New Mexico House of Representatives elections, 2020

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2020 New Mexico
House Elections
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GeneralNovember 3, 2020
PrimaryJune 2, 2020
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New Mexico Democrats lost seats but kept their majority in the 2020 House elections. All 70 House seats were up for election. Heading into the election, Democrats had a 46-24 majority—one seat short of the 47-seat majority required to override a governor's veto. Democrats lost a net two seats, while Republicans gained a net one seat and one independent legislator was elected, leaving the chamber's post-election partisan balance at 44-25 with one independent.

The New Mexico House of Representatives was one of 86 state legislative chambers holding elections in 2020. All 70 seats in the New Mexico House of Representatives were up for election in 2020. There are 99 chambers throughout the country. In 2018, 87 out of 99 legislative chambers held elections.

New Mexico's 2020 state legislative elections affected partisan control of redistricting following the 2020 census. In New Mexico, the state legislature is responsible for drafting both congressional and state legislative district plans. District plans are subject to gubernatorial veto.

Election procedure changes in 2020[edit]

See also: Changes to election dates, procedures, and administration in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020

Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.

New Mexico modified its absentee/mail-in voting procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:

  • Absentee/mail-in voting: Absentee ballot applications were sent to all registered voters in the general election.

For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.

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Party control[edit]

See also: Partisan composition of state houses and State government trifectas
New Mexico House of Representatives
Party As of November 3, 2020 After November 4, 2020
     Democratic Party 46 44
     Republican Party 24 25
     Independent 0 1
Total 70 70

Candidates[edit]

General election[edit]

New Mexico House of Representatives general election

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
District 1

Green check mark transparent.pngRodney Montoya (i)

District 2

Green check mark transparent.pngJames R.J. Strickler (i)

District 3

Green check mark transparent.pngT. Ryan Lane

District 4

Green check mark transparent.pngAnthony Allison (i)

P. Mark Duncan

District 5

Green check mark transparent.pngDoreen Wonda Johnson (i)

District 6

Green check mark transparent.pngEliseo Alcon (i)

Karen Vanessa Chavez

District 7

Santos Griego

Green check mark transparent.pngKelly K. Fajardo (i)

District 8

Paul Matthew Kinzelman  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngAlonzo Baldonado (i)

District 9

Green check mark transparent.pngPatricia Lundstrom (i)

District 10

Green check mark transparent.pngG. Andres Romero (i)

Dinah Glenda Vargas  Candidate Connection

District 11

Green check mark transparent.pngJavier Martínez (i)

Adrian Trujillo  Candidate Connection

District 12

Art De La Cruz (i) (Write-in)  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngBrittney Barreras (Independent)

Did not make the ballot:
David Grijalva  (Independent)

District 13

Green check mark transparent.pngPatricia Roybal Caballero (i)

Kayla Marshall  Candidate Connection

District 14

Green check mark transparent.pngMiguel Garcia (i)

District 15

Green check mark transparent.pngDayan Hochman (i)

Ali Ennenga  Candidate Connection

Ranota Banks (Libertarian Party)

District 16

Green check mark transparent.pngAntonio Maestas (i)

Antoinette Taft

District 17

Green check mark transparent.pngDeborah Armstrong (i)

Kimberly Kaehr-MacMillan

Scott Goodman (Libertarian Party)  Candidate Connection

District 18

Green check mark transparent.pngGail Chasey (i)

District 19

Green check mark transparent.pngSheryl Williams Stapleton (i)

Stephen Cecco

Mark Curtis (Libertarian Party)

District 20

Green check mark transparent.pngMeredith Dixon  Candidate Connection

Michael Hendricks  Candidate Connection

District 21

Green check mark transparent.pngDebra Sariñana (i)

Paul McKenney (Libertarian Party)

District 22

Jessica Velasquez

Green check mark transparent.pngStefani Lord

District 23

Green check mark transparent.pngDaymon Ely (i)

