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Bernalillo County, New Mexico, held general elections for county commissioner Districts 2, 3, and 4, county clerk, treasurer, district attorney, 2nd Judicial Court judgeships, and metropolitan court judgeships on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for June 2, 2020. The filing deadline for this election was March 10, 2020.

Election procedure changes in 2020

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New Mexico modified its absentee/mail-in voting procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:

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2020 Bernalillo County elections
Election dates
	Filing deadline: March 10, 2020
	Primary election: June 2, 2020; General election: November 3, 2020
Election stats
	Offices up: County commissioner districts 2, 3, and 4, county clerk, treasurer, district attorney, 2nd Judicial Court judgeships, and metropolitan court judgeships
	Total seats up: 35;
	Election type: Partisan
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Commissioners

District 2

General election

General election for Bernalillo County Commission District 2

Incumbent Steven Quezada won election in the general election for Bernalillo County Commission District 2 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steven Quezada (D)	100.0	28,678

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 28,678
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Bernalillo County Commission District 2

Incumbent Steven Quezada defeated Frank Baca in the Democratic primary for Bernalillo County Commission District 2 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steven Quezada	56.5	6,635
	Submit photo	Frank Baca	43.5	5,104

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,739
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Rudy Zamora (D)

District 3

General election

General election for Bernalillo County Commission District 3

Adriann Barboa won election in the general election for Bernalillo County Commission District 3 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Adriann Barboa (D)	100.0	37,076

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 37,076
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Bernalillo County Commission District 3

Adriann Barboa defeated Adrian Neal Carver and Marcos Gonzales in the Democratic primary for Bernalillo County Commission District 3 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Adriann Barboa	42.2	7,184
	Submit photo	Adrian Neal Carver	30.6	5,216
		Marcos Gonzales	27.2	4,628

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 17,028
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District 4

General election

General election for Bernalillo County Commission District 4

Walt Benson defeated Wende Schwingendorf in the general election for Bernalillo County Commission District 4 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Walt Benson (R)	51.5	38,749
	Submit photo	Wende Schwingendorf (D)	48.5	36,507

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 75,256
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Bernalillo County Commission District 4

Wende Schwingendorf advanced from the Democratic primary for Bernalillo County Commission District 4 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Wende Schwingendorf	100.0	15,019

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 15,019
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Felix Nunez Jr. (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Bernalillo County Commission District 4

Walt Benson defeated E. Tim Cummins, Tina Tomlin, and Sean Kesani in the Republican primary for Bernalillo County Commission District 4 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Walt Benson	47.6	6,665
	Submit photo	E. Tim Cummins	27.9	3,907
		Tina Tomlin	14.2	1,992
	Submit photo	Sean Kesani	10.3	1,449

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 14,013
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County clerk

General election

General election for Bernalillo County Clerk

Incumbent Linda Stover won election in the general election for Bernalillo County Clerk on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Linda Stover (D)	100.0	209,184

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 209,184
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Bernalillo County Clerk

Incumbent Linda Stover advanced from the Democratic primary for Bernalillo County Clerk on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Linda Stover	100.0	74,642

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 74,642
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Treasurer

General election

General election for Bernalillo County Treasurer

Incumbent Nancy Bearce won election in the general election for Bernalillo County Treasurer on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Nancy Bearce (D)	100.0	202,671

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 202,671
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Bernalillo County Treasurer

Incumbent Nancy Bearce defeated Bernadette Sanchez, Patrick Padilla, and Donny Albert Daniels in the Democratic primary for Bernalillo County Treasurer on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Nancy Bearce	39.3	31,993
		Bernadette Sanchez	35.4	28,840
		Patrick Padilla	20.6	16,782
	Submit photo	Donny Albert Daniels	4.6	3,774

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 81,389
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District attorney

General election

General election for Bernalillo County District Attorney

Incumbent Raul Torrez won election in the general election for Bernalillo County District Attorney on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Raul Torrez (D)	100.0	202,743

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 202,743
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Bernalillo County District Attorney

Incumbent Raul Torrez advanced from the Democratic primary for Bernalillo County District Attorney on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Raul Torrez	100.0	72,789

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 72,789
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Judicial offices

2nd Judicial District (regular partisan elections)

Division VI

General election

General election for New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court Division VI

Incumbent Daniel E. Ramczyk won election in the general election for New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court Division VI on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Daniel E. Ramczyk (D)	100.0	205,382

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 205,382
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court Division VI

