2020 New Mexico elections
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| Registered | 1,351,811 | |
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| Turnout | 68.67%[1] | |
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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]
Federal elections
[edit]U.S. President
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Joe Biden | 501,614 | 54.29 |  6.03
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| Republican | Donald Trump (incumbent) | 401,894 | 43.50 | 3.46
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| Libertarian | Jo Jorgensen | 12,585 | 1.36 |  7.98
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| Green | Howie Hawkins | 4,426 | 0.48 | 0.76
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| Constitution | Sheila Tittle | 1,806 | 0.20 | 0.05
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| Socialism and Liberation | Gloria La Riva | 1,640 | 0.18 | 0.03
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| Majority | 99,720 | 10.79 | 2.58
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| Total votes | 923,965 | 100.00 | |||
U.S. Senate
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Ben Ray Luján | 474,483 | 51.73 | 3.83
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| Republican | Mark Ronchetti | 418,483 | 45.62 | 1.18
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| Libertarian | Bob Walsh | 24,271 | 2.65 | ||
| Total votes | 917,237 | 100.00 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
U.S. House of Representatives
[edit]| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| New Mexico 1 | Deb Haaland | Democratic | 2018 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New Mexico 2 | Xochitl Torres Small | Democratic | 2018 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain. |
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| New Mexico 3 | Ben Ray Luján | Democratic | 2008 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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State elections
[edit]State legislature
[edit]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.
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Judicial elections
[edit]Supreme Court
[edit]Position 1
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 County results Bacon: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Fuller: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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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]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Shannon Bacon (incumbent) | 495,759 | 55.68% | |
| Republican | Ned Fuller | 394,595 | 44.32% | |
| Total votes | 890,354 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Position 2
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 County results Thomson: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Morris: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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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]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | David K. Thomson (incumbent) | 480,507 | 54.15% | |
| Republican | Kerry Morris | 406,791 | 45.85% | |
| Total votes | 887,298 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Court of Appeals
[edit]Position 1
[edit]Judge Zachary Ives ran for a full 8-year term after being appointed by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham on January 31, 2019.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Zachary Ives (incumbent) | 464,043 | 52.50% | |
| Republican | Barbara Johnson | 419,927 | 47.50% | |
| Total votes | 883,970 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Position 2
[edit]Judge Shammara Henderson ran for a term ending in 2024 after being appointed by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham on February 14, 2020.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Shammara Henderson (incumbent) | 450,566 | 50.97% | |
| Republican | Gertrude Lee | 370,778 | 41.95% | |
| Libertarian | Stephen Curtis | 62,547 | 7.08% | |
| Total votes | 883,891 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Position 3
[edit]Judge Jane Yohalem ran for a term ending in 2022 after being appointed by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham on June 20, 2020.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Jane Yohalem (incumbent) | 456,645 | 51.84% | |
| Republican | Thomas Montoya | 424,153 | 48.15% | |
| Total votes | 880,798 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Retention election
[edit]Judge Jacqueline Medina was up for retention for a full 8-year term.
| Choice | Votes | % |
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 Yes
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540,619 | 73.07 |
| No | 199,217 | 26.93 |
| Total votes | 739,836 | 100.00 |
See also
[edit]- Elections in New Mexico
- Bilingual elections requirement for New Mexico (per Voting Rights Act Amendments of 2006)[10]
- Politics of New Mexico
- Political party strength in New Mexico
References
[edit]- ^ "Turnout". New Mexico Secretary of State. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
- ^ "New Mexico elections, 2020". Ballotpedia.org. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
- ^ Lily Hay Newman (August 27, 2020), "How to Vote by Mail and Make Sure It Counts", Wired.com, archived from the original on October 6, 2020,
New Mexico
- ^ "Absentee and Mail Voting Policies in Effect for the 2020 Election", Ncsl.org, Washington, D.C.: National Conference of State Legislatures, retrieved October 10, 2020,
New Mexico
- ^ "Federal". New Mexico Secretary of State. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
- ^ "Official Results - 2020 General November 3, 2020". New Mexico Secretary of State. Archived from the original on February 10, 2021. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
- ^ Kellogg, Joshua (October 20, 2020). "Two candidates compete for New Mexico Supreme Court seat". Farmington Daily Times.
- ^ a b c d e f "2020 General Election Results Statewide Summary". New Mexico Secretary of State.
- ^ Carrillo, Edmund (October 19, 2020). "ABQ lawyer challenging incumbent for seat on high court". Albuquerque Journal.
- ^ "Covered Areas for Voting Rights Bilingual Election Materials—2015", Voting Rights Act Amendments of 2006, Determinations Under Section 203, Federal Register, retrieved October 13, 2020,
A Notice by the Census Bureau on 12/05/2016
External links
[edit]- "League of Women Voters of New Mexico". (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
- Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "New Mexico", Voting & Elections Toolkits
- "New Mexico: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
- New Mexico 2019 & 2020 Elections, OpenSecrets
- "State Elections Legislation Database", Ncsl.org, Washington, D.C.: National Conference of State Legislatures,
State legislation related to the administration of elections introduced in 2011 through...2020
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