2012 New Mexico House of Representatives election

2012 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 (retired) Donald Bratton
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 46th - Nambé 62nd - Hobbs
Last election 37 33
Seats before 36[a] 33
Seats won 38 32
Seat change Increase2 Decrease1
Popular vote 337,158 325,276
Percentage 50.41% 48.63%

Results:
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold      Republican gain

Speaker of the House before election

Ben Luján
Democratic

Elected Speaker of the House

Ken Martinez
Democratic

The 2012 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 U.S. President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and State Senate.[1] A primary election held on June 5, 2012, determined which candidates appear on the November 6th general election ballot.


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  1. ^ "New Mexico House of Representatives elections, 2012". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 9, 2023.