New Mexico 2017 General Election

The Green Papers: New Mexico 2017 General Election

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New Mexico
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
Governor:	1
2010 Census:	2,067,273	(0.67% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:	5	(0.93% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:	3	(0.69% of 435)
Capital:	Santa Fe

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New Mexico State and Local Government

The statewide Primary is for Democratic and Republican candidates.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 115^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1		Democratic	Senator Martin Trevor Heinrich • First elected: 2012. Previously served in the U.S. House elected 2008, re-elected 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (2)

		*Democratic*		*Senator Martin Trevor Heinrich* • FEC S2NM00088; 30 Sep 17; Tot $3,167,701; Dsb $1,050,715

		Republican		Mick Rich • FEC S8NM00200; 30 Sep 17; Tot $357,095; Dsb $97,623

Class 2		Democratic	Senator Tom Udall • First elected: 2008; re-elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
	Candidate list (1)

		*Democratic*		*Senator Tom Udall* • FEC S8NM00184

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

		Republican	Governor Susana Martinez • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair
	Candidate list (6)

		Democratic		Jeff Apodaca
		Democratic		state Senator Joe Cervantes
		Democratic		Peter DeBenedittis
		Democratic		Congressman Michelle Lujan Grisham • 13 December 2016: Announced run for Governor in 2016. Congressman CD 1.

		Republican		Congressman Stevan E. "Steve" Pearce • 10 July 2017: Candidate for Governor in 2018. Congressman CD 2.

		Independent		Christopher Michael Roybal

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Elected on a ticket with (but nominated separately from) the Governor

		Republican	Lieutenant Governor John A. Sanchez • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Open Seat
	Candidate list (5)

		Democratic		former state Public Education Commissioner Jeff Carr
		Democratic		Doña Ana County Commissioner Billy G. Garrett
		Democratic		Santa Fe Mayor Javier M. Gonzales
		Democratic		David McTeigue
		Democratic		former state Representative Rick Miera

115^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2018, 2020. No Term Limit. 115^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 2 Democratic (1 Open, 1 Undetermined); 1 Republican (1 Open)

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 1		Democratic	Congressman Michelle Lujan Grisham • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Open Seat - 13 December 2016: Announced run for Governor in 2016.
	Candidate list (10) - 116th Congress

		Democratic		Edgewood Town Councilor (Mayor Pro Tem) John E. Abrams • FEC H8NM01356; 30 Sep 17; Tot $413; Dsb $393
		Democratic		Albuquerque City Councilor Patrick "Pat" Davis • FEC H8NM01406; 30 Sep 17; Tot $138,550; Dsb $86,698
		Democratic		John Walter Flores • FEC H8NM01422
		Democratic		Debra "Deb" Haaland • FEC H8NM01331; 30 Sep 17; Tot $262,098; Dsb $99,801
		Democratic		Damian Lara • FEC H8NM01364; 30 Sep 17; Tot $188,278; Dsb $49,635
		Democratic		former U.S. Attorney Damon P. Martinez • FEC H8NM01380; 30 Sep 17; Tot $211,001; Dsb $21,777
		Democratic		Paul Moya • FEC H8NM01430
		Democratic		Antoinette Sedillo Lopez • FEC H8NM01323; 30 Sep 17; Tot $330,249; Dsb $90,481

		Republican		Janice E. Arnold-Jones • FEC H8NM01372; 30 Sep 17; Tot $12,303; Dsb $6,054

		Libertarian		Lloyd Joseph Princeton • FEC H8NM01448

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 2		Republican	Congressman Stevan E. "Steve" Pearce • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Open Seat - 10 July 2017: Candidate for Governor in 2018.
	Candidate list (13, 1 write-in) - 116th Congress

