New Mexico held its general election on November 5, 2024, deciding 112 legislative seats. No chamber changed party control.
Highlights
- Democrats kept comfortable majorities in both chambers, but Republicans netted one seat in each: the Senate went from 27-15 to 26-16 and the House from 45-25 to 44-26. Only 15 Senate and 32 House races were contested at all.
- Three open Senate seats changed parties, two of them Republican gains. Jay Block (R) won the previously Democratic Senate District 12 (Rio Rancho) with 52 percent, and Gabriel Ramos (R) took the previously Democratic Senate District 28, in the state's southwest corner, with 55 percent. Angel Charley (D) ran unopposed for the open Senate District 30, which Sen. Joshua Sanchez (R) left to run in the redrawn District 29, where he won.
- The House's only change was in House District 38 (Truth or Consequences), where former Rep. Rebecca Dow (R) unseated Rep. Tara Jaramillo (D) with 52 percent, the lone incumbent defeated in either chamber. Speaker Javier Martínez (D) turned back a rare challenge in House District 11 with 75 percent. The closest race, House District 57 in Rio Rancho, went to Catherine Cullen (R) by about 130 votes, an open Republican hold inside the automatic-recount line; House District 53 in Las Cruces went to Sarah Silva (D) by a little over a point.
- Beyond the four flips, 3 more of the 112 legislative races finished inside two points, and 65 seats drew a single candidate. Results were certified on November 27.
- All eight statewide questions passed. Four were general-obligation bonds: senior-center bonds, library bonds, higher-education bonds, and public-safety radio bonds. Four were constitutional amendments: one tying the disabled-veteran exemption to the veteran's disability rating, one raising the veterans exemption to $10,000, one letting county commissions set county officers' salaries, and, narrowly, one changing who chairs the judicial nominating commission.
Legislature
- House (70 seats): 45 D, 25 R before the election, 44 D, 26 R after; control stayed with Democrats.
- Senate (42 seats): 26 D, 15 R, 1 other or vacant before the election, 26 D, 16 R after; control stayed with Democrats.
Legislative races
Ballot measures
| Measure | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Bond Question 1 | Issues $30.76 million in bonds to fund senior citizens facilities. This bond measure was placed on the New Mexico 2024 ballot. Voters approved it with 70.0% voting yes. | Passed (70% yes) |
| Bond Question 2 | Issues $19.305 million in bonds to fund public libraries. This bond measure was placed on the New Mexico 2024 ballot. Voters approved it with 67.0% voting yes. | Passed (67% yes) |
| Bond Question 3 | Issue $230.26 million in bonds to fund capital improvement projects for higher education institutions, special public schools, and tribal schools. This bond measure was placed on the New Mexico 2024 ballot. Voters approved it with 66.0% voting yes. | Passed (66% yes) |
| Bond Question 4 | Issues $10.297 million in bonds to modernize public safety radio communications systems. This bond measure was placed on the New Mexico 2024 ballot. Voters approved it with 63.0% voting yes. | Passed (63% yes) |
| Constitutional Amendment 1 | Proportionally applies the disabled veteran property tax exemption according to a veteran's disability rating. This legislatively referred constitutional amendment was placed on the New Mexico 2024 ballot. Voters approved it with 83.0% voting yes. | Passed (83% yes) |
| Constitutional Amendment 2 | Increases the property tax exemption for veterans from $4,000 to $10,000, adjusted annually for inflation. This legislatively referred constitutional amendment was placed on the New Mexico 2024 ballot. Voters approved it with 72.0% voting yes. | Passed (72% yes) |
| Constitutional Amendment 3 | Authorize the designee of the dean of the University of New Mexico Law School serve as chair of the judicial nomination commission. This legislatively referred constitutional amendment was placed on the New Mexico 2024 ballot. Voters approved it with 51.0% voting yes. | Passed (51% yes) |
| Constitutional Amendment 4 | Authorize the board of county commissioners to set salaries for county officers and clarify that fees collected by the county are to be deposited into the county treasury. This legislatively referred constitutional amendment was placed on the New Mexico 2024 ballot. Voters approved it with 66.0% voting yes. | Passed (66% yes) |