2018 New Mexico elections

Incumbent Republican Governor Susana Martinez was term-limited and could not run for election to a third consecutive term.

New Mexico Attorney General election, 2018

November 6, 2018

Nominee Hector Balderas Michael Hendricks Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 427,583 231,296 Percentage 61.8% 33.4%

County results Balderas:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Hendricks:      40-50%      50–60%      60–70%

Attorney General before election Hector Balderas Democratic Elected Attorney General Hector Balderas Democratic

Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Hector Balderas ran for re-election to a second term.[1]

New Mexico Secretary of State election, 2018

November 6, 2018

Nominee Maggie Toulouse Oliver Gavin Clarkson Ginger Grider Party Democratic Republican Libertarian Popular vote 399,134 257,306 34,527 Percentage 57.8% 37.2% 5.0%

County results Oliver:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Clarkson:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

Secretary of States before election Maggie Toulouse Oliver Democratic Elected Secretary of States Maggie Toulouse Oliver Democratic

Incumbent Democratic Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver, who was elected in the 2016 special election, ran for re-election to a full term in 2018.[4]

For the general election, Governing magazine projected the race as "leans Democratic".[5]

New Mexico Treasurer election, 2018

November 6, 2018

Nominee Tim Eichenberg Arthur Castillo Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 394,780 286,822 Percentage 57.9% 42.1%

County results Eichenberg:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Castillo:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

Treasurer before election Tim Eichenberg Democratic Elected Treasurer Tim Eichenberg Democratic

Incumbent Democratic State Treasurer Tim Eichenberg ran for re-election to a second term.

New Mexico Auditor election, 2018

November 6, 2018

Nominee Brian Colón Wayne Johnson Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 395,714 291,714 Percentage 57.6% 42.4%

County results Colón:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Johnson:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

Auditor before election Wayne Johnson Republican Elected Auditor Brian Colón Democratic

After incumbent Democratic State Auditor Tim Keller was elected Mayor of Albuquerque in the 2017 mayoral election, and resigned to take office, Governor Martinez appointed Bernalillo County Commissioner Wayne Johnson (R) to be the new State Auditor.[11]

New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands election, 2018

November 6, 2018

Nominee Stephanie Garcia Richard Patrick H. Lyons Michael Lucero Party Democratic Republican Libertarian Popular vote 352,335 297,379 39,791 Percentage 51.1% 43.1% 5.8%

Commissioner before election Aubrey Dunn Jr. Libertarian Elected Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard Democratic

Incumbent Libertarian Commissioner of Public Lands Aubrey Dunn Jr. is not running for re-election to a second term in office.

Three of the five seats on the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission 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.[16]

District 4 Democratic incumbent Lynda Lovejoy and District 5 Democratic incumbent Sandy R. Jones were eligible to run for re-election.

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.

Gary L. Clingman, appointed by Governor Susana Martinez was eligible to run for a full term.

https://ballotpedia.org/New_Mexico_intermediate_appellate_court_elections,_2018

In 2018, all 70 seats in the New Mexico House of Representatives 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, Republicans 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.

Incumbent Democratic Senator Martin Heinrich was re-elected to a second term.[17]

All of New Mexico's three seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2018. Democrats maintained District 1 and District 3 as well as flipped District 2 from Republicans. This means that there were no Republicans representing New Mexico in the federal government following the 2018 election.

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Official Attorney General campaign websites

• Hector Balderas (D) for Attorney General
• A. Blair Dunn (L) for Attorney General
• Michael Hendricks (R) for Attorney General

Official Secretary of State campaign websites

• Gavin Clarkson (R) for Secretary of State
• Ginger Grider (L) for Secretary of State
• Maggie Toulouse Oliver (D) for Secretary of State

Official State Treasurer campaign websites

• Arthur L. Castillo (R) for Treasurer
• Tim Eichenberg (D) for Treasurer

Official State Auditor campaign websites

• Brian Colón (D) for Auditor
• Wayne Johnson (R) for Auditor

Official Commissioner of Public Lands campaign websites

• Patrick H. Lyons (R) for Public Lands Commissioner
• Stephanie Garcia Richard (D) for Public Lands Commissioner

Official Public Regulation Commission district 2 campaign websites

• Jeff Byrd (R) for Public Regulation Commissioner
• Kevin Sanders (D) for Public Regulation Commissioner

Official Public Regulation Commission district 5 campaign websites

• Steve Fischmann (D) for Public Regulation Commissioner
• Ben Hall (R) for Public Regulation Commissioner