The 2022 New Mexico House of Representatives election took place on November 8, 2022, as part of the biennial United States elections. All 70 seats in the New Mexico House of Representatives were up for election. The election coincided with elections for other offices including the United States House of Representatives, governor, attorney general, and secretary of state. The primary election was held on June 7, 2022.
Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal Ball May 19, 2022
Results summary District Incumbent Party Elected representative Party 1 Rep Rep 2 Rep Rep 3 Rep Rep 4 Dem Dem 5 Dem Dem 6 Dem Dem 7 Rep Rep 8 Rep Rep 9 Dem Dem 10 Dem Dem 11 Dem Dem 12 Dem Dem 13 Dem Dem 14 Dem Dem 15 Dem Dem Dem 16 Dem Dem 17 New Seat Dem 18 Dem Dem 19 Dem Dem 20 Dem Dem 21 Dem Dem 22 Rep Rep 23 New Seat Rep 24 Dem Dem 25 Dem Dem 26 Dem Dem 27 Dem Dem 28 Dem Dem 29 Dem Dem 30 Dem Dem 31 Rep Rep 32 Dem Rep 33 Dem Dem 34 Dem Dem 35 Dem Dem 36 Dem Dem 37 Dem Dem 38 Rep Dem 39 Rep Rep 40 Dem Dem 41 Dem Dem 42 Dem Dem 43 Dem Dem 44 Rep Dem Dem 45 Dem Dem 46 Dem Dem 47 Dem Dem 48 Dem Dem 49 Rep Rep 50 Dem Dem 51 Rep Rep 52 Dem Dem 53 Dem Dem 54 Rep Rep 55 Rep Rep 56 Rep Rep 57 Rep Rep 58 Rep Rep 59 Rep Rep 60 Rep Rep 61 Rep Rep 62 Rep Rep 63 Rep Rep 64 Rep Rep 65 Dem Dem 66 Ind Rep 67 Rep Rep 68 Dem Dem 69 Dem Dem 70 Dem Dem
Party Candi-dates Votes Seats No. % No. +/– % Democratic 54 355,314 56.07 45 64.29 Republican 50 266,240 42.02 25 1 35.71 Independent/Write-in 7 10,798 1.70 0 1 0.00 Libertarian 1 1,319 0.21 0 0.00Total 112 633,671 100% 70 100%
Closest races Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
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Retiring incumbents Democrats District 17: Deborah Armstrong retired. District 19: Kay Bounkeua retired. District 23: Daymon Ely retired. District 26: Georgene Louis retired. District 47: Brian Egolf retired. District 68: Karen Bash retired.
Independents District 66: Phelps Anderson retired.
Republicans District 2: James Strickler retired. District 7: Kelly Fajardo retired. District 38: Rebecca Dow retired to run for governor of New Mexico. District 56: Zachary Cook retired. District 64: Randal Crowder retired.
Incumbents defeated in primaries Democrats District 40: Roger Montoya lost renomination to Joseph Sanchez.
Republicans District 51: Rachel Black lost renomination to John Block.
Newly created seats District 17 (Bernalillo County), won by Cynthia Borrego (D) District 23 (Sandoval County), won by Alan Martinez (R)
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__NOTOC__
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District 1 Incumbent Republican Rod Montoya had represented the 1st district since 2015.
District 2 Incumbent Republican James Strickler had represented the 2nd district since 2007. Strickler did not seek re-election.
District 3 Incumbent Republican Ryan Lane had represented the 3rd district since 2021.
District 4 Incumbent Democrat Anthony Allison had represented the 4th district since 2019. Christina Aspaas unsuccessfully challenged Allison for the Democratic nomination. Democratic primary
General election
District 5 Incumbent Democrat Doreen Wonda Johnson had represented the 5th district since 2015. Kevin Mitchell unsuccessfully challenged Johnson for the Democratic nomination. Democratic primary
General election
District 6 Incumbent Democrat Eliseo Alcon had represented the 6th district since 2009.
District 7 Incumbent Republican Kelly Fajardo had represented the 7th district since 2013. Fajardo did not seek re-election.
District 8 Incumbent Republican Brian Baca had represented the 8th district since his appointment in 2022.
District 9 Incumbent Democrat Patricia Lundstrom had represented the 9th district since 2003.
District 10 Incumbent Democrat Andrés Romero had represented the 10th district since 2015.
District 11 Incumbent Democratic Majority Leader Javier Martínez had represented the 11th district since 2015. Lisa Meyer-Hagen defeated Adrian Anthony Trujillo Sr. for the Republican nomination. Republican primary
General election
District 12 Incumbent Democrat Art De La Cruz had represented the 12th district since his appointment in 2022. Melissa Armijo and Nicole Michelle Olonovich unsuccessfully challenged Cruz for the Democratic nomination. Democratic primary
General election
District 13 Incumbent Democrat Patricia Roybal Caballero had represented the 13th district since 2013.
District 14 Incumbent Democrat Miguel Garcia had represented the 14th district since 1997.
After losing the election to Garcia by 3,600 votes, Peña claimed he was the victim of election fraud and refused to concede. On January 16, 2023, he was charged with hiring four men to shoot at the houses of four Democratic politicians (New Mexico House Speaker Javier Martínez, state Senator Linda M. Lopez, and two Bernalillo County commissioners) in December 2022 and January 2023.
