A general election was held in the

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New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Tiguex , OfficialLang = None , Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ker ...

on November 6, 2018. All of New Mexico's executive officers were up for election as well as a

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seat, and all of New Mexico's three seats in the

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Governor

Incumbent

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Susana Martinez Susana Martinez (born July 14, 1959) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 31st governor of New Mexico from 2011 to 2019. A Republican, she served as chair of the Republican Governors Association (RGA) from 2015 to 2016. She ...

was term-limited and could not run for election to a third consecutive term.

Results

Attorney general

Incumbent Democratic

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Hector Balderas Hector Hugo Balderas Jr. (born August 16, 1973) is an American lawyer and former prosecutor who has been the attorney general of New Mexico since 2015. In 2006, Balderas became the youngest statewide Hispanic elected official in the nation when he ...

ran for re-election to a second term.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Declared

= *

, 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 Public Lands Commissioner

Aubrey Dunn Jr. Aubrey Lyle Dunn Jr. (born 1955 or 1956) is an American politician and banker from the state of New Mexico. He served as New Mexico commissioner of public lands from 2015 to 2019, and was a candidate for the U.S. Senate in the 2018 election. El ...

Results

General election

Polling

Results

Secretary of state

Incumbent Democratic secretary of state

Maggie Toulouse Oliver Maggie Toulouse Oliver (born ) is an American politician from the state of New Mexico. She is the 26th Secretary of State of New Mexico and a member of the Democratic Party. Prior to serving as Secretary of State, Toulouse Oliver was the coun ...

, who was elected in the 2016 special election, ran for re-election to a full term in 2018. For the general election,

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projected the race as "leans Democratic".

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Declared

= *

, 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

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and former deputy assistant secretary of the

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=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 Sandra D. Jeff (born 1967 or 1968) is an American politician who served as a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives from 2009 to 2015. Career Jeff's reputation for voting with Republicans earned her a primary challenge in 2012. In ...

, former Democratic

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(2009–2015)

Results

General election

Predictions

Polling

Results

Treasurer

Incumbent Democratic

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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

State auditor

After incumbent Democratic state ruditor Tim Keller was elected Mayor of Albuquerque in the 2017 mayoral election, and resigned to take office, Governor Martinez appointed

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Commissioner Wayne Johnson (R) to be the new state auditor.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Declared

= * Wayne A. Johnson, incumbent state auditor

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Declared

= *

Brian Colón Brian S. Colón is an American lawyer and politician who served as the New Mexico state auditor from 2019 to 2023. He is the former chairman of the Democratic Party of New Mexico. In 2010, he ran for and lost his bid for Lieutenant Governor of Ne ...

, chair of the

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Bill McCamley Bill McCamley is an American politician who served as the secretary of the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions from 2019 to 2021. Previously, he served as a Democratic member of the New Mexico House of Representatives from 2013 to 2018. ...

, state representative

Results

General election

Polling

Results

Commissioner of Public Lands

Incumbent Libertarian Commissioner of Public Lands

is not running for re-election to a second term in office.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Declared

= *

Stephanie Garcia Richard Stephanie M. Garcia Richard is an American politician and currently serves as the New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands. Garcia Richard previously served as a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives from January 2013 through December ...

, state representative *

George Muñoz George Muñoz is an American businessman, CPA and attorney. He is the president and co-founder of Muñoz Investment Banking Group which is primarily focused on financing and investments in the Emerging Markets Countries as well as in the U.S. H ...

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* Garrett VeneKlasen, executive director of the New Mexico Wildlife Federation

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Declared

= * Pat Lyons,

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er for the 2nd district and former

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(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

will be up for election. District 2 Republican incumbent Pat Lyons did not run for re-election in order to run for Commissioner of Public Lands. District 4 Democratic incumbent

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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

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 ) is the lower house of the New Mexico State Legislature. There are 70 members of the House. Each member represents roughly 25,980 residents of New Mexico. The most recent elections were held on November 3, 2020. Composition Leadership Cu ...

In 2018, all 70 seats in the

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were up for election in 2018. Democrats have a majority in the chamber heading into the election. On election day 2018, Democrats hold 38 seats and Republicans hold 32 seats. To re-claim control,

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needed to net 4 seats from Democrats. Democrats increased their majority by flipping 9 seats from Republican control. Following the 2018 election, Democrats held a 47 to 23 seat advantage over Republicans.

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The

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only holds regularly-scheduled elections every four years; therefore, no state senate seats are up for election in 2018, but all 42 were in 2020.

United States Senate

Incumbent Democratic Senator

Martin Heinrich Martin Trevor Heinrich (; born October 17, 1971) is an American businessman and politician serving as the senior United States senator from New Mexico, a seat he has held since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Heinrich served as the U.S. ...

was re-elected to a second term.

United States House of Representatives

All of New Mexico's three seats in the

were up for election in 2018. Democrats maintained

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and

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as well as flipped

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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

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;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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