2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico

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2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico

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All 3 New Mexico seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election 2 1
Seats won 3 0
Seat change Increase1 Decrease1
Popular vote 400,702 262,714
Percentage 58.25% 38.20%
Swing Increase2.24% Decrease5.79%

2018 U.S. House elections in New Mexico.svg

The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico were held on November 6, 2018, to elect the three U.S. Representatives from the state of New Mexico, one from each of the state's three congressional districts. The elections coincided with the gubernatorial election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.

The Democratic party gained the 2nd Congressional seat, gaining unitary control of New Mexico's Congressional (House and Senate) delegation for the first time since 2008 and improving the advantage in the House delegation for New Mexico from 2–1 in favor of Democrats to 3–0.

Overview[]

Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico by district:[1]

District Democratic Republican Others Total Result
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
District 1 147,336 59.13% 90,507 36.33% 11,319 4.54% 249,162 100% Democratic hold
District 2 101,489 50.93% 97,767 49.07% n/a 199,256 100% Democratic gain
District 3 148,501 60.64% 76,427 31.21% 13,265 5.42% 244,893 100% Democratic hold
Total 404,026 58.27% 264,701 38.18% 24,584 3.55% 693,311 100%

District 1[]

The 1st district is centered around the Albuquerque metropolitan area. Democrat Michelle Lujan Grisham, who had represented the district since 2013, was reelected to a third term with 65% of the vote in 2016. Lujan Grisham did not run for reelection and instead successfully ran for Governor of New Mexico.[2]

New Mexico's 1st district was one of 36 Democrat-held House districts targeted by the National Republican Congressional Committee in 2018.[3]

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]
  • Antoinette Sedillo Lopez, former law professor and executive director of Enlace Comunitario, an anti-domestic violence non-profit[4]
  • Deb Haaland, former chair of the New Mexico Democratic Party and nominee for Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico in 2014[5]
  • Damian Lara, attorney[6]
  • Damon Martinez, former United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico[7]
Withdrew[]
Declined[]
  • Terry Brunner, USDA Rural Development state director and former state director for former U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman[14]
  • Jacob Candelaria, state senator[14][15]
  • Tanya Giddings, Bernalillo County assessor[14]
  • Javier Martinez, state representative[14][15]
  • Ken Sanchez, Albuquerque city councilman[15]
  • Michael Padilla, state senator[14][16]
  • Maggie Hart Stebbins, Bernalillo County commissioner[14][15]

Polling[]

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Pat
Davis
Deb
Haaland
Damian
Lara
Damon
Martinez
Paul
Moya
Antoinette
Sedillo-Lopez
Other Undecided
Albuquerque Journal May 20–24, 2018 395 ± 4.9% 5% 19% 4% 22% 3% 17% 29%
Lake Research Partners (D)[A] May 13–14, 2018 390 ± 5.0% 20% 23% 25% 5% 27%
Public Policy Polling (D)[B] April 13–15, 2018 508 ± 4.4 11% 15% 7% 15% 43%

Endorsements[]

Deb Haaland
  • Congressional Black Caucus PAC
  • National Organization for Women (NOW PAC)
  • Barack Obama, former President of the United States[17]
  • Tom Perez, Chair of the Democratic National Committee[18]
  • Terry McAuliffe, former Governor of Virginia[19]
  • Martin Heinrich, U.S. Senator (D-NM)[20]
  • Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Senator (D-MA)[21]
  • Ben Ray Lujan, U.S. Representative (D-NM)[21]
  • James Clyburn, U.S. Representative (D-SC)[22]
  • Diane Denish, former lieutenant Governor of New Mexico[23]
  • Colleen Hanabusa, U.S. Representative (D-HI)
  • Fred Harris, former U.S. Senator and Chair of the National Democratic Party (D-OK)
  • Pramila Jayapal, U.S. Representative (D-WA)[24]
  • Ro Khanna U.S. Representative (D-CA)[25]
  • Barbara Lee, U.S. Representative (D-CA)[26]
  • Gregory Meeks, U.S. Representative (D-NY)
  • Gwen Moore, U.S. Representative (D-WI)

Pre-primary convention results[]

Candidates for the Democratic nomination needed to either receive the votes of 20% of the delegates at the convention on March 10, or collect and submit signatures to the secretary of state to have made it to the June 5 primary.

