New Mexico House of Representatives elections, 2022

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Elections for the New Mexico House of Representatives took place in 2022. The general election was on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for June 7, 2022. The filing deadline was March 24, 2022.

The New Mexico House of Representatives was one of 88 state legislative chambers with elections in 2022. There are 99 chambers throughout the country.

Party control

See also: Partisan composition of state houses and State government trifectas
New Mexico House of Representatives
Party As of November 8, 2022 After November 9, 2022
     Democratic Party 45 44
     Republican Party 24 25
     Independent 1 0
     Vacancy 0 1
Total 70 70

Candidates

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Incumbents who were not re-elected
See also: Annual State Legislative Competitiveness Report: Vol. 12, 2022

Incumbents defeated in general elections

Two incumbents lost in the Nov. 8 general election.

Name Party Office
Candie Sweetser Electiondot.png Democratic House District 32
Jane Powdrell-Culbert Ends.png Republican House District 44

Incumbents defeated in primary elections

See also: Defeated state legislative incumbents, 2022

Two incumbents lost in the June 7 primaries.

Name Party Office
Rachel Black Ends.png Republican House District 51
Roger Montoya Electiondot.png Democratic House District 40

Retiring incumbents

Twelve incumbents were not on the ballot in 2022.[1] Those incumbents were:

Name Party Office Reason
James R.J. Strickler Ends.png Republican House District 2 Retired
Kelly K. Fajardo Ends.png Republican House District 7 Retired
Linda Garcia Benavides Electiondot.png Democratic House District 17 Retired
Viengkeo Kay Bounkeua Electiondot.png Democratic House District 19 Retired
Daymon Ely Electiondot.png Democratic House District 23 Retired
Georgene Louis Electiondot.png Democratic House District 26 Retired
Rebecca L. Dow Ends.png Republican House District 28 Other office
Brian Egolf Electiondot.png Democratic House District 47 Retired
Zachary Cook Ends.png Republican House District 56 Retired
Randal Crowder Ends.png Republican House District 64 Retired
Phelps Anderson Independent Independent House District 66 Retired
Karen Bash Electiondot.png Democratic House District 68 Retired

Primary election competitiveness

See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2022

This section contains data on state legislative primary election competitiveness in New Mexico. These totals include data from all regularly-scheduled House and Senate elections. For more information about Ballotpedia's competitiveness analysis of state legislative elections, please click here.

Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all state legislative districts up for election in New Mexico in 2022. Information below was calculated on May 20, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

Twelve of the 57 New Mexico state legislators who filed for re-election—eight Democrats and four Republicans—{{{after}}} contested primaries. That equals 21% of incumbents who filed for re-election, the highest rate since 2014. The remaining 45% of incumbents {{{after}}} primary challengers.

The total number of incumbents in contested primaries in 2022, 12, {{{after}}} lower than the total number in 2020, which had 20. Still, the percentage in 2022 {{{after}}} higher because fewer incumbents {{{after}}} on the ballot.

The state House of Representatives holds elections in its 70 districts every two years. The state Senate, on the other hand, holds elections every four years to coincide with presidential elections. Only the House districts {{{after}}} up for election in 2022.

Despite the fact that only one chamber {{{after}}} elections this year, the number of open districts {{{after}}} at its highest since 2014. An open seat is one where no incumbents filed to run. This means 18.6% of the districts up for election in 2022 {{{after}}} guaranteed to be won by newcomers.

Open districts most commonly exist when an incumbent chooses not to seek re-election. During redistricting, open districts might also exist if an incumbent is drawn into a new district, leaving their old district open.

In New Mexico, all 13 open districts were caused by incumbents choosing not to seek re-election. Every incumbent who filed for re-election did so in the district he or she represented before redistricting.

Overall, 129 major party candidates filed to run: 69 Democrats and 60 Republicans. That's 1.8 candidates per district, down from 2.1 in 2020 but up from 1.7 in 2018.