Ellis McMath  Candidate Connection

District 24

Green check mark transparent.pngElizabeth Thomson (i)

Amy Smith Maloy

District 25

Green check mark transparent.pngChristine Trujillo (i)

Sarah Rich-Jackson  Candidate Connection

Stephen Verchinski (Green Party)  Candidate Connection
Jocelynn Paden (Libertarian Party)

District 26

Green check mark transparent.pngGeorgene Louis (i)

District 27

Green check mark transparent.pngMarian Matthews (i)  Candidate Connection

Robert Godshall

Jason Barker (Independent) (Write-in)  Candidate Connection

District 28

Green check mark transparent.pngMelanie Ann Stansbury (i)

Thomas Ray Stull

Robert Vaillancourt (Libertarian Party)  Candidate Connection

District 29

Green check mark transparent.pngJoy Garratt (i)

Adelious Stith  Candidate Connection

District 30

Green check mark transparent.pngNatalie Figueroa (i)

John Jones

Randall Sobien (Libertarian Party)

District 31

Julie Brenning  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngWilliam Rehm (i)

Steven Penhall (Libertarian Party)

District 32

Green check mark transparent.pngCandie Sweetser (i)

Scott Chandler

District 33

Green check mark transparent.pngMicaela Lara Cadena (i)

Beth Miller

District 34

Green check mark transparent.pngRaymundo Lara (i)

Dawn Ladd

District 35

Green check mark transparent.pngAngelica Rubio (i)

Richelle Ponder

District 36

Green check mark transparent.pngNathan Small (i)

Brandi Polanco  Candidate Connection

District 37

Green check mark transparent.pngJoanne Ferrary (i)

Isabella Solis

District 38

Karen Whitlock  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngRebecca Dow (i)

William Parrish Kinney (Libertarian Party)  Candidate Connection

District 39

Rodolpho Martinez (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngLuis Terrazas

District 40

Green check mark transparent.pngRoger Montoya

Justin Salazar-Torrez

District 41

Green check mark transparent.pngSusan Herrera (i)

District 42

Green check mark transparent.pngKristina Ortez

Linda Calhoun  Candidate Connection

District 43

Green check mark transparent.pngChristine Chandler (i)

David Hampton

District 44

Gary Tripp  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJane Powdrell-Culbert (i)

Jeremy Myers (Libertarian Party)

District 45

Green check mark transparent.pngLinda Serrato (i)

Helen Milenski (Libertarian Party)  Candidate Connection

District 46

Green check mark transparent.pngAndrea Romero (i)

Jay Groseclose

District 47

Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Egolf Jr. (i)

Raye Byford

Did not make the ballot:
Glen Berlin 

District 48

Green check mark transparent.pngTara Lujan (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Linda Trujillo (i)

District 49

Green check mark transparent.pngGail Armstrong (i)

District 50

Green check mark transparent.pngMatthew McQueen (i)

Christina Estrada  Candidate Connection

Jerry Gage (Libertarian Party)

District 51

Jeff Swanson

Green check mark transparent.pngRachel Black (i)

District 52

Green check mark transparent.pngDoreen Y. Gallegos (i)

John Foreman  Candidate Connection

District 53

Green check mark transparent.pngWillie Madrid (i)

Ricky Little

District 54

Green check mark transparent.pngJames Townsend (i)

District 55

Green check mark transparent.pngCathrynn Brown (i)

District 56

Laura Childress

Green check mark transparent.pngZachary Cook (i)

District 57

Billie Helean  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJason Harper (i)

District 58

Green check mark transparent.pngCandy Spence Ezzell (i)

District 59

Kimble Kearns  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngGreg Nibert (i)

District 60

Green check mark transparent.pngJoshua Hernandez  Candidate Connection

Did not make the ballot:
Timothy Lewis (i)

District 61

Green check mark transparent.pngRandall Pettigrew

District 62

Green check mark transparent.pngLarry Scott (i)

