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Registered| 1,351,811
Turnout| 68.67%[1]

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A general election was held in the U.S. state of New Mexico on November 3, 2020.[2] To vote by mail, registered New Mexico voters must have requested a ballot by October 30, 2020.[3][4]

## Federal elections

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### U.S. President

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Main article: 2020 United States presidential election in New Mexico

See also: 2020 New Mexico Democratic presidential primary and 2020 New Mexico Republican presidential primary

2020 United States presidential election in New Mexico[5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Democratic | Joe Biden | 501,614  | 54.29  | 6.03
| Republican | Donald Trump (incumbent)  | 401,894  | 43.50  | 3.46
| Libertarian | Jo Jorgensen | 12,585  | 1.36  | 7.98
| Green | Howie Hawkins | 4,426  | 0.48  | 0.76
| Constitution | Sheila Tittle  | 1,806  | 0.20  | 0.05
| Socialism and Liberation | Gloria La Riva | 1,640  | 0.18  | 0.03
Majority | 99,720  | 10.79  | 2.58
Total votes  | 923,965  | 100.00  |

### U.S. Senate

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Main article: 2020 United States Senate election in New Mexico

2020 United States Senate election in New Mexico[6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Democratic | Ben Ray Luján | 474,483  | 51.73  | 3.83
| Republican | Mark Ronchetti  | 418,483  | 45.62  | 1.18
| Libertarian | Bob Walsh  | 24,271  | 2.65  |
Total votes  | 917,237  | 100.00  |
| Democratic hold

### U.S. House of Representatives

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Main article: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico

District  | Incumbent  | This race

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Member  | Party  | First elected  | Results  | Candidates
New Mexico 1 | Deb Haaland | Democratic  | 2018 | Incumbent re-elected.  |

* Y Deb Haaland (Democratic) 58.19%
* Michelle Garcia Holmes (Republican) 41.81%

New Mexico 2 | Xochitl Torres Small | Democratic  | 2018 | Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Republican gain.  |

* Y Yvette Herrell (Republican) 53.70%
* Xochitl Torres Small (Democratic) 46.25%

New Mexico 3 | Ben Ray Luján | Democratic  | 2008 | Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.  |

* Y Teresa Leger Fernandez (Democratic) 58.68%
* Alexis Johnson (Republican) 41.32%

## State elections

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### State legislature

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Main articles: 2020 New Mexico State Senate election and 2020 New Mexico House of Representatives election

All of the seats of the New Mexico Senate and the New Mexico House of Representatives were up for election in 2020. Democrats held control of both chambers, maintaining a government trifecta.

Senate  | Party  | Before  | After  | Change

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| Democratic | 26  | 27  |  1
| Republican | 16  | 15  |  1
Total | 42 | 42 |
House of Representatives  | Party  | Before  | After  | Change

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| Democratic | 46  | 44  |  2
| Republican | 24  | 25  |  1
| Independent | 0  | 1  |  1
Total | 70 | 70 |

## Judicial elections

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### Supreme Court

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#### Position 1

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2020 New Mexico Supreme Court Position 1 election

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Nominee  | Shannon Bacon | Ned Fuller  |
Party  | Democratic | Republican
Popular vote  | 495,759 | 394,595
Percentage  | 55.7% | 44.3%

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County results
Bacon:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Fuller:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

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| Supreme Court Justice before election

Shannon Bacon
Democratic

| Elected Supreme Court Justice

Shannon Bacon
Democratic

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Incumbent justice Shannon Bacon ran for a term ending in 2026 after being appointed by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham on January 25, 2019. She was challenged by Republican candidate Ned Fuller, the deputy district attorney of the Eleventh Judicial District.[7]

2020 New Mexico Supreme Court election (Position 1)[8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Shannon Bacon (incumbent)  | 495,759  | 55.68%
| Republican | Ned Fuller  | 394,595  | 44.32%
Total votes | 890,354  | 100.0%
| Democratic hold

#### Position 2

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2020 New Mexico Supreme Court Position 2 election

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Nominee  | David Thomson | Kerry Morris  |
Party  | Democratic | Republican
Popular vote  | 480,507 | 406,791
Percentage  | 54.15% | 45.85%

