2016 New Mexico House of Representatives election

Not to be confused with 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico.

2016 New Mexico House of Representatives election

November 8, 2016
All 70 seats in the New Mexico House of Representatives 36 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Brian Egolf Don Tripp Party Democratic Republican Leader's seat 47th - Santa Fe 49th - Socorro Last election 33 37 Seats won 38 32 Seat change 5 5 Popular vote 365,713 304,989 Percentage 54.15% 45.16%
Results:      Democratic hold      Democratic gain      Republican hold
Speaker of the House before election Don Tripp Republican Elected Speaker of the House Brian Egolf Democratic

The 2016 New Mexico House of Representatives election took place as part of the biennial United States elections. New Mexico voters elected state representatives in all 70 of the state house's districts. State representatives serve two-year terms in the New Mexico House of Representatives. The election coincided with elections for other offices, including the Presidency, the special election for Secretary of State, the U.S. House, and the State Senate.

A primary election held on June 7, 2016 determined which candidates appear on the November 8th general election ballot.

Results summary

District	Incumbent	Party		Elected representative	Party
1st	Rod Montoya		Rep	Rod Montoya		Rep
2nd	James Strickler		Rep	James Strickler		Rep
3rd	Paul Bandy		Rep	Paul Bandy		Rep
4th	Sharon Clahchischilliage		Rep	Sharon Clahchischilliage		Rep
5th	Doreen Wonda Johnson		Dem	Doreen Wonda Johnson		Dem
6th	Eliseo Alcon		Dem	Eliseo Alcon		Dem
7th	Kelly Fajardo		Rep	Kelly Fajardo		Rep
8th	Alonzo Baldonado		Rep	Alonzo Baldonado		Rep
9th	Patricia Lundstrom		Dem	Patricia Lundstrom		Dem
10th	Andrés Romero		Dem	Andrés Romero		Dem
11th	Javier Martínez		Dem	Javier Martínez		Dem
12th	Patricio Ruiloba		Dem	Patricio Ruiloba		Dem
13th	Patricia Roybal Caballero		Dem	Patricia Roybal Caballero		Dem
14th	Miguel Garcia		Dem	Miguel Garcia		Dem
15th	Sarah Maestas Barnes		Rep	Sarah Maestas Barnes		Rep
16th	Moe Maestas		Dem	Moe Maestas		Dem
17th	Deborah Armstrong		Dem	Deborah Armstrong		Dem
18th	Gail Chasey		Dem	Gail Chasey		Dem
19th	Sheryl Williams Stapleton		Dem	Sheryl Williams Stapleton		Dem
20th	Jim Dines		Rep	Jim Dines		Rep
21st	Idalia Lechuga-Tena		Dem	Debra Sariñana		Dem
22nd	Gregg Schmedes		Rep	Gregg Schmedes		Rep
23rd	Paul Pacheco		Rep	Daymon Ely		Dem
24th	Conrad James		Rep	Liz Thomson		Dem
25th	Christine Trujillo		Dem	Christine Trujillo		Dem
26th	Georgene Louis		Dem	Georgene Louis		Dem
27th	Larry Larrañaga		Rep	Larry Larrañaga		Rep
28th	Jimmie Hall		Rep	Jimmie Hall		Rep
29th	David Adkins		Rep	David Adkins		Rep
30th	Nate Gentry		Rep	Nate Gentry		Rep
31st	Bill Rehm		Rep	Bill Rehm		Rep
32nd	Dona Irwin		Dem	Candie Sweetser		Dem
33rd	Bill McCamley		Dem	Bill McCamley		Dem
34th	Bealquin "Bill" Gomez		Dem	Bealquin "Bill" Gomez		Dem
35th	Jeff Steinborn		Dem	Angelica Rubio		Dem
36th	Andy Nuñez		Rep	Nathan Small		Dem
37th	Terry McMillan		Rep	Joanne Ferrary		Dem
38th	Dianne Hamilton		Rep	Rebecca Dow		Rep
39th	John L. Zimmerman		Rep	Rodolpho Martinez		Dem
40th	Nick Salazar		Dem	Nick Salazar		Dem
41st	Debbie Rodella		Dem	Debbie Rodella		Dem
42nd	Roberto Gonzales		Dem	Roberto Gonzales		Dem
43rd	Stephanie Garcia Richard		Dem	Stephanie Garcia Richard		Dem
44th	Jane Powdrell-Culbert		Rep	Jane Powdrell-Culbert		Rep
45th	Jim Trujillo		Dem	Jim Trujillo		Dem
46th	Carl Trujillo		Dem	Carl Trujillo		Dem
47th	Brian Egolf		Dem	Brian Egolf		Dem
48th	Lucky Varela		Dem	Linda Trujillo		Dem
49th	Don Tripp		Rep	Don Tripp		Rep
50th	Matthew McQueen		Dem	Matthew McQueen		Dem
51st	Yvette Herrell		Rep	Yvette Herrell		Rep
52nd	Doreen Gallegos		Dem	Doreen Gallegos		Dem
53rd	Rick Little		Rep	Ricky Little		Rep
54th	Jim Townsend		Rep	Jim Townsend		Rep
55th	Cathrynn Brown		Rep	Cathrynn Brown		Rep
56th	Zachary Cook		Rep	Zachary Cook		Rep
57th	Jason Harper		Rep	Jason Harper		Rep
58th	Candy Ezzell		Rep	Candy Ezzell		Rep
59th	Nora Espinoza		Rep	Greg Nibert		Rep
60th	Tim Lewis		Rep	Tim Lewis		Rep
61st	David Gallegos		Rep	David Gallegos		Rep
62nd	Larry Scott		Rep	Larry Scott		Rep
63rd	George Dodge Jr.		Dem	George Dodge Jr.		Dem
64th	Randal Crowder		Rep	Randal Crowder		Rep
65th	James Madalena		Dem	Derrick Lente		Dem
66th	Bob Wooley		Rep	Bob Wooley		Rep
67th	Dennis Roch		Rep	Dennis Roch		Rep
68th	Monica Youngblood		Rep	Monica Youngblood		Rep
69th	Harry Garcia		Dem	Harry Garcia		Dem
70th	Tomás Salazar		Dem	Tomás Salazar		Dem