Open seats

The table below shows the number and percentage of open seats in the New Mexico House of Representatives from 2010 to 2022.[2] It will be updated as information becomes available following the state’s candidate filing deadline.

Open Seats in New Mexico House of Representatives elections: 2010 - 2022
Year Total seats Open seats Seats with incumbents running for re-election
2022 70 13 (19 percent) 57 (81 percent)
2020 70 10 (14 percent) 60 (86 percent)
2018 70 9 (13 percent) 61 (87 percent)
2016 70 8 (11 percent) 62 (89 percent)
2014 70 11 (16 percent) 59 (84 percent)
2012 70 12 (17 percent) 58 (83 percent)
2010 70 3 (4 percent) 67 (96 percent)

Process to become a candidate

See also: Ballot access requirements for political candidates in New Mexico

DocumentIcon.jpg See statutes: Article 8 of the New Mexico Code

A candidate in New Mexico may run with an officially recognized political party, as an independent or as a write-in.

For major party candidates

A major party candidate files for office by submitting a declaration of candidacy and nominating petition to the proper filing official. A candidate must file the nominating petition and declaration of candidacy at the same time. This paperwork must be filed in person by the candidate between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on the designated day for filing. The candidate must be affiliated with the political party with which he or she is running. Affiliation with that political party must be made before the date of the secretary of state's proclamation for the primary election.[3][4]

A candidate may seek a "pre-primary convention designation" before the primary election. A pre-primary convention designation guarantees a candidate a place on the primary election ballot. Every candidate receiving at least 20 percent of the vote at the party convention will be certified to the New Mexico Secretary of State as a convention-designated nominee for that office by the political party.[5][6]

According to the New Mexico Statutes, the nominating petition for a pre-primary convention designation candidate must be signed "by a number of voters equal to at least 2 percent of the total vote of the candidate's party in the state or congressional district, or the following number of voters, whichever is greater: for statewide offices, 230 voters; and for congressional candidates, 77 voters."[7]

A candidate who seeks but fails to receive a pre-primary convention designation may collect additional signatures totaling at least "4 percent of the total vote of the candidate's party in the state or congressional district, whichever applies to the office the candidate seeks." The candidate is required to file a new declaration of candidacy and the additional nominating petition for the office for which the candidate failed to receive a pre-primary designation. The post-convention declaration of candidacy and nominating petition must be filed with the New Mexico Secretary of State either 10 days following the date of the pre-primary convention at which the candidate failed to receive the designation, or on the date all declarations of candidacy and additional nominating petitions are due, whichever is later.[8]

For minor party candidates

The selection method for minor party candidates varies according to the rules of the specific party. Broadly speaking, the following requirements apply:[9]

  1. The chair and secretary of the state political convention must certify to the New Mexico Secretary of State the names of their party's nominees for federal, statewide, and state legislative offices.[10]
  2. The names certified to the New Mexico Secretary of State must be filed on the 21st day following the primary election and must be accompanied by a petition containing the signatures of at least 1 percent of the total number of the votes cast at the last preceding general election for the office of governor.[11]
  3. The petition must contain a statement affirming that the voters signing the petition are residents of New Mexico and the district, county, or area to be represented by the office being sought.[12]

For independent candidates

An independent candidate files for office by submitting a declaration of candidacy and nominating petition to the proper filing official. Candidates must file nominating petitions at the time of filing their declarations of candidacy.[13]

The petition for an independent candidate for the United States Senate or any other statewide office must be signed by at least 2 percent of the total number of votes cast for governor in the previous general election. The petition for an independent candidate for the United States House of Representatives must be signed by at least 2 percent of the total number of votes cast for governor in the previous general election in that particular congressional district. The petition for an independent candidate for the state legislature must be signed by at least 2 percent of the total number of votes cast for governor in the respective legislative district.[14]Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name cannot be a simple integer. Use a descriptive titleCite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name cannot be a simple integer. Use a descriptive title

All requisite paperwork must be filed with the proper filing official before 5:00 p.m. on the 23rd day following the primary election.[15]

