Aubrey Dunn
Aubrey Dunn (Libertarian Party) was the New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands. He assumed office in 2015. He left office on January 1, 2019.
Dunn (Republican Party) ran for election for New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands. He was disqualified from the Republican primary scheduled on June 7, 2022.
Biography
Dunn was a crop inspector for Production Credit Association and a CEO and President of First Federal Bank in Roswell, New Mexico before becoming a rancher.[1]
Education
- High School: Almagordo High School
- B.A., in agricultural and animal sciences, Colorado State University[2]
Political career
New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands (2015-2019)
Dunn was first elected to the land commissioner's office on November 4, 2014, and was sworn into office in January 2015.[3] He served until January 2019.
2021 battleground election
Melanie Ann Stansbury (D) defeated Mark Moores (R) and four other candidates in New Mexico's 1st Congressional District special election on June 1, 2021. The election was called following incumbent Debra Haaland’s (D) confirmation as secretary of the interior for the Biden administration on March 15, 2021.[4] Stansbury received 60% of the vote to Moores' 36%. No other candidate received more than 5% of the vote.[5]
The Democratic Party nominated Stansbury at a convention on March 31.[6] The Republican Party nominated Moores at a convention on March 27.[7] Aubrey Dunn (I), Christopher Manning (L), write-in Laura Olivas (I), and write-in Robert Ornelas (I) also ran in the election.
Haaland was first elected to represent New Mexico’s 1st in 2018. She won re-election in 2020 against Michelle Garcia Holmes (R) 58.2% to 41.8%. New Mexico's 1st was rated Solid Democratic during the 2020 general election. The district last elected a Republican in 2006, when Heather Wilson (R) was re-elected. In the 2020 presidential election, Joe Biden (D) defeated Donald Trump (R) in the district 60.2% to 37.4%.[8]
The outcome of this race affected partisan control of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 117th Congress. At the time of the election, Democrats had a 219 to 211 majority over Republicans. Five seats were vacant. As of January 6, 2026, 17 special elections have been called during the 117th Congress. From the 113th Congress to the 116th Congress, 50 special elections were held. For more data on historical congressional special elections, click here.
Elections
2022
See also: New Mexico Public Lands Commissioner election, 2022
General election
General election for New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands
Incumbent Stephanie Garcia Richard defeated Jefferson Byrd and Larry E. Marker in the general election for New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Stephanie Garcia Richard (D) | 54.7 | 379,621 |
 | Jefferson Byrd (R) | 44.8 | 310,853 | |
| Larry E. Marker (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.6 | 3,950 | ||
| Total votes: 694,424 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands
Incumbent Stephanie Garcia Richard advanced from the Democratic primary for New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Stephanie Garcia Richard | 100.0 | 116,641 |
| Total votes: 116,641 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands
Jefferson Byrd advanced from the Republican primary for New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jefferson Byrd | 100.0 | 92,318 |
| Total votes: 92,318 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Aubrey Dunn (R)
2021
See also: New Mexico's 1st Congressional District special election, 2021
General election
Special general election for U.S. House New Mexico District 1
The following candidates ran in the special general election for U.S. House New Mexico District 1 on June 1, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Melanie Ann Stansbury (D) | 60.4 | 79,838 |
 | Mark Moores (R) | 35.6 | 47,111 | |
 | Aubrey Dunn (Independent) | 2.7 | 3,534 | |
 | Christopher Manning (L) | 1.3 | 1,734 | |
 | Laura Olivas (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 40 | |
 | Robert Ornelas (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 6 | |
| Total votes: 132,263 | |||
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Democratic convention runoff
Special Democratic convention runoff for U.S. House New Mexico District 1
Melanie Ann Stansbury defeated Antoinette Sedillo Lopez in the special Democratic convention runoff for U.S. House New Mexico District 1 on March 31, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Melanie Ann Stansbury (D) | 51.2 | 103 |
 | Antoinette Sedillo Lopez (D) | 48.3 | 97 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 201 | |||
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Democratic convention
Special Democratic convention for U.S. House New Mexico District 1
The following candidates ran in the special Democratic convention for U.S. House New Mexico District 1 on March 30, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Antoinette Sedillo Lopez (D) | 37.2 | 74 |
| ✔ | | Melanie Ann Stansbury (D) | 21.6 | 43 |
| Randi McGinn (D) | 17.1 | 34 | ||
| Victor Reyes (D) | 9.0 | 18 | ||
 | Selinda Guerrero (D) | 6.5 | 13 | |
 | Georgene Louis (D) | 6.5 | 13 | |
| Francisco Fernandez (D) | 1.0 | 2 | ||
 | Patricia Roybal Caballero (D) | 0.5 | 1 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 199 | |||
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Republican convention
Special Republican convention for U.S. House New Mexico District 1
The following candidates ran in the special Republican convention for U.S. House New Mexico District 1 on March 27, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Moores (R) | 40.5 | 49 |
 | Eddy Aragon (R) | 28.1 | 34 | |
 | Elisa Martinez (R) | 16.5 | 20 | |
 | Jared Vander Dussen (R) | 5.8 | 7 | |
| Ronnie Lucero (R) | 5.0 | 6 | ||
 | Michaela Chavez (R) | 4.1 | 5 | |
| Jonathan Gonzalez (R) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Total votes: 121 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Campaign finance
The chart below contains data from financial reports submitted to the Federal Election Commission.