Incumbent Daniel E. Ramczyk defeated Edward Benavidez in the Democratic primary for New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court Division VI on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Daniel E. Ramczyk	51.5	40,158
	Submit photo	Edward Benavidez	48.5	37,871

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 78,029
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Division XIII

General election

General election for New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court Division XIII

Incumbent Lisa Chavez Ortega won election in the general election for New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court Division XIII on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lisa Chavez Ortega (D)	100.0	204,314

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 204,314
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court Division XIII

Incumbent Lisa Chavez Ortega advanced from the Democratic primary for New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court Division XIII on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lisa Chavez Ortega	100.0	71,704

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 71,704
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Division XV

General election

General election for New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court Division XV

Courtney Bryn Weaks defeated incumbent Daniel Gallegos in the general election for New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court Division XV on November 3, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Courtney Bryn Weaks (D)	56.2	165,667
	Daniel Gallegos (R)	43.8	129,241

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 294,908
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court Division XV

Courtney Bryn Weaks advanced from the Democratic primary for New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court Division XV on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Courtney Bryn Weaks	100.0	69,712

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 69,712
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court Division XV

Incumbent Daniel Gallegos advanced from the Republican primary for New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court Division XV on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Daniel Gallegos	100.0	39,012

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 39,012
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Division XVII

General election

General election for New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court Division XVII

Incumbent Erin O'Connell won election in the general election for New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court Division XVII on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Erin O'Connell (D)	100.0	201,541

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 201,541
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court Division XVII

Incumbent Erin O'Connell advanced from the Democratic primary for New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court Division XVII on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Erin O'Connell	100.0	69,477

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 69,477
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Division XXII

General election

General election for New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court Division XXII

Incumbent Amber Chavez Baker won election in the general election for New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court Division XXII on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Amber Chavez Baker (D)	100.0	201,600

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 201,600
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court Division XXII

Incumbent Amber Chavez Baker advanced from the Democratic primary for New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court Division XXII on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Amber Chavez Baker	100.0	69,844

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 69,844
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Division XXIII

General election

General election for New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court Division XXIII

Incumbent Joshua Allison won election in the general election for New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court Division XXIII on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joshua Allison (D)	100.0	199,709

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 199,709
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court Division XXIII

Incumbent Joshua Allison advanced from the Democratic primary for New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court Division XXIII on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joshua Allison	100.0	69,105

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 69,105
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Division XXVIII

General election

General election for New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court Division XXVIII

Incumbent Clara Moran won election in the general election for New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court Division XXVIII on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Clara Moran (D)	100.0	199,578

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 199,578
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Division XXIX

General election

General election for New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court Division XXIX

Incumbent Lucy Solimon won election in the general election for New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court Division XXIX on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lucy Solimon (D)	100.0	197,949

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 197,949
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2nd Judicial District (retention elections)

Division I

New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court Division I

William Parnall was retained to Division I of the New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court on November 3, 2020 with 71.0% of the vote.

	Retention Vote	%	Votes
✔	Yes	71.0	171,152
	No	29.0	69,932
	Total Votes		241,084

It has been certified. Source

Division II

New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court Division II

Stan Whitaker was retained to Division II of the New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court on November 3, 2020 with 71.4% of the vote.

	Retention Vote	%	Votes
✔	Yes	71.4	171,993
	No	28.6	68,872
	Total Votes		240,865

It has been certified. Source

Division III

New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court Division III

Brett Loveless was retained to Division III of the New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court on November 3, 2020 with 69.9% of the vote.

	Retention Vote	%	Votes
✔	Yes	69.9	167,321
	No	30.1	71,926
	Total Votes		239,247

It has been certified. Source

Division IV

New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court Division IV

Beatrice Brickhouse was retained to Division IV of the New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court on November 3, 2020 with 71.2% of the vote.

	Retention Vote	%	Votes
✔	Yes	71.2	169,698
	No	28.8	68,567
	Total Votes		238,265

It has been certified. Source

Division V

New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court Division V

Nancy Franchini was retained to Division V of the New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court on November 3, 2020 with 72.3% of the vote.

	Retention Vote	%	Votes
✔	Yes	72.3	172,988
	No	27.7	66,439
	Total Votes		239,427

It has been certified. Source

Division IX

New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court Division IX

Cindy Leos was retained to Division IX of the New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court on November 3, 2020 with 70.3% of the vote.

	Retention Vote	%	Votes
✔	Yes	70.3	166,857
	No	29.7	70,484
	Total Votes		237,341

It has been certified. Source

Division X

Note: Judges in New Mexico must win 57 percent of the vote to be retained.

