2022 New Mexico gubernatorial election

For related races, see 2022 United States gubernatorial elections.

2022 New Mexico gubernatorial election

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| ← 2018 | November 8, 2022 (2022-11-08) | 2026 →

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Turnout| 52.38%
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Nominee  | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Mark Ronchetti  |
Party  | Democratic | Republican
Running mate  | Howie Morales | Ant Thornton
Popular vote  | 370,168 | 324,701
Percentage  | 51.97% | 45.59%

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County results

Congressional district results

Precinct results

Lujan Grisham:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Ronchetti:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      40–50%      No data

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| Governor before election

Michelle Lujan Grisham
Democratic

| Elected Governor

Michelle Lujan Grisham
Democratic

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The 2022 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of New Mexico. The election coincided with various other federal and state elections. Primary elections were held on June 7.[1]

Incumbent Democratic Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham won a second term by a margin of 6.38%. She was first elected in 2018 with 57.2% of the vote. Her opponent was Republican Mark Ronchetti, who was also his party's nominee in New Mexico's 2020 U.S. Senate election.

Despite losing, Ronchetti managed to carry a congressional district that elected Democrat Gabe Vasquez in the concurrent U.S. House elections. This was the first gubernatorial election in New Mexico since 1986 in which the winner was from the same party as the incumbent president, and the first time since 1978 that it was a Democrat.

## Democratic primary

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### Governor

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#### Candidates

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##### Nominated

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* Michelle Lujan Grisham, incumbent governor (2019–present)[2]

#### Endorsements

[edit]

Michelle Lujan Grisham

Organizations

* EMILY's List[3]

#### Results

[edit]

Gubernatorial Democratic primary results[4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Michelle Lujan Grisham (incumbent) | 125,238  | 100.0%
Total votes | 125,238  | 100.0%

### Lieutenant governor

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#### Candidates

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##### Nominated

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* Howie Morales, incumbent lieutenant governor (2019–present)[2]

#### Results

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Lieutenant gubernatorial Democratic primary results[4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Howie Morales (incumbent)  | 117,293  | 100.0%
Total votes | 117,293  | 100.0%

## Republican primary

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### Governor

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#### Candidates

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##### Nominated

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* Mark Ronchetti, former KRQE meteorologist and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2020[5]

##### Eliminated in primary

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* Jay Block, Sandoval County commissioner and retired U.S. Air Force officer[6][7]
* Rebecca Dow, state representative (2017–2023)[8]
* Ethel Maharg, Right to Life of New Mexico executive director[9]
* Gregory Zanetti, retired U.S. Army National Guard officer and former chair of the Bernalillo County Republican Party[10]

##### Withdrew

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* Karen Bedonie, businesswoman (running as a Libertarian)[4]
* Louie Sanchez, shooting range owner (ran for U.S. House)[11][12]
* Tim Walsh, former advisor to Governor Gary Johnson and former Lake City, Minnesota city councilman (ran as a Libertarian)[13]

##### Declined

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* Yvette Herrell, U.S. representative from New Mexico's 2nd congressional district (2021–2023) (ran for re-election)[14]

#### Polling

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Aggregate polls

Source of poll
aggregation  | Dates
administered  | Dates
updated  | Jay
Block  | Rebecca
Dow  | Mark
Ronchetti  | Greg
Zanetti  | Other
[a] | Margin

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Real Clear Politics[15] | April 29 – May 19, 2022  | May 23, 2022  | 10.0%  | 13.0%  | 44.5% | 9.5%  | 23.0%  | Ronchetti +31.5
Poll source  | Date(s)
administered  | Sample
size[b] | Margin
of error  | Jay
Block  | Rebecca
Dow  | Mark
Ronchetti  | Greg
Zanetti  | Other  | Undecided

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Research & Polling Inc.[16] | May 15–19, 2022  | 560 (LV)  | ± 4.1%  | 8%  | 17%  | 45% | 9%  | 1%[c] | 21%
SurveyUSA[17] | April 29 – May 7, 2022  | 505 (LV)  | ± 6.4%  | 12%  | 9%  | 44% | 10%  | 2%[d] | 23%
Public Opinion Strategies (R)[18][A] | January 31 – February 1, 2022  | 400 (LV)  | ± 4.9%  | 2%  | 9%  | 60% | 7%  | 3%  | 19%

#### Results

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Results by county:

