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.
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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]
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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)[upper-alpha 1] | 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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 County results Oliver: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Clarkson: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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]
Nominee
- Gavin Clarkson, former professor at New Mexico State University and former deputy assistant secretary of the 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]
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 | ||
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% |
Hypothetical polling
| 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.
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 | ||
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| 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 |
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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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 County results Colón: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Johnson: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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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.[14]
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 | ||
Declared
- Brian Colón, chair of the 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 | ||
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.
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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.
Results
County Results
Vigil: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Clingman: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
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 | 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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 Yes |
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 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 were in 2020.
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.
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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
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