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2020 New Mexico House of Representatives election
Majority party
Minority party
Leader
Brian Egolf
Jim Townsend
Party
Democratic
Republican
Leader's seat
47th - Santa Fe
54th - Artesia
Last election
46 seats, 58.4%
24 seats, 39.2%
Seats before
46
24
Seats won
44
25
Seat change
2
1
Popular vote
438,465
392,345
Percentage
51.7%
46.3%
Swing
6.7%
7.1%
Results: Democratic hold Republican hold Republican gain Independent gain
Speaker of the House
before election
Brian Egolf
Democratic
Elected Speaker of the House
Brian Egolf
Democratic
The 2020 New Mexico House of Representatives election took place on November 3, 2020 as part of the biennial United States elections . All the seats in the New Mexico House of Representatives were up for election.[1] The previous election was held in 2018 .
Primary elections were held on June 3, alongside the 2020 New Mexico Democratic presidential primary .[2]
Summary of results
Closest races
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
District 53, 0.6%
District 27, 2.1%
District 22, 2.4%
District 57, 4.4%
District 68, 5%
District 39, 5.6% gain
District 20, 7%
District 37, 7.2%
District 44, 7.4%
District 36, 8%
District 50, 8.3%
District 31, 8.5%
District 4, 8.6%
District 32, 8.6%
District 29, 8.8%
District 23, 9.6%
District 28, 9.8%
Retiring incumbents
Eleven incumbent representatives (7 Democrats and 4 Republicans) did not seek reelection.[4]
Abbas Akhil (D), District 20
Paul Bandy (R), District 3
Daniel R. Barrone (D), District 42
David Gallegos (R), District 61
Tim Lewis (R), District 60
Patricio Ruiloba (D), District 12 (sought reelection but was disqualified from the ballot;[5] subsequently resigned on September 9, 2020)
Tomás Salazar (D), District 70
Joespeh Sanchez (D), District 40
Gregg Schmedes (D), District 22
Jim Trujillo (D), District 45 (subsequently resigned on September 29, 2020)
Linda Trujillo (D), District 48 (subsequently resigned on July 9, 2020)
Defeated incumbents
In primary
No incumbent representative was defeated in the primary.
In general election
One incumbent (a Democrat) was defeated in the general election.
Art De La Cruz (D), District 12
Predictions
Source
Ranking
As of
The Cook Political Report
[6]
Safe D
October 21, 2020
Detailed results
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
District 9
District 10
District 11
Republican primary
General election
District 12
Incumbent Democrat Patricio Ruiloba was disqualified from the primary ballot on March 31, 2020 for submitting incomplete information on his election paperwork.[5] Subsequently, Ruiloba resigned effective September 9 in order to run for Bernalillo County Sheriff.[18] Former Bernalillo County Commissioner Art De La Cruz was appointed to the vacant seat,[19] but because the Democratic Party did not have a valid nominee to replace on the ballot, De La Cruz was forced to run for election to a full term as a write-in candidate .
District 13
Democratic primary
General election
District 14
Democratic primary
General election
District 15
District 16
District 17
Democratic primary
General election
District 18
District 19
District 20
Democratic primary
General election
District 21
District 22
District 23
Republican primary
General election
District 24
District 25
District 26
District 27
Incumbent Democrat Bill Pratt died on December 29, 2019.[35] The Bernalillo County Commission appointed Marian Matthews to the vacant seat on January 9, 2020.[36]
Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
District 28
District 29
District 30
District 31
District 32
District 33
District 34
Democratic primary
General election
District 35
District 36
District 37
District 38
District 39
District 40
Democratic primary
General election
District 41
District 42
Democratic incumbent Roberto Gonzales was appointed to a vacant State Senate seat on December 20, 2019.[52] Taos Mayor Daniel R. Barrone was appointed to succeed Gonzales on January 4, 2020.[53] In April 2020, Barrone announced he would not seek a full term as Representative.[54]
Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
District 43
District 44
District 45
Democratic primary
General election
District 46
District 47
District 48
Incumbent Democrat Linda Trujillo resigned on July 9, 2020, after winning the Democratic primary unopposed.[61] Democrat Tara Lujan was appointed to succeed Trujillo on July 23.[62]
District 49
District 50
Democratic primary
General election
District 51
District 52
District 53
District 54
District 55
District 56
District 57
District 58
District 59
District 60
District 61
Republican primary
General election
District 62
District 63
District 64
District 65
Democratic primary
General election
District 66
District 67
District 68
District 69
District 70
Democratic primary
General election
See also
References
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^ "New Mexico Election Results" . electionresults.sos.state.nm.us . Retrieved September 3, 2020 .
