New Mexico 2018 General Election

The Green Papers: New Mexico 2018 General Election

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New Mexico
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary: Tuesday 5 June 2018
✓ General Election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

✓ Tuesday 6 February 2018 - Filing Deadline - Preprimary Party Convention .
✓ Tuesday 13 March 2018 - Filing Deadline - Primary Major Party .
✓ Tuesday 20 March 2018 - Filing Deadline - Primary Write-in .
✓ Tuesday 5 June 2018 - Primary . Polling hours 7:00a-7:00p MDT (1300-0100 UTC).
✓ Thursday 28 June 2018 - Filing Deadline - Minor/Independent/Write-in General Election .
✓ Tuesday 6 November 2018 - General Election . Polling hours 7:00a-7:00p MST (1400-0200 UTC).

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
Governor:	1
2010 Census:	2,067,273	(0.67% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:	5	(0.93% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:	3	(0.69% of 435)
Capital:	Santa Fe

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New Mexico State and Local Government

The statewide Primary is for Democratic, Republican, and Libertarian candidates.

Primary & General Election Candidacy FAQs from the New Mexico Office of the Secretary of State.

2018 Candidate Information, 2018 Primary Election Contest/Candidate List, and General Election Candidate List from the New Mexico Office of the Secretary of State.

5 June 2018 Primary
Returns from the New Mexico Secretary of State.
Results from The New York Times
Results from Politico.

6 November 2018:
2018 General Election Contest/Candidate List from the New Mexico Office of the Secretary of State.
Certified returns from the New Mexico Secretary of State.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 115^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1		Democratic	Senator Martin Trevor Heinrich • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2012. Previously served in the U.S. House elected 2008, re-elected 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3)

		Democratic	376,998	54.09%	Senator Martin Trevor Heinrich • FEC S2NM00088; 26 Nov 18; Tot $6,356,791; Dsb $7,180,573

		Republican	212,813	30.53%	Mick Rich • FEC S8NM00200; 31 Dec 18; Tot $968,899; Dsb $967,618

		Libertarian	107,201	15.38%	former Governor Gary Earl Johnson • 4 August 2018: After state Land Commissioner Aubrey Dunn withdrew from the contest, the Libertarian Party nominated former Governor Gary Johnson. Mr. Johnson has until 18 August to decide whether to accept. 13 August 2018: Accepted. • FEC S8NM00226; 26 Nov 18; Tot $395,048; Dsb $392,691
Total			697,012	100.00%

Class 2		Democratic	Senator Tom Udall • First elected: 2008; re-elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
	Candidate list (1)

		*Democratic*			*Senator Tom Udall* • FEC S8NM00184

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

Open		Republican	Governor Susana Martinez • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair
			Open Chair (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (2)

		Democratic	398,368	57.20%	Congressman Michelle Lujan Grisham • for Lieutenant Governor: state Senator Howie C. Morales • 13 December 2016: Announced run for Governor in 2016. Congressman CD 1.

		Republican	298,091	42.80%	Congressman Stevan E. "Steve" Pearce • for Lieutenant Governor: Michelle Garcia Holmes • 10 July 2017: Candidate for Governor in 2018. Congressman CD 2.
Total			696,459	100.00%

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Elected on a ticket with (but nominated separately from) the Governor

Open		Republican	Lieutenant Governor John A. Sanchez • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Open Seat

115^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2018, 2020. No Term Limit. 115^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 2 Democratic (1 Open, 1 Renominated); 1 Republican (1 Open)

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 1 Open		Democratic	Congressman Michelle Lujan Grisham • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Open Seat - 13 December 2016: Announced run for Governor in 2016.
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (3) - 116th Congress

		Democratic	147,336	59.13%	Debra A. "Deb" Haaland • FEC H8NM01331; 26 Nov 18; Tot $2,162,990; Dsb $2,133,346

		Republican	90,507	36.32%	Janice E. Arnold-Jones • FEC H8NM01372; 04 Dec 18; Tot $319,023; Dsb $319,023

