# 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico

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The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the three U.S. representatives from the state of New Mexico, one from each of the state's three congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
From the election until Deb Haaland's resignation to become Secretary of the Interior, New Mexico had a house delegation composed entirely of women of color, the second US state (after Hawaii) to do so. New Mexico is also the first state to have a majority of its house representatives be Native Americans.

## Overview

Popular vote
Democratic
54.86%
Republican
45.12%
Other
0.01% :
House seats
Democratic
66.67%
Republican
33.33% :
Results of the 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico by district:
| District | Democratic | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Others | Others | Total | Total | Result |
| District | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Result |
| District 1 | 186,953 | 58.19% | 134,337 | 41.81% | 0 | 0.00% | 321,290 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
| District 2 | 122,546 | 45.40% | 142,283 | 52.71% | 117 | 0.04% | 264,946 | 100.0% | Republican gain |
| District 3 | 186,282 | 58.68% | 131,166 | 41.32% | 0 | 0.00% | 317,448 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
| Total | 495,781 | 54.86% | 407,786 | 45.12% | 117 | 0.01% | 903,684 | 100.0% | |

## District 1

The 1st district is centered around Albuquerque, taking in most of Bernalillo County, Torrance County, and parts of Sandoval County, Santa Fe County and Valencia County. The incumbent was Democrat Deb Haaland, who was elected with 59.1% of the vote in 2018.

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Deb Haaland, incumbent U.S. representative

#### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Deb Haaland (incumbent) | 83,032 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 83,032 | 100.0 |

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Michelle Garcia Holmes, retired police detective and nominee for Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico in 2018

##### Eliminated in primary

* Brett Kokinadis, founder of New Mexico Democrats for Democracy
* Jared Vanderdussen, attorney

#### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Michelle Garcia Holmes | 23,783 | 48.1 |
| | Republican | Jared Vanderdussen | 19,847 | 40.2 |
| | Republican | Brett Kokinadis | 5,798 | 11.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 49,428 | 100.0 |

### General election
#### Debate

2020 New Mexico's 1st congressional district debate :
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Democratic | Republican |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | | |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Deb Haaland | Michelle Garica Holmes |
| 1 | Oct. 11, 2020 | KOAT-TV The Albuquerque Journal | Doug Fernandez Shelby Cashman Kent Walz | | P | P |

#### Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| The Cook Political Report | Safe D | July 2, 2020 |
| Inside Elections | Safe D | June 2, 2020 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe D | July 2, 2020 |
| Politico | Safe D | April 19, 2020 |
| Daily Kos | Safe D | June 3, 2020 |
| RCP | Safe D | June 9, 2020 |
| Niskanen | Safe D | June 7, 2020 |

#### Endorsements

Organizations
* AFSCME
* Center for Biological Diversity
* Indivisible
* League of Conservation Voters Action Fund
* Sierra Club

#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Deb Haaland (D) | Michelle Garcia Holmes (R) | Undecided |
| Research & Polling Inc. | October 23–29, 2020 | 430 (LV) | ± 4.7% | 58% | 37% | 6% |
| Research & Polling Inc. | August 26 – September 2, 2020 | 404 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 58% | 31% | 11% |

#### Results

New Mexico's 1st congressional district, 2020 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Deb Haaland (incumbent) | 186,953 | 58.2 |
| | Republican | Michelle Garcia Holmes | 134,337 | 41.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 321,290 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## District 2

The 2nd district covers southern New Mexico, including Las Cruces, Roswell, and the southern part of Albuquerque. The incumbent was Democrat Xochitl Torres Small, who flipped the district and was elected with 50.9% of the vote in 2018.

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Xochitl Torres Small, incumbent U.S. Representative

#### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Xochitl Torres Small (incumbent) | 48,095 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 48,095 | 100.0 |

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Yvette Herrell, former state representative and nominee for New Mexico's 2nd congressional district in 2018

##### Eliminated in primary

* Claire Chase, oil company executive
* Chris Mathys, businessman, candidate for New Mexico Public Regulation Commission in 2018, and former Fresno city councilman

##### Declined

* Leland Gould, lobbyist
* Monty Newman, businessman, former chair of the New Mexico Republican Party, former mayor of Hobbs, and candidate for New Mexico's 2nd congressional district in 2018
* Steve Pearce, chair of the New Mexico Republican Party, former U.S. representative, and nominee for Governor of New Mexico in 2018

#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Claire Chase | Gavin Clarkson | Yvette Herrell | Chris Mathys | Undecided |
| The Tarrance Group (R) | December 2–3, 2019 | 450 (LV) | ± 4.7% | 13% | – | 43% | 12% | – |
| The Strategy Group Company (R) | January 23–27, 2019 | 537 (LV) | – | 4% | 7% | 50% | 2% | 37% |

#### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Yvette Herrell | 26,968 | 44.7 |
| | Republican | Claire Chase | 19,017 | 31.5 |
| | Republican | Chris Mathys | 14,378 | 23.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 60,363 | 100.0 |