Ronchetti

*   30–40%

*   40–50%

*   50–60%

*   60–70%

*   70–80%

Dow

*   30–40%

*   40–50%

*   50–60%

Gubernatorial Republican primary results[4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Mark Ronchetti  | 68,658  | 58.41%
| Republican | Rebecca Dow | 18,185  | 15.47%
| Republican | Gregory Zanetti | 16,394  | 13.95%
| Republican | Jay Block  | 12,469  | 10.61%
| Republican | Ethel Maharg  | 1,845  | 1.57%
Total votes | 117,551  | 100.0%

### Lieutenant governor

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#### Candidates

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##### Nominated

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* Ant Thornton, aerospace engineer[4]

##### Eliminated in primary

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* Peggy Muller-Aragon, member of the Albuquerque Public Schools Board of Education[4]

##### Eliminated at convention

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* Patrick H. Lyons, former New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands and former member of the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission[4]
* Anastacia Morper, real estate agent[4]
* Isabella Solis, Doña Ana County commissioner[19]

#### Results

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Results by county:

Thornton

*   50–60%

*   60–70%

*   70–80%

Muller-Aragon

*   50–60%

*   60–70%

Lieutenant gubernatorial Republican primary results[4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Ant Thornton | 64,386  | 59.71%
| Republican | Peggy Muller-Aragon  | 43,438  | 40.29%
Total votes | 107,824  | 100.0%

## Libertarian primary

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### Governor

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#### Candidates

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##### Nominated

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* Karen Bedonie, businesswoman and candidate for New Mexico's 3rd congressional district in 2020[4]

##### Eliminated in primary

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* Ginger G. Grider, nominee for Secretary of State of New Mexico in 2018[4]

##### Withdrew

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* Tim Walsh, former advisor to Governor Gary Johnson and former Lake City, Minnesota city councilman[13]

Endorsements

Ginger G. Grider

Individuals

* Nicholas Sarwark, former Chair of Libertarian National Committee (2014–2020)[20]

#### Results

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Gubernatorial Libertarian primary results[4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Libertarian | Karen Bedonie  | 980  | 86.12%
| Libertarian | Ginger G. Grider (write-in)  | 158  | 13.88%
Total votes | 1,138  | 100.0%

### Lieutenant governor

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Travis Sanchez won the Libertarian primary unopposed, but withdrew to become the Libertarian nominee for New Mexico State Auditor.[21] Sanchez was replaced by Efren Gallardo Jr.

#### Candidates

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##### Declared

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* Efren Gallardo Jr.[22]

##### Withdrew

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* Travis Sanchez, activist[4][21]

#### Results

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Lieutenant gubernatorial Libertarian primary results[4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Libertarian | Travis Sanchez  | 1,175  | 100.0%
Total votes | 1,175  | 100.0%

## General election

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### Predictions

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Source  | Ranking  | As of

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The Cook Political Report[23] | Lean D  | June 8, 2022
Inside Elections[24] | Tilt D  | November 3, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball[25] | Lean D  | January 26, 2022
Politico[26] | Lean D  | April 1, 2022
RCP[27] | Tossup  | June 20, 2022
Fox News[28] | Tossup  | August 22, 2022
538[29] | Likely D  | July 31, 2022
Elections Daily[30] | Lean D  | November 7, 2022

### Endorsements

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Michelle Lujan Grisham (D)

U.S. presidents

* Joe Biden, 46th president of the United States (2021–2025)[31]
* Barack Obama, 44th president of the United States (2009–2017)[32]

Federal officials

* Kamala Harris, 49th vice president of the United States (2021–2025)[33]

State officials

* Gavin Newsom, Governor of California (2019–present)[34]

Local officials[35]

* Ravi Bhasker, mayor of Socorro
* Luis Bonaguidi, mayor of Gallup
* Tim Keller, mayor of Albuquerque
* Ken Ladner, mayor of Silver City
* Javier Perea, mayor of Sunland Park
* Louie Trujillo, mayor of Las Vegas, New Mexico
* Alan Webber, mayor of Santa Fe

Labor unions

* American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees[36]
* National Education Association[36]
* United Auto Workers[36]
* United Mine Workers[37]

Organizations

* ActBlue[38]
* Animal Protection Voters[36]
* Democratic Governors Association[39]
* Everytown for Gun Safety[36]
* Feminist Majority PAC[36]
* Giffords[40]
* Human Rights Campaign[41]
* Latino Victory Fund[36]
* League of Conservation Voters[36]
* NARAL Pro-Choice America[42]
* Planned Parenthood[36]

