Aubrey Dunn

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Aubrey Dunn

Republican Party

Candidate, Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico

Prior offices:

New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands

Years in office: 2015 - 2019

Successor: Stephanie Garcia Richard (D)

Elections and appointments

Last election

June 7, 2022

Next election

June 2, 2026

Education

High school

Almagordo High School

Bachelor's

Colorado State University

Personal

Profession

Rancher

Contact

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Aubrey Dunn (Republican Party) is running for election for Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico. He declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled on June 2, 2026.^[source]

Dunn (Libertarian Party) was the New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands. He assumed office in 2015. He left office on January 1, 2019.

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.

Education

• High School: Almagordo High School
• B.A., in agricultural and animal sciences, Colorado State University

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. He served until January 2019.

Elections

2026

See also: New Mexico gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on June 2, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico

Maggie Toulouse Oliver (D) and Harold Pope Jr. (D) are running in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico on June 2, 2026.

		Candidate
		Maggie Toulouse Oliver
		Harold Pope Jr.

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Stephanie Garcia Richard (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico

Aubrey Dunn (R), David M. Gallegos (R), and Manuel Lardizabal (R) are running in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico on June 2, 2026.

		Candidate
		Aubrey Dunn
		David M. Gallegos
	Submit photo	Manuel Lardizabal

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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
	Submit photo	Larry E. Marker (Independent) (Write-in)	0.6	3,950

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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

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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

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	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

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	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

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2 Source 3	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
	Submit photo	Randi McGinn (D)	17.1	34
	Submit photo	Victor Reyes (D)	9.0	18
		Selinda Guerrero (D)	6.5	13
		Georgene Louis (D)	6.5	13
	Submit photo	Francisco Fernandez (D)	1.0	2
		Patricia Roybal Caballero (D)	0.5	1
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	1

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	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
	Submit photo	Ronnie Lucero (R)	5.0	6
		Michaela Chavez (R)	4.1	5
	Submit photo	Jonathan Gonzalez (R)	0.0	0

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 121
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Peggy Muller-Aragon (R)
• Michelle Garcia Holmes (R)

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.

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.

2018

See also: United States Senate election in New Mexico, 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

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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

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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

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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

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 623
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2014

See also: New Mexico down ballot state executive elections, 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. 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. Dunn maintained his lead following the recount's completion on December 16, confirming his victory over Powell.

Campaign themes

2026

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2022

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2021

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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.	”
—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.

New Mexico State Senate, District 39, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Phil Griego Incumbent	55.3%	10,148
	Republican	Aubrey Dunn	44.7%	8,195
Total Votes				18,343

Campaign finance summary

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Aubrey Dunn campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2021	U.S. House New Mexico District 1	Lost general	$101,902	$101,902
2018	U.S. Senate New Mexico	Withdrew general	$12,701	N/A**
2014	New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands	Won	$370,900	N/A**
2012	New Mexico Senate District 039	Won	$53,288	N/A**
Grand total			$538,790	$101,902
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Preceded by -	New Mexico Public Lands Commissioner 2015–2019	Succeeded by Stephanie Garcia Richard (D)

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