New Mexico 2012 legislative election results

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New Mexico State Senate Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the New Mexico State Senate 2012 elections. For results in individual contests see our New Mexico State Senate elections, 2012 page. The following is a breakdown of the state senate before and after the election:

New Mexico State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	28	24
	Republican Party	14	17
Total		42	42

What You'll See on This Page

This page will display the following lists of candidates

• Incumbents running on November 6
• Defeated incumbents
• Challengers who defeated an incumbent
• Newly elected senators
• List of all winners
• Unopposed candidates
• Third party candidates

State Senate Overview:

• A total of 42 of the state's Senate seats were up for election in 2012.

Incumbents

Incumbents running in November 6

The following is a list of all of the incumbents running on the November 6 general election ballot:

1. Bill Burt
2. Carlos Cisneros
3. Carroll Leavell
4. Cisco McSorley
5. Gay Kernan
6. George Munoz
7. Howie Morales
8. Jerry Ortiz y Pino
9. John Arthur Smith
10. John Pinto
11. John Ryan
12. John Sapien
13. Linda Lopez, New Mexico Senator
14. Lisa Curtis
15. Mary Jane Garcia
16. Mary Kay Papen
17. Michael Sanchez
18. Nancy Rodriguez
19. Pete Campos
20. Peter Wirth
21. Phil Griego
22. Richard Martinez
23. Sander Rue
24. Steven Neville
25. Stuart Ingle
26. Sue Beffort
27. Tim Keller
28. Timothy Jennings
29. William Payne
30. William Sharer

Incumbents defeated

The followings is a list of incumbents defeated in 2012:

General election

Candidate	Party	District
Lisa Curtis	Democratic	New Mexico Senate District 21
Mary Jane Garcia	Democratic	New Mexico Senate District 36
Timothy Jennings	Democratic	New Mexico Senate District 32

Primary election

Candidate	Party	District
David Ulibarri	Democratic	New Mexico Senate District 30
Lynda Lovejoy	Democratic	New Mexico Senate District 22

Challengers who beat an incumbent

The following is a list of challengers who defeated an incumbent in 2012:

General election

Candidate	Party	District
Benny Shendo	Democratic	New Mexico State Senate District 22
Clemente Sanchez	Democratic	New Mexico State Senate District 30
Cliff R. Pirtle	Republican	New Mexico State Senate District 32
Daniel Ivey-Soto	Democratic	New Mexico State Senate District 15
Jacob Candelaria	Democratic	New Mexico State Senate District 26
Joseph Cervantes	Democratic	New Mexico State Senate District 31
Lee Cotter	Republican	New Mexico State Senate District 36
Mark Moores	Republican	New Mexico State Senate District 21
William O'Neill	Democratic	New Mexico State Senate District 13

Primary election

Results will display after the election on November 6.

New State Senators and General Election Winners

Newly elected senators

The following list will display the newly-elected members of the New Mexico State Senate:

Democratic

1. Benny Shendo
2. Clemente Sanchez
3. Daniel Ivey-Soto
4. Jacob Candelaria
5. Joseph Cervantes
6. Michael Padilla
7. William O'Neill
8. William P. Soules

Republican

1. Cliff R. Pirtle
2. Craig Brandt
3. Lee Cotter
4. Lisa Torraco
5. Mark Moores
6. Pat Woods
7. Ron Griggs

Open Seat Winners

The following will display a list of candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:

Democratic

1. Michael Padilla
2. William P. Soules

Republican

1. Craig Brandt
2. Lisa Torraco
3. Pat Woods
4. Ron Griggs

Candidates who won election

The following will be a list of all candidates elected to the New Mexico State Senate:

