A general election was held in the

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New Mexico New Mexico is a state in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern region of the United States. It is one of the Mountain States of the southern Rocky Mountains, sharing the Four Corners region with Utah, Colorado, and Arizona. It also ...

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.

Governor

Incumbent Republican Party (United States), Republican List of governors of New Mexico, governor Susana Martinez was term-limited and could not run for election to a third consecutive term.

Results

Attorney general

Incumbent Democratic Attorney General of New Mexico, attorney general Hector Balderas ran for re-election to a second term.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Declared

= *Hector Balderas, incumbent attorney general of New Mexico

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Declared

= *Michael Hendricks, immigration attorney

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Declared

= *A. Blair Dunn, attorney and son of New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands, Public Lands Commissioner Aubrey Dunn Jr.

Results

General election

Polling

Results

Secretary of state

Incumbent Democratic Secretary of State of New Mexico, secretary of state Maggie Toulouse Oliver, who was elected in the 2016 special election, ran for re-election to a full term in 2018. For the general election, Governing (magazine), ''Governing'' magazine projected the race as "leans Democratic".

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Declared

= *Maggie Toulouse Oliver, incumbent secretary of state

Results

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.

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Gavin Clarkson, former professor at New Mexico State University and former deputy assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of Interior

=Withdrew

= *JoHanna Cox, attorney

Results

Libertarian primary

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

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Ginger Grider, medical cannabis advocate

=Withdrew

= *Sandra Jeff, former Democratic New Mexico House of Representatives, state representative (2009–2015)

Results

General election

Predictions

Polling

Results

Treasurer

Incumbent Democratic New Mexico State Treasurer, state treasurer Tim Eichenberg ran for re-election to a second term.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Declared

= *Tim Eichenberg, incumbent state treasurer

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Declared

= *Arthur L. Castillo, former CFO for the New Mexico State Treasurer's Office

Results

General election

Polling

Results

Auditor

After incumbent Democratic New Mexico State Auditor, state auditor Tim Keller (politician), Tim Keller was elected mayor of Albuquerque in the 2017 election, and resigned to take office, Governor Martinez appointed Bernalillo County Commissioner Wayne Johnson (New Mexico politician), Wayne Johnson (R) to be the new state auditor.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Declared

= *Wayne Johnson (New Mexico politician), Wayne A. Johnson, incumbent state auditor

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Declared

= *Brian Colón, chair of the New Mexico Democratic Party *Bill McCamley, state representative

Results

General election

Polling

Results

Commissioner of Public Lands

Incumbent Libertarian New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands, Commissioner of Public Lands Aubrey Dunn Jr. did not run for re-election to a second term in office.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Declared

= *Stephanie Garcia Richard, state representative * George Muñoz (politician), George Muñoz, New Mexico Senate, state senator * Garrett VeneKlasen, executive director of the New Mexico Wildlife Federation

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Declared

= *Patrick H. Lyons, Pat Lyons, New Mexico Public Regulation Commissioner for the 2nd district and former New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands (2003–2011)

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Declared

= *Michael Lucero, rancher

Results

General election

Polling

Results

Public Regulation Commission

Three of the five seats on the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission were up for election. District 2 Republican incumbent Patrick H. Lyons, Pat Lyons did not run for re-election in order to run for Commissioner of Public Lands. 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 after Justice Edward L. Chávez retired. Justice Clingman ran for re-election to finish the remainder of Justice Chavez's term, ending in 2022.

General election

Results

Court of Appeals

New Mexico House of Representatives

All 70 seats in the New Mexico House of Representatives were up for election in 2018. New Mexico Democratic Party, Democrats had a majority in the chamber heading into the election. On election day 2018, Democrats held 38 seats and Republicans held 32 seats. To re-claim control, New Mexico Republican Party, Republicans needed to net four seats from Democrats. Democrats increased their majority by flipping nine 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 were up for election in 2018, but all 42 were in 2020.

United States Senate

Incumbent Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Senator Martin Heinrich was re-elected to a second term.

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 New Mexico's 1st congressional district, District 1 and New Mexico's 3rd congressional district, District 3 as well as flipped New Mexico's 2nd congressional district, 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 2

District 3

Notes

Partisan clients

References

External links

Candidates
at Vote Smart
Candidates
at Ballotpedia
Campaign finance
at OpenSecrets Official Attorney General campaign websites
Hector Balderas (D) for Attorney GeneralA. Blair Dunn (L) for Attorney GeneralMichael Hendricks (R) for Attorney General
Official Secretary of State campaign websites
Gavin Clarkson (R) for Secretary of StateGinger Grider (L) for Secretary of StateMaggie Toulouse Oliver (D) for Secretary of State
Official State Treasurer campaign websites
Arthur L. Castillo (R) for TreasurerTim Eichenberg (D) for Treasurer
Official State Auditor campaign websites
Brian Colón (D) for AuditorWayne Johnson (R) for Auditor
Official Commissioner of Public Lands campaign websites
Patrick H. Lyons (R) for Public Lands CommissionerStephanie Garcia Richard (D) for Public Lands Commissioner
Official Public Regulation Commission district 2 campaign websites
Jeff Byrd (R) for Public Regulation CommissionerKevin Sanders (D) for Public Regulation Commissioner
Official Public Regulation Commission district 5 campaign websites
Steve Fischmann (D) for Public Regulation CommissionerBen Hall (R) for Public Regulation Commissioner
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