New Mexico Public Education Commission election, 2020

Elections in New Mexico, 2020

• Election date: Nov. 3
• Registration deadline(s): Oct. 31 (in person); Oct. 6 (online; by mail)
• Online registration: Yes
• Same-day registration: No
• Recount laws

• Early voting starts: Oct. 17
• Absentee/mail voting deadline(s): Nov. 3 (received)
• Processing, counting, and challenging absentee/mail-in ballots
• Voter ID: No ID
• Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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New Mexico Public Education Commission
Election details
Filing deadline: March 10, 2020
Primary: June 2, 2020 General: November 3, 2020 Pre-election incumbent(s): Ricardo Caballero (D) (District 1) Karyl Armbruster (D) (District 4) Sonia Raftery (D) (District 8) Trish Ruiz (D) (District 9) Tim Crone (D) (District 10)
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in New Mexico
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New Mexico held an election for five of 10 seats on the public education commission on November 3, 2020. The primary was scheduled for June 2, 2020. The filing deadline was March 10, 2020.

Melissa Armijo won election in the general election for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 1.

Rebekka Burt won election in the general election for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 4.

Michael Taylor won election in the general election for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 8.

K.T. Manis won election in the general election for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 9.

Election procedure changes in 2020

See also: Changes to election dates, procedures, and administration in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020

Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.

New Mexico modified its absentee/mail-in voting procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:

• Absentee/mail-in voting: Absentee ballot applications were sent to all registered voters in the general election.

For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.

Candidates and election results

District 1

General election candidates

• Melissa Armijo  (Democratic Party) ✔

 Democratic primary candidates

• Ricardo Caballero (Incumbent)
• Melissa Armijo ✔

 Republican primary candidates

The Republican Party primary was canceled. No candidates filed for this race.

District 4

General election candidates

• Rebekka Burt  (Democratic Party) ✔
• Laura Burrows  (Libertarian Party)

 Democratic primary candidates

• Rebekka Burt ✔

 Republican primary candidates

The Republican Party primary was canceled. No candidates filed for this race.

Minor Party primary candidates

Libertarian Party

• Laura Burrows ✔

District 8

General election candidates

• Michael Taylor  (Republican Party) ✔

 Democratic primary candidates

The Democratic Party primary was canceled. No candidates filed for this race.

 Republican primary candidates

• Michael Taylor ✔

District 9

General election candidates

• Trish Ruiz  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
• K.T. Manis  (Republican Party) ✔ 
• Krik Myers  (Libertarian Party)

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 Democratic primary candidates

• Trish Ruiz (Incumbent) ✔

 Republican primary candidates

• Arleen Beverley
• K.T. Manis ✔ 

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Minor Party primary candidates

Libertarian Party

• Krik Myers ✔

District 10

General election candidates

• Steven Carrillo  (Democratic Party) ✔ 

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 Democratic primary candidates

• Steven Carrillo (Write-in) ✔ 
• William Luther Humbert (Write-in)
• Leanne Christine Salazar Montoya (Write-in) 

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 Republican primary candidates

The Republican Party primary was canceled. No candidates filed for this race.

Past elections

2018

See also: New Mexico Public Education Commission election, 2018

District 2

General election

General election for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 2

Incumbent David Robbins won election in the general election for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 2 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Robbins (R)	100.0	59,412

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 59,412 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 2

Incumbent David Robbins advanced from the Republican primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 2 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Robbins	100.0	8,306

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 8,306
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District 3

General election

General election for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 3

Glenna Voigt won election in the general election for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 3 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Glenna Voigt (D)	100.0	54,682

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 54,682 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 3

Glenna Voigt advanced from the Democratic primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 3 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Glenna Voigt	100.0	18,442

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 18,442
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District 5

General election

General election for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 5

Georgina Davis won election in the general election for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 5 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Georgina Davis (D)	100.0	34,263

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 34,263 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 5

Georgina Davis advanced from the Democratic primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 5 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Georgina Davis	100.0	9,866

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 9,866
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District 6

General election

General election for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 6

Michael Chavez won election in the general election for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 6 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Chavez (R)	100.0	44,692

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 44,692 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 6

Michael Chavez advanced from the Republican primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 6 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Chavez	100.0	7,897

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 7,897
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District 7

General election

General election for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 7

Incumbent Patricia Gipson won election in the general election for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 7 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Patricia Gipson (D)	100.0	43,238

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 43,238 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 7

Incumbent Patricia Gipson advanced from the Democratic primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 7 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Patricia Gipson	100.0	9,718

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2016 See also: New Mexico Public Education Commission election, 2016 The general election for Public Education Commission was held on November 8, 2016. Districts 1, 4, 8, 9, and 10 were up for election. District 1 Ricardo Caballero ran unopposed in the New Mexico public education commission, District 1 election. New Mexico Public Education Commission District 1, 2016 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Ricardo Caballero  (unopposed) 100.00% 41,939 Total Votes 41,939 Source: New Mexico Secretary of State District 4 Incumbent Karyl Armbruster ran unopposed in the New Mexico public education commission, District 4 election. New Mexico Public Education Commission District 4, 2016 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Karyl Armbruster Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 66,951 Total Votes 66,951 Source: New Mexico Secretary of State District 8 Write-in candidate Denise M. Dawson failed to earn enough votes in the primary to advance to the general election on November 8, 2016. No other candidates filed to run for the position. Governor Susana Martinez (R) appointed Danielle Johnston to fill the vacant seat. District 9 Trish Ruiz ran unopposed in the New Mexico public education commission, District 9 election. New Mexico Public Education Commission District 9, 2016 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Trish Ruiz  (unopposed) 100.00% 34,693 Total Votes 34,693 Source: New Mexico Secretary of State District 10 Tim Crone defeated Anthony Justin Trujillo in the New Mexico public education commission, District 10 election. New Mexico Public Education Commission District 10, 2016 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Write-in Tim Crone 92.47% 86      Write-in Anthony Justin Trujillo 7.53% 7 Total Votes 93 Source: New Mexico Secretary of State 2014 See also: New Mexico down ballot state executive elections, 2014 Seven seats were up for election on November 4, 2014, with all candidates winning election without opposition. Seats in Districts 1 through 7 were on the ballot in 2014. 2012 See also: New Mexico down ballot state executive elections, 2012 All five candidates - including the incumbents from Districts 8,9 and 10 - who ran for the commission were unopposed in the general election on November 6, 2012, although a write-in challenger for the open District 3 Commissioner seat did emerge, winning about 2 percent of the vote against Carmie Lynn Toulouse (D). New Mexico Public Education Commission District 3 General Election, 2012 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Carmie Lynn Toulouse 97.6% 60,322      Democratic Vanessa Leigh Gutierrez (Write-in) 2.4% 1,469 Total Votes 61,791 Election results via New Mexico Secretary of State New Mexico Public Education Commission District 5 General Election, 2012 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic James F. Conyers 100% 42,305 Total Votes 42,305 Election results via New Mexico Secretary of State New Mexico Public Education Commission District 8 General Election, 2012 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican Vince N. Bergman Incumbent 100% 48,844 Total Votes 48,844 Election results via New Mexico Secretary of State New Mexico Public Education Commission District 9 General Election, 2012 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Carolyn Kennedy Shearman Incumbent 100% 35,889 Total Votes 35,889 Election results via New Mexico Secretary of State New Mexico Public Education Commission District 10 General Election, 2012 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Jeff Carr Incumbent 100% 66,144 Total Votes 66,144 Election results via New Mexico Secretary of State

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