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New Mexico Public Regulation Commission District 2

Jefferson Byrd (Republican Party) was a member of the New Mexico Public Regulation Commissioner, representing District 2. He assumed office on January 1, 2019. He left office on January 1, 2023.

Byrd (Republican Party) ran for election for New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Biography

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Byrd manages his family's ranch. He previously worked as a project engineer.^[1]

Political career

New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (2019-2023)

Byrd was first election to this position in November 2018 and took office the following January.^[2]

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

	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

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

	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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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)

2018

See also: New Mexico Public Regulation Commission election, 2018

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

	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

	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

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 22,409
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2014

See also: New Mexico's 3rd Congressional District elections, 2014

Byrd ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent New Mexico's 3rd District. Byrd ran uncontested for the Republican nomination in the primary on June 3, 2014.^[3] He was defeated in the general election by incumbent Ben Ray Lujan (D) on November 4, 2014.^[4]

**U.S. House, New Mexico District 3 General Election, 2014**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Ben Ray Lujan Incumbent	61.5%	113,249
	Republican	Jefferson Byrd	38.4%	70,775
	Write-in (R)	Thomas F. Hook (write-in)	0%	52
Total Votes				184,076
Source: New Mexico Secretary of State

2012

See also: New Mexico's 3rd Congressional District elections, 2012

Byrd ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent New Mexico's 3rd District. He defeated Rick Newton in the June 5, 2012, Republican primary.^[5]

While Byrd and Newton agreed on many issues, Byrd supported Social Security privatization while Newton did not.^[6] Newton wanted a national sales tax, in contrast to Byrd's preference for a flat income tax rate.^[7]^[8]

**U.S. House, New Mexico District 3 General Election, 2012**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Ben Ray Lujan Incumbent	63.1%	167,103
	Republican	Jeff Byrd	36.9%	97,616
Total Votes				264,719
Source: New Mexico Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

**U.S. House, New Mexico District 3 Republican Primary, 2012**
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Jeff Byrd	53.5%	13,055
Rick Newton	46.5%	11,340
Total Votes		24,395

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Jefferson Byrd did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2012

According to his website, Byrd's campaign platform included the following issues^[9]:

Obamacare repeal
Flat tax or fair tax
Balanced budget

Campaign finance summary

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Jefferson Byrd campaign contribution history
Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2022	New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands	Lost general	$46,650	$21,330
Grand total			$46,650	$21,330
Sources: OpenSecrets, Federal Elections Commission *This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

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Footnotes

↑ Jeff Byrd campaign website, "Meet Jeff," accessed May 26, 2012
↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named bio
↑ Associated Press, "New Mexico Summary Vote Results," June 3, 2014
↑ Huffington Post, "Election 2014," accessed November 6, 2014
↑ Associated Press, "New Mexico - Summary Vote Results," June 6, 2012
↑ Santa Fe New Mexican, "2 vie to be oft-ignored GOP pick for 3rd House district," May 22, 2012 (dead link)
↑ Albuquerque Journal, "3rd Dist. Rivals Differ On Taxes," May 31, 2012
↑ New Mexico Secretary of State "2012 Primary Results"
↑ Jeff Byrd campaign website, "Home page," accessed May 26, 2012

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