2018 New Mexico elections

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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

New Mexico gubernatorial election, 2018 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Michelle Lujan Grisham/Howie Morales 396,603 57.2
Republican Steve Pearce/Michelle Holmes297,18542.8
Total votes693,788 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

Attorney general

New Mexico Attorney General election, 2018
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Nominee Hector Balderas Michael Hendricks
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote427,583231,296
Percentage61.8%33.4%
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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
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. [2]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Results

Democratic primary results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Hector Balderas (incumbent) 150,515 100.0
Total votes150,515 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared
  • Michael Hendricks, immigration attorney [4]

Results

Republican primary results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Michael Hendricks 66,588 100.0
Total votes66,588 100.0

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Declared

Results

Libertarian primary results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Libertarian A. Blair Dunn 608 100.0
Total votes608 100.0

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Hector
Balderas (D)		Michael
Hendricks (R)		A. Blair
Dunn (L)		Undecided
Carroll Strategies Archived 2018-11-02 at the Wayback Machine October 29, 20181,200± 2.8%61%34%3%3%
Global Strategy Group (D) [upper-alpha 1] August 27–30, 2018601± 4.0%51%30%7%12%
Carroll Strategies June 15–16, 20181,199± 2.8%55%33%5%7%

Results

New Mexico Attorney General election, 2018 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Hector Balderas (incumbent) 427,583 61.81% +3.54%
Republican Michael Hendricks231,29633.43%−8.30%
Libertarian A. Blair Dunn32,9314.76%N/A
Total votes691,810 100.0%
Democratic hold

Secretary of state

New Mexico Secretary of State election, 2018
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Nominee Maggie Toulouse Oliver Gavin ClarksonGinger Grider
Party Democratic Republican Libertarian
Popular vote399,134257,30634,527
Percentage57.8%37.2%5.0%
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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. [6]

For the general election, Governing magazine projected the race as "leans Democratic". [7]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Results

Democratic primary results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Maggie Toulouse Oliver (incumbent) 148,545 100.0
Total votes148,545 100.0

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]

Candidates

Nominee
Withdrew
  • JoHanna Cox, attorney [9]

Results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican JoHanna Cox 67,041 100.0
Total votes67,041 100.0

Libertarian primary

Jeff was replaced as the Libertarian nominee by Ginger Grider after withdrawing from the race. [10]

Candidates

Nominee
  • Ginger Grider, medical cannabis advocate [11]
Withdrew

Results

Libertarian primary results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Libertarian Sandra Jeff 604 100.0
Total votes604 100.0

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Governing magazine [7] Lean DJune 4, 2018

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Maggie Toulouse
Oliver (D)		Gavin
Clarkson (R)		Ginger
Grider (L)		Undecided
Carroll Strategies Archived 2018-11-02 at the Wayback Machine October 29, 20181,200± 2.8%52%40%3%5%
Hypothetical polling
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Maggie Toulouse
Oliver (D)		JoHanna
Cox (R)		Sandra
Jeff (L)		Undecided
Carroll Strategies June 15–16, 20181,199± 2.8%52%29%6%14%

Results

New Mexico Secretary of State election, 2018 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Maggie Toulouse Oliver (incumbent)399,134 57.76% +1.17%
Republican Gavin Clarkson257,30637.24%–6.17%
Libertarian Ginger Grider34,5275.00%N/A
Total votes690,967 100.0
Democratic hold

Treasurer

New Mexico Treasurer election, 2018
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Nominee Tim Eichenberg Arthur Castillo
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote394,780286,822
Percentage57.9%42.1%
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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.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Results

Democratic primary results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tim Eichenberg (incumbent) 141,227 100.0
Total votes141,227 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared
  • Arthur L. Castillo, former CFO for the New Mexico State Treasurer's Office [12] [13]

Results

Republican primary results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Arthur L. Castillo 65,813 100.0
Total votes65,813 100.0

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Tim
Eichenberg (D)		Arthur
Castillo (R)		Undecided
Carroll Strategies Archived 2018-11-02 at the Wayback Machine October 29, 20181,200± 2.8%52%40%9%
Carroll Strategies June 15–16, 20181,199± 2.8%47%37%16%

Results

New Mexico State Treasurer election, 2018 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Tim Eichenberg (incumbent) 394,780 57.92% +5.46%
Republican Arthur L. Castillo286,82242.08%−5.46%
Total votes681,602 100.0%
Democratic hold

State auditor

New Mexico Auditor election, 2018
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Nominee Brian Colón Wayne Johnson
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote395,714291,714
Percentage57.6%42.4%
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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. [14]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Results