Party		Candi- dates	Votes		Seats
			No.	%	No.	+/–	%
	Democratic	54	365,713	54.153	38	5	54.29
	Republican	43	304,989	45.161	32	5	45.71
	Independent	2	4,629	0.685	0		0.00
Total		99	675,331	100%	70		100%

House seats Democratic   54.29% Republican   45.71%

Popular vote Democratic   54.153% Republican   45.161% Independent   0.685%

Incumbents defeated in the primary election

• Idalia Lechuga-Tena (D-District 21), defeated by Debra Sariñana (D)

Incumbents defeated in the general election

• Paul Pacheco (R-District 23), defeated by Daymon Ely (D)
• Andy Nuñez (R-District 36), defeated by Nathan Small (D)
• Terry McMillan (R-District 37), defeated by Joanne Ferrary (D)
• John L. Zimmerman (R-District 39), defeated by Rodolpho Martinez (D)

Open seats that changed parties

• Conrad James (R-District 24) didn't seek re-election, seat won by Liz Thomson (D)

Detailed results

Source:New Mexico Secretary of State

District 1

Incumbent Republican Rod Montoya has represented the 1st district since 2015.

New Mexico House of Representatives 1st district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rod Montoya (incumbent)	10,717	100%
Total votes			10,717	100%
	Republican hold

District 2

Incumbent Republican James Strickler has represented the 2nd district since 2007.

New Mexico House of Representatives 2nd district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James Strickler (incumbent)	6,083	71.97%
	Democratic	Kenneth R. Robinson	2,369	28.03%
Total votes			8,452	100%
	Republican hold

District 3

Incumbent Republican Paul Bandy has represented the 3rd district since 2007.

New Mexico House of Representatives 3rd district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Bandy (incumbent)	8,299	100%
Total votes			8,299	100%
	Republican hold

District 4

Incumbent Republican Sharon Clahchischilliage has represented the 4th district since 2013.

New Mexico House of Representatives 4th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sharon Clahchischilliage (incumbent)	5,056	54.29%
	Democratic	Glojean B. Todacheene	4,257	45.71%
Total votes			9,313	100%
	Republican hold

District 5

Incumbent Democrat Doreen Wonda Johnson has represented the 5th district since 2015.

New Mexico House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Doreen Wonda Johnson (incumbent)	7,558	100%
Total votes			7,558	100%
	Democratic hold

District 6

Incumbent Democrat Eliseo Alcon has represented the 6th district since 2009.

