New Mexico state executive official elections, 2020
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Election details |
Filing deadline: March 10, 2020 |
Primary: June 2, 2020 General: November 3, 2020 |
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Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in New Mexico |
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Seven state executive offices were up for election in New Mexico in 2020:
Public Regulation Commission (2 seats)
Public Education Commission (5 seats)
Candidates and election results
Public Regulation Commissioner
District 1
General election
General election for New Mexico Public Regulation Commission District 1
Incumbent Cynthia Hall defeated Janice Arnold-Jones in the general election for New Mexico Public Regulation Commission District 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Cynthia Hall (D) | 59.3 | 119,332 |
![]() | Janice Arnold-Jones (R) | 40.7 | 81,952 |
Total votes: 201,284 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Mexico Public Regulation Commission District 1
Incumbent Cynthia Hall advanced from the Democratic primary for New Mexico Public Regulation Commission District 1 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Cynthia Hall | 100.0 | 50,151 |
Total votes: 50,151 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Mexico Public Regulation Commission District 1
Janice Arnold-Jones advanced from the Republican primary for New Mexico Public Regulation Commission District 1 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Janice Arnold-Jones | 100.0 | 28,406 |
Total votes: 28,406 | ||||
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District 3
General election
General election for New Mexico Public Regulation Commission District 3
Joseph Maestas defeated Chris Luchini in the general election for New Mexico Public Regulation Commission District 3 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Joseph Maestas (D) | 71.7 | 148,993 |
Chris Luchini (L) | 28.3 | 58,767 |
Total votes: 207,760 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Mexico Public Regulation Commission District 3
Joseph Maestas defeated Brian Harris in the Democratic primary for New Mexico Public Regulation Commission District 3 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Joseph Maestas | 56.4 | 42,842 |
Brian Harris | 43.6 | 33,138 |
Total votes: 75,980 | ||||
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Republican primary election
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Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for New Mexico Public Regulation Commission District 3
Chris Luchini advanced from the Libertarian primary for New Mexico Public Regulation Commission District 3 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Chris Luchini | 100.0 | 386 |
Total votes: 386 | ||||
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Public Education Commissioner
District 1
General election
General election for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 1
Melissa Armijo won election in the general election for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Melissa Armijo (D) | 100.0 | 50,976 |
Total votes: 50,976 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 1
Melissa Armijo defeated incumbent Ricardo Caballero in the Democratic primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 1 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Melissa Armijo | 71.6 | 13,368 |
Ricardo Caballero | 28.4 | 5,292 |
Total votes: 18,660 | ||||
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District 4
General election
General election for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 4
Rebekka Burt defeated Laura Burrows in the general election for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 4 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Rebekka Burt (D) | 60.7 | 67,527 |
Laura Burrows (L) | 39.3 | 43,791 |
Total votes: 111,318 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 4
Rebekka Burt advanced from the Democratic primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 4 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Rebekka Burt | 100.0 | 27,357 |
Total votes: 27,357 | ||||
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Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 4
Laura Burrows advanced from the Libertarian primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 4 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Laura Burrows | 100.0 | 296 |
Total votes: 296 | ||||
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District 8
General election
General election for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 8
Michael Taylor won election in the general election for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 8 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Michael Taylor (R) | 100.0 | 58,751 |
Total votes: 58,751 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 8
Michael Taylor advanced from the Republican primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 8 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Michael Taylor | 100.0 | 19,358 |
Total votes: 19,358 | ||||
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District 9
General election
General election for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 9
K.T. Manis defeated incumbent Trish Ruiz and Krik Myers in the general election for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 9 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | K.T. Manis (R) ![]() | 70.2 | 48,419 |