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County results
Thomson:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Morris:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

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| Supreme Court Justice before election

David Thomson
Democratic

| Elected Supreme Court Justice

David Thomson
Democratic

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Incumbent justice David Thomson ran for a term ending in 2026 after being appointed by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham on January 25, 2019. He was challenged by Republican candidate Kerry Morris, a former prosecutor in the Bernalillo County District Attorney office.[9]

2020 New Mexico Supreme Court election (Position 2)[8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | David K. Thomson (incumbent)  | 480,507  | 54.15%
| Republican | Kerry Morris  | 406,791  | 45.85%
Total votes | 887,298  | 100.0%
| Democratic hold

### Court of Appeals

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#### Position 1

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Judge Zachary Ives ran for a full 8-year term after being appointed by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham on January 31, 2019.

2020 New Mexico Court of Appeals election (Position 1)[8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Zachary Ives (incumbent)  | 464,043  | 52.50%
| Republican | Barbara Johnson  | 419,927  | 47.50%
Total votes | 883,970  | 100.0%
| Democratic hold

#### Position 2

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Judge Shammara Henderson ran for a term ending in 2024 after being appointed by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham on February 14, 2020.

2020 New Mexico Court of Appeals election (Position 2)[8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Shammara Henderson (incumbent)  | 450,566  | 50.97%
| Republican | Gertrude Lee | 370,778  | 41.95%
| Libertarian | Stephen Curtis  | 62,547  | 7.08%
Total votes | 883,891  | 100.0%
| Democratic hold

#### Position 3

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Judge Jane Yohalem ran for a term ending in 2022 after being appointed by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham on June 20, 2020.

2020 New Mexico Court of Appeals election (Position 3)[8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Jane Yohalem (incumbent)  | 456,645  | 51.84%
| Republican | Thomas Montoya  | 424,153  | 48.15%
Total votes | 880,798  | 100.0%
| Democratic hold

#### Retention election

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Judge Jacqueline Medina was up for retention for a full 8-year term.

2020 New Mexico Court of Appeals, Judge Jaqueline Medina (D) Retention election[8] Choice  | Votes  | %

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Yes | 540,619 | 73.07
No  | 199,217  | 26.93
Total votes | 739,836 | 100.00

## See also

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* Elections in New Mexico
* Bilingual elections requirement for New Mexico (per Voting Rights Act Amendments of 2006)[10]
* Politics of New Mexico
* Political party strength in New Mexico

## References

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1. ^ "Turnout". New Mexico Secretary of State. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
2. ^ "New Mexico elections, 2020". Ballotpedia.org. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
3. ^ Lily Hay Newman (August 27, 2020), "How to Vote by Mail and Make Sure It Counts", Wired.com, archived from the original on October 6, 2020, "New Mexico"
4. ^ "Absentee and Mail Voting Policies in Effect for the 2020 Election", Ncsl.org, Washington, D.C.: National Conference of State Legislatures, retrieved October 10, 2020, "New Mexico"
5. ^ "Federal". New Mexico Secretary of State. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
6. ^ "Official Results - 2020 General November 3, 2020". New Mexico Secretary of State. Archived from the original on February 10, 2021. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
7. ^ Kellogg, Joshua (October 20, 2020). "Two candidates compete for New Mexico Supreme Court seat". Farmington Daily Times.
8. ^ a b c d e f "2020 General Election Results Statewide Summary". New Mexico Secretary of State.
9. ^ Carrillo, Edmund (October 19, 2020). "ABQ lawyer challenging incumbent for seat on high court". Albuquerque Journal.
10. ^ "Covered Areas for Voting Rights Bilingual Election Materials—2015", Voting Rights Act Amendments of 2006, Determinations Under Section 203, Federal Register, retrieved October 13, 2020, "A Notice by the Census Bureau on 12/05/2016"

## External links

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* "League of Women Voters of New Mexico". (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
* Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "New Mexico", Voting & Elections Toolkits
* "New Mexico: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
* New Mexico 2019 & 2020 Elections, OpenSecrets
* "State Elections Legislation Database", Ncsl.org, Washington, D.C.: National Conference of State Legislatures, "State legislation related to the administration of elections introduced in 2011 through...2020"

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