Mark Ronchetti (R)

U.S. presidents

* Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States (2017–2021)[43]

Federal officials

* Nikki Haley, United States Ambassador to the United Nations (2017–2018) and former governor of South Carolina (2011–2017)[44]
* Yvette Herrell, U.S. representative for New Mexico's 2nd congressional district (2021–2023)[45]
* Mike Pence, 48th vice president of the United States (2017–2021)[46]

State officials

* Ron DeSantis, Governor of Florida (2019–present) and former U.S. Representative for Florida's 6th congressional district (2013–2018)[47]
* Doug Ducey, Governor of Arizona (2015–2023) [48]
* Gary Johnson, former governor of New Mexico (1995–2003) (Libertarian)[49]
* Glenn Youngkin, Governor of Virginia (2022–present)[50]

Sheriffs

* David Black, Otero County sheriff[51]
* Shane Ferrari, San Juan County sheriff[51]
* Corey Helton, Lea County sheriff[51]
* Denise Vigil, Valencia County sheriff[51]

Organizations

* ABQ Journal[52]
* CatholicVote.org[53]
* NRA Political Victory Fund[54][55]

### Polling

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Aggregate polls

Source of poll
aggregation  | Dates
administered  | Dates
updated  | Michelle
Lujan Grisham (D) | Mark
Ronchetti (R)  | Karen
Bedonie (L)  | Other
[e] | Margin

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Real Clear Politics[56] | October 6–21, 2022  | October 21, 2022  | 47.0% | 43.5%  | –  | 9.5%  | Lujan Grisham +3.5
FiveThirtyEight[57] | June 14 – October 24, 2022  | October 24, 2022  | 48.7% | 41.1%  | 4.9%  | 5.3%  | Lujan Grisham +7.6
Average | 47.9% | 42.3%  | –  | 7.4%  | Lujan Grisham +5.6

Graphical summary

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Poll source  | Date(s)
administered  | Sample
size[b] | Margin
of error  | Michelle
Lujan Grisham (D) | Mark
Ronchetti (R)  | Karen
Bedonie (L)  | Other  | Undecided

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Emerson College[58] | October 25–28, 2022  | 1,000 (LV)  | ± 3.0%  | 49% | 46%  | 2%  | <1%[f] | 3%
50% | 48%  | 2%  | <1%[g] | –
Research & Polling Inc.[59][h] | October 20–27, 2022  | 1,254 (LV)  | ± 2.8%  | 50% | 42%  | 3%  | –  | 5%
SurveyUSA[60] | October 21–26, 2022  | 650 (LV)  | ± 4.9%  | 46% | 39%  | 5%  | –  | 9%
The Trafalgar Group (R)[61] | October 19–21, 2022  | 1,077 (LV)  | ± 2.9%  | 46%  | 47% | 4%  | –  | 4%
Public Policy Polling (D)[62] | October 6–7, 2022  | 806 (V)  | ± 3.5%  | 48% | 40%  | 7%  | –  | 6%
SurveyUSA[63] | October 1–6, 2022  | 570 (LV)  | ± 5.8%  | 53% | 37%  | 3%  | –  | 7%
Cygnal (R)[64][B] | September 27–29, 2022  | 400 (LV)  | ± 4.9%  | 46% | 44%  | 5%  | –  | 5%
SurveyUSA[65] | September 8–12, 2022  | 558 (LV)  | ± 5.7%  | 48% | 36%  | 5%  | –  | 11%
Emerson College[66] | September 8–11, 2022  | 1,000 (LV)  | ± 3.0%  | 48% | 43%  | –  | 3%[i] | 5%
Research & Polling Inc.[67][h] | August 19–25, 2022  | 518 (LV)  | ± 4.3%  | 47% | 40%  | 5%  | –  | 8%
GQR Research (D)[68][C] | June 11–17, 2022  | 500 (LV)  | ± 4.4%  | 48% | 44%  | 5%  | –  | 3%
Public Policy Polling (D)[69] | June 13–14, 2022  | 642 (V)  | ± 3.9%  | 45% | 42%  | 9%  | –  | 5%
Public Opinion Strategies (R)[70][A] | June 11–14, 2022  | 600 (LV)  | ± 4.0%  | 45%  | 46% | –  | –  | 9%
SurveyUSA[71] | April 29 – May 7, 2022  | 1,389 (LV)  | ± 3.6%  | 47% | 43%  | –  | –  | 11%
Cygnal (R)[72][D] | January 3–4, 2022  | 531 (LV)  | ± 4.2%  | 43% | 42%  | –  | –  | 16%

