2018 New Mexico elections
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A general election was held in the U.S. state of New Mexico on November 6, 2018. All of New Mexico's executive officers were up for election as well as a United States Senate seat, and all of New Mexico's three seats in the United States House of Representatives.
Governor
Incumbent Republican governor Susana Martinez was term-limited and could not run for election to a third consecutive term.
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Michelle Lujan Grisham/Howie Morales | 396,603 | 57.2 | |
Republican | Steve Pearce/Michelle Holmes | 297,185 | 42.8 | |
Total votes | 693,788 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
Attorney general
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Balderas: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Hendricks: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Tie: 40–50% 50% No data | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Democratic attorney general Hector Balderas ran for re-election to a second term.[2]
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Hector Balderas, incumbent attorney general of New Mexico
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Hector Balderas (incumbent) | 150,515 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 150,515 | 100.0 |
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Michael Hendricks, immigration attorney[4]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Michael Hendricks | 66,588 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 66,588 | 100.0 |
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Declared
- A. Blair Dunn, attorney and son of Public Lands Commissioner Aubrey Dunn Jr.[5]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Libertarian | A. Blair Dunn | 608 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 608 | 100.0 |
General election
Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Hector Balderas (D) |
Michael Hendricks (R) |
A. Blair Dunn (L) |
Undecided |
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Carroll Strategies Archived 2018-11-02 at the Wayback Machine | October 29, 2018 | 1,200 | ± 2.8% | 61% | 34% | 3% | 3% |
Global Strategy Group (D)[A] | August 27–30, 2018 | 601 | ± 4.0% | 51% | 30% | 7% | 12% |
Carroll Strategies | June 15–16, 2018 | 1,199 | ± 2.8% | 55% | 33% | 5% | 7% |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Hector Balderas (incumbent) | 427,583 | 61.81% | +3.54% | |
Republican | Michael Hendricks | 231,296 | 33.43% | −8.30% | |
Libertarian | A. Blair Dunn | 32,931 | 4.76% | N/A | |
Total votes | 691,810 | 100.0% | |||
Democratic hold |
Secretary of state
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Incumbent Democratic secretary of state Maggie Toulouse Oliver, who was elected in the 2016 special election, ran for re-election to a full term in 2018.[6]
For the general election, Governing magazine projected the race as "leans Democratic".[7]
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Maggie Toulouse Oliver, incumbent secretary of state
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Maggie Toulouse Oliver (incumbent) | 148,545 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 148,545 | 100.0 |
Republican primary
After winning the primary, Cox decided to withdraw from the race. As a result, the New Mexico Republican Party chose Gavin Clarkson as their nominee.[8]
Candidates
Nominee
- Gavin Clarkson, former professor at U.S. Department of Interior[8]
Withdrew
- JoHanna Cox, attorney[9]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | JoHanna Cox | 67,041 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 67,041 | 100.0 |
Libertarian primary
Jeff was replaced as the Libertarian nominee by Ginger Grider after withdrawing from the race.[10]
Candidates
Nominee
- Ginger Grider, medical cannabis advocate[11]
Withdrew
- Sandra Jeff, former Democratic state representative (2009–2015)[12][10]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Libertarian | Sandra Jeff | 604 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 604 | 100.0 |
General election
Predictions
Source | Ranking | As of |
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Governing magazine[7] | Lean D | June 4, 2018 |
Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Maggie Toulouse Oliver (D) |
Gavin Clarkson (R) |
Ginger Grider (L) |
Undecided |
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Carroll Strategies Archived 2018-11-02 at the Wayback Machine | October 29, 2018 | 1,200 | ± 2.8% | 52% | 40% | 3% | 5% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Maggie Toulouse Oliver (D) |
JoHanna Cox (R) |
Sandra Jeff (L) |
Undecided |
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Carroll Strategies | June 15–16, 2018 | 1,199 | ± 2.8% | 52% | 29% | 6% | 14% |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Maggie Toulouse Oliver (incumbent) | 399,134 | 57.76% | +1.17% | |
Republican | Gavin Clarkson | 257,306 | 37.24% | –6.17% | |
Libertarian | Ginger Grider | 34,527 | 5.00% | N/A | |
Total votes | 690,967 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold |
Treasurer
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![]() County results Eichenberg: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Castillo: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Democratic state treasurer Tim Eichenberg ran for re-election to a second term.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Tim Eichenberg, incumbent state treasurer
