2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico

The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico were held on November 6, 2018, to elect the three U.S. Representatives from the state of New Mexico, one from each of the state's three congressional districts. The elections coincided with the gubernatorial election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.

2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico

November 6, 2018 (2018-11-06)

All 3 New Mexico seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election 2 1
Seats won 3 0
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 400,702 262,714
Percentage 58.25% 38.20%
Swing 2.24% 5.79%

Results:
     Democratic hold
     Democratic gain

The Democratic party gained the 2nd Congressional seat, gaining unitary control of New Mexico's Congressional (House and Senate) delegation for the first time since 2008 and improving the advantage in the House delegation for New Mexico from 2–1 in favor of Democrats to 3–0.

Overview

Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico by district:[1]

District Democratic Republican Others Total Result
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
District 1147,33659.13%90,50736.33%11,3194.54%249,162100%Democratic hold
District 2101,48950.93%97,76749.07%n/a199,256100%Democratic gain
District 3148,50160.64%76,42731.21%13,2655.42%244,893100%Democratic hold
Total404,02658.27%264,70138.18%24,5843.55%693,311100%

District 1

The 1st district is centered around the Albuquerque metropolitan area. Democrat Michelle Lujan Grisham, who had represented the district since 2013, was reelected to a third term with 65% of the vote in 2016. Lujan Grisham did not run for reelection and instead successfully ran for Governor of New Mexico.[2]

New Mexico's 1st district was one of 36 Democrat-held House districts targeted by the National Republican Congressional Committee in 2018.[3]

Candidates

Declared
Withdrew
Declined

Polling

Poll
source
Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Pat
Davis
Deb
Haaland
Damian
Lara
Damon
Martinez
Paul
Moya
Antoinette
Sedillo-Lopez
Other Undecided
Albuquerque Journal May 20–24, 2018 395 ±4.9 5% 19% 4% 22% 3% 17% 29%
Lake Research Partners (D-Martinez) May 13–14, 2018 390 ±5.0 20% 23% 25% 5% 27%
Public Policy Polling (D-Davis) April 13–15, 2018 508 ±4.4 11% 15% 7% 15% 43%

Endorsements

Deb Haaland

Pre-primary convention results

Candidates for the Democratic nomination needed to either receive the votes of 20% of the delegates at the convention on March 10, or collect and submit signatures to the secretary of state to have made it to the June 5 primary.

Candidate Percentage of delegates won Automatically on ballot
Pat Davis 13.55% N
Deb Haaland 34.80% Y
Damian Lara 12.09% N
Damon Martinez 10.81% N
Paul Moya 3.66% N
Antoinette Sedillo-Lopez 25.09% Y

Results

Democratic primary results[27]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Deb Haaland 25,366 40.57
Democratic Damon Martinez 16,154 25.84
Democratic Antoinette Sedillo Lopez 12,885 20.61
Democratic Paul Moya 3,683 5.89
Democratic Pat Davis (withdrawn) 2,380 3.81
Democratic Damian Lara 2,059 3.29
Total votes 62,527 100.00

Candidates

Declared
Declined

Results

Republican primary results[27]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Janice Arnold-Jones 19,264 100.0
Total votes 19,264 100.0

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Deb
Haaland (D)
Janice
Arnold-Jones (R)
Lloyd
Princeton (L)
Undecided
Research & Polling, Inc. October 26 — November 1, 2018 419 ± 4.8% 50% 38% 5% 7%
Carroll Strategies October 29, 2018 452 51% 43% 3% 2%
Emerson College October 24–26, 2018 327 ± 5.7% 51% 41% 6%
Research & Polling, Inc. September 7–13, 2018 410 ± 4.8% 49% 41% 3% 8%
Carroll Strategies June 15–16, 2018 419 47% 43% 4% 6%

Results

New Mexico's 1st congressional district, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Deb Haaland 147,336 59.1
Republican Janice Arnold-Jones 90,507 36.3
Libertarian Lloyd Princeton 11,319 4.5
Total votes 249,162 100.0
Democratic hold

District 2

The 2nd district is very expansive, covering rural Southern New Mexico, including Alamogordo, Las Cruces, and Roswell. Republican Steve Pearce, who had represented the district since 2011 and previously represented the district from 2003 to 2009, was reelected to a fourth consecutive and seventh total term with 63% of the vote in 2016. Pearce did not run for reelection and instead ran unsuccessfully for Governor of New Mexico.