New Mexico House of Representatives 6th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eliseo Alcon (incumbent)	6,707	100%
Total votes			6,707	100%
	Democratic hold

District 7

Incumbent Republican Kelly Fajardo has represented the 7th district since 2013.

New Mexico House of Representatives 7th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kelly Fajardo (incumbent)	5,149	56.50%
	Democratic	Arturo Fierro	3,964	43.50%
Total votes			9,113	100%
	Republican hold

District 8

Incumbent Republican Alonzo Baldonado has represented the 8th district since 2011.

New Mexico House of Representatives 8th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Alonzo Baldonado (incumbent)	7,251	61.74%
	Democratic	Jim D. Danner	4,493	38.26%
Total votes			11,744	100%
	Republican hold

District 9

Incumbent Democrat Patricia Lundstrom has represented the 9th district since 2003.

New Mexico House of Representatives 9th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Patricia Lundstrom (incumbent)	6,446	100%
Total votes			6,446	100%
	Democratic hold

District 10

Incumbent Democrat Andrés Romero has represented the 10th district since 2015.

New Mexico House of Representatives 10th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Andrés Romero (incumbent)	4,821	67.35%
	Independent	Robert A. Schiller	2,337	32.65%
Total votes			7,158	100%
	Democratic hold

District 11

Incumbent Democrat Javier Martinez has represented the 11th district since 2015.

New Mexico House of Representatives 11th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Javier Martinez (incumbent)	10,118	100%
Total votes			10,118	100%
	Democratic hold

District 12

Incumbent Democrat Patricio Ruiloba has represented the 12th district since 2015.

New Mexico House of Representatives 12th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Patricio Ruiloba (incumbent)	5,036	100%
Total votes			5,036	100%
	Democratic hold

District 13

Incumbent Democrat Patricia Roybal Caballero has represented the 13th district since 2013.

New Mexico House of Representatives 13th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Patricia Roybal Caballero (incumbent)	5,525	100%
Total votes			5,525	100%
	Democratic hold

District 14

Incumbent Democrat Miguel Garcia has represented the 14th district since 1997.

New Mexico House of Representatives 14th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Miguel Garcia (incumbent)	6,209	100%
Total votes			6,209	100%
	Democratic hold

District 15

Incumbent Republican Sarah Maestas Barnes has represented the 15th district since 2015.

New Mexico House of Representatives 15th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sarah Maestas Barnes (incumbent)	7,358	53.22%
	Democratic	Ane C. Romero	6,467	46.78%
Total votes			13,825	100%
	Republican hold

District 16

Incumbent Democrat Moe Maestas has represented the 16th district since 2007.

New Mexico House of Representatives 16th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Moe Maestas (incumbent)	8,256	100%
Total votes			8,256	100%
	Democratic hold

District 17

Incumbent Democrat Deborah Armstrong has represented the 17th district since 2015.

New Mexico House of Representatives 17th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Deborah Armstrong (incumbent)	8,640	100%
Total votes			8,640	100%
	Democratic hold

District 18

Incumbent Democrat Gail Chasey has represented the 18th district since 1997.

New Mexico House of Representatives 18th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gail Chasey (incumbent)	9,922	100%
Total votes			9,922	100%
	Democratic hold

District 19

Incumbent Democrat Sheryl Williams Stapleton has represented the 19th district since 1995.

New Mexico House of Representatives 19th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sheryl Williams Stapleton (incumbent)	8,289	100%
Total votes			8,289	100%
	Democratic hold

District 20

Incumbent Republican Jim Dines has represented the 20th district since 2015.

New Mexico House of Representatives 20th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Dines (incumbent)	7,350	57.70%
	Democratic	Giovanni Alexander Haqani	5,389	42.30%
Total votes			12,739	100%
	Republican hold

District 21

Incumbent Democrat Idalia Lechuga-Tena has represented the 21st district since 2015. Lechuga-Tena lost re-nomination to fellow Democrat Debra Sariñana, who was unopposed in the general election.

New Mexico House of Representatives21st district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Debra Sariñana	4,685	100%
Total votes			4,685	100%
	Democratic hold

District 22

Incumbent Republican James Smith has represented the 22nd district since 2011.

