The 2018 United States Senate election in New Mexico took place on November 6, 2018, to elect a member of the
United States Senate to represent the state of
New Mexico, concurrently with
other elections to the United States Senate,
elections to the
United States House of Representatives, and various
state and
local elections.
Incumbent
Democratic
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Politics
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Senator
Martin Heinrich won reelection to a second term.
[ His opponents were Republican nominee and businessman Mick Rich and ]Libertarian
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nominee Gary Johnson, a two-term Republican Governor of New Mexico and two-time candidate for President of the United States.
The candidate filing deadline was March 13, 2018. The Republican and Democratic primary elections were held June 5, 2018. Johnson's results were the highest results for a Libertarian candidate in New Mexico history.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
* Martin Heinrich, incumbent U.S. Senator
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
* Mick Rich, businessman
Declined
* 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 ...
, New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands
The New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands is an elected constitutional officer in the executive branch in charge of managing all state lands and mineral rights, as well as overseeing leases and royalties on state land, in the U.S. state of New ...
and candidate for NM-02 in 2008
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(ran as a Libertarian
Libertarianism (from french: libertaire, "libertarian"; from la, libertas, "freedom") is a political philosophy that upholds liberty as a core value. Libertarians seek to maximize autonomy and political freedom, and minimize the state's e ...
, later endorsed Gary Johnson)
Results
Libertarian primary
On July 30, 2018, nominee Aubrey Dunn withdrew from the race. On August 4, former governor Gary Johnson was formally nominated by the Libertarian Party of New Mexico as Dunn's replacement. Johnson accepted his party's nomination on August 13.
Candidates
Declared
* Gary Johnson, former Governor of New Mexico, Libertarian
Libertarianism (from french: libertaire, "libertarian"; from la, libertas, "freedom") is a political philosophy that upholds liberty as a core value. Libertarians seek to maximize autonomy and political freedom, and minimize the state's e ...
nominee for president in 2012
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and 2016
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Withdrew nomination
* 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 ...
, New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands
The New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands is an elected constitutional officer in the executive branch in charge of managing all state lands and mineral rights, as well as overseeing leases and royalties on state land, in the U.S. state of New ...
Results
General election
Debates
Complete video of debate
October 12, 2018
Endorsements
Predictions
^Highest rating given
Polling
Graphical summary
Polls
;with Mick Rich
;with Gary Johnson
;with Aubrey Dunn
Results
County results
;Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
* Hidalgo (largest municipality: Lordsburg)
* Los Alamos (largest municipality: Los Alamos)
* Sandoval (largest municipality: Rio Rancho)
* Valencia (largest municipality: Los Lunas)
References
External links
Candidates
at Vote Smart
Candidates
at Ballotpedia
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Campaign finance
at FEC
Campaign finance
at OpenSecrets
;Official campaign websites
Gary Johnson (L) for Senate
Martin Heinrich (D) for Senate
Mick Rich (R) for Senate
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2018
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New Mexico
United States Senate