Democratic

1. Benny Shendo
2. Carlos Cisneros
3. Cisco McSorley
4. Clemente Sanchez
5. Daniel Ivey-Soto
6. George Munoz
7. Howie Morales
8. Jacob Candelaria
9. Jerry Ortiz y Pino
10. John Arthur Smith
11. John Pinto
12. John Sapien
13. Joseph Cervantes
14. Linda Lopez, New Mexico Senator
15. Mary Kay Papen
16. Michael Padilla
17. Michael Sanchez
18. Nancy Rodriguez
19. Pete Campos
20. Peter Wirth
21. Phil Griego
22. Richard Martinez
23. Tim Keller
24. William O'Neill
25. William P. Soules

Republican

1. Bill Burt
2. Carroll Leavell
3. Cliff R. Pirtle
4. Craig Brandt
5. Gay Kernan
6. John Ryan
7. Lee Cotter
8. Lisa Torraco
9. Mark Moores
10. Pat Woods
11. Ron Griggs
12. Sander Rue
13. Steven Neville
14. Stuart Ingle
15. Sue Beffort
16. William Payne
17. William Sharer

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates will not face major party competition:

Democratic

1. Benny Shendo
2. Carlos Cisneros
3. Cisco McSorley
4. George Munoz
5. Howie Morales
6. Jacob Candelaria
7. Jerry Ortiz y Pino
8. John Pinto
9. Linda Lopez, New Mexico Senator
10. Michael Padilla
11. Nancy Rodriguez
12. Pete Campos
13. Peter Wirth
14. Richard Martinez
15. William O'Neill

Republican

1. Carroll Leavell
2. Gay Kernan
3. John Ryan
4. Pat Woods
5. Sander Rue
6. Steven Neville
7. Stuart Ingle
8. Sue Beffort

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates who are running in 2012:

1. Joseph J. Carraro
2. Robert Schiller

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New Mexico State House Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the New Mexico House of Representatives elections in 2012. For results in individual contests, see our New Mexico House of Representatives elections, 2012. The following is a breakdown of the state house before and after the election:

New Mexico House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	36	38
	Republican Party	33	30
	Independent	1	0
Total		70	70

What You'll See on This Page

This page will display the following lists of candidates

• Incumbents running on November 6
• Defeated incumbents
• Challengers who defeated an incumbent
• Newly elected representatives
• List of all winners
• Unopposed candidates
• Third party candidates

State House Overview

• All 70 of the state's House seats were up for election in 2012.

Incumbency Analysis

Incumbents who ran on November 6

The following is a list of all of the incumbents who are running on the November 6 general election ballot:

1. Alonzo Baldonado
2. Andrew Nunez
3. Anna Crook
4. Antonio Maestas
5. Bob Wooley
6. Brian Egolf, Jr.
7. Candy Spence Ezzell
8. Cathrynn Brown
9. Conrad James
10. Debbie Rodella
11. Dennis Roch
12. Dianne Hamilton
13. Don Tripp
14. Dona Irwin
15. Donald Bratton
16. Edward Sandoval
17. Eliseo Alcon
18. Ernest Chavez, Sr.
19. Gail Chasey
20. George Dodge
21. Henry Saavedra
22. James R.J. Strickler
23. James Roger Madalena, Jr.
24. James Smith, New Mexico Politician
25. James White (New Mexico)
26. Jane Powdrell-Culbert
27. Jim Hall (New Mexico 43)
28. Jim Trujillo
29. Jimmie Hall (NM 28)
30. Lorenzo Larranaga
31. Luciano Varela
32. Mary Helen Garcia
33. Miguel Garcia
34. Mimi Stewart
35. Nathaniel Gentry
36. Nick Salazar
37. Nora Espinoza
38. Patricia Lundstrom
39. Paul Bandy
40. Ray Begaye
41. Rick Miera
42. Ricky Little
43. Roberto Gonzales
44. Rodolpho Martinez
45. Sandra Jeff
46. Sheryl Williams Stapleton
47. Terry McMillan
48. Thomas Anderson, New Mexico Representative
49. Thomas Taylor
50. Timothy Lewis
51. W. Ken Martinez
52. William Gray
53. William Rehm
54. Yvette Herrell
55. Zachary Cook

Incumbents defeated

The followings will display a a list of incumbents defeated in 2012:

