New Mexico House of Representatives · 2026 general · all 70 seats
Democrats keep a majority in the New Mexico House of Representatives
Democrats hold 47 seats and Republicans 23; 36 make a majority. 5 seats changed party.
4 seats flipped to Democrats1 to Republicans
Source: Results and race calls: New Mexico Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET
Source: Results and race calls: New Mexico Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET
Every race, by how close it was
All 69 races by the winner’s margin, D − R. The shaded band holds the 3 races decided by under 5 points. Ringed dots flipped; amber dots are still being counted. The 38 seats won without an opponent sit at the ends.
- Democratic
- Republican
- Counting
- Flipped
- Under 5 points
Unofficial returns. Source: Results and race calls: New Mexico Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET
Seats that flipped
Districts that elected the other party.
Incumbents who lost
Members defeated in the general election.
Closest called races
Smallest winning margins.
Biggest swings
Change in margin from the last race on the same lines.
Source: Results and race calls: New Mexico Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET
How far each district moved
Change in each contested district’s margin from the previous election, in 2-point bins. The median district moved D +13.6.
26 contested districts; districts uncontested in either election are left out.
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
New Mexico House of Representatives in other elections
- 2024 Dem. 43–27
- 2022 Dem. 45–25
- 2020 Dem. 44–25
- 2018 Dem. 46–24
- The New Mexico House of Representatives →
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