Republican primary results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Wayne A. Johnson (incumbent) 68,267 100.0
Total votes68,267 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Results

Democratic primary results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Brian S. Colón 100,949 62.5
Democratic Bill McCamley 60,46437.5
Total votes161,413 100.0

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Brian
Colón (D)		Wayne
Johnson (R)		Undecided
Carroll Strategies Archived 2018-11-02 at the Wayback Machine October 29, 20181,200± 2.8%50%45%5%
Carroll Strategies June 15–16, 20181,199± 2.8%50%38%12%

Results

New Mexico State Auditor election, 2018 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Brian Colón 395,714 57.56% +3.31%
Republican Wayne A. Johnson (incumbent)291,71442.44%−3.31%
Total votes687,428 100.0%
Democratic gain from Republican

Commissioner of Public Lands

New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands election, 2018
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Nominee Stephanie Garcia Richard Patrick H. Lyons Michael Lucero
Party Democratic Republican Libertarian
Popular vote352,335297,37939,791
Percentage51.1%43.1%5.8%
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County results
Garcia Richard:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Lyons:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
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

Candidates

Declared

Results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Stephanie Garcia Richard 65,601 39.5
Democratic Garrett O. VeneKlasen61,78337.2
Democratic George K. Muñoz 38,77023.3
Total votes166,154 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Results

Republican primary results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Patrick H. Lyons 67,527 100.0
Total votes67,527 100.0

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Declared
  • Michael Lucero, rancher [20]

Results

Libertarian primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Libertarian Michael G. Lucero 608 100.0
Total votes608 100.0

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Stephanie Garcia
Richard (D)		Pat
Lyons (R)		Michael
Lucero (L)		Undecided
Carroll Strategies Archived 2018-11-02 at the Wayback Machine October 29, 20181,200± 2.8%45%49%3%3%
Carroll Strategies June 15–16, 20181,199± 2.8%44%41%5%9%

Results

New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands election, 2018 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Stephanie Garcia Richard 352,335 51.10% +1.17%
Republican Pat Lyons 297,37943.13%−6.94%
Libertarian Michael G. Lucero39,7915.77%N/A
Total votes689,505 100.0%
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.

General election

Results

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County Results
Vigil:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Clingman:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
2018 New Mexico Supreme Court election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Michael E. Vigil 403,573 59.17%
Republican Gary L. Clingman (incumbent)278,50240.83%
Total votes682,075 100.0%
Democratic gain from Republican

Court of Appeals

2018 New Mexico Court of Appeals election (Position 1) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kristina Bogardus 370,314 54.58%
Republican Stephen French (incumbent)308,14645.42%
Total votes678,460 100.0%
Democratic gain from Republican
2018 New Mexico Court of Appeals election (Position 2) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jacqueline Medina 391,429 57.81%
Republican Henry Bohnhoff (incumbent)285,68142.19%
Total votes677,110 100.0%
Democratic gain from Republican
2018 New Mexico Court of Appeals election (Position 3) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Briana H. Zamora 390,971 57.79%
Republican Emil Kiehne (incumbent)285,55442.21%
Total votes676,525 100.0%
Democratic gain from Republican
2018 New Mexico Court of Appeals election (Position 4) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Megan Duffy 367,522 54.50%
Republican Daniel Gallegos (incumbent)306,81445.50%
Total votes674,336 100.0%
Democratic gain from Republican
2018 New Mexico Court of Appeals election (Position 5) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jennifer Attrep (incumbent) 466,482 100.0%
Total votes466,482 100.0%
Democratic hold
2018 New Mexico Court of Appeals, Judge J. Miles Hanisee (R) Retention election [1]
ChoiceVotes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes382,15169.44
No168,16730.56
Total votes550,318100.00

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]

United States Senate election in New Mexico, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Martin Heinrich (incumbent)376,99854.1
Republican Mick Rich212,81330.5
Libertarian Gary Johnson 107,20115.4
Total votes697,012 100.0
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
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Deb Haaland 147,336 59.13
Republican Janice Arnold-Jones90,50736.32
Libertarian Lloyd Princeton11,3194.54
Total votes249,162 100.0
Democratic hold

District 2

District 2 General Election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Xochitl Torres Small 101,489 50.93
Republican Yvette Herrell97,76749.07
Total votes199,256 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 3

District 3 General Election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ben Ray Luján (incumbent) 155,201 63.38
Republican Jerald Steve McFall76,42731.21
Libertarian Christopher Manning13,2655.42
Total votes244,893 100.0
Democratic hold

Notes

    Partisan clients
    1. ↑ Poll conducted for Hector Balderas.

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