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New Mexico, State House, District 29

New Mexico House of Representatives District 29
Current incumbentJoy I. Garratt Democratic Party
Population29,560
Race43.8% White, 2.7% Native American, 2.9% Black, 2.2% Asian, 45.8% Hispanic, 2.5% Other Races
Ethnicity54.2% Non-Hispanic, 45.8% Hispanic
Voting age68.3% age 18 and over

New Mexico's twenty-ninth state house district is represented by Democratic Representative Joy I. Garratt.

As of the 2010 census, a total of 29,560 civilians reside within New Mexico's twenty-ninth state house district. New Mexico state representatives represent an average of 29,417 residents, as of the 2010 Census. After the 2000 Census, each member represented approximately 25,986 residents.

About the office

Members of the New Mexico House of Representatives serve two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. New Mexico legislators assume office January 1st.

Qualifications

Article 4, Section 3 of the New Mexico Constitution states: "Senators shall not be less than twenty-five years of age and representatives not less than twenty-one years of age at the time of their election. If any senator or representative permanently removes his residence from or maintains no residence in the district from which he was elected, then he shall be deemed to have resigned and his successor shall be selected as provided in Section 4 of this article. No person shall be eligible to serve in the legislature who, at the time of qualifying, holds any office of trust or profit with the state, county or national governments, except notaries public and officers of the militia who receive no salary."

Salaries

State legislators
SalaryPer diem
$0/year$161/day

Vacancies

If there is a vacancy in the New Mexico State Legislature, the governor fills the vacancy with a listed provided by the board of county commissioners representing the vacant seat. The governor is not required by law to appoint a member of the same political party of the last incumbent. There are no deadlines set by Article IV, Section 4 of the New Mexico Constitution which governs legislative vacancies. The appointed replacement serves for the remainder of the unfilled term.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of New Mexico House of Representatives will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for June 2, 2020. The filing deadline is March 10, 2020.

2018

General election
General election for New Mexico House of Representatives District 29

Joy Garratt (D) defeated incumbent David Adkins (R) in the general election for New Mexico House of Representatives District 29 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Joy Garratt (D)
54.1
7,296

David Adkins (R)
45.9
6,184

Total votes: 13,480
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 29

Joy Garratt advanced from the Democratic primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 29 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Joy Garratt (D)
100
2,213

Total votes: 2,213
Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 29

Incumbent David Adkins advanced from the Republican primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 29 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

David Adkins (R)
100
928

Total votes: 928

2016

Elections for the New Mexico House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 8, 2016.

Incumbent David Adkins defeated Ronnie Martinez in the New Mexico House of Representatives District 29 general election.

New Mexico House of Representatives District 29, General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png David Adkins Incumbent 50.03% 6,976
Democratic Ronnie Martinez 49.97% 6,967
Total Votes 13,943
Source: New Mexico Secretary of State

Ronnie Martinez ran unopposed in the New Mexico House of Representatives District 29 Democratic primary.

New Mexico House of Representatives District 29, Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Ronnie Martinez (unopposed)

Incumbent David Adkins ran unopposed in the New Mexico House of Representatives District 29 Republican primary.

New Mexico House of Representatives District 29, Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png David Adkins Incumbent (unopposed)


2014

Elections for the New Mexico House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014, and a general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 4, 2014. David Adkins defeated incumbent Thomas Anderson in the Republican primary, while Ronnie Martinez was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Adkins defeated Martinez in the general election.

New Mexico House of Representatives, District 29 General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Adkins 53.7% 4,027
Democratic Ronnie Martinez 46.3% 3,470
Total Votes 7,497

New Mexico House of Representatives, District 29 Republican Primary, 2014

2012

Elections for the office of New Mexico House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on June 5, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature-filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 20, 2012. Incumbent Thomas Anderson (R) defeated Democrat Lloyd Ginsberg in the general election. Anderson ran and defeated Peggy L. Muller-Aragon in the June 5 Republican primary. Ginsberg was unopposed in the Democratic primary.

New Mexico House of Representatives, District 29, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngThomas Anderson Incumbent 52.2% 1,768
Democratic Lloyd S. Ginsberg 47.8% 1,622
Total Votes 3,390

New Mexico House of Representatives, District 29 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngThomas Anderson Incumbent 57.5% 679
Peggy L. Muller-Aragon 42.5% 502
Total Votes 1,181

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for New Mexico House of Representatives District 29 raised a total of $408,131. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $17,745 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, New Mexico House of Representatives District 29

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $125,640 2 $62,820
2014 $70,814 3 $23,605
2012 $58,932 3 $19,644
2010 $35,167 2 $17,584
2008 $1,050 1 $1,050
2006 $51,699 3 $17,233
2004 $16,335 2 $8,168
2002 $18,570 3 $6,190
2000 $29,924 4 $7,481
Total $408,131 23 $17,745