New Mexico House of Representatives 22nd district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James Smith (incumbent)	9,630	56.18%
	Democratic	John M. Wallace	7,510	43.82%
Total votes			17,140	100%
	Republican hold

District 23

Incumbent Republican Paul Pacheco has represented the 23rd district since 2013. He lost re-election to Democrat Daymon Ely.

New Mexico House of Representatives 23rd district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Daymon Ely	7,127	50.37%
	Republican	Paul Pacheco (incumbent)	7,022	49.63%
Total votes			14,149	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 24

Incumbent Republican Conrad James has represented the 24th district since 2015. James didn't seek re-election and former Democratic incumbent Liz Thomson won the open seat.

New Mexico House of Representatives 24th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Liz Thomson	6,798	52.31%
	Republican	Christinia Marie Hall	6,198	47.69%
Total votes			12,996	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 25

Incumbent Democrat Christine Trujillo has represented the 25th district since 2013.

New Mexico House of Representatives 25th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Christine Trujillo (incumbent)	9,807	100%
Total votes			9,807	100%
	Democratic hold

District 26

Incumbent Democrat Georgene Louis has represented the 26th district since 2013.

New Mexico House of Representatives 26th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Georgene Louis (incumbent)	4,800	100%
Total votes			4,800	100%
	Democratic hold

District 27

Incumbent Republican Larry Larrañaga has represented the 27th district since 1995.

New Mexico House of Representatives 27th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Larrañaga (incumbent)	9,110	58.52%
	Democratic	Ronald E. Krise	6,457	41.48%
Total votes			15,567	100%
	Republican hold

District 28

Incumbent Republican Jimmie Hall has represented the 28th district since 2005.

New Mexico House of Representatives 28th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jimmie Hall (incumbent)	10,279	100%
Total votes			10,279	100%
	Republican hold

District 29

Incumbent Republican David Adkins has represented the 29th district since 2015.

New Mexico House of Representatives 29th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Adkins (incumbent)	6,977	50.03%
	Democratic	Ronnie Martinez	6,968	49.97%
Total votes			13,945	100%
	Republican hold

District 30

Incumbent Republican Nate Gentry has represented the 30th district since 2011.

New Mexico House of Representatives 30th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nate Gentry (incumbent)	6,841	52.19%
	Democratic	Natalie Figueroa	6,267	47.81%
Total votes			13,108	100%
	Republican hold

District 31

Incumbent Republican Bill Rehm has represented the 31st district since 2007.

New Mexico House of Representatives 31st district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Rehm (incumbent)	10,760	60.41%
	Democratic	Robert L. Scott	7,051	39.59%
Total votes			17,811	100%
	Republican hold

District 32

Incumbent Democrat Dona Irwin has represented the 32nd district since 1999. Irwin retired and fellow Democrat Candie Sweetser won the open seat.

New Mexico House of Representatives 32nd district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Candie Sweetser	4,486	51.32%
	Republican	Vicki K. Chavez	4,256	48.68%
Total votes			8,742	100%
	Democratic hold

District 33

Incumbent Democrat Bill McCamley has represented the 33rd district since 2013.

New Mexico House of Representatives 33rd district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill McCamley (incumbent)	6,605	64.60%
	Republican	Neal L. Hooks	3,619	35.40%
Total votes			10,224	100%
	Democratic hold

District 34

Incumbent Democrat Bealquin "Bill" Gomez has represented the 34th district since 2015.

New Mexico House of Representatives 34th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bealquin "Bill" Gomez (incumbent)	5,757	100%
Total votes			5,757	100%
	Democratic hold

District 35

Incumbent Democrat Jeff Steinborn has represented the 35th district since 2013. Steinborn retired to run for the New Mexico Senate. Democrat Angelica Rubio won the open seat.

New Mexico House of Representatives 35th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Angelica Rubio	6,412	62.90%
	Republican	Joseph E. Bishop	3,782	37.10%
Total votes			10,194	100%
	Democratic hold

District 36

Incumbent Republican Andy Nuñez has represented the 36th district since 2015. He lost re-election to Democrat Nathan Small.

New Mexico House of Representatives 36th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nathan Small	5,435	56.50%
	Republican	Andy Nuñez (incumbent)	4,184	43.50%
Total votes			9,619	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 37

Incumbent Republican Terry McMillan has represented the 37th district since 2011. McMillan lost re-election to Democrat Joanne Ferrary.

