2016 New Mexico elections

A general election was held in the U.S. state of New Mexico on November 8, 2016. In the presidential election, voters in the state chose five electors to represent them in the Electoral College via popular vote. All three New Mexico seats to the United States House of Representatives were up for election. A special election was held for Secretary of State, along with all seats in both houses of the New Mexico Legislature. Primary elections were held on June 7.

Federal elections

U.S. President

2016 United States presidential election in New Mexico[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Hillary Clinton	385,234	48.26
	Republican	Donald Trump	319,667	40.04
	Libertarian	Gary Johnson	74,541	9.34
	Green	Jill Stein	9,879	1.24
	Independent	Evan McMullin	5,825	0.73
	Constitution	Darrell Castle	1,514	0.15
	Socialism and Liberation	Gloria La Riva	1,184	0.15
	American Delta	Rocky De La Fuente	475	0.06
Majority			65,567	8.21
Total votes			798,319	100.00

U.S. House of Representatives

All three incumbents were reelected: Democrat Michelle Lujan Grisham of the 1st district, Republican Steve Pearce of the 2nd district, and Democrat Ben Ray Luján of the 3rd district.

State elections

Secretary of State (special)

2016 New Mexico Secretary of State special election

November 8, 2016

Nominee Maggie Toulouse Oliver Nora Espinoza Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 423,938 325,231 Percentage 56.59% 43.41%

Secretary of State before election Brad Winter Republican Elected Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver Democratic

On October 22, 2015, incumbent Secretary of State Dianna Duran resigned amid a corruption and campaign law investigation.[2] Democrat Maggie Toulouse Oliver, who ran against Duran in 2014, defeated Republican Nora Espinoza to fill the remainder of her term.[3]

Republican primary

Republican Brad Winter, who was appointed by Governor Susana Martinez following Duran's resignation, chose not to run for a full term.[4] Because of this, state representative Nora Espinoza ran unopposed in the primary election.

Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nora Espinoza	83,759	100.00
Total votes			83,759	100.00

Democratic primary

Bernalillo County clerk Maggie Toulouse Oliver was the only Democrat to declare her candidacy, and ran unopposed in the primary election.

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Maggie Toulouse Oliver	172,837	100.00
Total votes			172,837	100.00

General election

2016 New Mexico Secretary of State special election[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Maggie Toulouse Oliver	423,938	56.59
	Republican	Nora Espinoza	325,231	43.41
Majority			98,707	13.18
Total votes			749,169	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican

New Mexico Legislature

All seats of the New Mexico Legislature were up for election in 2016. The New Mexico Senate has 42 members elected to four-year terms, while the New Mexico House of Representatives has 70 members elected to two-year terms.

Senate Party Before Won +/- Democratic 24 26 2 Republican 18 16 2 Total 42 42

House of Representatives Party Before Won +/- Democratic 33 38 5 Republican 37 32 5 Total 70 70

Democrats strengthened their control of the Senate and regained control of the House, securing both legislative chambers.[6][7]

Constitutional Amendment 1

The New Mexico Denial of Bail Measure is a constitutional amendment that allows courts to deny bail to a defendant charged with a felony, but only if the defendant is deemed a threat to the public. It was designed to retain the right to pretrial release for non-dangerous defendants.[8]

New Mexico Denial of Bail Measure

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	616,887	87.23
No	90,293	12.77
Total votes	707,180	100.00
Source: Ballotpedia

References

1. "Federal Elections 2016" (PDF). Federal Election Commission. December 2017.
2. "New Mexico Secretary Of State Dianna Duran Resigns Amid Fraud Investigation". Associated Press. October 23, 2015. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
3. Yingling, Sara (November 9, 2016). "Toulouse Oliver becomes New Mexico's Secretary of State". KRQE. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
4. "Gov. Martinez appoints Brad Winter as NM Sec. of State". www.KOB.com. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
5. "New Mexico Secretary of State election, 2016". Ballotpedia.
6. "New Mexico State Senate elections, 2016". Ballotpedia.
7. "New Mexico House of Representatives elections, 2016". Ballotpedia.
8. "Senate Join Resolution 1" (PDF). New Mexico Legislature.