2016 New Mexico House of Representatives election

2016 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 Brian Egolf Don Tripp
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 47th - Santa Fe 49th - Socorro
Last election 33 37
Seats won 38 32
Seat change Increase 5 Decrease5
Popular vote 365,713 304,989
Percentage 54.15% 45.16%

Results:
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold

Speaker of the House before election

Don Tripp
Republican

Elected Speaker of the House

Brian Egolf
Democratic

The 2016 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 the Presidency, the special election for Secretary of State, the U.S. House, and the State Senate.[1]

A primary election held on June 7, 2016 determined which candidates appear on the November 8th general election ballot.

  1. ^ "New Mexico House of Representatives elections, 2016". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 27, 2022.