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New Mexico's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022

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New Mexico's 3rd 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+4
Cook Political Report: Likely 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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U.S. House elections, 2022

All U.S. House districts, including the 3rd 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.

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Candidates and election results

General election

General election for U.S. House New Mexico District 3

Incumbent Teresa Leger Fernandez defeated Alexis Martinez Johnson in the general election for U.S. House New Mexico District 3 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Teresa Leger Fernandez
Teresa Leger Fernandez (D)
 
58.2
 
134,217
Image of Alexis Martinez Johnson
Alexis Martinez Johnson (R)
 
41.8
 
96,565

Total votes: 230,782
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 3

Incumbent Teresa Leger Fernandez advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 3 on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Teresa Leger Fernandez
Teresa Leger Fernandez
 
100.0
 
46,940

Total votes: 46,940
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 3

Alexis Martinez Johnson advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 3 on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Alexis Martinez Johnson
Alexis Martinez Johnson
 
100.0
 
28,729

Total votes: 28,729
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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


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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.[1] 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.[2] 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
Teresa Leger Fernandez Democratic Party $3,123,228 $3,248,379 $36,320 As of December 31, 2022
Alexis Martinez Johnson Republican Party $303,536 $301,185 $2,351 As of December 31, 2022

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.

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.[3]
  • 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.[4][5][6]

Race ratings: New Mexico's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022
Race trackerRace ratings
November 8, 2022November 1, 2022October 25, 2022October 18, 2022
The Cook Political Report with Amy WalterLikely DemocraticLikely DemocraticLikely DemocraticLikely 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 3
until January 2, 2023

Click a district to compare boundaries.

New Mexico District 3
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.[7] This data was compiled by Daily Kos Elections.[8]

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+4. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 4 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made New Mexico's 3rd the 178th most Democratic district nationally.[9]

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 3rd based on 2022 district lines
Joe Biden Democratic Party Donald Trump Republican Party
54.4% 43.6%

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 2,059,179 308,745,538
Land area (sq mi) 121,312 3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White 74.8% 72.5%
Black/African American 2.1% 12.7%
Asian 1.6% 5.5%
Native American 9.6% 0.8%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.2%
Other (single race) 8.6% 4.9%
Multiple 3.3% 3.3%
Hispanic/Latino 48.8% 18%
Education
High school graduation rate 85.6% 88%
College graduation rate 27.3% 32.1%
Income
Median household income $49,754 $62,843
Persons below poverty level 19.1% 13.4%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**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 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
Image of Teresa Leger Fernandez
Teresa Leger Fernandez (D)
 
58.7
 
186,282
Image of Alexis Martinez Johnson
Alexis Martinez Johnson (R) Candidate Connection
 
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
Image of Teresa Leger Fernandez
Teresa Leger Fernandez
 
42.8
 
44,480
Image of Valerie Plame
Valerie Plame Candidate Connection
 
24.8
 
25,775
Image of Joseph Sanchez
Joseph Sanchez Candidate Connection
 
11.8
 
12,292
Image of Marco Serna
Marco Serna Candidate Connection
 
8.0
 
8,292
Image of Laura Montoya
Laura Montoya Candidate Connection
 
6.1
 
6,380
Image of John Blair
John Blair
 
4.4
 
4,533
Image of Kyle Tisdel
Kyle Tisdel
 
2.1
 
2,176

Total votes: 103,928
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

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
Image of Alexis Martinez Johnson
Alexis Martinez Johnson Candidate Connection
 
36.7
 
16,512
Image of Harry Montoya
Harry Montoya
 
35.4
 
15,919
Image of Karen Bedonie
Karen Bedonie Candidate Connection
 
27.8
 
12,477
Image of Angela Gale Morales
Angela Gale Morales (Write-in) Candidate Connection
 
0.1
 
30

Total votes: 44,938
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2018

See also: New Mexico's 3rd Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House New Mexico District 3

Incumbent Ben Ray Luján defeated Jerald Steve McFall and Christopher Manning in the general election for U.S. House New Mexico District 3 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ben Ray Luján
Ben Ray Luján (D)
 
63.4
 
155,201
Image of Jerald Steve McFall
Jerald Steve McFall (R)
 
31.2
 
76,427
Image of Christopher Manning
Christopher Manning (L) Candidate Connection
 
5.4
 
13,265

Total votes: 244,893
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 3

Incumbent Ben Ray Luján advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 3 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ben Ray Luján
Ben Ray Luján
 
100.0
 
63,909

Total votes: 63,909
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 3

Jerald Steve McFall advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 3 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jerald Steve McFall
Jerald Steve McFall
 
100.0
 
20,480

Total votes: 20,480
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 3

Christopher Manning advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 3 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Christopher Manning
Christopher Manning Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
201

Total votes: 201
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2016

See also: New Mexico's 3rd Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Ben Ray Lujan (D) defeated Michael H. Romero (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Lujan faced no primary challenger, while Romero defeated Michael Glenn Lucero to win the Republican nomination. The primary elections took place on June 7, 2016.[10][11]

U.S. House, New Mexico District 3 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBen Ray Lujan Incumbent 62.4% 170,612
     Republican Michael H. Romero 37.6% 102,730
Total Votes 273,342
Source: New Mexico Secretary of State


U.S. House, New Mexico District 3 Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Romero 62% 17,025
Michael Lucero 38% 10,419
Total Votes 27,444
Source: New Mexico Secretary of State

2014

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

The 3rd Congressional District of New Mexico held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Ben Ray Lujan (D) defeated Jefferson Byrd (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, New Mexico District 3 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBen 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
U.S. House, New Mexico District 3 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngBen Ray Lujan 87.6% 50,709
Robert Blanch 12.4% 7,207
Total Votes 57,916
Source: New Mexico Secretary of State - Official Primary Results


See also

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Footnotes

  1. 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.
  2. Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022
  3. Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
  4. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
  5. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
  6. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
  7. Political predecessor districts are determined primarily based on incumbents and where each chose to seek re-election.
  8. Daily Kos Elections, "Daily Kos Elections 2020 presidential results by congressional district (old CDs vs. new CDs)," accessed May 12, 2022
  9. Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023
  10. New Mexico Scretary of State ,"2016 Primary Election Contest/Candidate List," accessed February 3, 2016
  11. The New York Times "New Mexico Primary Results," June 7, 2016


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