2010 New Mexico House of Representatives election

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2010 New Mexico House of Representatives election
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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 Ben Luján Tom Taylor
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 46th - Nambé 1st - Farmington
Last election 45 25
Seats won 37 33
Seat change Decrease8 Increase8
Popular vote 262,078 253,261
Percentage 50.75% 49.05%
Results:
     Democratic hold
     Republican hold      Republican gain
Speaker of the House before election

Ben Luján
Democratic

 Elected Speaker of the House

Ben Luján
Democratic

The 2010 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 for Governor, U.S. House, and Attorney General.[1] A primary election held on June 1, 2010, determined which candidates appear on the November 2nd general election ballot.

Incumbents defeated in the primary election

District Incumbent Party Elected representative Party
1st Tom Taylor Rep Tom Taylor Rep
2nd James Strickler Rep James Strickler Rep
3rd Paul Bandy Rep Paul Bandy Rep
4th Ray Begaye Dem Ray Begaye Dem
5th Sandra Jeff Dem Sandra Jeff Dem
6th Eliseo Alcon Dem Eliseo Alcon Dem
7th Andrew Barreras Dem David Chavez Rep
8th Elias Barela Dem Alonzo Baldonado Rep
9th Patricia Lundstrom Dem Patricia Lundstrom Dem
10th Henry Saavedra Dem Henry Saavedra Dem
11th Rick Miera Dem Rick Miera Dem
12th Ernest Chavez Dem Ernest Chavez Dem
13th Eleanor Chavez Dem Eleanor Chavez Dem
14th Miguel Garcia Dem Miguel Garcia Dem
15th Bill O'Neill Dem Bill O'Neill Dem
16th Moe Maestas Dem Moe Maestas Dem
17th Edward Sandoval Dem Edward Sandoval Dem
18th Gail Chasey Dem Gail Chasey Dem
19th Sheryl Williams Stapleton Dem Sheryl Williams Stapleton Dem
20th James White Rep James White Rep
21st Mimi Stewart Dem Mimi Stewart Dem
22nd Kathy McCoy Rep James Smith Rep
23rd Benjamin Rodefer Dem David Doyle Rep
24th Janice Arnold-Jones Rep Conrad James Rep
25th Danice Picraux Dem Danice Picraux Dem
26th Al Park Dem Al Park Dem
27th Larry Larrañaga Rep Larry Larrañaga Rep
28th Jimmie Hall Rep Jimmie Hall Rep
29th Thomas Anderson Rep Thomas Anderson Rep
30th Karen Giannini Dem Nate Gentry Rep
31st Bill Rehm Rep Bill Rehm Rep
32nd Dona Irwin Dem Dona Irwin Dem
33rd Joni Gutierrez Dem Joni Gutierrez Dem
34th Mary Helen Garcia Dem Mary Helen Garcia Dem
35th Antonio Luján Dem Antonio Luján Dem
36th Andy Nuñez Dem Andy Nuñez Dem
37th Jeff Steinborn Dem Terry McMillan Rep
38th Dianne Hamilton Rep Dianne Hamilton Rep
39th Rodolpho Martinez Dem 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 Jeannette Wallace Rep Jeannette Wallace Rep
44th Jane Powdrell-Culbert Rep Jane Powdrell-Culbert Rep
45th Jim Trujillo Dem Jim Trujillo Dem
46th Ben Luján Dem Ben Luján Dem
47th Brian Egolf Dem Brian Egolf Dem
48th Lucky Varela Dem Lucky Varela Dem
49th Don Tripp Rep Don Tripp Rep
50th Rhonda Sue King Dem Rhonda Sue King Dem
51st Gloria Vaughn Rep Yvette Herrell Rep
52nd Joe Cervantes Dem Joe Cervantes Dem
53rd Nate Cote Dem Ricky Little Rep
54th Bill Gray Rep Bill Gray Rep
55th John Heaton Dem Cathrynn Brown Rep
56th Zachary Cook Rep Zachary Cook Rep
57th Dennis Kintigh Rep Dennis Kintigh Rep
58th Candy Ezzell Rep Candy Ezzell Rep
59th Nora Espinoza Rep Nora Espinoza Rep
60th Jack Thomas Dem Tim Lewis Rep
61st Shirley Tyler Rep Shirley Tyler Rep
62nd Donald Bratton Rep Donald Bratton Rep
63rd Jose Campos Dem George Dodge Jr. Dem
64th Anna Crook Rep Anna Crook Rep
65th James Madalena Dem James Madalena Dem
66th Keith Gardner Rep Keith Gardner Rep
67th Dennis Roch Rep Dennis Roch Rep
68th Thomas Garcia Dem Thomas Garcia Dem
69th Ken Martinez Dem Ken Martinez Dem
70th Richard Vigil Dem Richard Vigil Dem
PartyCandi-
dates		VotesSeats
No. %No.+/– %
Democratic53262,07850.7538Decrease852.86
Republican50253,26149.0532Increase847.14
Libertarian15240.100Steady0.00
Independent15090.100Steady0.00
Total105516,372100%70Steady100%
House seats
Democratic
 
 52.86%
Republican
 
 47.14%
Popular vote
Democratic
 
 50.75%
Republican
 
 49.05%
Libertarian
 
 0.10%
Independent
 
 0.10%

Incumbents defeated in the general election

  • Andrew Barreras (D-District 7), defeated by David Chavez (R)
  • Benjamin Rodefer (D-District 23), defeated by David Doyle (R)
  • Karen Giannini (D-District 30), defeated by Nate Gentry (R)
  • Jeff Steinborn (D-District 37), defeated by Terry McMillan (R)
  • Nate Cote (D-District 53), defeated by Ricky Little (R)
  • John Heaton (D-District 55), defeated by Cathrynn Brown (R)
  • Jack Thomas (D-District 60), defeated by Tim Lewis (R)

Open seats that changed parties

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Governing[2] Likely D November 1, 2010

Detailed results

See also

References

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