2024 New Mexico Election Recap

by | Jun 4, 2024 | Government Affairs, Resources

RPAC-NM touts a 94% success rate for the Primary Election. Of the 112 seats within the New Mexico Legislature, the REALTORS® Political Action Committee of New Mexico (RPAC-NM) supported candidates in 99 races. Out of these, 93 candidates were successful in their primary election race. Of the six candidates who were unsuccessful, five were incumbent legislators. Major kudos to the RPAC-NM Trustees on this fantastic success rate!

The 2024 New Mexico Primary Election was held on Tuesday, June 4, 2024, and the polls closed at 7:00 PM statewide. New Mexico is a closed primary state. Under NM law, only voters who are registered with a major party may participate in a Primary Election.

The candidates for the General Election in November are now set. The General Election period has begun, with the election scheduled for Tuesday, November 5, 2024.

Voter Turnout

The Primary Election saw a 22.8% voter turnout. Out of 1,011,360 eligible voters in New Mexico, only 230,922 cast ballots. Within NM, Harding County had the highest voter turnout at 45.27%, while Curry County had the lowest voter turnout at 14.78%.

The 2022 Primary Election saw a 25.52% voter turnout, and the 2020 Primary Election (last primary with president on the ballot) saw a 42.01% voter turnout.

 

President
The candidates for the Presidential race in the general election will be announced following the conclusion of the primary elections nationwide. In NM, Joseph R. Biden (D) received 84% of the vote in the three-way Democratic primary, and Donald J. Trump received 84% of the vote in the five-way Republican primary.

 

United States Senate
  • In the U.S. Senate race, Martin Heinrich (D) was unopposed in the Democratic primary, and Nella Domenici (R) was unopposed in the Republican primary.
  • The current term of Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D) is through 2027, and therefore is not in cycle this election.
United States House of Representatives
  • 1st Congressional District (Central New Mexico): Representative Melanie Stansbury (D) was unopposed in the Democratic primary, and Steve Jones (R) defeated Louis Sanchez (R) in the Republican primary.
  • 2nd Congressional District (Southern New Mexico): Representative Gabe Vasquez (D) was unopposed in the Democratic primary, and Yvette Herrell (R) was unopposed in the Republican primary.
  • 3rd Congressional District (Northern New Mexico): Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez (D) was unopposed in the Democratic primary, and Sharon Clahchischilliage was unopposed in the Republican primary.
New Mexico Senate
The Senate races saw some surprising outcomes, with a few incumbents losing their seats. Two incumbent Democrats and one recently appointed Republican were defeated:
  • Incumbent Democrats defeated:
    • Senator Bill O’Neill (D) – Senate District 13
    • Senator Daniel Ivey-Soto (D) – Senate District 15
  • Recently appointed Republican defeated:
    • Senator (former Representative) Greg Nibert (R) – Senate District 27
Going into the general election, Democrats control 27 Senate seats, while Republicans hold 15.

New Mexico House of Representatives

The House races saw notable defeats of several moderate incumbents. Three incumbent moderate Democrats were defeated:
  • Incumbent Democrats defeated:
    • Representative Willie Madrid (D) – House District 53
    • Representative Harry Garcia (D) – House District 69
    • Representative Ambrose Castellano (D) – House District 70

Going into the general election, Democrats control 45 House seats, while Republicans hold 25.

 

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