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New Mexico's 1st Congressional District election, 2022

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New Mexico's 1st Congressional District
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Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
Election details
Filing deadline: March 24, 2022
Primary: June 7, 2022
General: November 8, 2022
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Voting in New Mexico
Race ratings
Cook Partisan Voter Index (2022): D+5
Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic
Inside Elections: Solid Democratic
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Democratic
Ballotpedia analysis
U.S. Senate battlegrounds
U.S. House battlegrounds
Federal and state primary competitiveness
Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2022
See also
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All U.S. House districts, including the 1st Congressional District of New Mexico, held elections in 2022. The general election was on November 8, 2022. The primary was scheduled for June 7, 2022. The filing deadline was March 24, 2022.

The outcome of this race affected the partisan balance of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 118th Congress. All 435 House districts were up for election.

Republicans won a 222-213 majority in the U.S. House in 2022.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 55.9% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 41.5%.[1]

For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for U.S. House New Mexico District 1

Incumbent Melanie Ann Stansbury defeated Michelle Garcia Holmes and Victoria Gonzales in the general election for U.S. House New Mexico District 1 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Melanie Ann Stansbury
Melanie Ann Stansbury (D)
 
55.7
 
156,462
Image of Michelle Garcia Holmes
Michelle Garcia Holmes (R)
 
44.2
 
124,151
Victoria Gonzales (Independent)
 
0.0
 
58

Total votes: 280,671
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 1

Incumbent Melanie Ann Stansbury advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 1 on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Melanie Ann Stansbury
Melanie Ann Stansbury
 
100.0
 
44,223

Total votes: 44,223
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 1

Michelle Garcia Holmes defeated Louie Sanchez in the Republican primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 1 on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Michelle Garcia Holmes
Michelle Garcia Holmes
 
58.7
 
25,822
Image of Louie Sanchez
Louie Sanchez Candidate Connection
 
41.3
 
18,171

Total votes: 43,993
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Voting information

See also: Voting in New Mexico

Election information in New Mexico: Nov. 8, 2022, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

  • In-person: Nov. 8, 2022
  • By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 11, 2022
  • Online: Oct. 11, 2022

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

  • In-person: Nov. 3, 2022
  • By mail: Received by Nov. 3, 2022
  • Online: Nov. 3, 2022

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

  • In-person: Nov. 8, 2022
  • By mail: Received by Nov. 8, 2022

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Oct. 11, 2022 to Nov. 5, 2022

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

N/A


Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

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Campaign finance

This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election.[2] It does not include information on fundraising before the current campaign cycle or on spending by satellite groups. The numbers in this section are updated as candidates file new campaign finance reports. Candidates for Congress are required to file financial reports on a quarterly basis, as well as two weeks before any primary, runoff, or general election in which they will be on the ballot and upon the termination of any campaign committees.[3] Click here to view the reporting schedule for candidates for U.S. Congress in 2022.

U.S. Congress campaign reporting schedule, 2022
Report Close of books Filing deadline
Year-end 2021 12/31/2021 1/31/2022
April quarterly 3/31/2022 4/15/2022
July quarterly 6/30/2022 7/15/2022
October quarterly 9/30/2022 10/15/2022
Pre-general 10/19/2022 10/27/2022
Post-general 11/28/2022 12/08/2022
Year-end 2022 12/31/2022 1/31/2023


Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Melanie Ann Stansbury Democratic Party $3,570,363 $3,610,145 $11,341 As of December 31, 2022
Michelle Garcia Holmes Republican Party $391,732 $401,737 $1,699 As of December 31, 2022
Louie Sanchez Republican Party $174,207 $174,207 $0 As of June 30, 2022
Victoria Gonzales Independent $0 $0 $0 Data not available***

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2022. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.
*** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

General election race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

  • Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
  • Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
  • Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[4]
  • Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[5][6][7]

Race ratings: New Mexico's 1st Congressional District election, 2022
Race trackerRace ratings
November 8, 2022November 1, 2022October 25, 2022October 18, 2022
The Cook Political Report with Amy WalterSolid DemocraticSolid DemocraticSolid DemocraticSolid Democratic
Inside Elections with Nathan L. GonzalesSolid DemocraticSolid DemocraticSolid DemocraticSolid Democratic
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal BallLikely DemocraticLikely DemocraticLikely DemocraticLikely Democratic
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Ballot access requirements

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in New Mexico in the 2022 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in New Mexico, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2022
State Office Party Signatures required Filing fee Filing deadline Source
New Mexico U.S. House Ballot-qualified party 2% of votes cast for all the party's gubernatorial candidates in the last primary election (within the district) N/A 3/8/2022 Source
New Mexico U.S. House Unaffiliated 3% of all votes cast for governor in the last election (within the district) N/A 6/30/2022 Source

District analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.