For write-in candidates in the primary election

A write-in candidate may only seek the nomination of the party with which he or she is affiliated. The candidate must qualify to be a candidate for the political party whose nomination he or she seeks.[16]

The candidate must file with the proper filing official a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate. The declaration must be filed before 5:00 p.m. on the third Tuesday in March in the year of the election.[17]

For write-in candidates in the general election

A write-in candidate in a general election must file a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate with the proper filing official no later than the 21st day after the primary election.[18]

No person can run as a write-in candidate in the general election if he or she was a candidate in the primary election immediately preceding the general election.[19]

No unopposed write-in candidate can have an election certified unless the candidate receives votes equal to at least 1 percent of the total number of votes cast in the electoral district for governor in the last preceding general election in which a governor was elected.[20]

Qualifications

See also: State legislature candidate requirements by state

Article 4, Section 3 of the New Mexico Constitution states: Senators shall not be less than twenty-five years of age and representatives not less than twenty-one years of age at the time of their election. If any senator or representative permanently removes his residence from or maintains no residence in the district from which he was elected, then he shall be deemed to have resigned and his successor shall be selected as provided in Section 4 of this article. No person shall be eligible to serve in the legislature who, at the time of qualifying, holds any office of trust or profit with the state, county or national governments, except notaries public and officers of the militia who receive no salary.

Salaries and per diem

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
State legislative salaries, 2024[21]
SalaryPer diem
$0/year$191/day

When sworn in

See also: When state legislators assume office after a general election

New Mexico legislators assume office on the first day of January after a general election.[22]

New Mexico political history

Trifectas

A state government trifecta is a term that describes single-party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government.

New Mexico Party Control: 1992-2025
Eighteen years of Democratic trifectas  •  No Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Governor D D D R R R R R R R R D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R D D D D D D D
Senate D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
House D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D R R D D D D D D D D D

Presidential politics in New Mexico

2020

See also: Presidential election, 2020


Presidential election in New Mexico, 2020
 
Candidate/Running mate
%
Popular votes
Electoral votes
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Joe Biden/Kamala D. Harris (D)
 
54.3
 
501,614 5
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Donald Trump/Mike Pence (R)
 
43.5
 
401,894 0
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Jo Jorgensen/Spike Cohen (L)
 
1.4
 
12,585 0
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Howie Hawkins/Angela Nicole Walker (G)
 
0.5
 
4,426 0
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Sheila Tittle/David Sandige (Constitution Party)
 
0.2
 
1,806 0
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Gloria La Riva/Sunil Freeman (Party for Socialism and Liberation)
 
0.2
 
1,640 0

Incumbents are bolded and underlined The results have been certified.

Total votes: 923,965


2016

See also: Presidential election, 2016
U.S. presidential election, New Mexico, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes Electoral votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngHillary Clinton/Tim Kaine 48.3% 385,234 5
     Republican Donald Trump/Mike Pence 40% 319,667 0
     Libertarian Gary Johnson/Bill Weld 9.3% 74,541 0
     Green Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka 1.2% 9,879 0
     Socialism and Liberation Gloria Estela La Riva/Dennis J. Banks 0.1% 1,184 0
     Constitution Darrell Lane Castle/Scott Bradley 0.2% 1,514 0
     American Delta Rocky De La Fuente/Michael Steinberg 0.1% 475 0
     Better for America Evan McMullin/Nathan Johnson 0.7% 5,825 0
Total Votes 798,319 5
Election results via: New Mexico Secretary of State


New Mexico presidential election results (1900-2024)

  • 17 Democratic wins
  • 12 Republican wins
Year 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Winning Party N/A N/A N/A D D R R R D D D D D R R D D R R R R R R D D D R D D D D D


Voting information

See also: Voting in New Mexico

Election information in New Mexico: Nov. 8, 2022, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

  • In-person: Nov. 8, 2022
  • By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 11, 2022
  • Online: Oct. 11, 2022

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

  • In-person: Nov. 3, 2022
  • By mail: Received by Nov. 3, 2022
  • Online: Nov. 3, 2022

