2020 New Mexico elections

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2020 New Mexico elections
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  2018 November 3, 2020 (2020-11-03) 2022  
Registered1,351,811
Turnout68.67% [1]

A general election was held in the U.S. state of New Mexico on November 3, 2020. [2] To vote by mail, registered New Mexico voters must have requested a ballot by October 30, 2020. [3] [4]

Contents

Federal elections

U.S. President

2020 United States presidential election in New Mexico [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Joe Biden 501,614 54.29 Increase2.svg6.03
Republican Donald Trump (incumbent)401,89443.50Increase2.svg3.46
Libertarian Jo Jorgensen 12,5851.36Decrease2.svg7.98
Green Howie Hawkins 4,4260.48Decrease2.svg0.76
Constitution Sheila Tittle1,8060.20Increase2.svg0.05
Socialism and Liberation Gloria La Riva 1,6400.18Increase2.svg0.03
Majority99,72010.79Increase2.svg2.58
Total votes923,965 100.00

U.S. Senate

2020 United States Senate election in New Mexico [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Ben Ray Luján 474,483 51.73 Decrease2.svg3.83
Republican Mark Ronchetti418,48345.62Increase2.svg1.18
Libertarian Bob Walsh24,2712.65
Total votes917,237 100.00
Democratic hold

U.S. House of Representatives

DistrictIncumbentThis race
MemberPartyFirst electedResultsCandidates
New Mexico 1 Deb Haaland Democratic 2018 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green check.svgY Deb Haaland (Democratic) 58.19%
  • Michelle Garcia Holmes (Republican) 41.81%
New Mexico 2 Xochitl Torres Small Democratic 2018 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
New Mexico 3 Ben Ray Luján Democratic 2008 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.

State elections

State legislature

All of the seats of the New Mexico Senate and the New Mexico House of Representatives were up for election in 2020. Democrats held control of both chambers, maintaining a government trifecta.

Judicial elections

Supreme Court

Position 1

2020 New Mexico Supreme Court Position 1 election
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Nominee Shannon Bacon Ned Fuller
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote495,759394,595
Percentage55.7%44.3%

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County results
Bacon:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Fuller:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Supreme Court Justice before election

Shannon Bacon
Democratic

Elected Supreme Court Justice

Shannon Bacon
Democratic

Incumbent justice Shannon Bacon ran for a term ending in 2026 after being appointed by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham on January 25, 2019. She was challenged by Republican candidate Ned Fuller, the deputy district attorney of the Eleventh Judicial District. [7]

2020 New Mexico Supreme Court election (Position 1) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Shannon Bacon (incumbent) 495,759 55.68%
Republican Ned Fuller394,59544.32%
Total votes890,354 100.0%
Democratic hold

Position 2

2020 New Mexico Supreme Court Position 2 election
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Nominee David Thomson Kerry Morris
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote480,507406,791
Percentage54.15%45.85%

2020 New Mexico Supreme Court Position 2 election results.svg
County results
Thomson:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Morris:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Supreme Court Justice before election

David Thomson
Democratic

Elected Supreme Court Justice

David Thomson
Democratic

Incumbent justice David Thomson ran for a term ending in 2026 after being appointed by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham on January 25, 2019. He was challenged by Republican candidate Kerry Morris, a former prosecutor in the Bernalillo County District Attorney office. [9]

2020 New Mexico Supreme Court election (Position 2) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic David K. Thomson (incumbent) 480,507 54.15%
Republican Kerry Morris406,79145.85%
Total votes887,298 100.0%
Democratic hold

Court of Appeals

Position 1

Judge Zachary Ives ran for a full 8-year term after being appointed by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham on January 31, 2019.

2020 New Mexico Court of Appeals election (Position 1) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Zachary Ives (incumbent) 464,043 52.50%
Republican Barbara Johnson419,92747.50%
Total votes883,970 100.0%
Democratic hold

Position 2

Judge Shammara Henderson ran for a term ending in 2024 after being appointed by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham on February 14, 2020.

2020 New Mexico Court of Appeals election (Position 2) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Shammara Henderson (incumbent) 450,566 50.97%
Republican Gertrude Lee370,77841.95%
Libertarian Stephen Curtis62,5477.08%
Total votes883,891 100.0%
Democratic hold

Position 3

Judge Jane Yohalem ran for a term ending in 2022 after being appointed by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham on June 20, 2020.

2020 New Mexico Court of Appeals election (Position 3) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jane Yohalem (incumbent) 456,645 51.84%
Republican Thomas Montoya424,15348.15%
Total votes880,798 100.0%
Democratic hold

Retention election

Judge Jacqueline Medina was up for retention for a full 8-year term.

2020 New Mexico Court of Appeals, Judge Jaqueline Medina (D) Retention election [8]
ChoiceVotes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes540,61973.07
No199,21726.93
Total votes739,836100.00

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