2020 New Mexico House of Representatives election

← 2018 November 3, 2020 2022 →
All 70 seats in theNew Mexico House of Representatives 36 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Brian Egolf Jim Townsend Party Democratic Republican Leader's seat 47th -Santa Fe 54th -Artesia Last election 46 seats, 58.4% 24 seats, 39.2% Seats before 46 24 Seats won 44 25 Seat change 2 1 Popular vote 438,465 392,345 Percentage 51.7% 46.3% Swing 6.7% 7.1%
Results:      Democratic hold      Republican hold     Republican gain      Independent gain
Speaker of the House before election Brian Egolf Democratic ElectedSpeaker of the House Brian Egolf Democratic

Elections in New Mexico
Federal elections Presidential elections 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Presidential primaries Democratic 2004 2008 2016 2020 2024 Republican 2008 2020 2024 Senate elections 1912 1913 1916 1918 1921 sp 1922 1924 1928 1928 sp 1930 1934 1934 sp 1936 1936 sp 1940 1942 1946 1948 1952 1954 1958 1960 1964 1966 1970 1972 1976 1978 1982 1984 1988 1990 1994 1996 2000 2002 2006 2008 2012 2014 2018 2020 2024 2026 House of Representatives elections 1911 1912 1914 1916 1918 1920 1922 1924 1926 1928 1930 1932 1934 1936 1938 1940 1942 1944 1946 1948 1950 1952 1954 1956 1957 AL sp 1958 1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1997 3rd sp 1998 1st sp 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2021 1st sp 2022 2024
State elections General elections 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Gubernatorial elections 1911 1916 1918 1920 1922 1924 1926 1928 1930 1932 1934 1936 1938 1940 1942 1944 1946 1948 1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 Secretary of State elections 2022 Attorney General elections 2022 Treasurer elections 2022 Commissioner of Public Lands elections 2022 2026 Auditor elections 2022 2026 Senate elections 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2020 2024 2028 House of Representatives elections 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026
Albuquerque Mayoral elections 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025
Santa Fe Mayoral elections 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025
Rio Rancho Mayoral elections 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026
Las Cruces Mayoral elections 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 2027
v t e

The2020 New Mexico House of Representatives election took place on November 3, 2020, as part of the biennialUnited States elections. All the seats in theNew Mexico House of Representatives were up for election.^[1] The previous election was held in2018.

Primary elections were held on June 3, alongside the2020 New Mexico Democratic presidential primary.^[2]

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

1. District 53, 0.6%
2. District 27, 2.1%
3. District 22, 2.4%
4. District 57, 4.4%
5. District 68, 5%
6. District 39, 5.6% gain
7. District 20, 7%
8. District 37, 7.2%
9. District 44, 7.4%
10. District 36, 8%
11. District 50, 8.3%
12. District 31, 8.5%
13. District 4, 8.6%
14. District 32, 8.6%
15. District 29, 8.8%
16. District 23, 9.6%
17. District 28, 9.8%

Eleven incumbent representatives (seven Democrats and four Republicans) did not seek reelection.^[4]

1. Abbas Akhil (D), District 20
2. Paul Bandy (R), District 3
3. Daniel R. Barrone (D), District 42
4. David Gallegos (R), District 61
5. Tim Lewis (R), District 60
6. Patricio Ruiloba (D), District 12 (sought reelection but was disqualified from the ballot;^[5] subsequently resigned on September 9, 2020)
7. Tomás Salazar (D), District 70
8. Joespeh Sanchez (D), District 40
9. Gregg Schmedes (D), District 22
10. Jim Trujillo (D), District 45 (subsequently resigned on September 29, 2020)
11. Linda Trujillo (D), District 48 (subsequently resigned on July 9, 2020)

No incumbent representative was defeated in the primary.

One incumbent (a Democrat) was defeated in the general election.

1. Art De La Cruz (D), District 12

Republican primary

General election

Incumbent DemocratPatricio Ruiloba was disqualified from the primary ballot on March 31, 2020, for submitting incomplete information on his election paperwork.^[5] Subsequently, Ruiloba resigned effective September 9 in order to run forBernalillo County Sheriff.^[17] Former Bernalillo County CommissionerArt De La Cruz was appointed to the vacant seat,^[18] but because the Democratic Party did not have a valid nominee to replace him on the ballot, De La Cruz was forced to run for election to a full term as awrite-in candidate.

Democratic primary

General election

Democratic primary

General election

Democratic primary

General election

Democratic primary

General election

Republican primary

General election

Incumbent Democrat Bill Pratt died on December 29, 2019.^[33] The Bernalillo County Commission appointedMarian Matthews to the vacant seat on January 9, 2020.^[34]Democratic primary

Republican primary

General election

Democratic primary

General election

Democratic primary

General election

Democratic incumbentRoberto Gonzales was appointed to a vacantState Senate seat on December 20, 2019.^[50]Taos MayorDaniel R. Barrone was appointed to succeed Gonzales on January 4, 2020.^[51] In April 2020, Barrone announced he would not seek a full term as Representative.^[52]Democratic primary

Republican primary

General election

Democratic primary

General election

Incumbent DemocratLinda Trujillo resigned on July 9, 2020, after winning the Democratic primary unopposed.^[59] DemocratTara Lujan was appointed to succeed Trujillo on July 23.^[60]

Democratic primary

General election

Republican primary

General election

Democratic primary

General election

Democratic primary

General election

• 2020 New Mexico elections

• Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association,"New Mexico",Voting & Elections Toolkits
• "New Mexico: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links",Vote.org, Oakland, CA
• "League of Women Voters of New Mexico". (state affiliate of the U.S.League of Women Voters)
• New Mexico atBallotpedia

• 2020 New Mexico elections
• New Mexico House of Representatives elections
• 2020 state legislature elections in the United States