United States House of Representatives Elections in New Mexico 2018

Election in New Mexico

2018 U.s.a. House of Representatives elections in New Mexico

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All 3 New United mexican states seats to the United states of america House of Representatives
Bulk party Minority party Party Democratic Republican Terminal ballot 2 1 Seats won 3 0 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 400,702 262,714 Percentage 58.25% 38.20% Swing ii.24% 5.79%
Autonomous  50–60%  60–70%

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, 1 from each of the land's three congressional districts. The elections coincided with the gubernatorial ballot, 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 United mexican states's Congressional (House and Senate) delegation for the first time since 2008 and improving the advantage in the House delegation for New Mexico from ii–1 in favor of Democrats to 3–0.

Overview [edit]

Results of the 2022 Us Business firm of Representatives elections in New United mexican states past district:^[1]

District 1 [edit]

The 1st district is centered effectually the Albuquerque metropolitan expanse. 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 commune was one of 36 Democrat-held House districts targeted by the National Republican Congressional Committee in 2018.^[3]

Democratic chief [edit]

Candidates [edit]

Alleged [edit]

• Antoinette Sedillo Lopez, former law professor and executive director of Enlace Comunitario, an anti-domestic violence non-profit^[iv]
• Deb Haaland, erstwhile chair of the New Mexico Democratic Political party and nominee for Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico in 2014^[five]
• Damian Lara, attorney^[six]
• Damon Martinez, former United States Attorney for the Commune of New United mexican states^[7]

Withdrew [edit]

• Pat Davis, Albuquerque urban center councilman^{[8] [9]} (endorsed Haaland)
• Dennis Dinge, physicist^{[x] [11]}
• Annie Chavez, Sandia National Laboratories regime relations official^{[12] [13]}

Declined [edit]

• Terry Brunner, USDA Rural Development state director and former state director for former U.South. Senator Jeff Bingaman^[14]
• Jacob Candelaria, state senator^{[14] [15]}
• Tanya Giddings, Bernalillo County assessor^[14]
• Javier Martinez, land representative^{[14] [fifteen]}
• Ken Sanchez, Albuquerque city councilman^[15]
• Michael Padilla, state senator^{[xiv] [16]}
• Maggie Hart Stebbins, Bernalillo County commissioner^{[14] [15]}

Polling [edit]

Poll source	Date(due south) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Pat Davis	Deb Haaland	Damian Lara	Damon Martinez	Paul Moya	Antoinette Sedillo-Lopez	Other	Undecided
Albuquerque Periodical	May 20–24, 2018	395	± four.9%	five%	19%	four%	22%	3%	17%	—	29%
Lake Research Partners (D)[A]	May 13–14, 2018	390	± v.0%	—	20%	—	23%	—	25%	five%	27%
Public Policy Polling (D)[B]	April xiii–xv, 2018	508	± 4.4	11%	15%	—	7%	—	xv%	—	43%

Endorsements [edit]

Deb Haaland

• Congressional Blackness Caucus PAC
• National Organization for Women (At present PAC)
• 350 Activity
• Barack Obama, former President of the U.s.^[17]
• Tom Perez, Chair of the Democratic National Committee^[xviii]
• Terry McAuliffe, former Governor of Virginia^[nineteen]
• 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, quondam lieutenant Governor of New United mexican states^[23]
• Colleen Hanabusa, U.S. Representative (D-HI)
• Fred Harris, quondam U.S. Senator and Chair of the National Autonomous Party (D-OK)
• Pramila Jayapal, U.Southward. Representative (D-WA)^[24]
• Ro Khanna U.S. Representative (D-CA)^[25]
• Barbara Lee, U.South. Representative (D-CA)^[26]
• Gregory Meeks, U.S. Representative (D-NY)
• Gwen Moore, U.Southward. Representative (D-WI)

Pre-primary convention results [edit]

Candidates for the Autonomous nomination needed to either receive the votes of xx% of the delegates at the convention on March ten, or collect and submit signatures to the secretary of state to have made information technology to the June 5 principal.

Candidate	Percent of delegates won	Automatically on ballot
Pat Davis	13.55%	N
Deb Haaland	34.lxxx%	Y
Damian Lara	12.09%	N
Damon Martinez	10.81%	N
Paul Moya	3.66%	N
Antoinette Sedillo-Lopez	25.09%	Y

Results [edit]

Republican primary [edit]

Candidates [edit]

Alleged [edit]

• Janice Arnold-Jones, former Albuquerque urban center councilwoman (2013–2014) and sometime state representative (2003–2011)^[28]

Declined [edit]

• Richard Berry, erstwhile mayor of Albuquerque (2009–2017)^[xv]
• 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 [edit]

Libertarian primary [edit]

Candidates [edit]

Declared [edit]

• Lloyd Princeton, business consultant^[29]

Results [edit]

General ballot [edit]