  • District map - A map of the district before and after redistricting.
  • Effect of redistricting - How districts in the state changed as a result of redistricting following the 2020 census.
  • Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2022 U.S. House elections in the state.
  • Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
  • Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.
  • State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.

District map

Below was the map in use at the time of the election, enacted as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle, compared to the map in place before the election.

New Mexico District 1
until January 2, 2023

Click a district to compare boundaries.

New Mexico District 1
starting January 3, 2023

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Effect of redistricting

See also: Redistricting in New Mexico after the 2020 census

The table below details the results of the 2020 presidential election in each district at the time of the 2022 election and its political predecessor district.[8] This data was compiled by Daily Kos Elections.[9]

2020 presidential results by Congressional district, New Mexico
District 2022 district Political predecessor district
Joe Biden Democratic Party Donald Trump Republican Party Joe Biden Democratic Party Donald Trump Republican Party
New Mexico's 1st 55.9% 41.5% 60.2% 37.4%
New Mexico's 2nd 51.9% 46.1% 43.1% 54.9%
New Mexico's 3rd 54.4% 43.6% 57.7% 40.1%

Competitiveness

See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2022

This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in New Mexico.

Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in New Mexico in 2022. Information below was calculated on May 20, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

Eight candidates filed to run for New Mexico’s three U.S. House districts, including four Democrats and four Republicans. That’s 2.67 candidates per district, less than the 6.3 candidates per district in 2020 and the five in 2018.

This was the first election to take place under new district lines following the 2020 census. New Mexico was apportioned three districts, the same number it was apportioned after the 2010 census. The eight candidates who filed to run this year were the fewest candidates running for New Mexico's U.S. House seats since 2016, when seven candidates filed.

All three incumbents filed to run for re-election, meaning there were no open seats. There were two contested primaries this year, the fewest since 2016, when there was one contested primary.

Candidates filed to run in the Republican and Democratic primaries in all three districts, so no seats were guaranteed to either party. No incumbents faced primary challengers this year. The last year an incumbent was in a contested primary was 2014, when then-incumbent Rep. Ben Ray Lujan (D) and Robert Blanch ran in the 3rd Congressional District.


Presidential elections

Partisan Voter Index

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+5. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 5 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made New Mexico's 1st the 167th most Democratic district nationally.[10]

2020 presidential election results

The table below shows what the vote in the 2020 presidential election would have been in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by Daily Kos.

2020 presidential results in New Mexico's 1st based on 2022 district lines
Joe Biden Democratic Party Donald Trump Republican Party
55.9% 41.5%

Presidential voting history

See also: Presidential election in New Mexico, 2020

New Mexico presidential election results (1900-2020)

  • 16 Democratic wins
  • 12 Republican wins
Year 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Winning Party N/A N/A N/A D D R R R D D D D D R R D D R R R R R R D D D R D D D D


Demographics

The table below details demographic data in New Mexico and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.

Demographic Data for New Mexico
New Mexico United States
Population 2,117,522 331,449,281
Land area (sq mi) 121,312 3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White 70% 70.4%
Black/African American 2.1% 12.6%
Asian 1.6% 5.6%
Native American 9.3% 0.8%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.2%
Other (single race) 8.8% 5.1%
Multiple 8.1% 5.2%
Hispanic/Latino 49.2% 18.2%
Education
High school graduation rate 86.5% 88.5%
College graduation rate 28.1% 32.9%
Income
Median household income $51,243 $64,994
Persons below poverty level 18.6% 12.8%
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.


State party control

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of New Mexico's congressional delegation as of November 2022.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from New Mexico, November 2022
Party U.S. Senate U.S. House Total
Democratic 2 2 4
Republican 0 1 1
Independent 0 0 0
Vacancies 0 0 0
Total 2 3 5

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in New Mexico's top four state executive offices as of November 2022.

State executive officials in New Mexico, November 2022
Office Officeholder
Governor Democratic Party Michelle Lujan Grisham
Lieutenant Governor Democratic Party Howie Morales
Secretary of State Democratic Party Maggie Toulouse Oliver
Attorney General Democratic Party Hector Balderas

State legislature

The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the New Mexico State Legislature as of November 2022.

New Mexico State Senate

Party As of November 2022
     Democratic Party 26
     Republican Party 15
     Independent 0
     Vacancies 1
Total 42

New Mexico House of Representatives

Party As of November 2022
     Democratic Party 45
     Republican Party 24
     Independent 1
     Vacancies 0
Total 70

Trifecta control

As of November 2022, New Mexico was a Democratic trifecta, with majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and control of the governorship. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.

