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New Mexico intermediate appellate court elections, 2018

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2018 election dates
Deadline to file candidacy
June 28, 2018
Primary election
June 5, 2018
General election
November 6, 2018
Deadline to file for retention
June 26, 2018


All six of the judges on the New Mexico Court of Appeals who were required to stand for either retention or partisan election in 2018 were appointed by Republican Gov. Susana Martinez, including one Democratic judge. Five of the incumbents were required to stand for partisan election; one was up for retention. Ten judges sit on the court. Of the judges, six were appointed by a Republican governor, two were appointed by a Democratic governor, and two ran for the court as Democratic candidates.

Democrats defeated the four Republican incumbents seeking re-election, and Democrat Jennifer Attrep ran unopposed. Republican Judge J. Miles Hanisee was retained.

The judges of the New Mexico Court of Appeals are chosen by assisted gubernatorial appointment. A new appointee must stand in the next partisan election after his or her appointment. To serve additional terms after his or her elected term, a judge must stand for retention. Judges in New Mexico must win 57 percent of the vote to be retained.

Candidates and results

French's seat

General election

General election
General election for New Mexico Court of Appeals

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Kristina Bogardus (D)
 
54.6
 
370,314
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Stephen French (R)
 
45.4
 
308,146

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 678,460
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Primary election
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Bohnhoff's seat

General election

General election
General election for New Mexico Court of Appeals

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Jacqueline Medina (D)
 
57.8
 
391,429
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Henry Bohnhoff (R)
 
42.2
 
285,681

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 677,110
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Primary election
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■ Henry Bohnhoff Green check mark transparent.png (Incumbent)

Kiehne's seat

General election

General election
General election for New Mexico Court of Appeals

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Briana H. Zamora (D)
 
57.8
 
390,971
Image of Emil Kiehne
Emil Kiehne (R)
 
42.2
 
285,554

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 676,525
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Primary election
■ Briana H. ZamoraGreen check mark transparent.png
■ Emil Kiehne Green check mark transparent.png (Incumbent)

Gallegos' seat

General election

General election
General election for New Mexico Court of Appeals

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Megan Duffy (D)
 
54.5
 
367,522
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Daniel Gallegos (R)
 
45.5
 
306,814

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 674,336
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Primary election
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■ Daniel Gallegos Green check mark transparent.png (Incumbent)

Attrep's seat

General election

General election
General election for New Mexico Court of Appeals

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jennifer Attrep
Jennifer Attrep (D)
 
100.0
 
466,482

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 466,482
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Primary election
■ Jennifer Attrep Green check mark transparent.png (Incumbent)

Hanisee's seat

New Mexico Court of Appeals

J. Miles Hanisee was retained to the New Mexico Court of Appeals on November 6, 2018 with 69.4% of the vote.

Retention
 Vote
%
Votes
✔
Yes
 
69.4
 
 382,151
No
 
30.6
 
 168,167
Total Votes
 550,318

It has been certified. Source


Selection

See also: Partisan election of judges

The 10 judges of the New Mexico Court of Appeals are chosen by assisted gubernatorial appointment. A new appointee must stand in the next partisan election after his or her appointment. If a sitting judge wishes to serve additional terms, he or she must compete in an uncontested retention election and receive at least 57 percent of the vote.[1] In the event of a midterm vacancy, the governor appoints a replacement from a list of qualified candidates recommended by the judicial nominating commission. The newly appointed judge must run in the next general election to serve out the remainder of the unexpired term. To win further full terms, the judge must stand for retention by voters thereafter.[1]

Qualifications

To serve the court of appeals, a judge must:

  • be the minimum age of 35;
  • have practiced law for the ten years preceding assumption of office;
  • be a state resident of at least three years preceding assumption of office.[1]

Selection of the chief judge

The chief judge of the court of appeals is selected by peer vote to serve a two-year term.[1]

State profile

Demographic data for New Mexico
 New MexicoU.S.
Total population:2,080,328316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):121,2983,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:73.2%73.6%
Black/African American:2.1%12.6%
Asian:1.4%5.1%
Native American:9.1%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0.1%0.2%
Two or more:3.3%3%
Hispanic/Latino:47.4%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:84.2%86.7%
College graduation rate:26.3%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$44,963$53,889
Persons below poverty level:24.7%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in New Mexico.
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Presidential voting pattern

See also: Presidential voting trends in New Mexico

New Mexico voted for the Democratic candidate in six out of the seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.

Pivot Counties (2016)

Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, three are located in New Mexico, accounting for 1.46 percent of the total pivot counties.[2]

Pivot Counties (2020)

In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. New Mexico had three Retained Pivot Counties, 1.66 percent of all Retained Pivot Counties.

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Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Three of 33 New Mexico counties—9 percent—are Pivot Counties. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County Trump margin of victory in 2016 Obama margin of victory in 2012 Obama margin of victory in 2008
Colfax County, New Mexico 8.55% 2.24% 10.73%
Hidalgo County, New Mexico 6.73% 4.96% 2.92%
Valencia County, New Mexico 8.60% 2.47% 7.72%

In the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton (D) won New Mexico with 48.3 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 40 percent. In presidential elections between 1912 and 2016, New Mexico voted Democratic 56 percent of the time and Republican 44 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, New Mexico voted Democratic four times. The state voted Republican in 2004.[3]

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in New Mexico. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[4][5]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 45 out of 70 state House districts in New Mexico with an average margin of victory of 29.5 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 45 out of 70 state House districts in New Mexico with an average margin of victory of 26.7 points. Clinton won nine districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 25 out of 70 state House districts in New Mexico with an average margin of victory of 24.4 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 25 out of 70 state House districts in New Mexico with an average margin of victory of 27 points. Trump won two districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.

Recent news

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: New Mexico," archived October 3, 2014
  2. ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
  3. ↑ 270towin.com, "New Mexico," accessed August 8, 2017
  4. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
  5. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017
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Federal courts:

Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of New Mexico • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of New Mexico

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