District 63

Randal Brown

Green check mark transparent.pngMartin Ruben Zamora (i)

District 64

Green check mark transparent.pngRandal Crowder (i)

District 65

Green check mark transparent.pngDerrick Lente (i)

Phillip Salazar

District 66

Green check mark transparent.pngPhelps Anderson (i)

District 67

Green check mark transparent.pngJack Chatfield (i)

District 68

Green check mark transparent.pngKaren Bash (i)

Giovanni Coppola  Candidate Connection

District 69

Green check mark transparent.pngHarry Garcia (i)

Roy Ryan

District 70

Green check mark transparent.pngAmbrose Castellano

Nathan Dial

Note: District 48 incumbent Linda Trujillo (D) withdrew from the general election and was replaced on the ballot by Tara Lujan (D).
Note: District 60 incumbent Timothy Lewis (R) withdrew from the general election and was replaced on the ballot by Joshua Hernandez (R).

Primary election[edit]

New Mexico House of Representatives primary election

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
  • Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
District 1

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngRodney Montoya (i)

District 2

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJames R.J. Strickler (i)

District 3

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngT. Ryan Lane

District 4

Green check mark transparent.pngAnthony Allison (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngP. Mark Duncan

District 5

Green check mark transparent.pngDoreen Wonda Johnson (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 6

Green check mark transparent.pngEliseo Alcon (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngKaren Vanessa Chavez

District 7

Green check mark transparent.pngSantos Griego

Green check mark transparent.pngKelly K. Fajardo (i)

District 8

Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Matthew Kinzelman  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngAlonzo Baldonado (i)

District 9

Green check mark transparent.pngPatricia Lundstrom (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 10

Green check mark transparent.pngG. Andres Romero (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngDinah Glenda Vargas  Candidate Connection

District 11

Green check mark transparent.pngJavier Martínez (i)

Stella Padilla
Green check mark transparent.pngAdrian Trujillo  Candidate Connection

District 12

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Did not make the ballot:
Patricio Ruiloba (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 13

Green check mark transparent.pngPatricia Roybal Caballero (i)
Edwina Pina Cisneros

Green check mark transparent.pngKayla Marshall  Candidate Connection

District 14

Green check mark transparent.pngMiguel Garcia (i)
Robert G. Chavez

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 15

Green check mark transparent.pngDayan Hochman (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngAli Ennenga  Candidate Connection

Libertarian Party

Green check mark transparent.pngRanota Banks
District 16

Green check mark transparent.pngAntonio Maestas (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngAntoinette Taft

District 17

Green check mark transparent.pngDeborah Armstrong (i)
Laura Lucero y Ruiz Gutierrez

Green check mark transparent.pngKimberly Kaehr-MacMillan

Libertarian Party

Green check mark transparent.pngScott Goodman  Candidate Connection
District 18

Green check mark transparent.pngGail Chasey (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 19

Green check mark transparent.pngSheryl Williams Stapleton (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngStephen Cecco

Libertarian Party

Green check mark transparent.pngMark Curtis
District 20

Green check mark transparent.pngMeredith Dixon  Candidate Connection
Ilena Estrella  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Hendricks  Candidate Connection

District 21

Green check mark transparent.pngDebra Sariñana (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


Libertarian Party

Green check mark transparent.pngPaul McKenney
District 22

Green check mark transparent.pngJessica Velasquez

Green check mark transparent.pngStefani Lord

District 23

Green check mark transparent.pngDaymon Ely (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngEllis McMath  Candidate Connection
Audrey Mendonca-Trujillo

District 24

Green check mark transparent.pngElizabeth Thomson (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngAmy Smith Maloy

District 25

Green check mark transparent.pngChristine Trujillo (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngSarah Rich-Jackson  Candidate Connection