District analysis
- See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index
- See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores
The 2017 Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was , meaning that in the previous two presidential elections, this district's results were the national average. This made Aubrey Dunn the nationally.[9]
FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was . This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move points toward that party.[10]
2018
General election
General election for U.S. Senate New Mexico
Incumbent Martin Heinrich defeated Mick Rich and Gary Johnson in the general election for U.S. Senate New Mexico on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Martin Heinrich (D) | 54.1 | 376,998 |
 | Mick Rich (R) | 30.5 | 212,813 | |
 | Gary Johnson (L) | 15.4 | 107,201 | |
| Total votes: 697,012 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Aubrey Dunn (L)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate New Mexico
Incumbent Martin Heinrich advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate New Mexico on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Martin Heinrich | 100.0 | 152,145 |
| Total votes: 152,145 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate New Mexico
Mick Rich advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. Senate New Mexico on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mick Rich | 100.0 | 67,502 |
| Total votes: 67,502 | |||
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Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate New Mexico
Aubrey Dunn advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate New Mexico on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Aubrey Dunn | 100.0 | 623 |
| Total votes: 623 | |||
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2014
Dunn ran for election to the office of New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands. Dunn was uncontested in the primary on June 3, 2014.[2] The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
Results
General election
| New Mexico Land Commissioner, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Aubrey Dunn |
50.1% | 250,185 | |
| Democratic | Ray Powell Incumbent | 49.9% | 249,481 | |
| Total Votes | 499,666 | |||
| Election results via New Mexico Secretary of State | ||||
Race background
State recount
The New Mexico Secretary of State started a recount in the land commissioner's race on December 11, 2014. Challenger Aubrey Dunn (R) won the initial vote by a small margin over incumbent Ray Powell (D). State law requires a recount if the difference between the top two candidates for a seat is one-half of 1 percent. Powell initially challenged how state officials would test ballots prior to the recount, but dropped an appeal to the New Mexico Supreme Court after an agreement was reached over ballot testing. This was the first statewide recount since a 2008 law instituted the automatic recall requirement.[11] Dunn maintained his lead following the recount's completion on December 16, confirming his victory over Powell.[12]
Campaign themes
2021
Aubrey Dunn did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
Dunn's campaign website listed the following themes for the 2014 race:
| “ |
New Mexico voters have a choice: will the next four years see more extreme environmental actions from a State Land Commissioner that cost us jobs, or will we have a balanced effort to protect our resources while optimizing our public lands to provide jobs and produce revenue that our schools need? My opponent leans toward extreme environmentalism and has a history of taking sweetheart deals. As land commissioner, he selected out-of-state land developers, Forrest City Covington, to develop Albuquerque’s Mesa del Sol. So far, they’ve given him $30,000 in campaign contributions. My opponent and I have very different views on Management and Utilization of Public Lands, Property Rights, and how the State Land Office should be run. This chart gives you those differences in a nutshell. For more information on each specifically, please visit Public Land Utilization, Renewable Energy, Federal Land Management, Property Rights, and State Land Office. If you’re not familiar with the State Land Office, and the role of the Commissioner, here’s a little background: The position of the Commissioner of Public Lands was created in our state’s Constitution through the Enabling Act for New Mexico of 1910 to oversee the Trust lands. These lands were granted to the Territory of New Mexico by Congress more than 150 years ago to serve as a source of revenue to support our public school system as we became a state. The income was designated to be used for universities, hospitals, correctional facilities and public buildings. The current 9 million surface acres and 13 million subsurface acres which include mineral rights, provide revenue to the Permanent Fund from oil and gas; agriculture; renewable energy operations of wind, solar and biomass; and other economic development activities. We must protect our lands, ensure their access to the public as well as properly manage how they should be used to produce revenue, it’s vital to have a Commissioner without the extreme environmental views and ties to special interests that my opponent has. We need a Commissioner that has the business background to increase our revenues for our state. I ask for your support and your vote on November 4th. [13] |
” |
| —Aubrey Dunn's campaign website, (2014) | ||
2012
- See also: New Mexico State Senate elections, 2012
Dunn ran in the 2012 election for New Mexico State Senate District 39. He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on June 5, 2012. Incumbent Phil Griego (D) ran against Nicole Castellano and Jack Sullivan in the Democratic primary. He was defeated by incumbent Phil Griego in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[15][16]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Phil Griego Incumbent |
55.3% | 10,148 | |
| Republican | Aubrey Dunn | 44.7% | 8,195 | |
| Total Votes | 18,343 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Aubrey Dunn did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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He and his wife, Robin, have three children and a granddaughter.[17]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Republican Party Lincoln County, "Aubrey Dunn," accessed January 5, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs nameddunn - ↑ New Mexico State Land Office, "Past Commissioners," accessed January 5, 2015
- ↑ NPR, "Deb Haaland Confirmed As 1st Native American Interior Secretary," March 15, 2021
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "Election Results: Special Congressional Election June 1, 2021," accessed June 3, 2021
- ↑ Albuquerque Journal, "Stansbury chosen as Democratic nominee for special election," March 31, 2021
- ↑ Albuquerque Journal, "Mark Moores will be Republican CD1 candidate," March 27, 2021
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012," accessed April 20, 2021
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
- ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018
- ↑ Daily Journal, "Elections officials agree to procedure for recount in New Mexico land commissioner contest," December 9, 2014
- ↑ KOB, "Dunn wins Land Commissioner seat after recount finalized," December 16, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Aubrey Dunn for Land Commissioner, "Aubrey Dunn on the Issues," accessed August 6, 2014
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "Official Primary Results," accessed April 15, 2014
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Candidate List," accessed May 12, 2014(Archived)
- ↑ New Mexico State Land Office, "Commissioner Aubrey Dunn," accessed January 5, 2015
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