# 2020 New Mexico elections

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A general election was held in the U.S. state of New Mexico on November 3, 2020. To vote by mail, registered New Mexico voters must have requested a ballot by October 30, 2020.

## Federal elections
### U.S. President

2020 United States presidential election in New Mexico :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Joe Biden | 501,614 | 54.29 | 6.03 |
| | Republican | Donald Trump (incumbent) | 401,894 | 43.50 | 3.46 |
| | Libertarian | Jo Jorgensen | 12,585 | 1.36 | 7.98 |
| | Green | Howie Hawkins | 4,426 | 0.48 | 0.76 |
| | Constitution | Sheila Tittle | 1,806 | 0.20 | 0.05 |
| | Socialism and Liberation | Gloria La Riva | 1,640 | 0.18 | 0.03 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 99,720 | 10.79 | 2.58 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 923,965 | 100.00 | |

### U.S. Senate

2020 United States Senate election in New Mexico :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Ben Ray Luján | 474,483 | 51.73 | 3.83 |
| | Republican | Mark Ronchetti | 418,483 | 45.62 | 1.18 |
| | Libertarian | Bob Walsh | 24,271 | 2.65 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 917,237 | 100.00 | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### U.S. House of Representatives

| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| New Mexico 1 | Deb Haaland | Democratic | 2018 | Incumbent re-elected. | Y Deb Haaland (Democratic) 58.19% Michelle Garcia Holmes (Republican) 41.81% |
| New Mexico 2 | Xochitl Torres Small | Democratic | 2018 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain. | Y Yvette Herrell (Republican) 53.70% Xochitl Torres Small (Democratic) 46.25% |
| New Mexico 3 | Ben Ray Luján | Democratic | 2008 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. | Y Teresa Leger Fernandez (Democratic) 58.68% Alexis Johnson (Republican) 41.32% |

## State elections
### State legislature

All of the seats of the New Mexico Senate and the New Mexico House of Representatives were up for election in 2020. Democrats held control of both chambers, maintaining a government trifecta.

## Judicial elections
### Supreme Court
#### Position 1

Incumbent justice Shannon Bacon ran for a term ending in 2026 after being appointed by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham on January 25, 2019. She was challenged by Republican candidate Ned Fuller, the deputy district attorney of the Eleventh Judicial District.
2020 New Mexico Supreme Court election (Position 1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Shannon Bacon (incumbent) | 495,759 | 55.68% |
| | Republican | Ned Fuller | 394,595 | 44.32% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 890,354 | 100.0% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

#### Position 2

Incumbent justice David Thomson ran for a term ending in 2026 after being appointed by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham on January 25, 2019. He was challenged by Republican candidate Kerry Morris, a former prosecutor in the Bernalillo County District Attorney office.
2020 New Mexico Supreme Court election (Position 2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | David K. Thomson (incumbent) | 480,507 | 54.15% |
| | Republican | Kerry Morris | 406,791 | 45.85% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 887,298 | 100.0% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### Court of Appeals
#### Position 1

Judge Zachary Ives ran for a full 8-year term after being appointed by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham on January 31, 2019.
2020 New Mexico Court of Appeals election (Position 1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Zachary Ives (incumbent) | 464,043 | 52.50% |
| | Republican | Barbara Johnson | 419,927 | 47.50% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 883,970 | 100.0% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

#### Position 2

Judge Shammara Henderson ran for a term ending in 2024 after being appointed by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham on February 14, 2020.
2020 New Mexico Court of Appeals election (Position 2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Shammara Henderson (incumbent) | 450,566 | 50.97% |
| | Republican | Gertrude Lee | 370,778 | 41.95% |
| | Libertarian | Stephen Curtis | 62,547 | 7.08% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 883,891 | 100.0% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

#### Position 3

Judge Jane Yohalem ran for a term ending in 2022 after being appointed by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham on June 20, 2020.
2020 New Mexico Court of Appeals election (Position 3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jane Yohalem (incumbent) | 456,645 | 51.84% |
| | Republican | Thomas Montoya | 424,153 | 48.15% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 880,798 | 100.0% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

#### Retention election

Judge Jacqueline Medina was up for retention for a full 8-year term.
2020 New Mexico Court of Appeals, Judge Jaqueline Medina (D) Retention election :
| Choice | Votes | % |
| Yes | 540,619 | 73.07 |
| No | 199,217 | 26.93 |
| Total votes | 739,836 | 100.00 |