The New Mexico State Capitol building in Santa Fe on Jan. 10, 2024. (Photo by Anna Padilla for Source NM)
As New Mexicans head to the polls to cast their ballots on Election Day, over half of the state’s legislative races are already decided. Many candidates ran uncontested following the June primaries.
Twenty-seven senate races and 38 house races had only one candidate running this general election. Most seats were claimed by incumbents, however eight senate seats and five house seats will feature new faces to the state legislature.
Three state senate races also include three representatives moving to state senate seats — Candy Spence Ezzell (R-Roswell) for Senate District 32, James Townsend (R-Artesia) for Senate District 34 and Larry Scott (R-Hobbs) for Senate District 42.
With about 58% of the legislative races including only one person on the ballot, a large portion of New Mexico voters had no choice to make.
Here are the results from the 65 uncontested races:
New Mexico Senate
State Senate District 1 William Sharer (R-Farmington)
State Senate District 3 Shannon Pinto (D-Tohatchi)
State Senate District 4 George Muñoz (D-Gallup)
State Senate District 5 Leo Jaramillo (D-Española)
State Senate District 6 Roberto “Bobby” Gonzales (D-Ranchos de Taos)
State Senate District 7 Pat Woods (R-Broadview)
State Senate District 8 Pete Campos (D-Las Vegas)
State Senate District 11 Linda López (D-Albuquerque)
State Senate District 13 M. Debbie O’Malley (D-Albuquerque)
State Senate District 14 Michael Padilla (D-Albuquerque)
State Senate District 16 Antoinette Sedillo Lopez (D-Albuquerque)
State Senate District 17 Mimi Stewart (D-Albuquerque)
State Senate District 22 Benny Shendo (D-Jemez Pueblo)
State Senate District 24 Linda Trujillo (D-Santa Fe)
State Senate District 25 Peter Wirth (D-Santa Fe)
State Senate District 26 Antonio “Moe” Maestas (D-Albuquerque)
State Senate District 27 Patrick Henry Boone IV (R-Elida)
State Senate District 30 Angel Charley (D-Acoma)
State Senate District 31 Joseph Cervantes (D-Las Cruces)
State Senate District 32 Candy Spence Ezzell (R-Roswell)
State Senate District 33 Nicholas Allen Paul (R-Alamogordo)
State Senate District 34 James Townsend (R-Artesia)
State Senate District 35 Crystal Diamond Brantley (R-Elephant Butte)
State Senate District 37 William Soules (D-Las Cruces)
State Senate District 39 Elizabeth “Liz” Stefanics (D-Cerillos)
State Senate District 41 David Gallegos (R-Eunice)
State Senate District 42 Larry Scott (R-Hobbs)
New Mexico House
State Representative District 1 Rodney Montoya (R-Farmington)
State Representative District 2 P Mark Duncan (R-Farmington)
State Representative District 3 William Hall II (R-Aztec)
State Representative District 5 Doreen Wonda Johnson (D-Church Rock)
State Representative District 7 Tanya Mirabal Moya (R-Los Lunas)
State Representative District 8 Brian Baca (R-Los Lunas)
State Representative District 9 Patricia “Patty” Lundstrom (D-Gallup)
State Representative District 10 G. Andrés Romero (D-Albuquerque)
State Representative District 12 Art De La Cruz (D-Albuquerque)
State Representative District 13 Patricia Roybal Caballero (D-Albuquerque)
State Representative District 15 Dayan “Day” Mercedes Hochman-Vigil (D-Albuquerque)
State Representative District 18 Marianna Anaya (D-Albuquerque)
State Representative District 21 Debra Sariñana (D-Albuquerque)
State Representative District 33 Micaela Lara Cadena (D-Mesilla)
State Representative District 35 Angelica Rubio (D-Las Cruces)
State Representative District 37 Joanne Ferrary (D-Las Cruces)
State Representative District 41 Susan Herrera (D-Embudo)
State Representative District 42 Kristina Ortez (D-Taos)
*State Representative District 43 Christine Chandler (D-Los Alamos)
State Representative District 45 Linda Serrato (D-Santa Fe)
State Representative District 46 Andrea Romero (D-Santa Fe)
State Representative District 47 Reena Szczepanski (D-Santa Fe)
State Representative District 48 Tara Lujan (D-Santa Fe)
State Representative District 49 Gail “Missy” Armstrong (R-Magdelena)
State Representative District 52 Doreen Gallegos (D-Las Cruces)
State Representative District 55 Cathrynn Brown (R-Carlsbad)
State Representative District 56 Harlan Vincent (R-Ruidoso Downs)
State Representative District 58 Angelita Mejia (R-Dexter)
State Representative District 59 Jared Hembree (R-Roswell)
State Representative District 61 Randall Pettigrew (R-Lovington)
State Representative District 62 Elaine Sena Cortez (R-Hobbs)
State Representative District 63 Martin Zamora (R-Clovis)
State Representative District 64 Andrea Reeb (R-Clovis)
State Representative District 65 Derrick Lente (D-Sandia Pueblo)
State Representative District 66 Jimmy Mason (R-Artesia)
State Representative District 67 Jack Chatfield (R-Mosquero)
State Representative District 69 Michelle Abeyta (D-To’hajiilee)
State Representative District 70 Anita Amalia Gonzales (D-Las Vegas)