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Tim Eichenberg (incumbent) | 141,227 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 141,227 | 100.0 |
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Arthur L. Castillo | 65,813 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 65,813 | 100.0 |
General election
Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Tim Eichenberg (D) |
Arthur Castillo (R) |
Undecided |
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Carroll Strategies Archived 2018-11-02 at the Wayback Machine | October 29, 2018 | 1,200 | ± 2.8% | 52% | 40% | 9% |
Carroll Strategies | June 15–16, 2018 | 1,199 | ± 2.8% | 47% | 37% | 16% |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Tim Eichenberg (incumbent) | 394,780 | 57.92% | +5.46% | |
Republican | Arthur L. Castillo | 286,822 | 42.08% | −5.46% | |
Total votes | 681,602 | 100.0% | |||
Democratic hold |
State auditor
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After incumbent Democratic
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Wayne A. Johnson, incumbent state auditor
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Wayne A. Johnson (incumbent) | 68,267 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 68,267 | 100.0 |
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- New Mexico Democratic Party[12]
- Bill McCamley, state representative[15]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Brian S. Colón | 100,949 | 62.5 | |
Democratic | Bill McCamley | 60,464 | 37.5 | |
Total votes | 161,413 | 100.0 |
General election
Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Brian Colón (D) |
Wayne Johnson (R) |
Undecided |
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Carroll Strategies Archived 2018-11-02 at the Wayback Machine | October 29, 2018 | 1,200 | ± 2.8% | 50% | 45% | 5% |
Carroll Strategies | June 15–16, 2018 | 1,199 | ± 2.8% | 50% | 38% | 12% |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Brian Colón | 395,714 | 57.56% | +3.31% | |
Republican | Wayne A. Johnson (incumbent) | 291,714 | 42.44% | −3.31% | |
Total votes | 687,428 | 100.0% | |||
Democratic gain from Republican |
Commissioner of Public Lands
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Incumbent Libertarian Commissioner of Public Lands Aubrey Dunn Jr. is not running for re-election to a second term in office.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Stephanie Garcia Richard, state representative[16]
- George Muñoz, state senator[17]
- Garrett VeneKlasen, executive director of the New Mexico Wildlife Federation[18]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Stephanie Garcia Richard | 65,601 | 39.5 | |
Democratic | Garrett O. VeneKlasen | 61,783 | 37.2 | |
Democratic | George K. Muñoz | 38,770 | 23.3 | |
Total votes | 166,154 | 100.0 |
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Pat Lyons, New Mexico Public Regulation Commissioner for the 2nd district and former New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands (2003–2011)[19]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Patrick H. Lyons | 67,527 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 67,527 | 100.0 |
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Declared
- Michael Lucero, rancher[20]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Libertarian | Michael G. Lucero | 608 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 608 | 100.0 |
General election
Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Stephanie Garcia Richard (D) |
Pat Lyons (R) |
Michael Lucero (L) |
Undecided |
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Carroll Strategies Archived 2018-11-02 at the Wayback Machine | October 29, 2018 | 1,200 | ± 2.8% | 45% | 49% | 3% | 3% |
Carroll Strategies | June 15–16, 2018 | 1,199 | ± 2.8% | 44% | 41% | 5% | 9% |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Stephanie Garcia Richard | 352,335 | 51.10% | +1.17% | |
Republican | Pat Lyons | 297,379 | 43.13% | −6.94% | |
Libertarian | Michael G. Lucero | 39,791 | 5.77% | N/A | |
Total votes | 689,505 | 100.0% | |||
Democratic gain from Libertarian |
Public Regulation Commission
Three of the five seats on the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission will be up for election.
District 2 Republican incumbent Pat Lyons did not run for re-election in order to run for Commissioner of Public Lands.[19]
District 4 Democratic incumbent Lynda Lovejoy and District 5 Democratic incumbent Sandy R. Jones were eligible to run for re-election.
Public Education Commission
Five of the ten seats on the New Mexico Public Education Commission were up for election.
District 2 incumbent Republican Millie Pogna, District 3 incumbent Democrat Carmie Lynn Toulouse, District 5 incumbent Democrat James F. Conyers, District 6 incumbent Democrat Gilbert Peralta, and District 7 incumbent Democrat Patricia Gipson were eligible to run for re-election.
Supreme Court
Incumbent Gary L. Clingman was appointed by Governor Susana Martinez on April 6, 2018[21] after Justice Edward L. Chávez retired.[22] Justice Clingman ran for re-election to finish the remainder of Justice Chavez's term, ending in 2022.