New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court Division X

Christina P. Argyres was not retained to Division X of the New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court on November 3, 2020 with 53.8% of the vote.

	Retention Vote	%	Votes
	Yes	53.8	128,727
✖	No	46.2	110,753
	Total Votes		239,480

It has been certified. Source

Division XI

New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court Division XI

Gerard Lavelle was retained to Division XI of the New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court on November 3, 2020 with 69.1% of the vote.

	Retention Vote	%	Votes
✔	Yes	69.1	163,226
	No	30.9	73,136
	Total Votes		236,362

It has been certified. Source

Division XII

New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court Division XII

Clay Campbell was retained to Division XII of the New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court on November 3, 2020 with 69.2% of the vote.

	Retention Vote	%	Votes
✔	Yes	69.2	163,814
	No	30.8	73,014
	Total Votes		236,828

It has been certified. Source

Division XIV

New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court Division XIV

Marie Ward was retained to Division XIV of the New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court on November 3, 2020 with 70.4% of the vote.

	Retention Vote	%	Votes
✔	Yes	70.4	166,682
	No	29.6	69,961
	Total Votes		236,643

It has been certified. Source

Division XVII

New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court Division XVIII

Denise Barela-Shepherd was retained to Division XVIII of the New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court on November 3, 2020 with 72.4% of the vote.

	Retention Vote	%	Votes
✔	Yes	72.4	172,568
	No	27.6	65,907
	Total Votes		238,475

It has been certified. Source

Division XIX

New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court Division XIX

Benjamin Chavez was retained to Division XIX of the New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court on November 3, 2020 with 71.7% of the vote.

	Retention Vote	%	Votes
✔	Yes	71.7	171,159
	No	28.3	67,438
	Total Votes		238,597

It has been certified. Source

Division XX

Note: Judges in New Mexico must win 57 percent of the vote to be retained.

New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court Division XX

Jacqueline Flores was not retained to Division XX of the New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court on November 3, 2020 with 55.6% of the vote.

	Retention Vote	%	Votes
	Yes	55.6	132,806
✖	No	44.4	105,922
	Total Votes		238,728

It has been certified. Source

Division XXI

New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court Division XXI

Alisa Hart was retained to Division XXI of the New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court on November 3, 2020 with 71.9% of the vote.

	Retention Vote	%	Votes
✔	Yes	71.9	165,883
	No	28.1	64,740
	Total Votes		230,623

It has been certified. Source

Division XXIV

New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court Division XXIV

Debra Ramirez was retained to Division XXIV of the New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court on November 3, 2020 with 69.8% of the vote.

	Retention Vote	%	Votes
✔	Yes	69.8	160,701
	No	30.2	69,428
	Total Votes		230,129

It has been certified. Source

Division XXV

New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court Division XXV

Jane Levy was retained to Division XXV of the New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court on November 3, 2020 with 71.5% of the vote.

	Retention Vote	%	Votes
✔	Yes	71.5	163,864
	No	28.5	65,448
	Total Votes		229,312

It has been certified. Source

Division XXVII

New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court Division XXVII

Victor S. Lopez was retained to Division XXVII of the New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court on November 3, 2020 with 68.4% of the vote.

	Retention Vote	%	Votes
✔	Yes	68.4	157,305
	No	31.6	72,739
	Total Votes		230,044

It has been certified. Source

Metropolitan court

Division X

General election

General election for Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court Division X

Incumbent Brittany Maldonado Malott won election in the general election for Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court Division X on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brittany Maldonado Malott (D)	100.0	198,284

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court Division X

Incumbent Brittany Maldonado Malott advanced from the Democratic primary for Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court Division X on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brittany Maldonado Malott	100.0	70,202

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 70,202
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Division XII

General election

General election for Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court Division XII

Incumbent Jason Jaramillo won election in the general election for Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court Division XII on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Jason Jaramillo (D)	100.0	198,433

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court Division XII

Incumbent Jason Jaramillo advanced from the Democratic primary for Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court Division XII on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Jason Jaramillo	100.0	70,195

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Division XV

General election

General election for Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court Division XV

Incumbent Felicia Blea-Rivera won election in the general election for Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court Division XV on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Felicia Blea-Rivera (D)	100.0	198,333

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court Division XV

Incumbent Felicia Blea-Rivera advanced from the Democratic primary for Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court Division XV on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Felicia Blea-Rivera	100.0	70,620

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Division XVI

General election

General election for Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court Division XVI

Incumbent David Murphy won election in the general election for Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court Division XVI on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Murphy (D)	100.0	198,625

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Democratic primary for Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court Division XVI

Incumbent David Murphy advanced from the Democratic primary for Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court Division XVI on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Murphy	100.0	69,356

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About the county

See also: Bernalillo County, New Mexico

The county government of Bernalillo County is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The county was first established in 1852 as one of the original counties in the New Mexico Territory. It covers a total of 1,167 square miles in central New Mexico. As of 2020, its population was 676,444.

