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United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico, 2020
- Election date: Nov. 3
- Registration deadline(s): Oct. 31 (in person); Oct. 6 (online; by mail)
- Online registration: Yes
- Same-day registration: No
- Recount laws
- Early voting starts: Oct. 17
- Absentee/mail voting deadline(s): Nov. 3 (received)
- Processing, counting, and challenging absentee/mail-in ballots
- Voter ID: No ID
- Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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The 2020 U.S. House of Representatives elections in New Mexico took place on November 3, 2020. Voters elected three candidates to serve in the U.S. House from each of the state's three congressional districts.
| Candidate filing deadline | Primary election | General election |
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Election procedure changes in 2020
Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.
New Mexico modified its absentee/mail-in voting procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:
- Absentee/mail-in voting: Absentee ballot applications were sent to all registered voters in the general election.
For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.
Partisan breakdown
Heading into the November 3 election, the Democratic Party held all three congressional seats from New Mexico.
| Members of the U.S. House from New Mexico -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 2020 | After the 2020 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 3 | 2 | |
| Republican Party | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 3 | 3 | |
Incumbents
Heading into the 2020 election, the incumbents for the three congressional districts were:
| Name | Party | District |
|---|---|---|
| Debra Haaland |  Democratic |
1 |
| Xochitl Torres Small | Democratic |
2 |
| Ben Ray Lujan | Democratic |
3 |
Voting in New Mexico
- See also: Voting in New Mexico
Click the links below for more information on New Mexico elections in 2020:
- President of the United States
- U.S. Senate
- U.S. House
- State executive
- State Senate
- State House
- State supreme court
- State intermediate appellate courts
Battleground races
Ballotpedia identified the following New Mexico elections as battlegrounds:
- New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020
- New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Republican primary)
- New Mexico's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Democratic primary)
Candidates
District 1
General election candidates
- Debra Haaland (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Michelle Garcia Holmes (Republican Party)
Did not make the ballot:
- Cameron Chick (Independent)
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Democratic primary candidates
- Debra Haaland (Incumbent) ✔
Did not make the ballot:
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Republican primary candidates
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District 2
General election candidates
- Xochitl Torres Small (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- Yvette Herrell (Republican Party) ✔
- Steve Jones (Independent) (Write-in)
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- Xochitl Torres Small (Incumbent) ✔
Republican primary candidates
District 3
General election candidates
- Teresa Leger Fernandez (Democratic Party) ✔
- Alexis Martinez Johnson (Republican Party)
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- John Blair
- Teresa Leger Fernandez ✔
- Laura Montoya
- Valerie Plame
- Joseph Sanchez
- Marco Serna
- Kyle Tisdel
Did not make the ballot:
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Did not make the ballot:
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Candidate ballot access requirements
The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in New Mexico in the 2020 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in New Mexico, click here.
| Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2020 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | Office | Party | Signatures required | Signature formula | Filing fee | Filing fee formula | Filing deadline | Source |
| New Mexico | 1st Congressional District | Democratic | 1,269 | 2% of votes cast for all the party's gubernatorial candidates in the last primary election (within the district) | N/A | N/A | 2/4/2020 | Source |
| New Mexico | 1st Congressional District | Republican | 410 | 2% of votes cast for all the party's gubernatorial candidates in the last primary election (within the district) | N/A | N/A | 2/4/2020 | Source |
| New Mexico | 2nd Congressional District | Democratic | 758 | 2% of votes cast for all the party's gubernatorial candidates in the last primary election (within the district) | N/A | N/A | 2/4/2020 | Source |
| New Mexico | 2nd Congressional District | Republican | 630 | 2% of votes cast for all the party's gubernatorial candidates in the last primary election (within the district) | N/A | N/A | 2/4/2020 | Source |
| New Mexico | 3rd Congressional District | Democratic | 1,492 | 2% of votes cast for all the party's gubernatorial candidates in the last primary election (within the district) | N/A | N/A | 2/4/2020 | Source |
| New Mexico | 3rd Congressional District | Republican | 463 | 2% of votes cast for all the party's gubernatorial candidates in the last primary election (within the district) | N/A | N/A | 2/4/2020 | Source |
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2020
- United States Senate election in New Mexico, 2020
- U.S. House battlegrounds, 2020
- List of U.S. Congress incumbents who did not run for re-election in 2020
- United States House Democratic Party primaries, 2020
- United States House Republican Party primaries, 2020
- Democratic Party battleground primaries, 2020
- Republican Party battleground primaries, 2020
External links
Footnotes