Candidate Percentage of delegates won Automatically on ballot
Pat Davis 13.55% Red XN
Deb Haaland 34.80% Green tickY
Damian Lara 12.09% Red XN
Damon Martinez 10.81% Red XN
Paul Moya 3.66% Red XN
Antoinette Sedillo-Lopez 25.09% Green tickY

Results[]

Democratic primary results[27]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Deb Haaland 25,444 40.6
Democratic Damon Martinez 16,182 25.8
Democratic Antoinette Sedillo Lopez 12,919 20.6
Democratic Paul Moya 3,691 5.9
Democratic Pat Davis (withdrawn) 2,385 3.8
Democratic Damian Lara 2,063 3.3
Total votes 62,687 100.0

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]
  • Janice Arnold-Jones, former Albuquerque city councilwoman (2013–2014) and former state representative (2003–2011)[28]
Declined[]
  • Richard Berry, former mayor of Albuquerque (2009–2017)[15]
  • Wayne Johnson, Bernalillo County commissioner[14][15]
  • John Sanchez, Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico and nominee for Governor of New Mexico in 2002[15]

Results[]

Republican primary results[27]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Janice Arnold-Jones 19,316 100.0
Total votes 19,316 100.0

Libertarian primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]
  • Lloyd Princeton, business consultant[29]

Results[]

Libertarian primary results[27]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Lloyd Princeton 244 100.0
Total votes 244 100.0

General election[]

Polling[]

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Deb
Haaland (D)
Janice
Arnold-Jones (R)
Lloyd
Princeton (L)
Undecided
Research & Polling, Inc. October 26 — November 1, 2018 419 ± 4.8% 50% 38% 5% 7%
Carroll Strategies October 29, 2018 452 51% 43% 3% 2%
Emerson College October 24–26, 2018 327 ± 5.7% 51% 41% 6%
Research & Polling, Inc. September 7–13, 2018 410 ± 4.8% 49% 41% 3% 8%
Carroll Strategies June 15–16, 2018 419 47% 43% 4% 6%

Results[]

New Mexico's 1st congressional district, 2018[30]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Deb Haaland 147,336 59.1
Republican Janice Arnold-Jones 90,507 36.3
Libertarian Lloyd Princeton 11,319 4.5
Total votes 249,162 100.0
Democratic hold

District 2[]

The 2nd district is very expansive, covering rural Southern New Mexico, including Alamogordo, Las Cruces, and Roswell. Republican Steve Pearce, who had represented the district since 2011 and previously represented the district from 2003 to 2009, was reelected to a fourth consecutive and seventh total term with 63% of the vote in 2016. Pearce did not run for reelection and instead ran unsuccessfully for Governor of New Mexico.

New Mexico's 2nd district was one of the 80 Republican-held seats that the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee was targeting in 2018.[31] It was successfully picked up by the Democrats.

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]
  • Madeline Hildebrandt, U.S. Army veteran and history professor[32]
  • Xochitl Torres Small, water rights attorney[33]
Withdrew[]
  • Adolf Zubia, former Las Cruces Fire Chief[34][35]
  • Tony Martinez, former pharmaceutical industry executive[36]
Declined[]
  • Joe Cervantes, state senator (running for Governor)[37][38]
  • Howie Morales, state senator and candidate for Governor of New Mexico in 2014 (running for Lieutenant Governor)[39]

Pre-primary convention results[]

Candidates for the Democratic nomination needed to either receive the votes of 20% of the delegates at the convention on March 10, or collect and submit signatures to the secretary of state to have made it to the June 5 primary.

