New Mexico 2018 ballot measures

Elections in New Mexico, 2018

• General election: Nov. 6
• Voter registration deadline: Oct. 9
• Early voting: Oct. 20 - Nov. 3
• Absentee voting deadline: Nov. 6

• Online registration: Yes
• Same-day registration: No
• Voter ID: No
• Poll times: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

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In 2016, six statewide ballot measures were certified to appear on the New Mexico ballot on November 6, 2018. Voters approved all six ballot measures.

HIGHLIGHTS

Voters approved Amendment 2, creating a state government ethics commission.

Voters approved four bond measures, totaling $158.19 million.

On the ballot

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment 1	Judiciary	Empowers the legislature to pass laws determining the judicial appeal process for certain courts	a
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment 2	Gov't Acc	Creates an independent state ethics commission	a
BI	Bond Question A	Bonds	Issues $10.77 million in bonds for senior citizen facilities	a
BI	Bond Question B	Bonds	Issues $12.876 million in bonds for libraries	a
BI	Bond Question C	Bonds	Issues $6.137 million in bonds for school buses	a
BI	Bond Question D	Bonds	Issues $128.405 million for higher education, special schools, and tribal schools	a

Summary of campaign contributions

See also: Ballot measure campaign finance, 2018

The following chart illustrates how much support and opposition committees had amassed in campaign contributions for each measure on the ballot:

Ballot Measure:	Support contributions:	Opposition contributions:	Outcome:
New Mexico Constitutional Amendment 2	$0.00	$0.00	a
New Mexico Bond Question D	$331,188.09	$0.00	a
New Mexico Bond Question B	$0.00	$0.00	a
New Mexico Bond Question C	$0.00	$0.00	a
New Mexico Bond Question A	$0.00	$0.00	a

Historical facts

See also: List of New Mexico ballot measures

• A total of 91 measures appeared on statewide ballots between 1995 and 2016.
• From 1995 to 2016, an average of eight measures appeared on the ballot for even-year elections in New Mexico.
• The number of measures appearing on even-year statewide ballots between 1995 and 2016 ranged from five to 14.
• Between 1995 and 2016, 85.71 percent (78 of 91) of statewide measures were approved by voters, and 14.29 percent (13 of 91) were defeated.

Summary of campaign contributions

See also: Ballot measure campaign finance, 2018

The following chart illustrates how much support and opposition committees had amassed in campaign contributions for each measure on the ballot:

Ballot Measure:	Support contributions:	Opposition contributions:	Outcome:
New Mexico Constitutional Amendment 2	$0.00	$0.00	a
New Mexico Bond Question D	$331,188.09	$0.00	a
New Mexico Bond Question B	$0.00	$0.00	a
New Mexico Bond Question C	$0.00	$0.00	a
New Mexico Bond Question A	$0.00	$0.00	a

Not on the ballot

See also: Proposed ballot measures that were not on a ballot

The list below contains measures that were proposed and reached a certain stage in the initiative or referral process, but did not make the ballot.

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Permanent Fund Distribution to Early Childhood Education Amendment	Budget	Allocates revenue from the Land Grant Permanent Fund to early childhood education

State profile

Demographic data for New Mexico
	New Mexico	U.S.
Total population:	2,080,328	316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):	121,298	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:	73.2%	73.6%
Black/African American:	2.1%	12.6%
Asian:	1.4%	5.1%
Native American:	9.1%	0.8%
Pacific Islander:	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more:	3.3%	3%
Hispanic/Latino:	47.4%	17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:	84.2%	86.7%
College graduation rate:	26.3%	29.8%
Income
Median household income:	$44,963	$53,889
Persons below poverty level:	24.7%	11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in New Mexico. **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.

Presidential voting pattern

See also: Presidential voting trends in New Mexico

New Mexico voted for the Democratic candidate in six out of the seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.

Pivot Counties (2016)

Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, three are located in New Mexico, accounting for 1.46 percent of the total pivot counties.

Pivot Counties (2020)

In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. New Mexico had three Retained Pivot Counties, 1.66 percent of all Retained Pivot Counties.

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See also

• 2018 ballot measures
• List of New Mexico ballot measures
• Laws governing the initiative process in New Mexico
• New Mexico Legislature

External links

• New Mexico Secretary of State