![]() | Trish Ruiz (D) | 25.1 | 17,303 | |
Krik Myers (L) | 4.7 | 3,249 |
Total votes: 68,971 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 9
Incumbent Trish Ruiz advanced from the Democratic primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 9 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Trish Ruiz | 100.0 | 7,260 |
Total votes: 7,260 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 9
K.T. Manis defeated Arleen Beverley in the Republican primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 9 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | K.T. Manis ![]() | 57.0 | 11,193 |
Arleen Beverley | 43.0 | 8,437 |
Total votes: 19,630 | ||||
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Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 9
Krik Myers advanced from the Libertarian primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 9 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Krik Myers | 100.0 | 102 |
Total votes: 102 | ||||
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District 10
General election
General election for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 10
Steven Carrillo won election in the general election for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 10 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Steven Carrillo (D) ![]() | 100.0 | 82,140 |
Total votes: 82,140 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 10
Steven Carrillo defeated Leanne Christine Salazar Montoya and William Luther Humbert in the Democratic primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 10 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Steven Carrillo (Write-in) ![]() | 57.4 | 3,894 |
![]() | Leanne Christine Salazar Montoya (Write-in) ![]() | 39.0 | 2,646 | |
William Luther Humbert (Write-in) | 3.6 | 241 |
Total votes: 6,781 | ||||
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Context of the 2020 elections
Party control in New Mexico
New Mexico Party Control: 1992-2025
Eighteen years of Democratic trifectas • No Republican trifectas
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Voter information
How the primary works
A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. New Mexico utilizes a semi-closed primary process; participation in each party's primary is limited to registered party members and unaffiliated voters.[1][2][3][4]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Poll times
In New Mexico, all polls are open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Mountain Time on Election Day. An individual who is in line at the time polls close must be allowed to vote.[5][6]
Registration requirements
- Check your voter registration status here.
To register to vote in New Mexico, each applicant must be a citizen of the United States, a resident of New Mexico, and at least 18 years old by the time of the next election. People convicted of a felony are eligible to vote after their prison time is completed, even if they are still on probation, parole, or another form of supervised release. Individuals who have been declared mentally incapacitated may not register to vote.[7]
Potential New Mexico voters who were not registered automatically may use the New Mexico voter registration form, the national voter registration form, or the state's online voter registration portal to register. Completed registration materials may be mailed or delivered by hand to election officials. To register online, an applicant must have a state-issued ID. First-time applicants registering by mail must attach a valid form of identification to their registration materials, which includes a current and valid photo identification, or, a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, student identification card or other government document, including tribal IDs that show the voter's name and current address.[7]
Automatic registration
- See also: Automatic voter registration
New Mexico has automatic voter registration. Eligible voters are automatically registered to vote when they interact with a department of motor vehicles unless they opt out.[8][9]
Online registration
- See also: Online voter registration
New Mexico has implemented an online voter registration system. Residents can register to vote by visiting this website.
Same-day registration
- See also: Same-day voter registration
New Mexico allows same-day voter registration.[10]
Residency requirements
In New Mexico, individuals can register to vote as soon as they become residents of the state.[11]
Verification of citizenship
New Mexico does not require proof of citizenship for voter registration. An individual must attest that they are a U.S. citizen when registering to vote.[12]
All 49 states with voter registration systems require applicants to declare that they are U.S. citizens in order to register to vote in state and federal elections, under penalty of perjury or other punishment.[13] Seven states — Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, New Hampshire, and Wyoming — have laws requiring verification of citizenship at the time of voter registration, whether in effect or not. In three states — California, Maryland, and Vermont — at least one local jurisdiction allows noncitizens to vote in some local elections. Noncitizens registering to vote in those elections must complete a voter registration application provided by the local jurisdiction and are not eligible to register as state or federal voters.
Verifying your registration
The New Mexico Secretary of State’s Office allows residents to check their voter registration status online by visiting this website.