New Mexico's 2nd district was one of the 80 Republican-held seats that the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee was targeting in 2018.[29] It was successfully picked up by the Democrats.

Candidates

Declared
  • Madeline Hildebrandt, veteran, history professor[30]
  • Xochitl Torres Small, water attorney based in Las Cruces, NM
Withdrew
Declined

Pre-primary convention results

Candidates for the Democratic nomination needed to either receive the votes of 20% of the delegates at the convention on March 10, or collect and submit signatures to the secretary of state to have made it to the June 5 primary.

Candidate Percentage of delegates won Automatically on ballot
Xochitl Torres Small 65.75% Y
Madeline Hildebrandt 34.25% Y

Results

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Xochitl Torres Small 25,193 72.62
Democratic Madeline Hildebrandt 9,500 27.38
Total votes 34,693 100.00

Candidates

Declared
Withdrew

Endorsements

Yvette Herrell
  • House Freedom Fund[40]
Monty Newman
  • Ted Cruz, U.S. Senator from Texas and presidential candidate in 2016[41]

Results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Yvette Herrell 15,811 49.00
Republican Monty Newman 10,346 32.06
Republican Gavin Clarkson 4,010 12.43
Republican Clayburn Griffin 2,101 6.51
Total votes 32,268 100.00

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Yvette
Herrell (R)
Xochitl
Torres Small (D)
Undecided
Research & Polling, Inc. October 26 — November 1, 2018 413 ± 4.8% 46% 45% 9%
Carroll Strategies October 29, 2018 338 47% 42% 11%
Emerson College October 24–26, 2018 278 ± 6.1% 47% 47% 6%
NYT Upshot/Siena College October 19–23, 2018 522 ± 4.6% 45% 44% 11%
The Tarrance Group (R-Herrell) September 30 — October 2, 2018 400 ± 4.9% 49% 45% 6%
NYT Upshot/Siena College September 13–18, 2018 503 ± 4.9% 45% 46% 10%
Research & Polling, Inc. September 7–13, 2018 405 ± 4.9% 48% 41% 11%
Carroll Strategies June 15–16, 2018 334 49% 35% 17%
DCCC (D) June 6–11, 2018 456 ± 4.6% 45% 43%

Results

New Mexico's 2nd congressional district, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Xochitl Torres Small 101,489 50.9
Republican Yvette Herrell 97,767 49.1
Total votes 199,256 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 3

The 3rd district covers Northern New Mexico, including the capital Santa Fe, as well as Farmington, Las Vegas, and Taos. The district also expands into parts of rural Eastern New Mexico, taking in Clovis and Portales. Democrat Ben Ray Luján, who had represented the district since 2009, was reelected to a fifth term with 62% of the vote in 2016.

New Mexico's 3rd district was one of 36 Democrat-held House districts targeted by the National Republican Congressional Committee in 2018.[3]

Results

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ben Ray Luján (incumbent) 63,652 100.0
Total votes 63,652 100.0

Results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jerald Steve McFall 20,421 100.0
Total votes 20,421 100.0

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Ben
Ray Luján (D)
Jerald
McFall (R)
Christopher
Manning (L)
Undecided
Carroll Strategies October 29, 2018 410 57% 33% 4% 6%
Emerson College October 24–26, 2018 331 ± 5.7% 54% 37% 5%
Carroll Strategies June 15–16, 2018 446 58% 30% 5% 7%

Results

New Mexico's 3rd congressional district, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ben Ray Luján (incumbent) 155,201 63.4
Republican Jerald Steve McFall 76,427 31.2
Libertarian Christopher Manning 13,265 5.4
Total votes 244,893 100.0
Democratic hold

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