General election
Results
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Vigil: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Clingman: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Michael E. Vigil | 403,573 | 59.17% | |
Republican | Gary L. Clingman (incumbent) | 278,502 | 40.83% | |
Total votes | 682,075 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
Court of Appeals
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kristina Bogardus | 370,314 | 54.58% | |
Republican | Stephen French (incumbent) | 308,146 | 45.42% | |
Total votes | 678,460 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jacqueline Medina | 391,429 | 57.81% | |
Republican | Henry Bohnhoff (incumbent) | 285,681 | 42.19% | |
Total votes | 677,110 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Briana H. Zamora
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390,971 | 57.79% | |
Republican | Emil Kiehne (incumbent) | 285,554 | 42.21% | |
Total votes | 676,525 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Megan Duffy | 367,522 | 54.50% | |
Republican | Daniel Gallegos (incumbent) | 306,814 | 45.50% | |
Total votes | 674,336 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jennifer Attrep (incumbent) | 466,482 | 100.0% | |
Total votes | 466,482 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic hold |
Choice | Votes | % |
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382,151 | 69.44 |
No | 168,167 | 30.56 |
Total votes | 550,318 | 100.00 |
New Mexico House of Representatives
In 2018, all 70 seats in the
Democrats increased their majority by flipping 9 seats from Republican control. Following the 2018 election, Democrats held a 47 to 23 seat advantage over Republicans.
New Mexico State Senate
The
United States Senate
Incumbent Democratic Senator Martin Heinrich was re-elected to a second term.[23]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Martin Heinrich (incumbent) | 376,998 | 54.1 | |
Republican | Mick Rich | 212,813 | 30.5 | |
Libertarian | Gary Johnson | 107,201 | 15.4 | |
Total votes | 697,012 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
United States House of Representatives
All of New Mexico's three seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2018. Democrats maintained District 1 and District 3 as well as flipped District 2 from Republicans. This means that there were no Republicans representing New Mexico in the federal government following the 2018 election.
District 1
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Deb Haaland | 147,336 | 59.13 | |
Republican | Janice Arnold-Jones | 90,507 | 36.32 | |
Libertarian | Lloyd Princeton | 11,319 | 4.54 | |
Total votes | 249,162 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 2
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Xochitl Torres Small | 101,489 | 50.93 | |
Republican | Yvette Herrell | 97,767 | 49.07 | |
Total votes | 199,256 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
District 3
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ben Ray Luján (incumbent) | 155,201 | 63.38 | |
Republican | Jerald Steve McFall | 76,427 | 31.21 | |
Libertarian | Christopher Manning | 13,265 | 5.42 | |
Total votes | 244,893 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Notes
- Partisan clients
- ^ Poll conducted for Hector Balderas.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "2018 General Election Results". New Mexico Secretary of State.
- ^ Terrell, Steve (May 16, 2017). "Balderas to seek re-election as AG, won't run for governor". The Santa Fe New Mexican. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "New Mexico Election Results". New Mexico Secretary of State. June 6, 2018.
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- ^ a b Jacobson, Louis (June 4, 2018). "Secretary of State Races Are More Competitive and Important Than Ever". Governing. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
- ^ a b Nott, Robert. "GOP taps candidate for secretary of state after primary winner drops out". Santa Fe New Mexican. The Santa Fe New Mexican. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
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- ^ Lyman, Andy (September 7, 2018). "Straight party issue spurs Portales Libertarian to run for Secretary of State". NM Political Report.
- ^ a b c "The Full List: New Mexico Major Party Candidates".
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- ^ "Governor names fellow Republican as state auditor".
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- ^ Stelnicki, Tripp (November 15, 2017). "Los Alamos legislator joins land commissioner race after Powell bows out". The Santa Fe New Mexican. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
- ^ Boyd, Dan (August 8, 2017). "NM Sen. George Muñoz to run for state land boss". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
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- ^ a b Boyd, Dan (July 26, 2017). "Ex-land commissioner plans to try and get his job back". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
- ^ Solovitch, Sara (May 22, 2018). "Most land commissioner candidates decline to make their case for children or office". New Mexico News Report.
- ^ "Governor Susana Martinez Appoints Judge Gary L. Clingman to the New Mexico Supreme Court" (PDF) (Press release). Santa Fe, New Mexico. April 6, 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
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External links
- Official Attorney General campaign websites
- Hector Balderas (D) for Attorney General
- A. Blair Dunn (L) for Attorney General
- Michael Hendricks (R) for Attorney General
- Official Secretary of State campaign websites
- Gavin Clarkson (R) for Secretary of State
- Ginger Grider (L) for Secretary of State
- Maggie Toulouse Oliver (D) for Secretary of State
- Official State Treasurer campaign websites
- Official State Auditor campaign websites
- Official Commissioner of Public Lands campaign websites
- Patrick H. Lyons (R) for Public Lands Commissioner
- Stephanie Garcia Richard (D) for Public Lands Commissioner
- Official Public Regulation Commission district 2 campaign websites
- Jeff Byrd (R) for Public Regulation Commissioner
- Kevin Sanders (D) for Public Regulation Commissioner
- Official Public Regulation Commission district 5 campaign websites