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

  • In-person: Nov. 8, 2022
  • By mail: Received by Nov. 8, 2022

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Oct. 11, 2022 to Nov. 5, 2022

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

N/A


Redistricting following the 2020 census

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) signed a new state House map into law on December 29, 2021, and a new state Senate map on January 6, 2022. These maps took effect for New Mexico's 2022 legislative elections. The state House approved the House map bill 43-23 on December 10, 2021, and the state Senate approved the bill 24-13 on December 16, 2021.[23] The state Senate approved the Senate map 25-13 on December 16, and the state House approved the map 38-22 on December 17.[24]

Below is the state House map in effect before and after the 2020 redistricting cycle.

New Mexico State House Districts
until December 31, 2022

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New Mexico State House Districts
starting January 1, 2023

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Ballotpedia defines an incumbent as retiring if the incumbent did not file for office or filed for office but withdrew, was disqualified, or otherwise left a race in a manner other than losing the primary, primary runoff, or convention. If an incumbent runs as a write-in candidate, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring. If an incumbent runs in the same chamber for a different seat, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring.
  2. ↑ Ballotpedia defines a seat as open if the incumbent did not file to run for re-election or filed but withdrew and did not appear on any ballot for his or her seat. If the incumbent withdrew from or did not participate in the primary but later chose to seek re-election to his or her seat as a third party or independent candidate, the seat would not be counted as open. If the incumbent retired or ran for a different seat in the same chamber, his or her original seat would be counted as open unless another incumbent from the same chamber filed to run for that seat, in which case it would not be counted as open due to the presence of an incumbent.
  3. ↑ New Mexico Election Code, "Chapter 1-8-21," accessed April 23, 2025
  4. ↑ New Mexico Election Code, "Chapter 1-8-26," accessed April 23, 2025
  5. ↑ New Mexico Election Code, "Chapter 1-8-21.1(C)," accessed April 23, 2025
  6. ↑ New Mexico Election Code, "Chapter 1-8-27," accessed April 23, 2025
  7. ↑ New Mexico Election Code, "Chapter 1-8-33," accessed April 23, 2025
  8. ↑ New Mexico Election Code, "Chapter 1-8-33," accessed April 23, 2025
  9. ↑ New Mexico Election Code, "Chapter 1-8-1," accessed April 23, 2025
  10. ↑ New Mexico Election Code, "Chapter 1-8-2(A)(1)," accessed April 23, 2025
  11. ↑ New Mexico Election Code, "Chapter 1-8-2(B)," accessed April 23, 2025
  12. ↑ New Mexico Election Code, "Chapter 1-8-2(B)(2)," accessed April 23, 2025
  13. ↑ New Mexico Election Code, "Chapter 1-8-45," accessed April 23, 2025
  14. ↑ New Mexico Election Code, "Chapter 1-8-51(C)," accessed April 23, 2025
  15. ↑ New Mexico Election Code, "Chapter 1-8-52(A)," accessed April 23, 2025
  16. ↑ New Mexico Election Code, "Chapter 1-8-36.1(B)," accessed April 23, 2025
  17. ↑ New Mexico Election Code, "Chapter 1-8-36.1(C)," accessed April 23, 2025
  18. ↑ New Mexico Election Code, "1-8-66," accessed January April 23, 2025
  19. ↑ New Mexico Election Code, "Chapter 1-8-66(F)," accessed April 23, 2025
  20. ↑ New Mexico Election Code, "Chapter 1-8-66(A)," accessed April 23, 2025
  21. ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
  22. ↑ New Mexico Constitution, "Article IV, Section 4, accessed November 1, 2021
  23. ↑ New Mexico State Legislature, "2021 2nd Special Session - HB 8," accessed January 3, 2022
  24. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named sb2


Current members of the New Mexico House of Representatives
Leadership
Speaker of the House:Javier Martínez
Majority Leader:Reena Szczepanski
Minority Leader:Gail Armstrong
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Bill Hall (R)
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