Polling [edit]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Deb Haaland (D)	Janice Arnold-Jones (R)	Lloyd Princeton (50)	Undecided
Research & Polling, Inc.	Oct 26 — November ane, 2018	419	± iv.8%	l%	38%	5%	7%
Carroll Strategies	October 29, 2018	452	—	51%	43%	iii%	ii%
Emerson Higher	October 24–26, 2018	327	± five.vii%	51%	41%	—	6%
Enquiry & Polling, Inc.	September vii–13, 2018	410	± iv.8%	49%	41%	3%	8%
Carroll Strategies	June fifteen–16, 2018	419	—	47%	43%	iv%	6%

Results [edit]

District two [edit]

The 2d district is very expansive, covering rural Southern New Mexico, including Alamogordo, Las Cruces, and Roswell. Republican Steve Pearce, who had represented the commune since 2011 and previously represented the district from 2003 to 2009, was reelected to a fourth consecutive and seventh full 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'south 2nd district was one of the eighty Republican-held seats that the Autonomous Congressional Campaign Committee was targeting in 2018.^[31] Information technology was successfully picked up by the Democrats.

Democratic primary [edit]

Candidates [edit]

Declared [edit]

• Madeline Hildebrandt, U.S. Regular army veteran and history professor^[32]
• Xochitl Torres Small, h2o rights attorney^[33]

Withdrew [edit]

• Adolf Zubia, old Las Cruces Fire Principal^{[34] [35]}
• Tony Martinez, former pharmaceutical industry executive^[36]

Declined [edit]

• Joe Cervantes, country senator (running for Governor)^{[37] [38]}
• Howie Morales, state senator and candidate for Governor of New United mexican states in 2022 (running for Lieutenant Governor)^[39]

Pre-primary convention results [edit]

Candidates for the Autonomous nomination needed to either receive the votes of twenty% of the delegates at the convention on March 10, or collect and submit signatures to the secretary of country to have made it to the June 5 main.

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

Results [edit]

Republican chief [edit]

Candidates [edit]

Declared [edit]

• Gavin Clarkson, former professor at New Mexico State University^[40]
• Clayburn Griffin, former staffer for Gary Johnson's 2012 and 2022 presidential campaigns^[41]
• Yvette Herrell, state representative^[42]
• Monty Newman, former mayor of Hobbs and former chair of the Republican Political party of New Mexico^[43]

Withdrew [edit]

• Aubrey Dunn, New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands (running for U.S. Senate as a Libertarian)^{[44] [35]}

Endorsements [edit]

Yvette Herrell

• House Liberty Fund^[45]

Monty Newman

• Ted Cruz, U.S. Senator from Texas and presidential candidate in 2016^[46]

Results [edit]

General election [edit]

Polling [edit]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Yvette Herrell (R)	Xochitl Torres Small (D)	Undecided
Inquiry & Polling, Inc.	October 26 — Nov 1, 2018	413	± 4.8%	46%	45%	ix%
Carroll Strategies	October 29, 2018	338	—	47%	42%	11%
Emerson College	October 24–26, 2018	278	± 6.one%	47%	47%	6%
NYT Upshot/Siena Higher	Oct nineteen–23, 2018	522	± iv.6%	45%	44%	11%
The Tarrance Group (R)[C]	September 30 — October two, 2018	400	± 4.9%	49%	45%	6%
NYT Event/Siena College	September 13–18, 2018	503	± 4.9%	45%	46%	10%
Research & Polling, Inc.	September 7–13, 2018	405	± iv.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 [edit]

District 3 [edit]

The third district covers Northern New United mexican states, including the capital letter Santa Fe, as well every bit 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 commune since 2009, was reelected to a fifth term with 62% of the vote in 2016.

New Mexico'due south 3rd commune was one of 36 Democrat-held House districts targeted past the National Republican Congressional Committee in 2018.^[3]

Democratic principal [edit]

Candidates [edit]

Declared [edit]

• Ben Ray Luján, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results [edit]

Republican principal [edit]

Candidates [edit]

Declared [edit]

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

Results [edit]

Libertarian primary [edit]

Candidates [edit]

Declared [edit]

• Christopher Manning, auditor^[47]

Results [edit]

Full general ballot [edit]

Polling [edit]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Ben Ray Luján (D)	Jerald McFall (R)	Christopher Manning (L)	Undecided
Carroll Strategies	Oct 29, 2018	410	—	57%	33%	4%	6%
Emerson Higher	October 24–26, 2018	331	± v.7%	54%	37%	—	five%
Carroll Strategies	June fifteen–16, 2018	446	—	58%	thirty%	five%	vii%

Results [edit]

References [edit]

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Notes [edit]

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 Autonomous Congressional Entrada Committee.

External links [edit]

• Candidates at Vote Smart
• Candidates at Ballotpedia
• Campaign finance at FEC
• Campaign finance at Center for Responsive Politics

Official campaign websites of first commune candidates

• Janice Arnold-Jones (R) for Congress
• Deb Haaland (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites for second district candidates

• Yvette Herrell (R) for Congress
• Xochitl Torres Pocket-sized (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites for third district candidates

• Ben Ray Luján (D) for Congress
• Jerald Steve McFall (R) for Congress

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_New_Mexico

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