2018 New Mexico elections

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.

Elections in New Mexico
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Presidential primaries
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State elections
Gubernatorial elections
State Senate elections
State House elections
City of Albuquerque
Mayoral elections

Governor
Main article: New Mexico gubernatorial election, 2018

Incumbent Republican Governor Susana Martinez was term-limited and could not run for election to a third consecutive term.

Results
New Mexico gubernatorial election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
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
New Mexico Attorney General election, 2018
November 6, 2018
 
Nominee Hector Balderas Michael Hendricks
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 427,583 231,296
Percentage 61.8% 33.4%
County results

Balderas:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Hendricks:      40-50%      50–60%      60–70%
Attorney General before election

Hector Balderas
Democratic

 Elected Attorney General

Hector Balderas
Democratic

Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Hector Balderas ran for re-election to a second term.[1]

Results
Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Hector Balderas (incumbent) 150,515 100.0
Total votes 150,515 100.0

Republican primary

Immigration attorney Michael Hendricks ran for the Republican nomination.[2]

Results
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Hendricks 66,588 100.0
Total votes 66,588 100.0

Libertarian primary

Results
Libertarian primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian A. Blair Dunn 608 100.0
Total votes 608 100.0

Polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 Hector
Balderas (D)		 Michael
Hendricks (R)		 A. Blair
Dunn (L)		 Undecided
Carroll Strategies October 29, 2018 1,200 ± 2.8% 61% 34% 3% 3%
Global Strategy Group (D-Balderas) 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
New Mexico Attorney General election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Hector Balderas (incumbent) 427,583 61.8
Republican Michael Hendricks 231,296 33.4
Libertarian A. Blair Dunn 32,931 4.8
Total votes 691,810 100.0
Democratic hold

Secretary of State
New Mexico Secretary of State election, 2018
November 6, 2018
 
Nominee Maggie Toulouse Oliver Gavin Clarkson Ginger Grider
Party Democratic Republican Libertarian
Popular vote 399,134 257,306 34,527
Percentage 57.8% 37.2% 5.0%
County results
Oliver:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Clarkson:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%
Secretary of States before election

Maggie Toulouse Oliver
Democratic

 Elected Secretary of States

Maggie Toulouse Oliver
Democratic

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.[4]

For the general election, Governing magazine projected the race as "leans Democratic".[5]

Results
Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
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.[6]

Nominee
  • Gavin Clarkson, Las Cruces professor
Withdrew
  • JoHanna Cox, attorney[7]

Results
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
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.

Nominee
  • Ginger Grider
Withdrew

Results
Libertarian primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Sandra Jeff 604 100.0
Total votes 604 100.0

Predictions
Source Ranking As of
Governing magazine[9] 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
Carroll Strategies October 29, 2018 1,200 ± 2.8% 52% 40% 3% 5%

Results
New Mexico Secretary of State election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Maggie Toulouse Oliver (incumbent) 399,134 57.8
Republican Gavin Clarkson 257,306 37.2
Libertarian Ginger Grider 34,527 5.0
Total votes 690,967 100.0
Democratic hold

Treasurer
New Mexico Treasurer election, 2018
November 6, 2018
 
Nominee Tim Eichenberg Arthur Castillo
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 394,780 286,822
Percentage 57.9% 42.1%
County results
Eichenberg:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Castillo:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%
Treasurer before election

Tim Eichenberg
Democratic

 Elected Treasurer

Tim Eichenberg
Democratic

Incumbent Democratic State Treasurer Tim Eichenberg ran for re-election to a second term.

Results
Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tim Eichenberg (incumbent) 141,227 100.0
Total votes 141,227 100.0

Republican primary
  • Arthur L. Castillo, former CFO for the New Mexico State Treasurer's Office[8][10]

Results
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Arthur L. Castillo 65,813 100.0
Total votes 65,813 100.0

Polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 Tim
Eichenberg (D)		 Arthur
Castillo (R)		 Undecided
Carroll Strategies October 29, 2018 1,200 ± 2.8% 52% 40% 9%
Carroll Strategies June 15–16, 2018 1,199 ± 2.8% 47% 37% 16%

Results
New Mexico State Treasurer election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tim Eichenberg (incumbent) 394,780 57.9
Republican Arthur L. Castillo 286,822 42.1
Total votes 681,602 100.0
Democratic hold

State Auditor
New Mexico Auditor election, 2018
November 6, 2018
 
Nominee Brian Colón Wayne Johnson
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 395,714 291,714
Percentage 57.6% 42.4%
County results
Colón:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Johnson:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%
Auditor before election