New Mexico Party Control: 1992-2022
Fifteen years of Democratic trifectas  •  No Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Governor D D D R R R R R R R R D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R D D D D
Senate D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
House D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D R R D D D D D D

District history

2020

See also: New Mexico's 1st Congressional District election, 2020

New Mexico's 1st Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Republican primary)

New Mexico's 1st Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House New Mexico District 1

Incumbent Debra Haaland defeated Michelle Garcia Holmes in the general election for U.S. House New Mexico District 1 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Debra Haaland
Debra Haaland (D)
 
58.2
 
186,953
Image of Michelle Garcia Holmes
Michelle Garcia Holmes (R) Candidate Connection
 
41.8
 
134,337

Total votes: 321,290
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 1

Incumbent Debra Haaland advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 1 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Debra Haaland
Debra Haaland
 
100.0
 
83,032

Total votes: 83,032
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 1

Michelle Garcia Holmes defeated Jared Vander Dussen and Brett Kokinadis in the Republican primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 1 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Michelle Garcia Holmes
Michelle Garcia Holmes Candidate Connection
 
48.1
 
23,783
Image of Jared Vander Dussen
Jared Vander Dussen
 
40.2
 
19,847
Image of Brett Kokinadis
Brett Kokinadis Candidate Connection
 
11.7
 
5,798

Total votes: 49,428
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2018

See also: New Mexico's 1st Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House New Mexico District 1

Debra Haaland defeated Janice Arnold-Jones and Lloyd Princeton in the general election for U.S. House New Mexico District 1 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Debra Haaland
Debra Haaland (D)
 
59.1
 
147,336
Image of Janice Arnold-Jones
Janice Arnold-Jones (R) Candidate Connection
 
36.3
 
90,507
Image of Lloyd Princeton
Lloyd Princeton (L)
 
4.5
 
11,319

Total votes: 249,162
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 1

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 1 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Debra Haaland
Debra Haaland
 
40.6
 
25,444
Image of Damon Martinez
Damon Martinez
 
25.8
 
16,182
Image of Antoinette Sedillo Lopez
Antoinette Sedillo Lopez
 
20.6
 
12,919
Image of Paul Moya
Paul Moya
 
5.9
 
3,691
Image of Patrick Davis
Patrick Davis
 
3.8
 
2,385
Image of Damian Lara
Damian Lara
 
3.3
 
2,063

Total votes: 62,684
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 1

Janice Arnold-Jones advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 1 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Janice Arnold-Jones
Janice Arnold-Jones Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
19,316

Total votes: 19,316
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 1

Lloyd Princeton advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 1 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Lloyd Princeton
Lloyd Princeton
 
100.0
 
244

Total votes: 244
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2016

See also: New Mexico's 1st Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) defeated Richard Priem in the general election on November 8, 2016. Neither candidate faced a primary opponent in June.[11]

U.S. House, New Mexico District 1 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMichelle Lujan Grisham Incumbent 65.1% 181,088
     Republican Richard Priem 34.9% 96,879
Total Votes 277,967
Source: New Mexico Secretary of State

Primary candidates:[12]

Democratic

Michelle Lujan Grisham - Incumbent[11] Approveda

Republican

Richard Priem[11] Approveda

2014

See also: New Mexico's 1st Congressional District elections, 2014

The 1st Congressional District of New Mexico held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) defeated Mike Frese (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, New Mexico District 1 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMichelle Lujan Grisham Incumbent 58.6% 105,474
     Republican Mike Frese 41.4% 74,558
Total Votes 180,032
Source: New Mexico Secretary of State
U.S. House, New Mexico District 1 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngMike Frese 65.3% 13,300
Richard Priem 34.7% 7,054
Total Votes 20,354
Source: New Mexico Secretary of State - Official Primary Results


See also

New Mexico 2022 primaries 2022 U.S. Congress elections
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Footnotes

  1. Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
  2. Fundraising by primary candidates can be found on the race's respective primary election page. Fundraising by general election candidates can be found on the race's general election page.
  3. Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022
  4. Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
  5. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
  6. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
  7. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
  8. Political predecessor districts are determined primarily based on incumbents and where each chose to seek re-election.
  9. Daily Kos Elections, "Daily Kos Elections 2020 presidential results by congressional district (old CDs vs. new CDs)," accessed May 12, 2022
  10. Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 New Mexico Scretary of State ,"2016 Primary Election Contest/Candidate List," accessed February 3, 2016 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "filed" defined multiple times with different content
  12. Candidates are listed by party and alphabetically within each party.


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