Libertarian Party

Green check mark transparent.pngJocelynn Paden
District 26

Green check mark transparent.pngGeorgene Louis (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 27

Green check mark transparent.pngMarian Matthews (i)  Candidate Connection
William Orr  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Godshall
Jill Michel  Candidate Connection

District 28

Green check mark transparent.pngMelanie Ann Stansbury (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngThomas Ray Stull

Libertarian Party

Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Vaillancourt  Candidate Connection
District 29

Green check mark transparent.pngJoy Garratt (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngAdelious Stith  Candidate Connection

District 30

Green check mark transparent.pngNatalie Figueroa (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Jones

Libertarian Party

Green check mark transparent.pngRandall Sobien
District 31

Green check mark transparent.pngJulie Brenning  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngWilliam Rehm (i)

Libertarian Party

Green check mark transparent.pngSteven Penhall
District 32

Green check mark transparent.pngCandie Sweetser (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngScott Chandler

District 33

Green check mark transparent.pngMicaela Lara Cadena (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngBeth Miller

District 34

Green check mark transparent.pngRaymundo Lara (i)
Bealquin Gomez

Green check mark transparent.pngDawn Ladd

District 35

Green check mark transparent.pngAngelica Rubio (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngRichelle Ponder

District 36

Green check mark transparent.pngNathan Small (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngBrandi Polanco  Candidate Connection

District 37

Green check mark transparent.pngJoanne Ferrary (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngIsabella Solis

District 38

Green check mark transparent.pngKaren Whitlock (Write-in)  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngRebecca Dow (i)

Libertarian Party

Green check mark transparent.pngWilliam Parrish Kinney  Candidate Connection
District 39

Green check mark transparent.pngRodolpho Martinez (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngLuis Terrazas

District 40

Matthew Gonzales
Green check mark transparent.pngRoger Montoya

Green check mark transparent.pngJustin Salazar-Torrez

District 41

Green check mark transparent.pngSusan Herrera (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 42

Mark Gallegos
Green check mark transparent.pngKristina Ortez

Did not make the ballot:
Dan Barrone (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngLinda Calhoun  Candidate Connection
Paul Anthony Martinez

District 43

Green check mark transparent.pngChristine Chandler (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Hampton

District 44

Green check mark transparent.pngGary Tripp  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJane Powdrell-Culbert (i)

Libertarian Party

Green check mark transparent.pngJeremy Myers
District 45

Green check mark transparent.pngLinda Serrato (i)
Carmichael Dominguez
Lisa Martinez
Yolanda Sena
Patrick Varela

The Republican primary was canceled.


Libertarian Party

Green check mark transparent.pngHelen Milenski  Candidate Connection
District 46

Green check mark transparent.pngAndrea Romero (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJay Groseclose

District 47

Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Egolf Jr. (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngGlen Berlin

District 48

Green check mark transparent.pngLinda Trujillo (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 49

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngGail Armstrong (i)

District 50

Green check mark transparent.pngMatthew McQueen (i)
Rebecca King Spindle

Green check mark transparent.pngChristina Estrada  Candidate Connection

Libertarian Party

Green check mark transparent.pngJerry Gage
District 51

Green check mark transparent.pngJeff Swanson

Green check mark transparent.pngRachel Black (i)

District 52

Green check mark transparent.pngDoreen Y. Gallegos (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Foreman  Candidate Connection

District 53

Green check mark transparent.pngWillie Madrid (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngRicky Little

District 54

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJames Townsend (i)

District 55

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngCathrynn Brown (i)

District 56

Green check mark transparent.pngLaura Childress

Green check mark transparent.pngZachary Cook (i)

District 57

Green check mark transparent.pngBillie Helean  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJason Harper (i)

District 58

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngCandy Spence Ezzell (i)

District 59

Green check mark transparent.pngKimble Kearns  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngGreg Nibert (i)

District 60

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngTimothy Lewis (i)