New Mexico House of Representatives 37th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joanne Ferrary	7,483	52.54%
	Republican	Terry McMillan (incumbent)	6,760	47.46%
Total votes			14,243	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 38

Incumbent Republican Dianne Hamilton has represented the 38th district since 1999. Hamilton retired and fellow Republican Rebecca Dow won the open seat.

New Mexico House of Representatives 38th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rebecca Dow	7,149	54.79%
	Democratic	Mary E. Hotvedt	5,900	45.21%
Total votes			13,049	100%
	Republican hold

District 39

Incumbent Republican John L. Zimmerman has represented the 39th district since 2015. He lost re-election to Democrat Rodolpho Martinez.

New Mexico House of Representatives 39th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rodolpho Martinez	5,103	51.12%
	Republican	John L. Zimmerman (incumbent)	4,880	48.88%
Total votes			9,983	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 40

Incumbent Democrat Nick Salazar has represented the 40th district since 1974.

New Mexico House of Representatives 40th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nick Salazar (incumbent)	9,038	100%
Total votes			9,038	100%
	Democratic hold

District 41

Incumbent Democrat Debbie Rodella has represented the 41st district since 1993.

New Mexico House of Representatives 41st district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Debbie Rodella (incumbent)	8,088	100%
Total votes			8,088	100%
	Democratic hold

District 42

Incumbent Democrat Roberto Gonzales has represented the 42nd district since 1995.

New Mexico House of Representatives 42nd district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Roberto Gonzales (incumbent)	10,654	100%
Total votes			10,654	100%
	Democratic hold

District 43

Incumbent Democrat Stephanie Garcia Richard has represented the 43rd district since 2013.

New Mexico House of Representatives 43rd district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Stephanie Garcia Richard (incumbent)	8,452	58.85%
	Republican	Sharon Stover	5,910	41.15%
Total votes			14,362	100%
	Democratic hold

District 44

Incumbent has represented the 44th district since 2003.

New Mexico House of Representatives 44th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jane Powdrell-Culbert (incumbent)	12,245	100%
Total votes			12,245	100%
	Republican hold

District 45

Incumbent Democrat Jim Trujillo has represented the 45th district since 2003.

New Mexico House of Representatives 45th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Trujillo (incumbent)	9,425	100%
Total votes			9,425	100%
	Democratic hold

District 46

Incumbent Democrat Carl Trujillo has represented the 46th district since 2013.

New Mexico House of Representatives 46th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carl Trujillo (incumbent)	11,563	100%
Total votes			11,563	100%
	Democratic hold

District 47

Incumbent Democrat Brian Egolf has represented the 47th district since 2009.

New Mexico House of Representatives 47th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brian Egolf (incumbent)	13,740	78.90%
	Republican	Roger Andrew Gonzales	3,675	21.10%
Total votes			17,415	100%
	Democratic hold

District 48

Incumbent Democrat Lucky Varela has represented the 48th district since 1987. Varela retired and fellow Democrat Linda Trujillo won the open seat.

New Mexico House of Representatives 48th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Linda Trujillo	10,572	100%
Total votes			10,572	100%
	Democratic hold

District 49

Incumbent Republican House Speaker Don Tripp has represented the 49th district since 1999.

New Mexico House of Representatives 49th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Don Tripp (incumbent)	8,864	100%
Total votes			8,864	100%
	Republican hold

District 50

Incumbent Democrat Matthew McQueen has represented the 50th district since 2015.

New Mexico House of Representatives 50th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Matthew McQueen (incumbent)	8,187	58.51%
	Republican	Jeremy Ryan Tremko	5,805	41.49%
Total votes			13,992	100%
	Democratic hold

District 51

Incumbent Republican Yvette Herrell has represented the 51st district since 2011.

New Mexico House of Representatives 51st district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Yvette Herrell (incumbent)	6,447	65.79%
	Democratic	Denise A. Lang	3,353	34.21%
Total votes			9,800	100%
	Republican hold

District 52

Incumbent Democrat Doreen Gallegos has represented the 52nd district since 2013.

New Mexico House of Representatives 52nd district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Doreen Gallegos (incumbent)	5,796	100%
Total votes			5,796	100%
	Democratic hold

District 53

Incumbent Republican Ricky Little has represented the 53rd district since 2015.

New Mexico House of Representatives 53rd district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ricky Little (incumbent)	2,804	51.26%
	Democratic	Willie Madrid	2,666	48.74%
Total votes			5,470	100%
	Republican hold

District 54

Incumbent Republican Jim Townsend has represented the 54th district since 2015.

