| Election Name: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico |
| Country: | New Mexico |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico |
| Previous Year: | 2016 |
| Next Election: | 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico |
| Next Year: | 2020 |
| Seats For Election: | All 3 New Mexico seats to the United States House of Representatives |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Last Election1: | 2 |
| Seats1: | 3 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Popular Vote1: | 400,702 |
| Percentage1: | 58.25% |
| Swing1: | 2.24% |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Last Election2: | 1 |
| Seats2: | 0 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Popular Vote2: | 262,714 |
| Percentage2: | 38.20% |
| Swing2: | 5.79% |
| Map Size: | 220px |
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.
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.
Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico by district:[1]
| scope=col rowspan=3 | District | scope=col colspan=2 | Democratic | scope=col colspan=2 | Republican | scope=col colspan=2 | Others | scope=col colspan=2 | Total | scope=col rowspan=3 | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % |
| 147,336 | 59.13% | 90,507 | 36.33% | 11,319 | 4.54% | 249,162 | 100% | Democratic hold | |||||||
| 101,489 | 50.93% | 97,767 | 49.07% | align=center colspan=2 | n/a | 199,256 | 100% | Democratic gain | |||||||
| 148,501 | 60.64% | 76,427 | 31.21% | 13,265 | 5.42% | 244,893 | 100% | Democratic hold | |||||||
| Total | 404,026 | 58.27% | 264,701 | 38.18% | 24,584 | 3.55% | 693,311 | 100% |
| Election Name: | 2018 New Mexico's 1st congressional district election |
| Country: | New Mexico |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico#District 1 |
| Previous Year: | 2016 |
| Next Election: | 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico#District 1 |
| Next Year: | 2020 |
| Image1: | File:Deb Haaland official portrait, 116th congress 2 (1).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Deb Haaland |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 147,336 |
| Percentage1: | 59.1% |
| Nominee2: | Janice Arnold-Jones |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 90,507 |
| Percentage2: | 36.3% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Michelle Lujan Grisham |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Deb Haaland |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: New Mexico's 1st congressional district. 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]
| 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[17] | May 20–24, 2018 | 395 | ± 4.9% | 5% | 19% | 4% | 22% | 3% | 17% | — | 29% | ||||
| Lake Research Partners (D)[18] | May 13–14, 2018 | 390 | ± 5.0% | — | 20% | — | 23% | — | 25% | 5% | 27% | ||||
| Public Policy Polling (D)[19] | April 13–15, 2018 | 508 | ± 4.4 | 11% | 15% | — | 7% | — | 15% | — | 43% |
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% | |||
| Deb Haaland | bgcolor=lightgreen | 34.80% | ||
| Damian Lara | 12.09% | |||
| Damon Martinez | 10.81% | |||
| Paul Moya | 3.66% | |||
| Antoinette Sedillo-Lopez | bgcolor=lightgreen | 25.09% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Deb Haaland (D) | Janice Arnold-Jones (R) | Lloyd Princeton (L) | Undecided | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research & Polling, Inc.[24] | October 26 — November 1, 2018 | 419 | ± 4.8% | 50% | 38% | 5% | 7% | ||
| Carroll Strategies[25] | October 29, 2018 | 452 | — | 51% | 43% | 3% | 2% | ||
| Emerson College[26] | October 24–26, 2018 | 327 | ± 5.7% | 51% | 41% | — | 6% | ||
| Research & Polling, Inc.[27] | September 7–13, 2018 | 410 | ± 4.8% | 49% | 41% | 3% | 8% | ||
| Carroll Strategies[28] | June 15–16, 2018 | 419 | — | 47% | 43% | 4% | 6% |
| Election Name: | 2018 New Mexico's 2nd congressional district election |
| Country: | New Mexico |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico#District 2 |
| Previous Year: | 2016 |
| Next Election: | 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico#District 2 |
| Next Year: | 2020 |
| Image1: | File:Xochitl Torres Small, official portrait, 116th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Xochitl Torres Small |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 101,489 |
| Percentage1: | 50.9% |
| Nominee2: | Yvette Herrell |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 97,767 |
| Percentage2: | 49.1% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Steve Pearce |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Xochitl Torres Small |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: New Mexico's 2nd congressional district. 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 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 | bgcolor=lightgreen | 65.75% | ||
| Madeline Hildebrandt | bgcolor=lightgreen | 34.25% |
| 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[51] | October 19–23, 2018 | 522 | ± 4.6% | 45% | 44% | 11% | ||
| The Tarrance Group (R)[52] | September 30 — October 2, 2018 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 49% | 45% | 6% | ||
| NYT Upshot/Siena College[53] | September 13–18, 2018 | 503 | ± 4.9% | 45% | 46% | 10% | ||
| Research & Polling, Inc.[54] | September 7–13, 2018 | 405 | ± 4.9% | 48% | 41% | 11% | ||
| Carroll Strategies | June 15–16, 2018 | 334 | — | 49% | 35% | 17% | ||
| DCCC Targeting & Analytics (D)[55] | June 6–11, 2018 | 456 | ± 4.6% | 45% | 43% | — |
| Election Name: | 2018 New Mexico's 3rd congressional district election |
| Country: | New Mexico |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico#District 3 |
| Previous Year: | 2016 |
| Next Election: | 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico#District 3 |
| Next Year: | 2020 |
| Image1: | File:BenLujan2016 (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Ben Ray Luján |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 155,201 |
| Percentage1: | 63.4% |
| Nominee2: | Jerald McFall |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 76,427 |
| Percentage2: | 31.2% |
| Image3: | File:3x4.svg |
| Nominee3: | Chris Manning |
| Party3: | Libertarian Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote3: | 13,265 |
| Percentage3: | 5.4% |
| Map2 Image: | NM3 House 2018.svg |
| Map2 Caption: | Precinct results Lujan: McFall: Tie: |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Ben Ray Luján |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Ben Ray Luján |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: New Mexico's 3rd congressional district. 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.
| 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% |
Partisan clients
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