District 61

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngRandall Pettigrew
David Snider

Did not make the ballot:
Rebecca Jones 

District 62

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngLarry Scott (i)

District 63

Green check mark transparent.pngRandal Brown

Green check mark transparent.pngMartin Ruben Zamora (i)

District 64

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngRandal Crowder (i)

District 65

Green check mark transparent.pngDerrick Lente (i)
James Roger Madalena

Green check mark transparent.pngPhillip Salazar

District 66

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngPhelps Anderson (i)

District 67

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJack Chatfield (i)

District 68

Green check mark transparent.pngKaren Bash (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngGiovanni Coppola  Candidate Connection

District 69

Green check mark transparent.pngHarry Garcia (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Regina Zuni 

Green check mark transparent.pngRoy Ryan

District 70

Robert Anaya  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngAmbrose Castellano
Anita Gonzales  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngNathan Dial

Incumbents who were not re-elected[edit]

See also: Annual State Legislative Competitiveness Report: Vol. 10, 2020

Incumbents defeated in the general election[edit]

Two incumbents lost in the Nov. 3 general election. Those incumbents were:

Name Party Office
Art De La Cruz Electiondot.png Democratic House District 12
Rodolpho Martinez Electiondot.png Democratic House District 39

Incumbents defeated in primary elections[edit]

No incumbents lost in the June 2 primaries, marking a decrease from the three incumbents defeated in primaries in 2018.

Retiring incumbents[edit]

There were 10 open seats where the incumbent legislator did not appear on the ballot.[1][2] Those incumbents were:

Name Party Office
Paul Bandy Ends.png Republican House District 3
Patricio Ruiloba Electiondot.png Democratic House District 12
Abbas Ali Akhil Electiondot.png Democratic House District 20
Gregg Schmedes Ends.png Republican House District 22
Joseph Sanchez Electiondot.png Democratic House District 40
Dan Barrone Electiondot.png Democratic House District 42
Jim Trujillo Electiondot.png Democratic House District 45
David M. Gallegos Ends.png Republican House District 61
Timothy Lewis Ends.png Republican House District 60
Tomas E. Salazar Electiondot.png Democratic House District 70


The 10 seats left open in 2020 were similar to the last four election cycles, which saw between eight and 12 retired incumbents. The table below shows the number of open seats in each election held between 2010 and 2020.

Open Seats in New Mexico House of Representatives elections: 2010 - 2020
Year Total seats Open seats Seats with incumbents running for re-election
2020 70 10 (14 percent) 60 (86 percent)
2018 70 9 (13 percent) 61 (87 percent)
2016 70 8 (11 percent) 62 (89 percent)
2014 70 11 (16 percent) 59 (84 percent)
2012 70 12 (17 percent) 58 (83 percent)
2010 70 3 (4 percent) 67 (96 percent)

Process to become a candidate[edit]

See also: Ballot access requirements for political candidates in New Mexico

DocumentIcon.jpg See statutes: Article 8 of the New Mexico Code

A candidate in New Mexico may run with an officially recognized political party, as an independent or as a write-in.

For major party candidates[edit]

The first page of a nominating petition, 2014.

A major party candidate files for office by submitting a declaration of candidacy and nominating petition to the proper filing official. A candidate must file the nominating petition and declaration of candidacy at the same time. This paperwork must be filed in person by the candidate between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on the designated day for filing. The candidate must be affiliated with the political party with which he or she is running. Affiliation with that political party must be made before the date of the governor's proclamation for the primary election.[3]

A candidate may seek a "pre-primary convention designation" before the primary election. A pre-primary convention designation guarantees a candidate a place on the primary election ballot. Every candidate receiving at least 20 percent of the vote at the party convention will be certified to the New Mexico Secretary of State as a convention-designated nominee for that office by the political party.[4]