### General election
#### Debates

2020 New Mexico's 2nd congressional district debates :
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Democratic | Republican |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | | |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Xochitl Torres Small | Yvette Herrell |
| 2 | Sep. 27, 2020 | KOAT-TV The Albuquerque Journal | Doug Fernandez Shelly Ribando Kent Walz | | P | P |
| 2 | Oct. 9, 2020 | KOB (TV) | Tessa Mentus Chris Ramirez | | P | P |
| 3 | Oct. 11, 2020 | KNME-TV | Gene Grant | | P | P |

#### Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| The Cook Political Report | Tossup | July 2, 2020 |
| Inside Elections | Tossup | October 16, 2020 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Lean D | November 2, 2020 |
| Politico | Tossup | April 19, 2020 |
| Daily Kos | Tossup | June 3, 2020 |
| RCP | Tossup | June 9, 2020 |
| Niskanen | Lean D | June 7, 2020 |

#### Endorsements

Federal officials
* Amy Klobuchar, U.S. senator (D-MN); former 2020 presidential candidate
Newspapers
* Albuquerque Journal
Organizations
* EMILY's List
* End Citizens United
* League of Conservation Voters Action Fund
* NARAL Pro-Choice America
* Sierra Club
Executive Officials
* Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States
Federal officials
* Ted Cruz, U.S. senator (R-TX)
* Jim Jordan, U.S. representative (R-OH)
* Mark Meadows, White House Chief of Staff and former U.S. Representative (R-NC) (2013–2020)
Organizations
* Citizens United Political Victory Fund
* FreedomWorks for America
* Gun Owners of America
* NRA Political Victory Fund
* Susan B. Anthony List
Individuals
* Jim DeMint, former president of The Heritage Foundation (2013–2017), U.S. Senator (R-SC) (2005–2013), and U.S. Representative (R-SC) (1999–2005)
* Mike Huckabee, 2008 and 2016 presidential candidate, former Governor of Arkansas (1996–2007)
* Mark Levin, conservative talk radio host
* Harry Teague, former Congressman (D-NM)
Organizations
* Republican Main Street Partnership PAC
* Winning for Women

#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Xochitl Torres Small (D) | Yvette Herrell (R) | Undecided |
| Research & Polling Inc. | October 23–29, 2020 | 403 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 46% | 48% | 5% |
| Strategies 360 (D) | October 16–20, 2020 | 406 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 47% | 46% | – |
| The Tarrance Group (R) | September 26–29, 2020 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 47% | 48% | 5% |
| Research & Polling Inc. | August 26 – September 2, 2020 | 418 (LV) | ± 4.8% | 47% | 45% | 9% |
| The Tarrance Group (R) | July 7–9, 2020 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 46% | 46% | 8% |
| Public Opinion Strategies (R) | December 18–19, 2019 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 46% | 48% | – |
| The Strategy Group Company (R) | January 23–27, 2019 | 1,070 (LV) | – | 38% | 51% | 11% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Generic Democrat | Generic Republican |
| Strategies 360/Xochitl Torres Small | October 16–20, 2020 | 406 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 45% | 50% |
| The Tarrance Group (R) | September 26–29, 2020 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 45% | 49% |

#### Results

New Mexico's 2nd congressional district, 2020 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Yvette Herrell | 142,283 | 53.7 |
| | Democratic | Xochitl Torres Small (incumbent) | 122,546 | 46.3 |
| | Independent | Steve Jones (write-in) | 117 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 264,946 | 100.0 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

## District 3

The 3rd district encompasses all of northern New Mexico, including the city of Santa Fe, and includes most of the Navajo Nation and Puebloans within New Mexico. The incumbent was Democrat Ben Ray Luján, who was re-elected with 63.4% of the vote in 2018, and announced on April 1, 2019, that he would seek the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in 2020. Luján won the primary, and ultimately the general election.

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Teresa Leger Fernandez, attorney and daughter of former state senator Ray Leger

##### Eliminated in primary

* John Blair, former New Mexico Deputy Secretary of State and former political aide to U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich
* Laura Montoya, Sandoval County treasurer
* Valerie Plame, former CIA operations officer
* Joseph L. Sanchez, state representative
* Marco Serna, Santa Fe County District Attorney
* Kyle Tisdel, environmental attorney

##### Withdrawn

* Robert Apodaca, businessman and former United States Department of Agriculture regional official
* Mark McDonald, chair of the Colfax County Democratic Party (endorsed Serna)

##### Declined

* Hector Balderas, Attorney General of New Mexico
* Brian Egolf, speaker of the New Mexico House of Representatives
* Valerie Espinoza, New Mexico Public Regulation Commissioner for the 3rd district and former Santa Fe County clerk
* Paula Garcia, executive director of the New Mexico Acequia Association
* Stephanie Garcia Richard, New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands
* Ben Ray Luján, incumbent U.S. representative (running for U.S. Senate)
* Joseph Maestas, mayor of Española and former Santa Fe city councilman
* Andrea Romero, state representative
* John Sapien, state senator
* Victor Snover, mayor of Aztec
* Carl Trujillo, former state representative
* Linda Trujillo, state representative
* JoAnne Vigil Coppler, Santa Fe city councilwoman
* Renee Villarreal, Santa Fe city councilwoman
* Alan Webber, mayor of Santa Fe
* Peter Wirth, majority leader of the New Mexico Senate

