The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the three

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, one from each of the state's three

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. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,

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to the

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and various

and

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. As a result of Herrell and Fernandez's wins, the election resulted in all three members of New Mexico's house delegation being

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, the second US state (after Hawaii) to do so. New Mexico is also the first state to have a majority of its house representatives be Native Americans. However, a few months later,

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was appointed

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, resulting in a

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held on June 1, 2021. As a result of Haaland's resignation and the special election, New Mexico ceased to have an all-women of color and majority Native American House delegation.

Overview

Results of the 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico by district:

District 1

The 1st district is centered around

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, taking in most of

Bernalillo County Bernalillo County () is the most populous county in the U.S. state of New Mexico.Bernalillo ...

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, and parts of

Sandoval County Sandoval County is located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, the population was 131,561, making it the fourth-most populous county in New Mexico. The county seat is Bernalillo, New Mexico, Bernali ...

Santa Fe County Santa Fe County ( es, Condado de Santa Fe; meaning ''Holy faith'' in Spanish) is located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 census, the population was 144,170, making it New Mexico's third-most populous county, after Bernalillo Cou ...

and

Valencia County Valencia County is a county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 census, the population was 76,569. The county seat is Los Lunas. Valencia County is included in the Albuquerque, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county was a si ...

. The incumbent was Democrat

, who was elected with 59.1% of the vote in 2018.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Michelle Garcia Holmes, retired police detective and nominee for

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=Eliminated in primary

= *Brett Kokinadis, founder of New Mexico Democrats for Democracy *Jared Vanderdussen, attorney

Results

General election

Predictions

Endorsements

Polling

Results

District 2

The 2nd district covers southern New Mexico, including Las Cruces, Roswell, and the southern part of

. The incumbent was Democrat

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, who flipped the district and was elected with 50.9% of the vote in

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

= Nominee

= *

Yvette Herrell Stella Yvette Herrell ( ; born March 16, 1964) is an American politician and realtor serving as the U.S. representative for New Mexico's 2nd congressional district. A member of the Republican Party, she served four terms as a member of the New M ...

, former state representative and nominee for

New Mexico's 2nd congressional district New Mexico's 2nd congressional district serves the southern half of New Mexico, including Las Cruces, Roswell, and the southern fourth of Albuquerque. Geographically, it is the fifth-largest district in the nation and the largest to not co ...

in 2018

=Eliminated in primary

= *Claire Chase, oil company executive *Chris Mathys, businessman, candidate for

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in 2018, and former

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city councilman

=Declined

= *Leland Gould, lobbyist *Monty Newman, businessman, former chair of the

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, former mayor of Hobbs, and candidate for

in 2018 * Steve Pearce, chair of the

, former U.S. Representative, and nominee for

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Polling

Results

General election

Predictions

Endorsements

Polling

Results

District 3

The 3rd district encompasses all of northern New Mexico, including the city of Santa Fe, and includes most of the

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and

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within New Mexico. The incumbent was Democrat

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, who was re-elected with 63.4% of the vote in 2018, and announced on April 1, 2019 that he would seek the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in 2020. Luján won the primary, and ultimately the general election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

= Nominee

= *

Teresa Leger Fernandez Teresa Isabel Leger Fernandez ( ; born July 1, 1959) is an American attorney and politician representing New Mexico's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. Early life and education Leger Fernandez was born ...

, attorney and daughter of former state senator

Ray Leger Ray Leger (January 6, 1925 – October 14, 2009) was an American politician and educator who served as a member of the New Mexico Senate for the 8th district from 1973 to 1980. Early life and education Leger was born on January 6, 1925, in L ...

=Eliminated in primary

= *John Blair, former New Mexico Deputy Secretary of State and former political aide to U.S. 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. ...

* Laura Montoya,

treasurer *

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, former CIA operations officer * Joseph L. Sanchez, state representative *Marco Serna,

District Attorney *Kyle Tisdel, environmental attorney

=Withdrawn

= *Robert Apodaca, businessman and former

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regional official *Mark McDonald, chair of the Colfax County Democratic Party (endorsed Serna)

=Declined

= *

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 ...

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, speaker of the

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er for the 3rd district and former

clerk *Paula Garcia, executive director of the New Mexico Acequia Association * Stephanie Garcia Richard,

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, incumbent U.S. Representative ( running for U.S. Senate) *Joseph Maestas, mayor of Española and former Santa Fe city councilman * Andrea Romero, state representative * John Sapien, state senator *Victor Snover, mayor of

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* Carl Trujillo, former state representative *

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, state representative *JoAnne Vigil Coppler, Santa Fe city councilwoman *Renee Villarreal, Santa Fe city councilwoman *

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, mayor of Santa Fe * Peter Wirth, majority leader of the

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Endorsements

Polling

Pre-primary convention results

Candidates for the Democratic nomination needed to either receive the votes of 20% of the delegates at the pre-primary convention on March 7, or collect and submit signatures to the secretary of state to have made it to the June 2 primary.

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

= Nominee

= * Alexis Johnson, environmental engineer and rancher

=Eliminated in primary

= *Karen Bedonie, member of the

and small business owner *Harry Montoya, former

commissioner

=Disqualified

= *Audra Lee Brown, businesswoman *Anastacia Golden Morper, real estate agent

=Withdrawn

= *Brett Kokinadis, founder of New Mexico Democrats for Democracy

=Declined

= *

Jefferson Byrd Jefferson L. Byrd (born June 16, 1971) is an American politician from New Mexico. He is a member of the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission from the 2nd district, which covers Chaves, Colfax, Curry, De Baca, Eddy, Guadalupe, Harding, Lea, ...

er for the 2nd district and nominee for

New Mexico's 3rd congressional district New Mexico's 3rd congressional district serves the northern half of New Mexico, including the state's Capital, Santa Fe. The district has a significant Native American presence, encompassing most of the New Mexico portion of the Navajo Nation, ...

in 2014 *Gregg Hull, mayor of

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* Patrick H. Lyons, former

er for the 2nd district, former

, and former state senator *Thomas Mullins, businessman and nominee for

in 2010

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Michael Lucero, rancher and nominee for

Green primary

Candidates

=Declined

= *Carol Miller, activist and nominee for

in 1997, 1998, and 2008

General election

Predictions

Polling

Results

Notes

;Partisan clients

References

External links

* * * (State affiliate of the U.S.

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) * ;Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates
Michelle Garcia Holmes (R) for Congress

Deb Haaland (D) for Congress
;Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates
Yvette Herrell (R) for Congress

Xochitl Torres Small (D) for Congress
;Official campaign websites for 3rd district candidates
Alexis Johnson (R) for Congress

Teresa Leger Fernandez (D) for Congress

Michael Lucero (L) for Congress
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