The 2020 New Mexico House of Representatives elections took place on November 3, 2020 as part of the biennial
United States elections
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. All the seats in the
New Mexico House of Representatives were up for election. The previous election was held in
2018
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Primary election
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s were held on June 3, alongside the
2020 New Mexico Democratic presidential primary
The 2020 New Mexico Democratic presidential primary took place on June 2, 2020, as one of eight delayed and regular primaries on the same day in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2020 presidential election. The New Mexico primary was a clo ...
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Summary of results
Closest races
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
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Retiring incumbents
Eleven incumbent representatives (7 Democrats and 4 Republicans) did not seek reelection.
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Abbas Akhil
Abbas Akhil is an Indian-American politician and engineer who served as a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives from 2019 to 2021. When he took office on January 15, 2019, Akhil became the first Muslim member of the New Mexico Legisla ...
(D), District 20
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Paul Bandy (R), District 3
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Daniel R. Barrone (D), District 42
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David Gallegos (R), District 61
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Tim Lewis (R), District 60
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Patricio Ruiloba
Patricio Ruiloba (born March 28, 1967) is an American politician who has served in the New Mexico House of Representatives for 12th district from 2015 to 2020. He resigned from the House in 2020 to run for sheriff of Bernalillo County, New Mexico ...
(D), District 12 (sought reelection but was disqualified from the ballot;
subsequently resigned on September 9, 2020)
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Tomás Salazar (D), District 70
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Joseph L. Sanchez
Joseph Louis Sanchez is an American politician who served in the New Mexico House of Representatives from January 17, 2019 to January 19, 2021. Prior to entering state politics, Sanchez was an electrical engineer. He is a member of the Democrat ...
(D), District 40
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Gregg Schmedes
Gregg Schmedes is an American physician and politician serving as a member of the New Mexico Senate from the 19th district. He previously served as a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives from the 22nd district, which includes port ...
(D), District 22
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Jim Trujillo
Jim R. Trujillo is an American politician and businessman who served as a Democratic member of the New Mexico House of Representatives from 2003 to 2020. Trujillo was appointed by Governor Bill Richardson to fill the vacancy caused by the resig ...
(D), District 45 (subsequently resigned on September 29, 2020)
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Linda Trujillo
Linda Trujillo (born May 20, 1959) is an American politician who served in the 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 25,98 ...
(D), District 48 (subsequently resigned on July 9, 2020)
Defeated incumbents
In primary
No incumbent representative was defeated in the primary.
In general election
One incumbent (a Democrat) was defeated in the general election.
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Art De La Cruz
Art De La Cruz is an American politician serving as a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives from the 12th district. Appointed on February 3, 2022, De La Cruz previously represented the same district from September 2020 to January 202 ...
(D), District 12
Predictions
Detailed results
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
District 9
District 10
District 11
;Republican primary
;General election
District 12
Incumbent Democrat
Patricio Ruiloba
Patricio Ruiloba (born March 28, 1967) is an American politician who has served in the New Mexico House of Representatives for 12th district from 2015 to 2020. He resigned from the House in 2020 to run for sheriff of Bernalillo County, New Mexico ...
was disqualified from the primary ballot on March 31, 2020 for submitting incomplete information on his election paperwork.
Subsequently, Ruiloba resigned effective September 9 in order to run for
Bernalillo County Sheriff. Former Bernalillo County Commissioner
Art De La Cruz
Art De La Cruz is an American politician serving as a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives from the 12th district. Appointed on February 3, 2022, De La Cruz previously represented the same district from September 2020 to January 202 ...
was appointed to the vacant seat, but because the Democratic Party did not have a valid nominee to replace on the ballot, De La Cruz was forced to run for election to a full term as a
write-in candidate.
District 13
;Democratic primary
;General election
District 14
;Democratic primary
;General election
District 15
District 16
District 17
;Democratic primary
;General election
District 18
District 19
District 20
;Democratic primary
;General election
District 21
District 22
District 23
;Republican primary
;General election
District 24
District 25
District 26
District 27
Incumbent Democrat Bill Pratt died on December 29, 2019. The Bernalillo County Commission appointed
Marian Matthews
Marian Matthews is an American politician, educator, and attorney serving as a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives from the 27th district, which includes a portion of Bernalillo County, New Mexico.
Education
Matthews earned a Ba ...
to the vacant seat on January 9, 2020.
;Democratic primary
;Republican primary
;General election
District 28
District 29
District 30
District 31
District 32
District 33
District 34
;Democratic primary
;General election
District 35
District 36
District 37
District 38
District 39
District 40
;Democratic primary
;General election
District 41
District 42
Democratic incumbent
Roberto Gonzales
Roberto 'Bobby' Jesse Gonzales (born 1951 in Taos, New Mexico) is an American politician and a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the New Mexico House of Representatives representing District 42 since January 1995.
Education
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was appointed to a vacant
State Senate seat on December 20, 2019.
Taos
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Places
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* Taos County, New Mexico, United States
** Taos, New Mexico, a city, the county seat of Taos County, New Mexico
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Mayor
Daniel R. Barrone was appointed to succeed Gonzales on January 4, 2020. In April 2020, Barrone announced he would not seek a full term as Representative.
;Democratic primary
;Republican primary
;General election
District 43
District 44
District 45
;Democratic primary
;General election
District 46
District 47
District 48
Incumbent Democrat
Linda Trujillo
Linda Trujillo (born May 20, 1959) is an American politician who served in the 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 25,98 ...
resigned on July 9, 2020, after winning the Democratic primary unopposed. Democrat
Tara Lujan
Tara Lujan is an American politician serving as a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives from the 48th district. Lujan was appointed to the House by the Santa Fe County Commission on July 23, 2020 after the resignation of Linda Truji ...
was appointed to succeed Trujillo on July 23.
District 49
District 50
;Democratic primary
;General election
District 51
District 52
District 53
District 54
District 55
District 56
District 57
District 58
District 59
District 60
District 61
;Republican primary
;General election
District 62
District 63
District 64
District 65
;Democratic primary
;General election
District 66
District 67
District 68
District 69
District 70
;Democratic primary
;General election
See also
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2020 New Mexico elections
A general election has held in the U.S. state of New Mexico on November 3, 2020. To Postal voting in the United States, vote by mail, registered New Mexico voters must have requested a ballot by October 30, 2020.
Federal offices U.S. Preside ...
References
External links
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