County government

See also: Government of Bernalillo County, New Mexico

Bernalillo County has five commissioners who are elected by district to four-year terms with a limit of two terms in office.^[1] Additionally, residents of Bernalillo County elect an assessor, clerk, probate judge, sheriff, and treasurer.

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for Bernalillo County, New Mexico
	Bernalillo County	New Mexico
Population	676,444	2,117,522
Land area (sq mi)	1,161	121,312
Race and ethnicity**
White	70.2%	70%
Black/African American	2.8%	2.1%
Asian	2.7%	1.6%
Native American	4.7%	9.3%
Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Other (single race)	10.3%	8.8%
Multiple	9.3%	8.1%
Hispanic/Latino	50.3%	49.2%
Education
High school graduation rate	90%	86.5%
College graduation rate	35.3%	28.1%
Income
Median household income	$54,308	$51,243
Persons below poverty level	15.9%	18.6%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Three of 33 New Mexico counties—9 percent—are Pivot Counties. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County	Trump margin of victory in 2016	Obama margin of victory in 2012	Obama margin of victory in 2008
Colfax County, New Mexico	8.55%	2.24%	10.73%
Hidalgo County, New Mexico	6.73%	4.96%	2.92%
Valencia County, New Mexico	8.60%	2.47%	7.72%

In the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton (D) won New Mexico with 48.3 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 40 percent. In presidential elections between 1912 and 2016, New Mexico voted Democratic 56 percent of the time and Republican 44 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, New Mexico voted Democratic four times. The state voted Republican in 2004.^[2]

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in New Mexico. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.^[3]^[4]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 45 out of 70 state House districts in New Mexico with an average margin of victory of 29.5 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 45 out of 70 state House districts in New Mexico with an average margin of victory of 26.7 points. Clinton won nine districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.

In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 25 out of 70 state House districts in New Mexico with an average margin of victory of 24.4 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 25 out of 70 state House districts in New Mexico with an average margin of victory of 27 points. Trump won two districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.

