The following is a list of events of the year 2020 in New Mexico.
Incumbents State government Governor: Michelle Lujan Grisham (D)
Events Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in New Mexico March 11 – Governor Lujan Grisham signed Executive Order 2020–004, declaring a statewide public health emergency. March 25 – The first death in the state is reported. A male in his late 70s died on March 22 at Artesia General Hospital. June 15 – The Vics Peak Fire started which burned burned 14,624 acres in the Apache Kid Wilderness in the Cibola National Forest. September 4 – Virtual burning of Zozobra took place in Santa Fe. November 3: In the 2020 United States presidential election in New Mexico, Joe Biden wins the state by a 10.79% margin of victory. In the 2020 United States Senate election in New Mexico, Ben Ray Luján defeated Mark Ronchetti by a 6.1% margin. Yvette Herrell defeated incumbent Xochitl Torres Small for New Mexico's 2nd congressional district.
See also 2020 in the United States
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