According to the New Mexico Statutes, the nominating petition for a pre-primary convention designation candidate must be signed "by a number of voters equal to at least 2 percent of the total vote of the candidate's party in the state or congressional district, or the following number of voters, whichever is greater: for statewide offices, 230 voters; and for congressional candidates, 77 voters."[5]

A candidate who seeks but fails to receive a pre-primary convention designation may collect additional signatures totaling at least "4 percent of the total vote of the candidate's party in the state or congressional district, whichever applies to the office the candidate seeks." The candidate is required to file a new declaration of candidacy and the additional nominating petition for the office for which the candidate failed to receive a pre-primary designation. The post-convention declaration of candidacy and nominating petition must be filed with the New Mexico Secretary of State either 10 days following the date of the pre-primary convention at which the candidate failed to receive the designation, or on the date all declarations of candidacy and additional nominating petitions are due, whichever is later.[6]

For minor party candidates[edit]

The selection method for minor party candidates varies according to the rules of the specific party. Broadly speaking, the following requirements apply:[7]

  1. The chair and secretary of the state political convention must certify to the New Mexico Secretary of State the names of their party's nominees for federal, statewide, and state legislative offices.[8]
  2. The names certified to the New Mexico Secretary of State must be filed on the 21st day following the primary election and must be accompanied by a petition containing the signatures of at least 1 percent of the total number of the votes cast at the last preceding general election for the office of governor.[9]
  3. The petition must contain a statement affirming that the voters signing the petition are residents of New Mexico and the district, county, or area to be represented by the office being sought.[10]

For independent candidates[edit]

An independent candidate files for office by submitting a declaration of candidacy and nominating petition to the proper filing official. Candidates must file nominating petitions at the time of filing their declarations of candidacy.[11]

The petition for an independent candidate for the United States Senate or any other statewide office must be signed by at least 3 percent of the total number of votes cast for governor in the previous general election. The petition for an independent candidate for the United States House of Representatives must be signed by at least 3 percent of the total number of votes cast for governor in the previous general election in that particular congressional district. The petition for an independent candidate for the state legislature must be signed by at least 3 percent of the total number of votes cast for governor in the respective legislative district.[12][13][14]

All requisite paperwork must be filed with the proper filing official before 5:00 p.m. on the 21st day following the primary election.[15]

For write-in candidates in the primary election[edit]

A write-in candidate may only seek the nomination of the party with which he or she is affiliated. The candidate must qualify to be a candidate for the political party whose nomination he or she seeks.[16]

The candidate must file with the proper filing official a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate. The declaration must be filed before 5:00 p.m. on the third Tuesday in March in the year of the election.[17]

No unopposed write-in candidate can have an election certified unless the number of votes received by the candidate at least equals the number of signatures he or she would have had to acquire on a nominating petition.[18]

For write-in candidates in the general election[edit]

A write-in candidate in a general election must file a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate with the proper filing official no later than the 21st day after the primary election.[19]

No person can run as a write-in candidate in the general election if he or she was a candidate in the primary election immediately preceding the general election.[20]

No unopposed write-in candidate can have an election certified unless the candidate receives votes equal to at least 2 percent of the total number of votes cast in the electoral district for governor in the last preceding general election in which a governor was elected.[21]

2020 ballot access requirements[edit]

The table below details filing requirements for New Mexico House of Representatives candidates in the 2020 election cycle.

Filing requirements for state legislative candidates, 2020
Chamber name Party Signatures required Filing fee Filing deadline Source
New Mexico House of Representatives Qualified party Varies by party and district N/A 3/10/2020 Source
New Mexico House of Representatives Unaffiliated Varies by party and district N/A 6/25/2020 Source

Qualifications[edit]

See also: State legislature candidate requirements by state

Article 4, Section 3 of the New Mexico Constitution states: Senators shall not be less than twenty-five years of age and representatives not less than twenty-one years of age at the time of their election. If any senator or representative permanently removes his residence from or maintains no residence in the district from which he was elected, then he shall be deemed to have resigned and his successor shall be selected as provided in Section 4 of this article. No person shall be eligible to serve in the legislature who, at the time of qualifying, holds any office of trust or profit with the state, county or national governments, except notaries public and officers of the militia who receive no salary.

