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2016 New Mexico House of Representatives election

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All 70 seats in theNew Mexico House of Representatives 36 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Brian Egolf Don Tripp Party Democratic Republican Leader's seat 47th -Santa Fe 49th -Socorro Last election 33 37 Seats won 38 32 Seat change 5 5 Popular vote 365,713 304,989 Percentage 54.15% 45.16%
Results:      Democratic hold     Democratic gain      Republican hold
Speaker of the House before election Don Tripp Republican ElectedSpeaker of the House Brian Egolf Democratic

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The2016 New Mexico House of Representatives election took place as part of thebiennialUnited States elections.New Mexico voters elected state representatives in all 70 of the state house's districts. State representatives serve two-year terms in theNew Mexico House of Representatives. The election coincided withelections for other offices, including thePresidency, the special election forSecretary of State, theU.S. House, and theState Senate.^[1]

A primary election held on June 7, 2016, determined which candidates appear on the November 8thgeneral election ballot.

Party		Candi- dates	Votes		Seats
			No.	%	No.	+/–	%
	Democratic	54	365,713	54.153	38	5	54.29
	Republican	43	304,989	45.161	32	5	45.71
	Independent	2	4,629	0.685	0		0.00
Total		99	675,331	100%	70		100%

• Idalia Lechuga-Tena (D-District 21), defeated byDebra Sariñana (D)

• Paul Pacheco (R-District 23), defeated byDaymon Ely (D)
• Andy Nuñez (R-District 36), defeated byNathan Small (D)
• Terry McMillan (R-District 37), defeated byJoanne Ferrary (D)
• John L. Zimmerman (R-District 39), defeated byRodolpho Martinez (D)

• Conrad James (R-District 24) didn't seek re-election, seat won byLiz Thomson (D)

Source:New Mexico Secretary of State^[73]

Incumbent RepublicanRod Montoya has represented the 1st district since 2015.

Incumbent RepublicanJames Strickler has represented the 2nd district since 2007.

Incumbent RepublicanPaul Bandy has represented the 3rd district since 2007.

Incumbent RepublicanSharon Clahchischilliage has represented the 4th district since 2013.

Incumbent DemocratDoreen Wonda Johnson has represented the 5th district since 2015.

Incumbent DemocratEliseo Alcon has represented the 6th district since 2009.

Incumbent RepublicanKelly Fajardo has represented the 7th district since 2013.

Incumbent RepublicanAlonzo Baldonado has represented the 8th district since 2011.

Incumbent DemocratPatricia Lundstrom has represented the 9th district since 2003.

Incumbent DemocratAndrés Romero has represented the 10th district since 2015.

Incumbent DemocratJavier Martinez has represented the 11th district since 2015.

Incumbent DemocratPatricio Ruiloba has represented the 12th district since 2015.

Incumbent DemocratPatricia Roybal Caballero has represented the 13th district since 2013.

Incumbent DemocratMiguel Garcia has represented the 14th district since 1997.

Incumbent RepublicanSarah Maestas Barnes has represented the 15th district since 2015.

Incumbent DemocratMoe Maestas has represented the 16th district since 2007.

Incumbent DemocratDeborah Armstrong has represented the 17th district since 2015.

Incumbent DemocratGail Chasey has represented the 18th district since 1997.

Incumbent DemocratSheryl Williams Stapleton has represented the 19th district since 1995.

Incumbent RepublicanJim Dines has represented the 20th district since 2015.

Incumbent DemocratIdalia Lechuga-Tena has represented the 21st district since 2015. Lechuga-Tena lost re-nomination to fellow DemocratDebra Sariñana, who was unopposed in the general election.

Incumbent RepublicanJames Smith has represented the 22nd district since 2011.

Incumbent RepublicanPaul Pacheco has represented the 23rd district since 2013. He lost re-election to DemocratDaymon Ely.

Incumbent RepublicanConrad James has represented the 24th district since 2015. James didn't seek re-election and former Democratic incumbentLiz Thomson won the open seat.

Incumbent DemocratChristine Trujillo has represented the 25th district since 2013.

Incumbent DemocratGeorgene Louis has represented the 26th district since 2013.