Voter ID requirements
New Mexico does not require voters to present identification while voting, in most cases. However, if an individual registered to vote for the first time by mail and did not provide verification of his or her identity then, the voter will have to show identification.[14]
Those voters can present the following forms of identification:
- Current and valid photo identification
- Current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, student identification card, or other government document, including identification issued by an Indian nation, tribe, or pueblo that shows the voter’s name and current address
Some municipalities require identification when voting in local elections. Click here for more information.
Early voting
New Mexico permits early voting. Learn more by visiting this website. Early voting permits citizens to cast ballots in person at a polling place prior to an election. In states that permit no-excuse early voting, a voter does not have to provide an excuse for being unable to vote on Election Day. States that allow voters to cast no-excuse absentee/mail-in ballots in person are counted as no-excuse early voting states.
Forty-seven states and the District of Columbia permit no-excuse early voting.
Absentee voting
All voters are eligible to vote absentee in New Mexico. There are no special eligibility requirements for voting absentee.[15]
The county clerk must receive the absentee ballot application no later than the 14th day before the election. A voter may request an absentee ballot by filling out and returning an application form, or by completing an online application. Completed ballots must be returned to the county clerk or voter's precinct before 7 p.m. on Election Day in order to be counted.[15][16]
Past elections
2018
The following elections took place in 2018:
- New Mexico Attorney General election, 2018
- New Mexico Secretary of State election, 2018
- New Mexico Treasurer election, 2018
- New Mexico Auditor election, 2018
- New Mexico Public Lands Commissioner election, 2018
- New Mexico gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018
- New Mexico state executive official elections, 2018
- New Mexico gubernatorial election, 2018 (June 5 Republican primary)
- New Mexico Attorney General election, 2018 (June 5 Republican primary)
- New Mexico Secretary of State election, 2018 (June 5 Republican primary)
- New Mexico gubernatorial election, 2018 (June 5 Democratic primary)
- New Mexico Attorney General election, 2018 (June 5 Democratic primary)
- New Mexico Secretary of State election, 2018 (June 5 Democratic primary)
- New Mexico lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018 (June 5 Republican primary)
- New Mexico lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018 (June 5 Democratic primary)
- New Mexico Public Education Commission election, 2018
- New Mexico Public Regulation Commission election, 2018
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ New Mexico Legislature, "2025 Regular Session - SB 16," accessed June 20, 2025
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed August 22, 2024
- ↑ Ballotpedia research conducted December 26, 2013, through January 3, 2014, researching and analyzing various state websites and codes.
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "FAQs for Primary & General Election Candidacy," accessed August 22, 2024
- ↑ New Mexico Compilation Commission, "New Mexico Statutes - Chapter 1, Article 12.1," accessed June 24, 2025
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "Voter Bill of Rights," accessed June 24, 2025
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 New Mexico Secretary of State, “Voter Registration Information,” accessed June 24, 2025
- ↑ New Mexico Compilation Commission, "New Mexico Statutes - Chapter 1, Article 1-4-5.2", accessed June 24, 2025
- ↑ New Mexico Compilation Commission, "New Mexico Statutes - Chapter 1, Article 1-4-5.8", accessed June 24, 2025
- ↑ New Mexico Compilation Commission, "New Mexico Statutes - Chapter 1, Article 1-4-5.7", accessed June 24, 2025
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "Voter Registration Eligibility Requirements and FAQs," accessed June 24, 2025
- ↑ The State of New Mexico, "Voter Registration Form," accessed June 24, 2025
- ↑ Under federal law, the national mail voter registration application (a version of which is in use in all states with voter registration systems) requires applicants to indicate that they are U.S. citizens in order to complete an application to vote in state or federal elections, but does not require voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the application "may require only the minimum amount of information necessary to prevent duplicate voter registrations and permit State officials both to determine the eligibility of the applicant to vote and to administer the voting process."
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "Voting," accessed June 24, 2025
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 New Mexico Secretary of State, "Absentee and Early Voting," accessed June 24, 2025
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "Absentee Voting by Mail," accessed June 24, 2025