General election

Candidate	Party	District
Andrew Nunez	Independent	New Mexico House of Representatives District 36
Conrad James	Republican	New Mexico House of Representatives District 24
Jim Hall (New Mexico 43)	Republican	New Mexico House of Representatives District 43
Ray Begaye	Democratic	New Mexico House of Representatives District 4
Ricky Little	Republican	New Mexico House of Representatives District 53

Primary election

Candidate	Party	District
Antonio Lujan	Democratic	New Mexico House of Representatives District 35
Dennis Kintigh	Republican	New Mexico House of Representatives District 57
Richard Vigil	Democratic	New Mexico House of Representatives District 70

Challengers who beat an incumbent

The following will display a list of challengers who defeated an incumbent in 2012:

General election

Candidate	Party	District
Carl Trujillo	Democratic	New Mexico House of Representatives District 46
Elizabeth L. Thomson	Democratic	New Mexico House of Representatives District 24
Jeff Steinborn	Democratic	New Mexico House of Representatives District 35
Nathan Cote	Democratic	New Mexico House of Representatives District 53
Phillip M. Archuleta	Democratic	New Mexico House of Representatives District 36
Sharon E. Clahchischilliage	Republican	New Mexico House of Representatives District 4
Stephanie Richard	Democratic	New Mexico House of Representatives District 43
Tomas E. Salazar	Democratic	New Mexico House of Representatives District 70

Primary election

No candidates have been added to this category yet.

New Representatives and General Election Winners

Newly elected representatives

The following will list the newly-elected members of the New Mexico House of Representatives:

Democratic

1. Bill McCamley
2. Carl Trujillo
3. Christine Trujillo
4. Doreen Y. Gallegos
5. Elizabeth L. Thomson
6. Emily A. Kane
7. Georgene Louis
8. Jeff Steinborn
9. Nathan Cote
10. Patricia A. Roybal Caballero
11. Phillip M. Archuleta
12. Stephanie Richard
13. Stephen P. Easley
14. Tomas E. Salazar

Republican

1. David M. Gallegos
2. Jason Harper
3. Kelly K. Fajardo
4. Monica Youngblood
5. Paul Pacheco
6. Sharon E. Clahchischilliage

Open Seat Winners

The following will list candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:

Democratic

1. Bill McCamley
2. Christine Trujillo
3. Doreen Y. Gallegos
4. Emily A. Kane
5. Georgene Louis
6. Patricia A. Roybal Caballero
7. Stephen P. Easley

Republican

1. David M. Gallegos
2. Jason Harper
3. Kelly K. Fajardo
4. Monica Youngblood
5. Paul Pacheco

Candidates who won election

The following will list all candidates elected to the New Mexico House of Representatives in 2012:

Democratic

1. Antonio Maestas
2. Bill McCamley
3. Brian Egolf, Jr.
4. Carl Trujillo
5. Christine Trujillo
6. Debbie Rodella
7. Dona Irwin
8. Doreen Y. Gallegos
9. Edward Sandoval
10. Eliseo Alcon
11. Elizabeth L. Thomson
12. Emily A. Kane
13. Ernest Chavez, Sr.
14. Gail Chasey
15. George Dodge
16. Georgene Louis
17. Henry Saavedra
18. James Roger Madalena, Jr.
19. Jeff Steinborn
20. Jim Trujillo
21. Luciano Varela
22. Mary Helen Garcia
23. Miguel Garcia
24. Mimi Stewart
25. Nathan Cote
26. Nick Salazar
27. Patricia A. Roybal Caballero
28. Patricia Lundstrom
29. Phillip M. Archuleta
30. Rick Miera
31. Roberto Gonzales
32. Rodolpho Martinez
33. Sandra Jeff
34. Sheryl Williams Stapleton
35. Stephanie Richard
36. Stephen P. Easley
37. Tomas E. Salazar
38. W. Ken Martinez

