2016 New Mexico House of Representatives election

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2016 New Mexico House of Representatives election

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November 8, 2016

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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

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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		Elected representative
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
Party		Candi- dates	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

District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 29 • District 30 • District 31 • District 32 • District 33 • District 34 • District 35 • District 36 • District 37 • District 38 • District 39 • District 40 • District 41 • District 42 • District 43 • District 44 • District 45 • District 46 • District 47 • District 48 • District 49 • District 50 • District 51 • District 52 • District 53 • District 54 • District 55 • District 56 • District 57 • District 58 • District 59 • District 60 • District 61 • District 62 • District 63 • District 64 • District 65 • District 66 • District 67 • District 68 • District 69 • District 70

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

References

"New Mexico House of Representatives elections, 2016". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
"Official Results 2016 General November 8, 2016". New Mexico Secretary of State. January 20, 2017. Retrieved November 27, 2022.

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