Salaries and per diem[edit]

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
State legislators
SalaryPer diem
$0/year$165/day (January and February); $194/day (March). Tied to federal rate. Vouchered.

When sworn in[edit]

See also: When state legislators assume office after a general election

New Mexico legislators assume office on the first day of January after a general election.[22]

New Mexico political history[edit]

Trifectas[edit]

A state government trifecta is a term that describes single-party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government.

New Mexico Party Control: 1992-2022
Fifteen years of Democratic trifectas  •  No Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Governor D D D R R R R R R R R D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R D D D D
Senate D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
House D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D R R D D D D D D

Presidential politics in New Mexico[edit]

2016 Presidential election results[edit]

U.S. presidential election, New Mexico, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes Electoral votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngHillary Clinton/Tim Kaine 48.3% 385,234 5
     Republican Donald Trump/Mike Pence 40% 319,667 0
     Libertarian Gary Johnson/Bill Weld 9.3% 74,541 0
     Green Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka 1.2% 9,879 0
     Socialism and Liberation Gloria Estela La Riva/Dennis J. Banks 0.1% 1,184 0
     Constitution Darrell Lane Castle/Scott Bradley 0.2% 1,514 0
     American Delta Rocky De La Fuente/Michael Steinberg 0.1% 475 0
     Better for America Evan McMullin/Nathan Johnson 0.7% 5,825 0
Total Votes 798,319 5
Election results via: New Mexico Secretary of State

Voter information[edit]

How the primary works[edit]

A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. New Mexico utilizes a closed primary process; participation in each party's primary is limited to registered party members.[23][24][25][26]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

Poll times[edit]

In New Mexico, all polls are open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Mountain Time on Election Day. An individual who is in line at the time polls close must be allowed to vote.[27]

Registration requirements[edit]

To register to vote in New Mexico, each applicant must be a citizen of the United States, a resident of New Mexico, and at least 18 years old by the time of the next election. Convicted felons who have not completed the terms and conditions of a felony sentence are not eligible to register to vote, and individuals who have been declared mentally incapacitated may not register to vote.[28] Either the New Mexico voter registration form or the national voter registration form may be used to register. Completed registration materials can be mailed or delivered by hand to election officials. First-time applicants must attach a valid form of identification to their registration materials. Registration can also be completed online.[29] On March 27, 2019, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) signed into law a bill enacting same-day voter registration, which was scheduled to go into effect in 2021. The bill also expanded automatic voter registration.[30][31]

Automatic registration[edit]

New Mexico practices automatic voter registration.

Online registration[edit]

See also: Online voter registration

New Mexico has implemented an online voter registration system. Residents can register to vote by visiting this website.

Same-day registration[edit]

New Mexico enacted same-day voter registration in 2019; it was scheduled to go into effect in 2021.

Residency requirements[edit]

In New Mexico, individuals can register to vote as soon as they become residents of the state.

Verification of citizenship[edit]

See also: Laws permitting noncitizens to vote in the United States

New Mexico does not require proof of citizenship for voter registration.

Verifying your registration[edit]

The New Mexico Secretary of State’s Office allows residents to check their voter registration status online by visiting this website.

Voter ID requirements[edit]

New Mexico does not require voters to present identification while voting, in most cases. However, if an individual registered to vote for the first time by mail and did not provide verification of his or her identity then, the voter will have to show identification.[32]

Those voters can present the following forms of identification:

  • Current and valid photo identification
  • Current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, student identification card, or other government document, including identification issued by an Indian nation, tribe, or pueblo that shows the voter’s name and current address

Some municipalities require identification when voting in local elections. Click here for more information.