New Mexico House of Representatives 54th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Townsend (incumbent)	7,098	75.59%
	Independent	Freddie Joe Nichols III	2,292	24.41%
Total votes			9,390	100%
	Republican hold

District 55

Incumbent Republican Cathrynn Brown has represented the 55th district since 2011.

New Mexico House of Representatives 55th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Cathrynn Brown (incumbent)	9,280	100%
Total votes			9,280	100%
	Republican hold

District 56

Incumbent Republican Zachary Cook has represented the 56th district since 2009.

New Mexico House of Representatives 56th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Zachary Cook (incumbent)	7,672	100%
Total votes			7,672	100%
	Republican hold

District 57

Incumbent Republican Jason Harper has represented the 57th district since 2013.

New Mexico House of Representatives 57th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jason Harper (incumbent)	6,117	54.96%
	Democratic	Donna I. Tillman	5,013	45.04%
Total votes			11,130	100%
	Republican hold

District 58

Incumbent Republican Candy Ezzell has represented the 58th district since 2005.

New Mexico House of Representatives 58th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Candy Ezzell (incumbent)	5,001	100%
Total votes			5,001	100%
	Republican hold

District 59

Incumbent Republican Nora Espinoza has represented the 59th district since 2007. Espinoza retired to run for Secretary of State. Republican Greg Nibert won the open seat.

New Mexico House of Representatives 59th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Greg Nibert	8,594	71.27%
	Democratic	Richard James Garcia	3,465	28.73%
Total votes			12,059	100%
	Republican hold

District 60

Incumbent Republican Tim Lewis has represented the 60th district since 2011.

New Mexico House of Representatives 60th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim Lewis (incumbent)	9,824	100%
Total votes			9,824	100%
	Republican hold

District 61

Incumbent Republican David Gallegos has represented the 61st district since 2013.

New Mexico House of Representatives 61st district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Gallegos (incumbent)	4,735	100%
Total votes			4,735	100%
	Republican hold

District 62

Incumbent Republican Larry Scott has represented the 62nd district since 2015.

New Mexico House of Representatives 62nd district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Scott (incumbent)	7,948	100%
Total votes			7,948	100%
	Republican hold

District 63

Incumbent Democrat George Dodge Jr. has represented the 63rd district since 2011.

New Mexico House of Representatives 63rd district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George Dodge Jr. (incumbent)	5,142	100%
Total votes			5,142	100%
	Democratic hold

District 64

Incumbent Republican Randal Crowder has represented the 64th district since 2015.

New Mexico House of Representatives 64th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Randal Crowder (incumbent)	7,732	100%
Total votes			7,732	100%
	Republican hold

District 65

Incumbent Democrat James Madalena has represented the 65th district since 1985. Madelena retired and fellow Democrat Derrick Lente won the open seat.

New Mexico House of Representatives 65th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Derrick Lente	7,162	100%
Total votes			7,162	100%
	Democratic hold

District 66

Incumbent Republican Bob Wooley has represented the 66th district since 2011.

New Mexico House of Representatives 66th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Wooley (incumbent)	8,427	100%
Total votes			8,427	100%
	Republican hold

District 67

Incumbent Republican Dennis Roch has represented the 67th district since 2009.

New Mexico House of Representatives 67th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dennis Roch (incumbent)	8,464	100%
Total votes			8,464	100%
	Republican hold

District 68

Incumbent Republican Monica Youngblood has represented the 68th district since 2013.

New Mexico House of Representatives 68th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Monica Youngblood (incumbent)	9,637	100%
Total votes			9,637	100%
	Republican hold

District 69

Incumbent Democrat Ken Martinez had represented the 69th district since 1999. Martinez resigned and Democrat Harry Garcia was appointed to replace him on September 9, 2016. Garcia was elected to a full term unopposed.

New Mexico House of Representatives 69th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harry Garcia (incumbent)	6,155	100%
Total votes			6,155	100%
	Democratic hold

District 70

Incumbent Democrat Tomás Salazar has represented the 70th district since 2013.

New Mexico House of Representatives 70th district general election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tomás Salazar (incumbent)	8,125	100%
Total votes			8,125	100%
	Democratic hold

See also

• 2016 United States elections
• 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico
• 2016 New Mexico elections
• Elections in New Mexico