		Libertarian	11,319	4.54%	Lloyd Joseph Princeton • FEC H8NM01448; 12 Dec 18; Tot $74,341; Dsb $74,241
Total			249,162	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 2 Open		Republican	Congressman Stevan E. "Steve" Pearce • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Open Seat - 10 July 2017: Candidate for Governor in 2018. 6 November 2018: Lost his bid for Governor.
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (2) - 116th Congress

		Democratic	101,489	50.93%	Xochitl Torres Small • FEC H8NM02248; 26 Nov 18; Tot $4,786,546; Dsb $4,555,959

		Republican	97,767	49.07%	state Representative Stella Yvette "Yvette" Herrell • FEC H8NM02156; 31 Dec 18; Tot $1,511,999; Dsb $1,341,381
Total			199,256	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 3		Democratic	Congressman Ben Ray Luján • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3) - 116th Congress

		Democratic	155,201	63.38%	Congressman Ben Ray Luján • FEC H8NM03196; 26 Nov 18; Tot $1,956,183; Dsb $2,267,820

		Republican	76,427	31.21%	Jerald "Steve" McFall • FEC H6NM03059

		Libertarian	13,265	5.42%	Christopher "Chris" Manning • FEC H8NM03246; 26 Nov 18; Tot $7,957; Dsb $7,115
Total			244,893	100.00%

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

		Democratic	Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected in a Special Election: 8 November 2016 (re: resignation of Dianna Duran) • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • The current Secretary of State is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Renominated
	Candidate list (3)

		Democratic	399,134	57.76%	Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver

		Republican	257,306	37.24%	Gavin S. Clarkson • 5 June 2018: Lost the primary for U.S. House CD 2. 7 July 2018: The Republican Party's State Central Committee selected Gavin Clarkson as the replacement candidate for JoHanna Cox who withdrew on 18 June 2018.

		Libertarian	34,527	5.00%	Ginger G. Grider
Total			690,967	100.00%

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

		Democratic	Attorney General Hector H. Balderas • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • The current Attorney General is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Renominated
	Candidate list (3)

		Democratic	427,583	61.81%	Attorney General Hector H. Balderas

		Republican	231,296	33.43%	Michael Eugene Hendricks

		Libertarian	32,931	4.76%	A. Blair Dunn • Son of Public Lands Commissioner Aubrey Dunn, Jr.
Total			691,810	100.00%

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

		Democratic	Treasurer Tim Eichenberg • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • The current Treasurer is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Renominated
	Candidate list (2)

		Democratic	394,780	57.92%	Treasurer Tim Eichenberg

		Republican	286,822	42.08%	Arthur L. Castillo
Total			681,602	100.00%

Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

		Republican	Auditor Wayne A. Johnson • Appointed: 1 December 2017. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • The current Auditor is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Renominated
	Candidate list (2)

		Democratic	395,714	57.56%	Brian S. Colón

		Republican	291,714	42.44%	Auditor Wayne A. Johnson
Total			687,428	100.00%
	14 November 2017: Auditor Timothy M. "Tim" Keller (Democratic), who was first elected in 2014, is elected Albuquerque Mayor. 1 December 2017: Governor Susana Martinez (Republican) appoints Bernalillo County Commissioner Wayne Johnson (Republican) as New Mexico State Auditor. 4 December 2017: Wayne Johnson is sworn in as New Mexico State Auditor.

Commissioner of Public Lands 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

Open		Libertarian	Public Lands Commissioner Aubrey Dunn, Jr. • First elected: 2014 as a Republican; 27 January 2018: Switched party affiliation from Republican to Libertarian. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Open Seat - 19 July 2017: Running for Congress in CD 2 in 2018. 2 October 2017: Withdrew from the race for Congress CD 2. 6 February 2018: Decided to run for the Class 1 U.S. Senate seat.
			Open Office (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (3)

		Democratic	352,335	51.10%	state Representative Stephanie Garcia Richard

		Republican	297,379	43.13%	former Commissioner of Public Lands Patrick H. "Pat" Lyons

		Libertarian	39,791	5.77%	Michael G. Lucero
Total			689,505	100.00%

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Democratic (affiliates): 7 incumbents, 11 candidates
	• Republican: 4 incumbents, 10 candidates
Major Third Parties Any Party, other than a Major Party, receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Libertarian: 1 incumbent, 6 candidates
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.