Hypothetical polling

Michelle Lujan Grisham vs. Jay Block

Poll source  | Date(s)
administered  | Sample
size[b] | Margin
of error  | Michelle
Lujan Grisham (D) | Jay
Block (R)  | Undecided

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SurveyUSA[71] | April 29 – May 7, 2022  | 1,389 (LV)  | ± 3.6%  | 47% | 37%  | 16%

Michelle Lujan Grisham vs. Rebecca Dow

Poll source  | Date(s)
administered  | Sample
size[b] | Margin
of error  | Michelle
Lujan Grisham (D) | Rebecca
Dow (R)  | Undecided

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SurveyUSA[71] | April 29 – May 7, 2022  | 1,389 (LV)  | ± 3.6%  | 48% | 36%  | 16%
Cygnal (R)[72][D] | January 3–4, 2022  | 531 (LV)  | ± 4.2%  | 43% | 36%  | 20%

Michelle Lujan Grisham vs. Ethel Maharg

Poll source  | Date(s)
administered  | Sample
size[b] | Margin
of error  | Michelle
Lujan Grisham (D) | Ethel
Maharg (R)  | Undecided

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SurveyUSA[71] | April 29 – May 7, 2022  | 1,389 (LV)  | ± 3.6%  | 48% | 32%  | 19%

Michelle Lujan Grisham vs. Gregory Zanetti

Poll source  | Date(s)
administered  | Sample
size[b] | Margin
of error  | Michelle
Lujan Grisham (D) | Gregory
Zanetti (R)  | Undecided

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SurveyUSA[71] | April 29 – May 7, 2022  | 1,389 (LV)  | ± 3.6%  | 48% | 36%  | 16%
Cygnal (R)[72][D] | January 3–4, 2022  | 531 (LV)  | ± 4.2%  | 43% | 38%  | 21%

Michelle Lujan Grisham vs. generic Republican

Poll source  | Date(s)
administered  | Sample
size[b] | Margin
of error  | Michelle
Lujan Grisham (D) | Generic
Republican  | Undecided

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Cygnal (R)[73] | July 6–8, 2021  | 600 (LV)  | ± 4.0%  | 45%  | 47% | 7%

### Debates

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2022 New Mexico gubernatorial general election debates  No. | Date  | Host  | Moderator  | Link  | Democratic | Republican | Libertarian

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Key:

P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Non-invitee   I  Invitee  W  Withdrawn

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Michelle Lujan Grisham | Mark Ronchetti  | Karen Bedonie
1  | Oct. 13, 2022  | KOAT-TV | Doug Fernandez  | [74] | P | P | N

### Results

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Swing by county

Legend

*   Democratic—+5-10%

*   Republican—+<5%

*   Republican—+5-10%

*   Republican—+10-15%

*   Republican—+15-20%

*   Republican—+20-25%

2022 New Mexico gubernatorial election[75] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Democratic |

* Michelle Lujan Grisham (incumbent)
* Howie Morales (incumbent)

| 370,168  | 51.97%  | −5.23%
| Republican |

* Mark Ronchetti
* Ant Thornton

| 324,701  | 45.59%  | +2.79%
| Libertarian |

* Karen Bedonie
* Efren Gallardo, Jr.

| 17,387  | 2.44%  | N/A
Total votes  | 712,256  | 100.0%  |
Turnout | 714,797  | 52.38%  |
Registered electors | 1,364,559  |  |
| Democratic hold

#### By county

[edit]

By county

| [76] | Michelle Lujan Grisham
Democrat | Mark V Ronchetti
Republican | Karen E. Bedonie
Libertarian | Total