^ "UNOFFICIAL RESULTS General Election - November 3, 2020" . New Mexico Secretary of State . Retrieved November 11, 2020 .
^ Reichbach, Matthew (February 25, 2020). "The legislators (so far) who aren't running for reelection" . NM Political Report . Retrieved November 18, 2020 .
^ a b KRQE Media (March 31, 2020). "State representative kicked off upcoming primary ballot" . KRQE . Retrieved November 19, 2020 .
The Cook Political Report
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^ "Unofficial Results: General Election, November 3, 2020 — State Representative, District 1" . Secretary of State of New Mexico . Archived from the original on December 6, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020 .
^ "Unofficial Results: General Election, November 3, 2020 — State Representative, District 2" . Secretary of State of New Mexico . Archived from the original on December 4, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020 .
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^ "Unofficial Results: General Election, November 3, 2020 — State Representative, District 31" . Secretary of State of New Mexico . Retrieved November 19, 2020 .[permanent dead link ]
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^ "Unofficial Results: General Election, November 3, 2020 — State Representative, District 39" . Secretary of State of New Mexico . Retrieved November 19, 2020 .[permanent dead link ]
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^ "Unofficial Results: General Election, November 3, 2020 — State Representative, District 51" . Secretary of State of New Mexico . Archived from the original on December 6, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020 .
^ "Unofficial Results: General Election, November 3, 2020 — State Representative, District 52" . Secretary of State of New Mexico . Archived from the original on December 9, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020 .
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^ "Unofficial Results: General Election, November 3, 2020 — State Representative, District 54" . Secretary of State of New Mexico . Archived from the original on December 7, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020 .
^ "Unofficial Results: General Election, November 3, 2020 — State Representative, District 55" . Secretary of State of New Mexico . Retrieved November 19, 2020 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "Unofficial Results: General Election, November 3, 2020 — State Representative, District 56" . Secretary of State of New Mexico . Archived from the original on December 5, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020 .
^ "Unofficial Results: General Election, November 3, 2020 — State Representative, District 57" . Secretary of State of New Mexico . Archived from the original on December 6, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020 .
^ "Unofficial Results: General Election, November 3, 2020 — State Representative, District 58" . Secretary of State of New Mexico . Archived from the original on December 9, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020 .
^ "Unofficial Results: General Election, November 3, 2020 — State Representative, District 59" . Secretary of State of New Mexico . Archived from the original on November 4, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020 .
^ "Unofficial Results: General Election, November 3, 2020 — State Representative, District 60" . Secretary of State of New Mexico . Archived from the original on December 6, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020 .
^ "Unofficial Results: General Election, November 3, 2020 — State Representative, District 61" . Secretary of State of New Mexico . Retrieved November 19, 2020 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "Unofficial Results: General Election, November 3, 2020 — State Representative, District 62" . Secretary of State of New Mexico . Archived from the original on December 7, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020 .
^ "Unofficial Results: General Election, November 3, 2020 — State Representative, District 63" . Secretary of State of New Mexico . Retrieved November 19, 2020 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "Unofficial Results: General Election, November 3, 2020 — State Representative, District 64" . Secretary of State of New Mexico . Retrieved November 19, 2020 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "Unofficial Results: General Election, November 3, 2020 — State Representative, District 65" . Secretary of State of New Mexico . Archived from the original on December 8, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020 .
^ "Unofficial Results: General Election, November 3, 2020 — State Representative, District 66" . Secretary of State of New Mexico . Retrieved November 19, 2020 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "Unofficial Results: General Election, November 3, 2020 — State Representative, District 67" . Secretary of State of New Mexico . Archived from the original on December 7, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020 .
^ "Unofficial Results: General Election, November 3, 2020 — State Representative, District 68" . Secretary of State of New Mexico . Archived from the original on December 5, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020 .
^ "Unofficial Results: General Election, November 3, 2020 — State Representative, District 69" . Secretary of State of New Mexico . Retrieved November 19, 2020 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "Unofficial Results: General Election, November 3, 2020 — State Representative, District 70" . Secretary of State of New Mexico . Archived from the original on December 5, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020 .
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