Incumbent RepublicanLarry Larrañaga has represented the 27th district since 1995.

Incumbent RepublicanJimmie Hall has represented the 28th district since 2005.

Incumbent RepublicanDavid Adkins has represented the 29th district since 2015.

Incumbent RepublicanNate Gentry has represented the 30th district since 2011.

Incumbent RepublicanBill Rehm has represented the 31st district since 2007.

Incumbent DemocratDona Irwin has represented the 32nd district since 1999. Irwin retired and fellow DemocratCandie Sweetser won the open seat.

Incumbent DemocratBill McCamley has represented the 33rd district since 2013.

Incumbent Democrat Bealquin "Bill" Gomez has represented the 34th district since 2015.

Incumbent DemocratJeff Steinborn has represented the 35th district since 2013. Steinborn retired to run for theNew Mexico Senate. DemocratAngelica Rubio won the open seat.

Incumbent RepublicanAndy Nuñez has represented the 36th district since 2015. He lost re-election to DemocratNathan Small.

Incumbent RepublicanTerry McMillan has represented the 37th district since 2011. McMillan lost re-election to DemocratJoanne Ferrary.

Incumbent RepublicanDianne Hamilton has represented the 38th district since 1999. Hamilton retired and fellow RepublicanRebecca Dow won the open seat.

Incumbent Republican John L. Zimmerman has represented the 39th district since 2015. He lost re-election to DemocratRodolpho Martinez.

Incumbent DemocratNick Salazar has represented the 40th district since 1974.

Incumbent DemocratDebbie Rodella has represented the 41st district since 1993.

Incumbent DemocratRoberto Gonzales has represented the 42nd district since 1995.

Incumbent DemocratStephanie Garcia Richard has represented the 43rd district since 2013.

Incumbent has represented the 44th district since 2003.

Incumbent DemocratJim Trujillo has represented the 45th district since 2003.

Incumbent DemocratCarl Trujillo has represented the 46th district since 2013.

Incumbent DemocratBrian Egolf has represented the 47th district since 2009.

Incumbent DemocratLucky Varela has represented the 48th district since 1987. Varela retired and fellow DemocratLinda Trujillo won the open seat.

Incumbent Republican House SpeakerDon Tripp has represented the 49th district since 1999.

Incumbent DemocratMatthew McQueen has represented the 50th district since 2015.

Incumbent RepublicanYvette Herrell has represented the 51st district since 2011.

Incumbent DemocratDoreen Gallegos has represented the 52nd district since 2013.

Incumbent Republican Ricky Little has represented the 53rd district since 2015.

Incumbent RepublicanJim Townsend has represented the 54th district since 2015.

Incumbent RepublicanCathrynn Brown has represented the 55th district since 2011.

Incumbent RepublicanZachary Cook has represented the 56th district since 2009.

Incumbent RepublicanJason Harper has represented the 57th district since 2013.

Incumbent RepublicanCandy Ezzell has represented the 58th district since 2005.

Incumbent RepublicanNora Espinoza has represented the 59th district since 2007. Espinoza retired to run forSecretary of State. RepublicanGreg Nibert won the open seat.

Incumbent RepublicanTim Lewis has represented the 60th district since 2011.

Incumbent RepublicanDavid Gallegos has represented the 61st district since 2013.

Incumbent RepublicanLarry Scott has represented the 62nd district since 2015.

Incumbent DemocratGeorge Dodge Jr. has represented the 63rd district since 2011.

Incumbent RepublicanRandal Crowder has represented the 64th district since 2015.

Incumbent DemocratJames Madalena has represented the 65th district since 1985. Madelena retired and fellow DemocratDerrick Lente won the open seat.

Incumbent RepublicanBob Wooley has represented the 66th district since 2011.

Incumbent RepublicanDennis Roch has represented the 67th district since 2009.

Incumbent RepublicanMonica Youngblood has represented the 68th district since 2013.

Incumbent DemocratKen Martinez had represented the 69th district since 1999. Martinez resigned and DemocratHarry Garcia was appointed to replace him on September 9, 2016. Garcia was elected to a full term unopposed.

Incumbent DemocratTomás Salazar has represented the 70th district since 2013.

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