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County  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %  |  |  | Votes
Bernalillo | 141,177 | 57.55% | 99,639 | 40.62%  | 4484 | 1.83%  | 245,300
Catron | 471 | 23.29% | 1,493 | 73.84% | 58  | 2.87% | 2,022
Chaves | 4,063 | 24.89% | 11,884 | 72.79% | 379  | 2.32% | 16,326
Cibola | 3,418 | 49.75% | 3,230 | 47.02%  | 222  | 3.23% | 6,870
Colfax | 2,053 | 41.82% | 2,719 | 55.39% | 137  | 2.79% | 4,909
Curry | 2,516 | 24.55% | 7,092 | 69.20% | 640  | 6.25% | 10,248
De Baca | 167 | 22.03% | 566 | 74.67% | 25  | 3.30% | 758
Doña Ana | 32,147 | 55.69% | 23,213 | 40.21%  | 2364  | 4.10% | 57,724
Eddy | 3,376 | 20.20% | 12,996 | 77.75% | 344  | 2.06% | 16,716
Grant | 6,185 | 52.88% | 5,217 | 44.60%  | 294  | 2.51% | 11,696
Guadalupe | 915 | 52.56% | 784 | 45.03%  | 42  | 2.41% | 1,741
Harding | 129 | 30.79% | 280 | 66.83% | 10  | 2.39% | 419
Hidalgo | 645 | 39.72% | 914 | 56.28% | 65  | 4.00% | 1,624
Lea | 2,104 | 15.02% | 11,542 | 82.40% | 362  | 2.58% | 14,008
Lincoln | 2,334 | 27.94% | 5,778 | 69.16% | 243  | 2.91% | 8,355
Los Alamos | 6,192 | 61.02% | 3,751 | 36.96%  | 205  | 2.02% | 10,148
Luna | 2,445 | 41.52% | 3,250 | 55.19% | 194  | 3.29% | 5,889
McKinley | 12,910 | 66.27% | 5,799 | 29.77%  | 772  | 3.96% | 19,481
Mora | 1,584 | 64.47% | 832 | 33.86%  | 41  | 1.67% | 2,457
Otero | 5,852 | 33.17% | 11,182 | 63.38% | 608  | 3.45% | 17,642
Quay | 803 | 26.53% | 2,104 | 69.51% | 120  | 3.96% | 3,027
Rio Arriba | 8,037 | 62.01% | 4,729 | 36.49%  | 195  | 1.50% | 12,961
Roosevelt | 1,087 | 23.32% | 3,177 | 68.15% | 398  | 8.54% | 4,662
San Juan | 12,849 | 32.08% | 25,574 | 63.85% | 1631  | 4.07% | 40,054
San Miguel | 6,531 | 68.98% | 2,785 | 29.41%  | 152  | 1.61% | 9,468
Sandoval | 30,789 | 50.28% | 29,337 | 47.91%  | 1109  | 1.81% | 61,235
Santa Fe | 52,447 | 75.35% | 16,287 | 23.40%  | 868  | 1.25% | 69,602
Sierra | 1,780 | 36.19% | 3,001 | 61.01% | 138  | 2.81% | 4,919
Socorro | 2,950 | 48.05% | 2,988 | 48.66% | 202  | 3.29% | 6,140
Taos | 10,188 | 76.33% | 2,964 | 22.21%  | 196  | 1.47% | 13,348
Torrance | 1,588 | 28.64% | 3,712 | 66.96% | 244  | 4.40% | 5,544
Union | 328 | 21.87% | 1,101 | 73.40% | 71  | 4.73% | 1,500
Valencia | 10,108 | 39.70% | 14,781 | 58.05% | 574  | 2.25% | 25,463

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

* Socorro (largest city: Socorro)

#### By congressional district

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Lujan Grisham won two of three congressional districts, with Ronchetti winning the remaining one, which elected a Democrat.[77]

District  | Lujan Grisham  | Ronchetti  | Representative

|
|
|

1st | 53% | 45%  | Melanie Stansbury
2nd | 48%  | 49% | Yvette Herrell (117th Congress)
Gabe Vasquez (118th Congress)
3rd | 54% | 44%  | Teresa Leger Fernandez

## Notes

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1. ^ Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.
2. ^ a b c d e f g Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
3. ^ Maharg with 1%
4. ^ Maharg with 2%
5. ^ Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.
6. ^ "Someone else" with <1%
7. ^ "Someone else" with <1%
8. ^ a b Poll conducted for the Albuquerque Journal.
9. ^ "Someone else" with 3%

Partisan clients

1. ^ a b The poll was sponsored by Ronchetti's campaign
2. ^ Poll sponsored by Jeremy Gay, the Republican nominee for New Mexico Attorney General.
3. ^ This poll was sponsored by EDF Action
4. ^ a b c This poll was sponsored by Zanetti's campaign

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