Candidate Percentage of delegates won Automatically on ballot
Xochitl Torres Small 65.75% Green tickY
Madeline Hildebrandt 34.25% Green tickY

Results[]

Democratic primary results[27]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Xochitl Torres Small 25,395 72.6
Democratic Madeline Hildebrandt 9,577 27.4
Total votes 34,972 100.0

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]
  • Gavin Clarkson, former professor at New Mexico State University[40]
  • Clayburn Griffin, former staffer for Gary Johnson's 2012 and 2016 presidential campaigns[41]
  • Yvette Herrell, state representative[42]
  • Monty Newman, former mayor of Hobbs and former chair of the Republican Party of New Mexico[43]
Withdrew[]

Endorsements[]

Yvette Herrell
  • House Freedom Fund[45]
Monty Newman
  • Ted Cruz, U.S. Senator from Texas and presidential candidate in 2016[46]

Results[]

Republican primary results[27]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Yvette Herrell 16,023 49.0
Republican Monty Newman 10,474 32.0
Republican Gavin Clarkson 4,060 12.4
Republican Clayburn Griffin 2,143 6.6
Total votes 32,700 100.0

General election[]

Polling[]

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Yvette
Herrell (R)
Xochitl
Torres Small (D)
Undecided
Research & Polling, Inc. October 26 — November 1, 2018 413 ± 4.8% 46% 45% 9%
Carroll Strategies October 29, 2018 338 47% 42% 11%
Emerson College October 24–26, 2018 278 ± 6.1% 47% 47% 6%
NYT Upshot/Siena College October 19–23, 2018 522 ± 4.6% 45% 44% 11%
The Tarrance Group (R)[C] September 30 — October 2, 2018 400 ± 4.9% 49% 45% 6%
NYT Upshot/Siena College September 13–18, 2018 503 ± 4.9% 45% 46% 10%
Research & Polling, Inc. September 7–13, 2018 405 ± 4.9% 48% 41% 11%
Carroll Strategies June 15–16, 2018 334 49% 35% 17%
DCCC Targeting & Analytics (D)[D] June 6–11, 2018 456 ± 4.6% 45% 43%

Results[]

New Mexico's 2nd congressional district, 2018[30]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Xochitl Torres Small 101,489 50.9
Republican Yvette Herrell 97,767 49.1
Total votes 199,256 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 3[]

The 3rd district covers Northern New Mexico, including the capital Santa Fe, as well as Farmington, Las Vegas, and Taos. The district also expands into parts of rural Eastern New Mexico, taking in Clovis and Portales. Democrat Ben Ray Luján, who had represented the district since 2009, was reelected to a fifth term with 62% of the vote in 2016.

New Mexico's 3rd district was one of 36 Democrat-held House districts targeted by the National Republican Congressional Committee in 2018.[3]

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

Results[]

Democratic primary results[27]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ben Ray Luján (incumbent) 63,909 100.0
Total votes 63,909 100.0

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]
  • Jerald McFall, farmer and former ski instructor[47]

Results[]

Republican primary results[27]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jerald Steve McFall 20,480 100.0
Total votes 20,480 100.0

Libertarian primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]
  • Christopher Manning, auditor[47]

Results[]

Libertarian primary results[27]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Christopher Manning 201 100.0
Total votes 201 100.0

General election[]

Polling[]

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Ben
Ray Luján (D)
Jerald
McFall (R)
Christopher
Manning (L)
Undecided
Carroll Strategies October 29, 2018 410 57% 33% 4% 6%
Emerson College October 24–26, 2018 331 ± 5.7% 54% 37% 5%
Carroll Strategies June 15–16, 2018 446 58% 30% 5% 7%

Results[]

New Mexico's 3rd congressional district, 2018[30]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ben Ray Luján (incumbent) 155,201 63.4
Republican Jerald Steve McFall 76,427 31.2
Libertarian Christopher Manning 13,265 5.4
Total votes 244,893 100.0
Democratic hold

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Notes[]

Partisan clients
  1. ^ Poll sponsored for Damon Martinez.
  2. ^ Poll sponsored for Pat Davis.
  3. ^ Poll sponsored for Yvette Herrell.
  4. ^ Poll sponsored for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.

External links[]

Official campaign websites of first district candidates
Official campaign websites for second district candidates
Official campaign websites for third district candidates
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