Early voting[edit]

New Mexico permits early voting. Learn more by visiting this website.

Absentee voting[edit]

All voters are eligible to vote absentee in New Mexico. There are no special eligibility requirements for voting absentee.[33]

The county clerk must receive the absentee ballot application no later than 5 p.m. on Friday before the election. Completed ballots must be returned to the county clerk or voter's precinct before 7 p.m. on Election Day in order to be counted.[33]


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Footnotes[edit]

  1. Ballotpedia defines an incumbent as retiring if the incumbent did not file for office or filed for office but withdrew, was disqualified, or otherwise left a race in a manner other than losing the primary, primary runoff, or convention. If an incumbent runs as a write-in candidate, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring. If an incumbent runs in the same chamber for a different seat, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring.
  2. District 48 incumbent Linda Trujillo (D) resigned from her seat and withdrew from the general election. She was replaced in the chamber and on the ballot by Tara Lujan (D).
  3. New Mexico Election Code, "Chapter 1-8-21," accessed January 3, 2014
  4. New Mexico Election Code, "Chapter 1-8-21.1(C)," accessed January 14, 2014
  5. New Mexico Election Code, "Chapter 1-8-33," accessed January 3, 2014
  6. New Mexico Election Code, "Chapter 1-8-33," accessed January 3, 2014
  7. New Mexico Election Code, "Chapter 1-8-1," accessed January 3, 2014
  8. New Mexico Election Code, "Chapter 1-8-2(A)(1)," accessed January 3, 2014
  9. New Mexico Election Code, "Chapter 1-8-2(B)," accessed January 3, 2014
  10. New Mexico Election Code, "Chapter 1-8-2(B)(2)," accessed January 3, 2014
  11. New Mexico Election Code, "Chapter 1-8-45," accessed January 3, 2014
  12. New Mexico Election Code, "Chapter 1-8-51(C)," accessed January 3, 2014
  13. New Mexico Election Code, "Chapter 1-8-45(D)," accessed January 3, 2014
  14. New Mexico Election Code, "Chapter 1-8-45(E)," accessed January 3, 2014
  15. New Mexico Election Code, "Chapter 1-8-52(A)," accessed January 3, 2014
  16. New Mexico Election Code, "Chapter 1-8-36.1(B)," accessed January 14, 2014
  17. New Mexico Election Code, "Chapter 1-8-36.1(C)," accessed January 14, 2014
  18. New Mexico Election Code, "Chapter 1-8-36.1(F)," accessed January 14, 2014
  19. New Mexico Election Code, "Chapter 1-12-19.1," accessed January 14, 2014
  20. New Mexico Election Code, "Chapter 1-12-19.1(e}," accessed January 14, 2014
  21. New Mexico Election Code, "Chapter 1-12-19.1(F)," accessed January 14, 2014
  22. New Mexico Constitution, "Article IV, Section 4, accessed November 1, 2021
  23. National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed October 25, 2019
  24. FairVote, "Primaries," accessed October 25, 2019
  25. Ballotpedia research conducted December 26, 2013, through January 3, 2014, researching and analyzing various state websites and codes.
  26. New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver, "FAQs for Primary & General Election Candidacy," accessed October 25, 2019
  27. New Mexico Secretary of State, “Voter Bill of Rights,” accessed October 17, 2019
  28. New Mexico Secretary of State, “Voter Registration Information,” accessed October 3, 2019
  29. New Mexico Secretary of State, “Voter Registration,” accessed October 3, 2019
  30. Office of the Governor, “Gov. Lujan Grisham enacts same-day, automated voter registration,” March 27, 2019
  31. The NM Political Report, “Gov. signs same-day voter registration bill,” March 27, 2019
  32. New Mexico Secretary of State, "Voting," accessed October 7, 2019
  33. 33.0 33.1 New Mexico Secretary of State, "Absentee and Early Voting," accessed December 16, 2013


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