2016 presidential results by state House district
District	Obama	Romney	2012 Margin	Clinton	Trump	2016 Margin	Party Control
1	20.96%	75.79%	R+54.8	18.04%	72.51%	R+54.5	R
2	27.47%	69.17%	R+41.7	21.96%	67.15%	R+45.2	R
3	22.91%	73.48%	R+50.6	17.17%	73.66%	R+56.5	R
4	51.61%	45.33%	D+6.3	42.79%	42.74%	D+0.1	R
5	70.17%	26.83%	D+43.3	60.70%	24.05%	D+36.6	D
6	70.21%	27.48%	D+42.7	58.64%	28.48%	D+30.2	D
7	50.49%	44.11%	D+6.4	40.92%	45.72%	R+4.8	R
8	46.36%	48.66%	R+2.3	37.51%	49.60%	R+12.1	R
9	71.00%	26.44%	D+44.6	61.37%	24.12%	D+37.2	D
10	65.21%	30.46%	D+34.8	56.93%	31.21%	D+25.7	D
11	74.16%	20.74%	D+53.4	69.71%	18.46%	D+51.2	D
12	68.74%	26.63%	D+42.1	61.46%	27.69%	D+33.8	D
13	67.68%	27.95%	D+39.7	59.39%	27.06%	D+32.3	D
14	75.95%	20.09%	D+55.9	65.37%	23.23%	D+42.1	D
15	49.95%	45.35%	D+4.6	48.43%	38.84%	D+9.6	R
16	60.23%	35.40%	D+24.8	54.22%	33.06%	D+21.2	D
17	62.55%	32.61%	D+29.9	57.98%	29.63%	D+28.3	D
18	74.99%	17.57%	D+57.4	73.69%	13.64%	D+60.1	D
19	71.55%	22.91%	D+48.6	67.73%	20.05%	D+47.7	D
20	46.26%	48.57%	R+2.3	45.05%	41.13%	D+3.9	R
21	61.08%	33.19%	D+27.9	53.96%	31.12%	D+22.8	D
22	42.30%	51.77%	R+9.5	40.33%	46.60%	R+6.3	R
23	50.61%	44.70%	D+5.9	47.86%	39.71%	D+8.1	D
24	52.10%	42.11%	D+10	47.19%	36.79%	D+10.4	D
25	60.90%	33.31%	D+27.6	57.03%	28.81%	D+28.2	D
26	62.57%	33.00%	D+29.6	55.12%	32.19%	D+22.9	D
27	43.63%	51.56%	R+7.9	43.86%	42.63%	D+1.2	R
28	43.36%	51.02%	R+7.7	43.31%	42.27%	D+1	R
29	48.16%	47.12%	D+1	45.04%	41.24%	D+3.8	R
30	50.06%	44.08%	D+6	47.75%	37.01%	D+10.7	R
31	38.29%	57.90%	R+19.6	41.78%	45.91%	R+4.1	R
32	48.95%	47.93%	D+1	43.90%	47.34%	R+3.4	D
33	57.44%	38.34%	D+19.1	55.59%	32.01%	D+23.6	D
34	67.75%	30.86%	D+36.9	64.65%	28.49%	D+36.2	D
35	58.06%	38.71%	D+19.3	54.23%	34.26%	D+20	D
36	53.29%	43.51%	D+9.8	49.35%	39.28%	D+10.1	D
37	50.09%	46.98%	D+3.1	49.32%	39.69%	D+9.6	D
38	45.97%	50.34%	R+4.4	39.87%	49.90%	R+10	R
39	53.53%	43.60%	D+9.9	48.95%	41.86%	D+7.1	D
40	69.65%	27.03%	D+42.6	60.30%	28.99%	D+31.3	D
41	74.26%	22.15%	D+52.1	64.48%	23.77%	D+40.7	D
42	77.86%	18.20%	D+59.7	69.70%	18.34%	D+51.4	D
43	51.55%	42.52%	D+9	51.63%	31.90%	D+19.7	D
44	42.34%	53.33%	R+11	38.87%	48.14%	R+9.3	R
45	75.50%	20.49%	D+55	71.68%	19.09%	D+52.6	D
46	76.11%	19.64%	D+56.5	72.91%	17.80%	D+55.1	D
47	75.23%	21.12%	D+54.1	75.51%	16.95%	D+58.6	D
48	79.43%	16.14%	D+63.3	76.07%	15.07%	D+61	D
49	48.75%	46.04%	D+2.7	39.56%	48.03%	R+8.5	R
50	54.56%	40.49%	D+14.1	49.33%	40.67%	D+8.7	D
51	34.24%	62.18%	R+27.9	29.61%	60.13%	R+30.5	R
52	62.23%	35.17%	D+27.1	62.07%	29.79%	D+32.3	D
53	48.82%	48.52%	D+0.3	48.39%	41.93%	D+6.5	R
54	32.19%	64.92%	R+32.7	25.69%	66.62%	R+40.9	R
55	29.64%	67.48%	R+37.8	24.35%	67.91%	R+43.6	R
56	34.58%	61.37%	R+26.8	29.21%	61.10%	R+31.9	R
57	45.25%	50.34%	R+5.1	39.99%	46.81%	R+6.8	R
58	43.98%	52.91%	R+8.9	36.58%	53.06%	R+16.5	R
59	29.23%	67.78%	R+38.5	23.93%	67.65%	R+43.7	R
60	42.37%	52.23%	R+9.9	38.93%	47.35%	R+8.4	R
61	32.56%	65.02%	R+32.5	29.95%	62.63%	R+32.7	R
62	19.59%	78.35%	R+58.8	18.39%	74.53%	R+56.1	R
63	49.61%	47.24%	D+2.4	36.71%	51.26%	R+14.6	D
64	24.47%	72.92%	R+48.5	20.65%	70.74%	R+50.1	R
65	79.83%	16.71%	D+63.1	67.22%	16.91%	D+50.3	D
66	24.60%	72.24%	R+47.6	21.08%	69.94%	R+48.9	R
67	37.15%	59.71%	R+22.6	27.94%	62.43%	R+34.5	R
68	47.01%	48.56%	R+1.5	43.56%	42.91%	D+0.7	R
69	68.52%	28.07%	D+40.4	56.03%	29.07%	D+27	D
70	69.54%	26.69%	D+42.9	60.23%	28.91%	D+31.3	D
Total	52.99%	42.84%	D+10.1	48.26%	40.04%	D+8.2	-
Source: Daily Kos

External links

Footnotes

[1] Bernalillo County, "Bernalillo County Board of Commissioners," accessed August 2, 2016

[2] 270towin.com, "New Mexico," accessed August 8, 2017

[3] Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013

[4] Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017

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