Democrat incumbent Charlotte Little won reelection to the New Mexico House of Representatives, representing District 68 on Albuquerque’s West Side.
“I’m just so very grateful for [the voters’] support and belief in me,” said Little, in a phone interview. A Democrat first elected in 2023, originally from San Felipe Pueblo, Little is a consultant who has worked for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, NM Voices for Children, Emerge New Mexico and the San Felipe Pueblo Health Board.
Little won 57% of the vote, defeating David Adkins, a Republican who represented a different west side district from 2015 to 2018, before redistricting changes. Adkins is an Air Force veteran, former firefighter and APD police chaplain.
In January, New Mexico House Democrats will have a supermajority in the House, with 47 of the 70 seats.
Little said she plans on getting back to business during the coming 60-day legislative session.
“Healthcare, food services, housing, really basic needs that people have been worried about — we already made some steps, we have the opportunity to continue to do good things for people in New Mexico,” Little said.
Jasper Hardesty a 68-year-old independent voter said the state Legislature has been doing well, but he wants to see bills make it out of committee quicker and onto the floor.
“A lot of stuff gets held up in committee that I think are good bills that don’t make it to vote,” Hardesty said woking while working and organizing the polls at UNM.
In response, Little said she doesn’t want bills to move so fast that they don’t a fair hearing.
“If a good bill is coming forward it is important to hear the pros and cons,” Little said, “I think having all those conversations are important because you get to hear all sides.”
She thanked her supporters for powering the win.
“I’m just so grateful for the people that showed up [to vote],” Little said. “A big thanks to the volunteers who came out, they came out from day one knocking on doors, making phone calls and when it got hard they kept showing up — I am so grateful to them, I couldn’t have done this without them.”
