2020 New Mexico elections

2020 New Mexico elections
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Registered1,351,811
Turnout68.67%[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

U.S. President

Main article: 2020 United States presidential election in New Mexico
See also: 2020 New Mexico Democratic presidential primary and 2020 New Mexico Republican presidential primary
2020 United States presidential election in New Mexico[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Joe Biden 501,614 54.29 Increase6.03
Republican Donald Trump (incumbent) 401,894 43.50 Increase3.46
Libertarian Jo Jorgensen 12,585 1.36 Decrease7.98
Green Howie Hawkins 4,426 0.48 Decrease0.76
Constitution Sheila Tittle 1,806 0.20 Increase0.05
Socialism and Liberation Gloria La Riva 1,640 0.18 Increase0.03
Majority 99,720 10.79 Increase2.58
Total votes 923,965 100.00

U.S. Senate

Main article: 2020 United States Senate election in New Mexico
2020 United States Senate election in New Mexico[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Ben Ray Luján 474,483 51.73 Decrease3.83
Republican Mark Ronchetti 418,483 45.62 Increase1.18
Libertarian Bob Walsh 24,271 2.65
Total votes 917,237 100.00
Democratic hold

U.S. House of Representatives

Main article: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
New Mexico 1 Deb Haaland Democratic 2018 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY 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

Main articles: 2020 New Mexico State Senate election and 2020 New Mexico House of Representatives election

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
 
Nominee Shannon Bacon Ned Fuller
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 495,759 394,595
Percentage 55.7% 44.3%
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]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

2020 New Mexico Supreme Court Position 2 election
 
Nominee David Thomson Kerry Morris
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 480,507 406,791
Percentage 54.15% 45.85%
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]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

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]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

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]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

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]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

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]
Choice Votes %
Referendum passed Yes 540,619 73.07
No 199,217 26.93
Total votes 739,836 100.00

See also

References

  1. ^ "Turnout". New Mexico Secretary of State. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
  2. ^ "New Mexico elections, 2020". Ballotpedia.org. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ "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
  5. ^ "Federal". New Mexico Secretary of State. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  6. ^ "Official Results - 2020 General November 3, 2020". New Mexico Secretary of State. Archived from the original on February 10, 2021. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  7. ^ Kellogg, Joshua (October 20, 2020). "Two candidates compete for New Mexico Supreme Court seat". Farmington Daily Times.
  8. ^ a b c d e f "2020 General Election Results Statewide Summary". New Mexico Secretary of State.
  9. ^ Carrillo, Edmund (October 19, 2020). "ABQ lawyer challenging incumbent for seat on high court". Albuquerque Journal.
  10. ^ "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


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