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New Mexico, State House, District 49

New Mexico House of Representatives District 49
Current incumbentGail Armstrong Republican Party
Population29,630
Race42.7% White, 2.7% Native American, 0.9% Black, 0.7% Asian, 51.6% Hispanic, 1.4% Other Races
Ethnicity48.4% Non-Hispanic, 51.6% Hispanic
Voting age77.5% age 18 and over

New Mexico's forty-ninth state house district is represented by Republican Representative Gail Armstrong.

As of the 2010 census, a total of 29,630 civilians reside within New Mexico's forty-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.

2016 pivot county

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This district is one of 710 state legislative districts that intersects with one or more Pivot Counties. These 206 Pivot Counties voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012.

The 206 Pivot Counties are located in 34 states. Iowa, with 31, had the most such counties. The partisan makeup of state legislative districts intersecting with Pivot Counties is slightly more Republican than the overall partisan makeup of state legislatures throughout the country.

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 49

Incumbent Gail Armstrong (R) won election in the general election for New Mexico House of Representatives District 49 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Gail Armstrong (R)
100
7,498

Total votes: 7,498
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Democratic primary election

No Democratic candidates ran in the primary.

Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 49

Incumbent Gail Armstrong advanced from the Republican primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 49 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Gail Armstrong (R)
100
1,886

Total votes: 1,886

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 Don Tripp ran unopposed in the New Mexico House of Representatives District 49 general election.

New Mexico House of Representatives District 49, General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Don Tripp Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 8,864
Total Votes 8,864
Source: New Mexico Secretary of State

Conrad G. Guajardo ran unopposed in the New Mexico House of Representatives District 49 Democratic primary.

New Mexico House of Representatives District 49, Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Conrad G. Guajardo (unopposed)

Incumbent Don Tripp ran unopposed in the New Mexico House of Representatives District 49 Republican primary.

New Mexico House of Representatives District 49, Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Don Tripp 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. Incumbent Don Tripp was unopposed in the Republican primary, while Erik Gale Hawkes defeated Dell P. Washington in the Democratic primary. Tripp defeated Hawkes in the general election.

New Mexico House of Representatives, District 49 General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDon Tripp Incumbent 71.4% 6,053
Democratic Erik Gale Hawkes 28.6% 2,427
Total Votes 8,480

New Mexico House of Representatives, District 49 Democratic 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 Don Tripp (R) defeated write-in candidate Dell Washington (D) in the general election. Tripp was unopposed in the June 5 Republican primary.

New Mexico House of Representatives, District 49, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDon Tripp Incumbent 98% 9,213
Democratic (write-in) Dell Washington 2% 187
Total Votes 9,400

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for New Mexico House of Representatives District 49 raised a total of $466,867. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $29,179 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, New Mexico House of Representatives District 49

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $215,632 2 $107,816
2014 $34,779 3 $11,593
2012 $12,350 1 $12,350
2010 $3,150 1 $3,150
2008 $4,705 1 $4,705
2006 $8,225 1 $8,225
2004 $57,564 2 $28,782
2002 $27,392 2 $13,696
2000 $103,070 3 $34,357
Total $466,867 16 $29,179