New Mexico Public Regulation 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 Regulation Commission
Election details
Filing deadline: March 10, 2020
Primary: June 2, 2020 General: November 3, 2020 Pre-election incumbent(s): Cynthia Hall (D) (District 1) Valerie Espinoza (D) (District 3)
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 two of five seats on the public regulation commission on November 3, 2020. The primary was scheduled for June 2, 2020. The filing deadline was March 10, 2020.

Incumbent Cynthia Hall won election in the general election for New Mexico Public Regulation Commission District 1.

Joseph Maestas won election in the general election for New Mexico Public Regulation Commission District 3.

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

• Cynthia Hall  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
• Janice Arnold-Jones  (Republican Party)

 Democratic primary candidates

• Cynthia Hall (Incumbent) ✔

 Republican primary candidates

• Janice Arnold-Jones ✔

District 3

General election candidates

• Joseph Maestas  (Democratic Party) ✔
• Chris Luchini  (Libertarian Party)

 Democratic primary candidates

• Brian Harris
• Joseph Maestas ✔

 Republican primary candidates

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

Did not make the ballot:

• Orlando Archuleta

Minor Party primary candidates

Libertarian Party

• Chris Luchini ✔

Past elections

2018

See also: New Mexico Public Regulation Commission election, 2018

District 2

General election

General election for New Mexico Public Regulation Commission District 2

Jefferson Byrd defeated Kevin Sanders in the general election for New Mexico Public Regulation Commission District 2 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jefferson Byrd (R)	61.8	70,556
		Kevin Sanders (D)	38.2	43,598

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 114,154 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Mexico Public Regulation Commission District 2

Kevin Sanders advanced from the Democratic primary for New Mexico Public Regulation Commission District 2 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kevin Sanders	100.0	15,620

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 15,620
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Mexico Public Regulation Commission District 2

Jefferson Byrd defeated Jerry Partin in the Republican primary for New Mexico Public Regulation Commission District 2 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jefferson Byrd	54.2	12,139
	Submit photo	Jerry Partin	45.8	10,270

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 22,409
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District 4

General election

General election for New Mexico Public Regulation Commission District 4

Theresa Becenti-Aguilar won election in the general election for New Mexico Public Regulation Commission District 4 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Theresa Becenti-Aguilar (D)	100.0	72,706

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 72,706 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Mexico Public Regulation Commission District 4

Theresa Becenti-Aguilar defeated incumbent Lynda Lovejoy and Janene Yazzie in the Democratic primary for New Mexico Public Regulation Commission District 4 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Theresa Becenti-Aguilar	35.0	9,158
		Lynda Lovejoy	33.4	8,748
	Submit photo	Janene Yazzie	31.5	8,251

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 26,157
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District 5

General election

General election for New Mexico Public Regulation Commission District 5

Stephen Fischmann defeated Ben L. Hall in the general election for New Mexico Public Regulation Commission District 5 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Stephen Fischmann (D)	54.4	67,616
		Ben L. Hall (R)	45.6	56,615

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 124,231 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Mexico Public Regulation Commission District 5

Stephen Fischmann defeated incumbent Sandy Jones in the Democratic primary for New Mexico Public Regulation Commission District 5 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Stephen Fischmann	52.4	13,415
	Submit photo	Sandy Jones	47.6	12,201

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 25,616
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Mexico Public Regulation Commission District 5

Ben L. Hall defeated Chris Mathys and Joseph Bizzell in the Republican primary for New Mexico Public Regulation Commission District 5 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ben L. Hall	36.1	5,513
		Chris Mathys	35.9	5,486
	Submit photo	Joseph Bizzell	28.1	4,293

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 15,292
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2016 See also: New Mexico Public Regulation Commission election, 2016 The general election for Public Regulation Commission was held on November 8, 2016. Cynthia Hall ran unopposed in the New Mexico public regulation commission, District 1 election. New Mexico Public Regulation Commission District 1, 2016 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Cynthia Hall  (unopposed) 100.00% 123,765 Total Votes 123,765 Source: New Mexico Secretary of State Valerie Espinoza ran unopposed in the New Mexico public regulation commission, District 3 election. New Mexico Public Regulation Commission District 3, 2016 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Valerie Espinoza  (unopposed) 100.00% 133,387 Total Votes 133,387 Source: New Mexico Secretary of State 2014 See also: New Mexico down ballot state executive elections, 2014 Patrick H. Lyons and Lynda Lovejoy won Districts 2 and 4 without opposition. District 5 New Mexico Public Service Commissioner, 2014 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Sandy Jones 50.9% 45,547      Republican Ben L. Hall Incumbent 49.1% 43,966 Total Votes 89,513 Election results via New Mexico Secretary of State 2012 See also: New Mexico down ballot state executive elections, 2012 Democratic incumbent Jason Marks assumed the District 1 seat in 2005 and was unable to seek re-election due to term limits. Democrat Karen Montoya was elected to his seat in the general election on November 6, 2012. 2012 General Election Results-District 1 New Mexico Public Regulation Commission District 1 General Election, 2012 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Karen Montoya 55% 94,526      Republican Christopher Ocksrider 45% 77,256 Total Votes 171,782 Election results via New Mexico Secretary of State In a four-way battle Valerie Espinoza won the Democratic nomination on June 5, 2012. Since no Republicans filed for the seat, Ezpinoza had no major party opposition in the general election. 2012 General Election Results-District 3 New Mexico Public Regulation Commission District 3 General Election, 2012 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Valerie Espinoza 100% 127,569 Total Votes 127,569 Election results via New Mexico Secretary of State

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