District 15 The new 15th district includes the homes of incumbent Democrats Dayan Hochman-Vigil, who had represented the 15th district since 2019, and Deborah Armstrong, who had represented the 17th district since 2015. Armstrong did not seek re-election, and later resigned. Linda Garcia Benavides was appointed to fill the remainder of Armstrong's term.
District 16 Incumbent Democrat Moe Maestas had represented the 16th district since 2007.
District 17 The new 17th District was an open seat with no incumbent. Cynthia Borrego defeated Darrell Deaguero for the Democratic nomination. Ellis McMath defeated Joshua Taylor Neal for the Republican nomination. Borrego won the open seat. Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
District 18 Incumbent Democrat Gail Chasey had represented the 18th district since 1997.
District 19 Incumbent Democrat Kay Bounkeua had represented the 19th district since her appointment in August 2021. Bounkeua did not seek re-election. Janelle Anyanonu defeated Colton Dean for the Democratic nomination. Democratic primary
General election
District 20 Incumbent Democrat Meredith Dixon had represented the 20th district since 2021.
District 21 Incumbent Democrat Debra Sariñana had represented the 21st district since 2017.
District 22 Incumbent Republican Stefani Lord had represented the 22nd district since 2021.
District 23 The new 23rd district was an open seat that was expected to favor Republicans. Most constituents came from the former 44th district.
District 24 Incumbent Democrat Liz Thomson had represented the 24th district since 2017.
District 25 Incumbent Democrat Christine Trujillo had represented the 25th district since 2013.
District 26 Incumbent Democrat Georgene Louis had represented the 26th district since 2013. Louis did not seek re-election. Former representative Eleanor Chavez defeated Cherise Quezada for the Democratic nomination. Democratic primary
General election
District 27 Incumbent Democrat Marian Matthews had represented the 27th district since 2020. Robert Godshall defeated Elisa Maria Martinez for the Republican nomination. Republican primary
General election
District 28 Incumbent Democrat Pamelya Herndon had represented the 28th district since her appointment in June 2021.
District 29 Incumbent Democrat Joy Garratt had represented the 29th district since 2019. Gregory Cunningham defeated Adelious De Stith for the Republican nomination. Republican primary
General election
District 30 Incumbent Democrat Natalie Figueroa had represented the 30th district since 2019.
District 31 Incumbent Republican Bill Rehm had represented the 31st district since 2007.
District 32 Incumbent Democrat Candie Sweetser had represented the 32nd district since 2017. Sweetser lost re-election to Republican Jenifer Jones.
District 33 Incumbent Democrat Micaela Lara Cadena had represented the 33rd district since 2019. Republican primary
General election
District 34 Incumbent Democrat Raymundo Lara had represented the 34th district since 2019.
District 35 Incumbent Democrat Angelica Rubio had represented the 35th district since 2017.
District 36 Incumbent Democrat Nathan Small had represented the 36th district since 2017.
District 37 Incumbent Democrat Joanne Ferrary had represented the 37th district since 2017.
District 38 Incumbent Republican Rebecca Dow had represented the 38th district since 2017. Dow was retiring to run for governor of New Mexico. The district had been drawn to be much more Democratic-leaning than its predecessor. Tara Jaramillo defeated Ravi Bhasker for the Democratic nomination. Sandra Kay Hammack defeated Melba Aguilar for the Republican nomination. Jaramillo won the general election. Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
District 39 Incumbent Republican Luis Terrazas had represented the 39th district since 2021. Former representative Rodolpho Martinez defeated Karen Whitlock for the Democratic nomination. Democratic primary
General election
District 40 Incumbent Democrat Roger Montoya had represented the 40th district since 2021. Montoya lost re-nomination to Joseph Sanchez, who went on to win the general election. Democratic primary
General election
District 41 Incumbent Democrat Susan Herrera had represented the 41st district since 2019. Marlo Martinez unsuccessfully challenged Herrera for the Democratic nomination. Democratic primary
General election
District 42 Incumbent Democrat Kristina Ortez had represented the 42nd district since 2021. Florence Miera unsuccessfully challenged Ortez for the Democratic nomination. Democratic primary
General election
District 43 Incumbent Democrat Christine Chandler had represented the 43rd district since 2019.
District 44 The new 44th district includes the home of incumbent Republican Jane Powdrell-Culbert, who had represented the 44th district since 2003, and incumbent Democrat Daymon Ely, who had represented the 23rd district since 2017. Ely did not seek re-election. Frida Susana Vazquez unsuccessfully challenged Powdrell-Culbert for the Republican nomination. Powdrell-Culbert lost the general election to Democrat Kathleen Cates. Republican primary
General election
District 45 Incumbent Democrat Linda Serrato had represented the 45th district since 2020.
District 46 Incumbent Democrat Andrea Romero had represented the 46th district since 2019. Henry Roybal and Ryan Erik Salazar unsuccessfully challenged Romero for the Democratic nomination. Democratic primary
General election
District 47 Incumbent Democratic House Speaker Brian Egolf had represented the 47th district since 2009. Egolf did not seek re-election.
District 48 Incumbent Democrat Tara Lujan had represented the 48th district since 2020.
District 49 Incumbent Republican Gail Armstrong had represented the 49th district since 2017.
District 50 Incumbent Democrat Matthew McQueen had represented the 50th district since 2015.
District 51