Republican

1. Alonzo Baldonado
2. Anna Crook
3. Bob Wooley
4. Candy Spence Ezzell
5. Cathrynn Brown
6. David M. Gallegos
7. Dennis Roch
8. Dianne Hamilton
9. Don Tripp
10. Donald Bratton
11. James R.J. Strickler
12. James Smith, New Mexico Politician
13. James White (New Mexico)
14. Jane Powdrell-Culbert
15. Jason Harper
16. Jimmie Hall (NM 28)
17. Kelly K. Fajardo
18. Lorenzo Larranaga
19. Monica Youngblood
20. Nathaniel Gentry
21. Nora Espinoza
22. Paul Bandy
23. Paul Pacheco
24. Sharon E. Clahchischilliage
25. Terry McMillan
26. Thomas Anderson, New Mexico Representative
27. Thomas Taylor
28. Timothy Lewis
29. William Gray
30. William Rehm
31. Yvette Herrell
32. Zachary Cook

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates will not face major party competition:

Democratic

1. Antonio Maestas
2. Brian Egolf, Jr.
3. Carl Trujillo
4. Debbie Rodella
5. Eliseo Alcon
6. Henry Saavedra
7. James Roger Madalena, Jr.
8. Jim Trujillo
9. Luciano Varela
10. Mary Helen Garcia
11. Mimi Stewart
12. Patricia Lundstrom
13. Rick Miera
14. Roberto Gonzales
15. Sandra Jeff
16. Tomas E. Salazar
17. W. Ken Martinez

Republican

1. Bob Wooley
2. Cathrynn Brown
3. Dennis Roch
4. Don Tripp
5. Donald Bratton
6. James R.J. Strickler
7. James Smith, New Mexico Politician
8. James White (New Mexico)
9. Jane Powdrell-Culbert
10. Jimmie Hall (NM 28)
11. Nora Espinoza
12. Paul Bandy
13. Paul Pacheco
14. Thomas Taylor
15. Timothy Lewis
16. William Gray
17. Yvette Herrell
18. Zachary Cook

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates running in 2012:

1. Andrew Nunez
2. Bob Walsh
3. Hessel Edward Yntema III

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National Partisan Trends

The following tables will detail the partisan breakdown of national election results.

Incumbents who were defeated in the general election

In the 44 states with elections, there were 4,534 incumbents who ran in the general election. The following is a breakdown of incumbent defeats in the 2012 general election:

Incumbents defeated in 2012 legislative general election
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	21	49	70
Republican	37	182	219
Third Party	2	3	5
TOTALS	60	234	294

Total new legislators elected

In total, 1,707 (28.4%) new legislators were elected in 2012. Of these 1,707, 849 (50.0%) were Republicans and 854 (50.0%) were Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of new legislators.

New Legislators after the 2012 legislative elections
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	165	684	849
Republican	202	652	854
Independent	0	4	4
TOTALS	367	1,340	1,707

Winners of Open Seats

Open seats contests made up 705 (11.7%) of the 6,015 seats in 2012. Of these 705 open seats, Republicans won 401 (56.9%) while Democrats won 304 (43.1%). Going into the election, the number of open seats formerly held by each party was quite similar. Estimates prior to the election suggested that approximately 52% of the open seats were previously held by Republicans and 48% were held by Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of open seat winners.

Open Seat Winners in 2012 legislative elections
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	82	220	302
Republican	105	296	401
Third Party	0	0	0
TOTALS	187	516	703

Impact on legislative majorities

See also: Partisan balance of state legislatures

Partisan Balance of Chambers with 2012 Elections
	Pre-election				Post-election
Legislative chamber
State senates	17	24	1	1	18	24	0	1
State houses	15	27	1	0	19	24	0	0
Totals:	32	51	2	1	37	48	0	1

Partisan Balance of All 99 Chambers Before and After 2012 Elections
	Pre-election				Post-election
Legislative chamber
State senates	19	28	2	1	20	28	1	1
State houses	17	31	1	0	21	28	0	0
Totals:	35	60	3	1	41	56	1	1