New Mexico Public Lands Commissioner election, 2018

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New Mexico Public Lands Commissioner
Election details
	Filing deadline: March 13, 2018
	Primary: June 5, 2018; General: November 6, 2018; Pre-election incumbent(s):; Aubrey Dunn (Republican)
How to vote
	Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Voting in New Mexico
Ballotpedia analysis
	Federal and state primary competitiveness; State executive elections in 2018; Impact of term limits in 2018; State government trifectas; State government triplexes; Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2018
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New Mexico held an election for public lands commissioner on November 6, 2018. The candidate filing deadline was March 13, 2018.

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands

Stephanie Garcia Richard defeated Patrick H. Lyons and Michael Lucero in the general election for New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Stephanie Garcia Richard (D)	51.1	352,335
	Patrick H. Lyons (R)	43.1	297,379
	Michael Lucero (L)	5.8	39,791

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 689,505
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands

Stephanie Garcia Richard defeated Garrett VeneKlasen and George Munoz in the Democratic primary for New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands on June 5, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Stephanie Garcia Richard	39.5	65,601
	Garrett VeneKlasen	37.2	61,783
	George Munoz	23.3	38,770

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 166,154
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands

Patrick H. Lyons advanced from the Republican primary for New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Patrick H. Lyons	100.0	67,527

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 67,527
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands

Michael Lucero advanced from the Libertarian primary for New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Lucero	100.0	608

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 608
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State overview

Partisan control

This section details the partisan control of state and federal positions in New Mexico heading into the 2018 elections.

Congressional delegation

Following the 2014 elections, Democrats held both U.S. Senate seats in New Mexico.
Democrats held two of the state's three U.S. House seats while Republicans held the third.

State executives

As of September 2018, Democrats held 15 of 27 state executive offices. Republicans held six, Libertarians held one, and the remaining five were held by nonpartisan officials.
The governor of New Mexico was Republican Susana Martinez. Martinez won office in 2010 and was re-elected in 2014.

State legislature

Democrats controlled both chambers of the New Mexico State Legislature. They had a 38-31 majority in the state House and a 24-18 majority in the state Senate.

Trifecta status

New Mexico was under divided government, with Democrats controlling both houses of the state legislature and Republican Susana Martinez serving as governor.

2018 elections

See also: New Mexico elections, 2018

New Mexico held elections for the following positions in 2018:

Demographics

Demographic data for New Mexico
	New Mexico	U.S.
Total population:	2,080,328	316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):	121,298	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:	73.2%	73.6%
Black/African American:	2.1%	12.6%
Asian:	1.4%	5.1%
Native American:	9.1%	0.8%
Pacific Islander:	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more:	3.3%	3%
Hispanic/Latino:	47.4%	17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:	84.2%	86.7%
College graduation rate:	26.3%	29.8%
Income
Median household income:	$44,963	$53,889
Persons below poverty level:	24.7%	11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in New Mexico. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

As of July 2016, New Mexico's three largest cities were Albuquerque (pop. est. 560,000), Las Cruces (pop. est. 100,000), and Rio Rancho (pop. est. 96,000).^[1]

State election history

This section provides an overview of federal and state elections in New Mexico from 2000 to 2016. All data comes from New Mexico Secretary of State.

Historical elections

Presidential elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of the presidential election in New Mexico every year from 2000 to 2016.

Election results (President of the United States), New Mexico 2000-2016
Year	First-place candidate	First-place candidate votes (%)	Second-place candidate	Second-place candidate votes (%)	Margin of victory (%)
2016	Hillary Clinton	48.3%	Donald Trump	40.0%	8.3%
2012	Barack Obama	53.0%	Mitt Romney	42.8%	10.2%
2008	Barack Obama	56.9%	John McCain	41.8%	15.1%
2004	George W. Bush	49.8%	John Kerry	49.1%	0.7%
2000	Al Gore	47.9%	George W. Bush	47.9%	0.0%

U.S. Senate elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of U.S. Senate races in New Mexico from 2000 to 2016. Every state has two Senate seats, and each seat goes up for election every six years. The terms of the seats are staggered so that roughly one-third of the seats are up every two years.

Election results (U.S. Senator), New Mexico 2000-2014
Year	First-place candidate	First-place candidate votes (%)	Second-place candidate	Second-place candidate votes (%)	Margin of victory (%)
2014	Tom Udall	55.6%	Allan Weh	44.4%	11.2%
2012	Martin Heinrich	51.0%	Heather Wilson	45.3%	5.7%
2008	Tom Udall	61.3%	Steve Pearce	38.7%	22.6%
2006	Jeff Bingaman	70.6%	Allen McCulloch	29.3%	41.3%
2002	Pete Domenici	65.0%	Gloria Tristani	35.0%	30.0%
2000	Jeff Bingaman	62.7%	Bill Redmond	37.3%	25.4%

Gubernatorial elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of the gubernatorial elections held between 2000 and 2016. Gubernatorial elections are held every four years in New Mexico.

Election results (Governor), New Mexico 2000-2016
Year	First-place candidate	First-place candidate votes (%)	Second-place candidate	Second-place candidate votes (%)	Margin of victory (%)
2014	Susana Martinez	57.3%	Gary King	42.7%	14.6%
2010	Susana Martinez	53.3%	Diane Denish	46.5%	6.8%
2006	Bill Richardson	68.8%	John Dendahl	31.2%	37.6%
2002	Bill Richardson	55.5%	John Sanchez	39.0%	16.5%

Congressional delegation, 2000-2016

This chart shows the number of Democrats and Republicans who were elected to represent New Mexico in the U.S. House from 2000 to 2016. Elections for U.S. House seats are held every two years.

Congressional delegation, New Mexico 2000-2016
Year	Republicans	Republicans (%)	Democrats	Democrats (%)	Balance of power
2016	1	33.3%	2	66.7%	D+1
2014	1	33.3%	2	66.7%	D+1
2012	1	33.3%	2	66.7%	D+1
2010	1	33.3%	2	66.7%	D+1
2008	0	0.0%	3	100.0%	D+3
2006	2	66.7%	1	33.3%	R+1
2004	2	66.7%	1	33.3%	R+1
2002	2	66.7%	1	33.3%	R+1
2000	2	66.7%	1	33.3%	R+1

Trifectas, 1992-2017

A state government trifecta occurs when one party controls both chambers of the state legislature and the governor's office.

New Mexico Party Control: 1992-2024
Seventeen years of Democratic trifectas • No Republican trifectas
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External links

Suggest a link

New Mexico public lands commissioner official website

Footnotes

↑ New Mexico Demographics by Cubit, "New Mexico Cities by Population," accessed September 7, 2018

[1] New Mexico Demographics by Cubit, "New Mexico Cities by Population," accessed September 7, 2018

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