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Mark McDonald (New Mexico)
Mark McDonald was a candidate for New Mexico's 3rd Congressional District in the U.S. House. He dropped out of the race in May 2019, and endorsed candidate Marco Serna (D).[1][2]
McDonald was a candidate who sought election to the New Mexico House of Representatives to represent District 67. McDonald lost the general election on November 6, 2018, after advancing from the primary on June 5, 2018.
Elections
2020
See also: New Mexico's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020
New Mexico's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Democratic primary)
New Mexico's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House New Mexico District 3
Teresa Leger Fernandez defeated Alexis Martinez Johnson in the general election for U.S. House New Mexico District 3 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Teresa Leger Fernandez (D) | 58.7 | 186,282 |
 | Alexis Martinez Johnson (R)  | 41.3 | 131,166 | |
| Total votes: 317,448 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 3
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 3 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Teresa Leger Fernandez | 42.8 | 44,480 |
 | Valerie Plame | 24.8 | 25,775 | |
 | Joseph Sanchez | 11.8 | 12,292 | |
 | Marco Serna | 8.0 | 8,292 | |
 | Laura Montoya | 6.1 | 6,380 | |
 | John Blair | 4.4 | 4,533 | |
 | Kyle Tisdel | 2.1 | 2,176 | |
| Total votes: 103,928 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Mark McDonald (D)
- Dineh Benally (D)
- Gavin Kaiser (D)
- Rob Apodaca (D)
- Jaymeson Pegue (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 3
Alexis Martinez Johnson defeated Harry Montoya, Karen Bedonie, and Angela Gale Morales in the Republican primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 3 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alexis Martinez Johnson | 36.7 | 16,512 |
 | Harry Montoya | 35.4 | 15,919 | |
 | Karen Bedonie | 27.8 | 12,477 | |
 | Angela Gale Morales (Write-in) | 0.1 | 30 | |
| Total votes: 44,938 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Audra Brown (R)
- Ben Bateman (R)
- Anastacia Golden Morper (R)
2018
General election
General election for New Mexico House of Representatives District 67
Jack Chatfield defeated Mark McDonald in the general election for New Mexico House of Representatives District 67 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jack Chatfield (R) | 62.2 | 5,842 | |
| Mark McDonald (D) | 37.8 | 3,549 | ||
| Total votes: 9,391 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 67
Mark McDonald advanced from the Democratic primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 67 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mark McDonald | 100.0 | 1,726 | |
| Total votes: 1,726 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 67
Jack Chatfield advanced from the Republican primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 67 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jack Chatfield | 100.0 | 1,904 | |
| Total votes: 1,904 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Mark McDonald did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Mark McDonald participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on May 9, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Mark McDonald's responses follow below.[3]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | Bolstering education and stand up for proper education funding, protection of rural healthcare with emphasis on behavioral healthcare, and support for economic development in our rural communities.[4][5] | ” |
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | Healthcare - as a paramedic and critical care provider for many years, I am completely vested in protecting provision of healthcare to our communities. I also fully support fostering an environment in which healthcare providers are rewarded for successful prevention and being proactive in the communities healthcare.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[5]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Mark McDonald answered the following:
What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?
| “ | Honesty, transparency, accountability, kindness.[5] | ” |
| “ | Consistently standing up for what is right for the constituents. Relying on experts and constituents to help guide policy decisions.[5] | ” |
| “ | A stronger, more unified district that we can ALL be proud of, regardless of political affiliation.[5] | ” |
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ US News, "Congressional Candidate Drops Out, Endorses Local Prosecutor," May 8, 2019
- ↑ Albuquerque Journal, "DA Marco Serna files to run for Congress," May 14, 2019
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Mark McDonald's responses," May 9, 2018
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
