Stephanie Garcia Richard

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Stephanie Garcia Richard
28th Public Lands Commissioner of New Mexico
Incumbent
Assumed office January 1, 2019
	Democratic	Stephanie Garcia Richard	352,335	51.1
	Republican	Patrick H. Lyons	297,379	43.1
	Libertarian	Michael Lucero	39,791	5.8
Turnout			689,505

Democratic primary election

2018 New Mexico Primary Elections ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Stephanie Garcia Richard	65,601	39.5
	Democratic	Garrett VeneKlasen	61,783	37.2
	Democratic	George Muñoz	38,770	23.3
Turnout			166,154

2016

2016 New Mexico Elections ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Stephanie Garcia Richard (Incumbent)	8,452	58.85
	Republican	Sharon Stover	5,910	41.15
Turnout			14,362

2014

2014 New Mexico Elections ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Stephanie Garcia Richard (Incumbent)	5,955	56.8
	Republican	Geoff Rodgers	4,522	43.2
Turnout			10,477

2012

Long-time incumbent Jeannette Wallace died on April 8, 2011. Jim Hall was appointed by Governor Susana Martinez to fill the open position.

2012 New Mexico Elections ^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Stephanie Garcia Richard	7,119	51.2
	Republican	Jim Hall (Incumbent)	6,788	48.8
Turnout			13,907

2010

General election

2010 New Mexico Elections ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jeannette Wallace (Incumbent)	5,550	50.9
	Democratic	Stephanie Garcia Richard	5,360	49.1
Turnout			10,910

Democratic primary election

2010 New Mexico Primary Elections ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Stephanie Garcia Richard	1,299	59.5
	Democratic	Peter Sheehey	882	40.4
Turnout			2,181

References

1. Oxford, Andrew (May 20, 2018). "Garcia Richard runs as progressive". Santa Fe New Mexican .
2. "Past Commissioners". www.nmstatelands.org. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
3. "Representative Stephanie Garcia Richard (D)". Santa Fe, New Mexico: New Mexico Legislature . Retrieved February 11, 2014.
4. "Legislator – New Mexico Legislature". www.nmlegis.gov. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
5. "Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard". NM State Land Office. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
6. "Stephanie Garcia Richard's Biography". Project Vote Smart . Retrieved February 11, 2014.
7. Simonich, Milan (2021-09-25). "Politician wears hero's cape; color her outfit as self-promotion". Santa Fe New Mexican. Retrieved 2025-02-06. It's a little silly, sure, but it was meant for children to engage them and was not a decision that was made by the commissioner, but by Deputy [Commissioner Tarin] Nix and myself.
8. "Find Legislation by Sponsor". New Mexico Legislature. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
9. "About Stephanie Garcia Richard". stephaniegarciarichard.com. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
10. Uncontested primary elections are not shown.
11. "2018 General Election results". New Mexico Secretary of State. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
12. "2018 Primary Election results". New Mexico Secretary of State. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
13. "2016 General Election results". New Mexico Secretary of State. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
14. "2014 General Election results". New Mexico Secretary of State. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
15. "2012 General Election results" (PDF). New Mexico Secretary of State. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
16. "2010 General Election results" (PDF). New Mexico Secretary of State. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
17. "2010 Primary Election results" (PDF). New Mexico Secretary of State. Retrieved 2019-05-21.

External links

• Official page at the New Mexico Legislature

• Profile at Vote Smart
• Stephanie Richard at Ballotpedia
• Stephanie M. Richard at the National Institute on Money in State Politics

Political offices
Preceded by Aubrey Dunn Jr.	Public Lands Commissioner of New Mexico 2019-present	Incumbent