#### Endorsements

Organizations
* Congressional LGBTQ Equality Caucus
* LGBTQ Victory Fund
U.S. representatives
* Deb Haaland, Representative from New Mexico's 1st congressional district
* Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Representative from New York's 14th congressional district
Organizations
* Center for Biological Diversity
* Courage to Change
* Emily's List
* End Citizens United
* Jicarilla Apache Nation
* League of Conservation Voters Action Fund
* NARAL Pro-Choice America
* Planned Parenthood Action Fund
* Sierra Club
* Taos Pueblo
* Working Families Party
Newspapers
* Santa Fe Reporter
Organizations
* VoteVets
State and local politicians
* Gary King, former attorney general of New Mexico
* Mark McDonald, chair of the Colfax County Democratic Party

#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Teresa Fernandez | Valerie Plame | Joseph Sanchez | Marco Serna | Other | Undecided |
| Clarity Campaign Labs | May 20–21, 2020 | 661 (LV) | ± 3.76% | 33% | 24% | 7% | 9% | 9% | – |
| Anzalone Liszt Grove Research | February 11–16, 2020 | 500 (LV) | – | 11% | 21% | – | 7% | – | – |

#### Pre-primary convention results

Candidates for the Democratic nomination needed to either receive the votes of 20% of the delegates at the pre-primary convention on March 7, or collect and submit signatures to the secretary of state to have made it to the June 2 primary.
| Candidate | Delegates | Delegates |
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| John Blair | 19 | 4.5% |
| Teresa Leger Fernandez | 178 | 41.9% |
| Laura Montoya | 87 | 20.5% |
| Valerie Plame | 22 | 5.2% |
| Joseph Sanchez | 52 | 12.2% |
| Marco Serna | 57 | 13.4% |
| Kyle Tisdel | 10 | 2.4% |
| Total | 425 | 100.0% |

#### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Teresa Leger Fernandez | 44,480 | 42.8 |
| | Democratic | Valerie Plame | 25,775 | 24.8 |
| | Democratic | Joseph L. Sanchez | 12,292 | 11.8 |
| | Democratic | Marco Serna | 8,292 | 8.0 |
| | Democratic | Laura M. Montoya | 6,380 | 6.1 |
| | Democratic | John Blair | 4,533 | 4.4 |
| | Democratic | Kyle Tisdel | 2,176 | 2.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 103,928 | 100.0 |

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Alexis Johnson, environmental engineer and rancher

##### Eliminated in primary

* Karen Bedonie, member of the Navajo Nation and small business owner
* Harry Montoya, former Santa Fe County commissioner

##### Disqualified

* Audra Lee Brown, businesswoman
* Anastacia Golden Morper, real estate agent

##### Withdrawn

* Brett Kokinadis, founder of New Mexico Democrats for Democracy

##### Declined

* Jefferson Byrd, New Mexico Public Regulation Commissioner for the 2nd district and nominee for New Mexico's 3rd congressional district in 2014
* Gregg Hull, mayor of Rio Rancho
* Patrick H. Lyons, former New Mexico Public Regulation Commissioner for the 2nd district, former New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands, and former state senator
* Thomas Mullins, businessman and nominee for New Mexico's 3rd congressional district in 2010

#### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Alexis Johnson | 16,512 | 36.7 |
| | Republican | Harry Montoya | 15,919 | 35.4 |
| | Republican | Karen Bedonie | 12,477 | 27.8 |
| | Republican | Angela Gale Morales (Write-in) | 30 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 44,938 | 100.0 |

### Libertarian primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Michael Lucero, rancher and nominee for New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands in 2018

### Green primary
#### Candidates
##### Declined

* Carol Miller, activist and nominee for New Mexico's 3rd congressional district in 1997, 1998, and 2008

### General election
#### Debate

2020 New Mexico's 3rd congressional district debate :
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Democratic | Republican |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | | |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Teresa Leger Fernandez | Alexis Johnson |
| 1 | Oct. 7, 2020 | KOAT-TV The Albuquerque Journal | Doug Fernandez Shelly Ribando Kent Walz | | P | P |

#### Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| The Cook Political Report | Safe D | July 2, 2020 |
| Inside Elections | Safe D | June 2, 2020 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe D | July 2, 2020 |
| Politico | Safe D | April 19, 2020 |
| Daily Kos | Safe D | June 3, 2020 |
| RCP | Safe D | June 9, 2020 |
| Niskanen | Safe D | June 7, 2020 |

#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Teresa Leger Fernandez (D) | Alexis Johnson (R) | Undecided |
| Research & Polling Inc. | October 23–29, 2020 | 347 (LV) | ± 5.3% | 58% | 35% | 6% |
| Research & Polling Inc. | August 26 – September 2, 2020 | 301 (LV) | ± 5.6% | 50% | 35% | 15% |

#### Results

New Mexico's 3rd congressional district, 2020 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Teresa Leger Fernandez | 186,282 | 58.7 |
| | Republican | Alexis Johnson | 131,166 | 41.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 317,448 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |