
* 1.2 District 2
* 1.3 District 3
* 2 Pivot Counties
* 2.1 Presidential results by legislative district
* 3 See also
* 4 Footnotes

The 2018 U.S. House of Representatives elections in New Mexico took place on November 6, 2018. Voters elected three candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's three congressional districts. This page focuses on the Democratic Party primary election that took place in each district on June 5, 2018.

## Candidates[edit]

See also: Statistics on U.S. Congress candidates, 2018

### District 1[edit]

Democratic primary candidates

* Patrick Davis
* Debra Haaland ✔
* Damian Lara
* Antoinette Sedillo Lopez
* Damon Martinez
* Paul Moya

Did not make the ballot:

* John Abrams
* John Flores
* Jesse Heitner

### District 2[edit]

Democratic primary candidates

* Madeleine Hildebrandt
* Xochitl Torres Small ✔

Did not make the ballot:

* David Alcon
* Angel Pena

### District 3[edit]

Democratic primary candidates

* Ben Ray Luján (Incumbent) ✔

## Pivot Counties[edit]

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Three of 33 New Mexico counties—9 percent—are Pivot Counties. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008

County  | Trump margin of victory in 2016  | Obama margin of victory in 2012  | Obama margin of victory in 2008
Colfax County, New Mexico | 8.55% | 2.24% | 10.73%
Hidalgo County, New Mexico | 6.73% | 4.96% | 2.92%
Valencia County, New Mexico | 8.60% | 2.47% | 7.72%

In the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton (D) won New Mexico with 48.3 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 40 percent. In presidential elections between 1912 and 2016, New Mexico voted Democratic 56 percent of the time and Republican 44 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, New Mexico voted Democratic four times. The state voted Republican in 2004.[1]

#### Presidential results by legislative district[edit]

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in New Mexico. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[2][3]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 45 out of 70 state House districts in New Mexico with an average margin of victory of 29.5 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 45 out of 70 state House districts in New Mexico with an average margin of victory of 26.7 points. Clinton won nine districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.

In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 25 out of 70 state House districts in New Mexico with an average margin of victory of 24.4 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 25 out of 70 state House districts in New Mexico with an average margin of victory of 27 points. Trump won two districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.

2016 presidential results by state House district

District | Obama | Romney | 2012 Margin | Clinton | Trump | 2016 Margin | Party Control
1 | 20.96% | 75.79% | R+54.8 | 18.04% | 72.51% | R+54.5 | R
2 | 27.47% | 69.17% | R+41.7 | 21.96% | 67.15% | R+45.2 | R
3 | 22.91% | 73.48% | R+50.6 | 17.17% | 73.66% | R+56.5 | R
4 | 51.61% | 45.33% | D+6.3 | 42.79% | 42.74% | D+0.1 | R
5 | 70.17% | 26.83% | D+43.3 | 60.70% | 24.05% | D+36.6 | D
6 | 70.21% | 27.48% | D+42.7 | 58.64% | 28.48% | D+30.2 | D
7 | 50.49% | 44.11% | D+6.4 | 40.92% | 45.72% | R+4.8 | R
8 | 46.36% | 48.66% | R+2.3 | 37.51% | 49.60% | R+12.1 | R
9 | 71.00% | 26.44% | D+44.6 | 61.37% | 24.12% | D+37.2 | D
10 | 65.21% | 30.46% | D+34.8 | 56.93% | 31.21% | D+25.7 | D
11 | 74.16% | 20.74% | D+53.4 | 69.71% | 18.46% | D+51.2 | D
12 | 68.74% | 26.63% | D+42.1 | 61.46% | 27.69% | D+33.8 | D
13 | 67.68% | 27.95% | D+39.7 | 59.39% | 27.06% | D+32.3 | D
14 | 75.95% | 20.09% | D+55.9 | 65.37% | 23.23% | D+42.1 | D
15 | 49.95% | 45.35% | D+4.6 | 48.43% | 38.84% | D+9.6 | R
16 | 60.23% | 35.40% | D+24.8 | 54.22% | 33.06% | D+21.2 | D
17 | 62.55% | 32.61% | D+29.9 | 57.98% | 29.63% | D+28.3 | D
18 | 74.99% | 17.57% | D+57.4 | 73.69% | 13.64% | D+60.1 | D
19 | 71.55% | 22.91% | D+48.6 | 67.73% | 20.05% | D+47.7 | D
20 | 46.26% | 48.57% | R+2.3 | 45.05% | 41.13% | D+3.9 | R
21 | 61.08% | 33.19% | D+27.9 | 53.96% | 31.12% | D+22.8 | D
22 | 42.30% | 51.77% | R+9.5 | 40.33% | 46.60% | R+6.3 | R
23 | 50.61% | 44.70% | D+5.9 | 47.86% | 39.71% | D+8.1 | D
24 | 52.10% | 42.11% | D+10 | 47.19% | 36.79% | D+10.4 | D
25 | 60.90% | 33.31% | D+27.6 | 57.03% | 28.81% | D+28.2 | D
26 | 62.57% | 33.00% | D+29.6 | 55.12% | 32.19% | D+22.9 | D
27 | 43.63% | 51.56% | R+7.9 | 43.86% | 42.63% | D+1.2 | R
28 | 43.36% | 51.02% | R+7.7 | 43.31% | 42.27% | D+1 | R
29 | 48.16% | 47.12% | D+1 | 45.04% | 41.24% | D+3.8 | R
30 | 50.06% | 44.08% | D+6 | 47.75% | 37.01% | D+10.7 | R
31 | 38.29% | 57.90% | R+19.6 | 41.78% | 45.91% | R+4.1 | R
32 | 48.95% | 47.93% | D+1 | 43.90% | 47.34% | R+3.4 | D
33 | 57.44% | 38.34% | D+19.1 | 55.59% | 32.01% | D+23.6 | D
34 | 67.75% | 30.86% | D+36.9 | 64.65% | 28.49% | D+36.2 | D
35 | 58.06% | 38.71% | D+19.3 | 54.23% | 34.26% | D+20 | D
36 | 53.29% | 43.51% | D+9.8 | 49.35% | 39.28% | D+10.1 | D
37 | 50.09% | 46.98% | D+3.1 | 49.32% | 39.69% | D+9.6 | D
38 | 45.97% | 50.34% | R+4.4 | 39.87% | 49.90% | R+10 | R
39 | 53.53% | 43.60% | D+9.9 | 48.95% | 41.86% | D+7.1 | D
40 | 69.65% | 27.03% | D+42.6 | 60.30% | 28.99% | D+31.3 | D
41 | 74.26% | 22.15% | D+52.1 | 64.48% | 23.77% | D+40.7 | D
42 | 77.86% | 18.20% | D+59.7 | 69.70% | 18.34% | D+51.4 | D
43 | 51.55% | 42.52% | D+9 | 51.63% | 31.90% | D+19.7 | D
44 | 42.34% | 53.33% | R+11 | 38.87% | 48.14% | R+9.3 | R
45 | 75.50% | 20.49% | D+55 | 71.68% | 19.09% | D+52.6 | D
46 | 76.11% | 19.64% | D+56.5 | 72.91% | 17.80% | D+55.1 | D
47 | 75.23% | 21.12% | D+54.1 | 75.51% | 16.95% | D+58.6 | D
48 | 79.43% | 16.14% | D+63.3 | 76.07% | 15.07% | D+61 | D
49 | 48.75% | 46.04% | D+2.7 | 39.56% | 48.03% | R+8.5 | R
50 | 54.56% | 40.49% | D+14.1 | 49.33% | 40.67% | D+8.7 | D
51 | 34.24% | 62.18% | R+27.9 | 29.61% | 60.13% | R+30.5 | R
52 | 62.23% | 35.17% | D+27.1 | 62.07% | 29.79% | D+32.3 | D
53 | 48.82% | 48.52% | D+0.3 | 48.39% | 41.93% | D+6.5 | R
54 | 32.19% | 64.92% | R+32.7 | 25.69% | 66.62% | R+40.9 | R
55 | 29.64% | 67.48% | R+37.8 | 24.35% | 67.91% | R+43.6 | R
56 | 34.58% | 61.37% | R+26.8 | 29.21% | 61.10% | R+31.9 | R
57 | 45.25% | 50.34% | R+5.1 | 39.99% | 46.81% | R+6.8 | R
58 | 43.98% | 52.91% | R+8.9 | 36.58% | 53.06% | R+16.5 | R
59 | 29.23% | 67.78% | R+38.5 | 23.93% | 67.65% | R+43.7 | R
60 | 42.37% | 52.23% | R+9.9 | 38.93% | 47.35% | R+8.4 | R
61 | 32.56% | 65.02% | R+32.5 | 29.95% | 62.63% | R+32.7 | R
62 | 19.59% | 78.35% | R+58.8 | 18.39% | 74.53% | R+56.1 | R
63 | 49.61% | 47.24% | D+2.4 | 36.71% | 51.26% | R+14.6 | D
64 | 24.47% | 72.92% | R+48.5 | 20.65% | 70.74% | R+50.1 | R
65 | 79.83% | 16.71% | D+63.1 | 67.22% | 16.91% | D+50.3 | D
66 | 24.60% | 72.24% | R+47.6 | 21.08% | 69.94% | R+48.9 | R
67 | 37.15% | 59.71% | R+22.6 | 27.94% | 62.43% | R+34.5 | R
68 | 47.01% | 48.56% | R+1.5 | 43.56% | 42.91% | D+0.7 | R
69 | 68.52% | 28.07% | D+40.4 | 56.03% | 29.07% | D+27 | D
70 | 69.54% | 26.69% | D+42.9 | 60.23% | 28.91% | D+31.3 | D
Total | 52.99% | 42.84% | D+10.1 | 48.26% | 40.04% | D+8.2 | \-
Source: Daily Kos

## See also[edit]

* United States House elections in New Mexico (June 5, 2018 Republican primaries)
* United States House Democratic Party primaries, 2018
* United States House of Representatives elections, 2018
* U.S. House battlegrounds, 2018
* U.S. House primaries, 2018

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ 270towin.com, "New Mexico," accessed August 8, 2017
2. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
3. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017

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New Mexico's current delegation to the United States Congress

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Teresa Leger Fernandez (D)

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