Wayne Johnson
Republican

 Elected Auditor

Brian Colón
Democratic

After incumbent Democratic State Auditor Tim Keller was elected Mayor of Albuquerque in the 2017 mayoral election, and resigned to take office, Governor Martinez appointed Bernalillo County Commissioner Wayne Johnson (R) to be the new State Auditor.[11]

Results
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Wayne A. Johnson (incumbent) 68,267 100.0
Total votes 68,267 100.0

Democratic primary

Results
Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brian S. Colón 100,949 62.54
Democratic Bill McCamley 60,464 37.46
Total votes 161,413 100.0

Polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 Brian
Colón (D)		 Wayne
Johnson (R)		 Undecided
Carroll Strategies October 29, 2018 1,200 ± 2.8% 50% 45% 5%
Carroll Strategies June 15–16, 2018 1,199 ± 2.8% 50% 38% 12%

Results
New Mexico State Auditor election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brian Colón 395,714 57.6
Republican Wayne A. Johnson (incumbent) 291,714 42.4
Total votes 687,428 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

Commissioner of Public Lands
New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands election, 2018
November 6, 2018
 
Nominee Stephanie Garcia Richard Patrick H. Lyons Michael Lucero
Party Democratic Republican Libertarian
Popular vote 352,335 297,379 39,791
Percentage 51.1% 43.1% 5.8%
Commissioner before election

Aubrey Dunn Jr.
Libertarian

 Elected Commissioner

Stephanie Garcia Richard
Democratic

Incumbent Libertarian Commissioner of Public Lands Aubrey Dunn Jr. is not running for re-election to a second term in office.

Democratic primary

Results
Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Stephanie Garcia Richard 65,601 39.48
Democratic Garrett O. VeneKlasen 61,783 37.18
Democratic George K. Muñoz 38,770 23.33
Total votes 166,154 100.0

Republican primary

2nd District Public Regulation Commissioner and former Commissioner of Public Lands Pat Lyons is running for the Republican nomination.[16]

Results
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Patrick H. Lyons 67,527 100.0
Total votes 67,527 100.0

Results
Libertarian primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Michael G. Lucero 608 100.0
Total votes 608 100.0

Polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 Stephanie Garcia
Richard (D)		 Pat
Lyons (R)		 Michael
Lucero (L)		 Undecided
Carroll Strategies 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
New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Stephanie Garcia Richard 352,335 51.1
Republican Pat Lyons 297,379 43.1
Libertarian Michael G. Lucero 39,791 5.8
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.[16]

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

Gary L. Clingman, appointed by Governor Susana Martinez was eligible to run for a full term.

Results
New Mexico Supreme Court election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michael E. Vigil 403,573 59.2
Republican Gary L. Clingman (incumbent) 278,502 40.8
Total votes 682,075 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

Court of Appeals
New Mexico Court of Appeals election, 2018, Position 1
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kristina Bogardus 370,314 54.6
Republican Stephen French (incumbent) 308,146 45.4
Total votes 678,460 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican
New Mexico Court of Appeals election, 2018, Position 2
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jacqueline Medina 391,429 57.8
Republican Henry Bohnhoff (incumbent) 285,681 42.2
Total votes 677,110 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican
New Mexico Court of Appeals election, 2018, Position 3
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Briana H. Zamora 390,971 57.8
Republican Emil Kiehne (incumbent) 285,554 42.2
Total votes 676,525 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican
New Mexico Court of Appeals election, 2018, Position 4
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Megan Duffy 367,522 54.5
Republican Daniel Gallegos (incumbent) 306,814 45.5
Total votes 674,336 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican
New Mexico Court of Appeals election, 2018, Position 5
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jennifer Attrep (incumbent) 466,482 100.0
Total votes 466,482 100.0
New Mexico Court of Appeals, 2018 Retention election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican J. Miles Hanisee (incumbent) 382,151 69.4
{{{party}}} Other/Write-in votes 168,167 30.6
Total votes 550,318 100.0

https://ballotpedia.org/New_Mexico_intermediate_appellate_court_elections,_2018

New Mexico House of Representatives
Main article: New Mexico House of Representatives election, 2018

In 2018, all 70 seats in the New Mexico House of Representatives were up for election in 2018. Democrats have a majority in the chamber heading into the election. On election day 2018, Democrats hold 38 seats and Republicans hold 32 seats. To re-claim control, Republicans needed to net 4 seats from Democrats.

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 New Mexico State Senate only holds regularly-scheduled elections every four years; therefore, no State Senate seats are up for election in 2018, but all 42 will be in 2020.

United States Senate

Incumbent Democratic Senator Martin Heinrich was re-elected to a second term.[17]

United States Senate election in New Mexico, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
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
District 1 General Election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
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
District 2 General Election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
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
District 3 General Election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
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

References
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