		Democratic		David L. Alcon
		Democratic		David Baake • FEC H8NM02131; 30 Sep 17; Tot $50,179; Dsb $28,160
		Democratic		Thomas Allen Durham, II • FEC H8NM02206
		Democratic		Ronald James "Ron" Fitzherbert • FEC H8NM02123
		Democratic		Lori Madeline "Mad" Hildebrandt • FEC H8NM02115; 30 Sep 17; Tot $5,385; Dsb $3,712
		Democratic		Tony Martinez • FEC H8NM02149; 27 Oct 17; Tot $29,498; Dsb $29,498
		Democratic		Angel Damian Peña • FEC H8NM02214
		Democratic		Merrie Lee Soules

		Republican		state Representative Stella Yvette "Yvette" Herrell • FEC H8NM02156; 30 Sep 17; Tot $129,407; Dsb $6,021
		Republican		former Hobbs Mayor Monty Newman • FEC H8NM02073; 30 Sep 17; Tot $316,761; Dsb $5,304
		Republican		Andrew E. Salas • FEC H8NM02180
		Republican		former Eddy County Commissioner Johnny Silvio "Jack" Volpato, Jr. • FEC H8NM02172; 30 Sep 17; Tot $20,900; Dsb $8,967

		Libertarian		Grady L. Owens

		Write-in		Jasen Lemar Edwards • Filed with the FEC as "Jasen Lemar Ex. Edwards. • FEC H8NM02198

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 3		Democratic	Congressman Ben Ray Luján • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (1) - 116th Congress

		*Democratic*		*Congressman Ben Ray Luján* • FEC H8NM03196; 30 Sep 17; Tot $669,517; Dsb $830,324

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

		Democratic	Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver • First elected in a Special Election: 8 November 2016 (re: resignation of Dianna Duran) • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • The current Secretary of State is unaffected by the State's term limit.
	28 August 2015: Secretary of State Dianna Duran (Republican) is charged with 64 counts involving tampering with public records, embezzlement, money laundering, fraud, and campaign finance violations by Attorney General Hector H. Balderas' (Democratic) office. 22 October 2015: Dianna Duran resigned. Governor Susana Martinez (Republican) will appoint a replacement who will serve until a 2016 Special Election. 23 October 2015: Dianna Duran accepts a plea bargain. October 2015: Deputy Secretary of State Mary Quintana is currently acting Secretary of State. 15 December 2015: Governor Susana Martinez (Republican) appoints Albuquerque City Councilor Brad Winter (Republican) to this office. He has stated he will not run in the 8 November 2016 Special Election. 8 November 2016: Bernalillo County Clerk Maggie Toulouse Oliver (Democratic) is elected in a Special Election.

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

		Democratic	Attorney General Hector H. Balderas • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • The current Attorney General is unaffected by the State's term limit.
	Candidate list (1)

		Republican		Michael Hendricks

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

		Democratic	Treasurer Tim Eichenberg • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • The current Treasurer is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

		Republican	Auditor Wayne Johnson • Appointed: 1 December 2017. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • The current Auditor is unaffected by the State's term limit. • 14 November 2017: Auditor Timothy M. "Tim" Keller (Democratic), who was first elected in 2014, is elected Albuquerque Mayor. 1 December 2017: Governor Susana Martinez (Republican) appoints Bernalillo County Commissioner Wayne Johnson (Republican) as New Mexico State Auditor. 4 December 2017: Wayne Johnson is sworn in as New Mexico State Auditor.
	Candidate list (1)

		Democratic		state Representative Bill McCamley

Commissioner of Public Lands 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Republican	Public Lands Commissioner Aubrey Dunn, Jr. • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • 19 July 2017: Running for Congress in CD 2 in 2018. 2 October 2017: Withdrew from the race for Congress CD 2.
	Candidate list (4)

		Democratic		state Senator George K. Muñoz
		Democratic		State Representative Stephanie Garcia Richard
		Democratic		Garrett VeneKlasen

		Republican		former Commissioner of Public Lands Pat Lyons

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Democratic (affiliates): 7 incumbents, 32 candidates
	• Republican: 5 incumbents, 9 candidates
Major Third Parties Any Party, other than a Major Party, receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Libertarian: 2 candidates
Independents
	• Independent: 1 candidate
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Write-in: 1 candidate
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.