2022 New Mexico Secretary of State election

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2022 New Mexico Secretary of State election
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  2018 November 8, 2022 2026  
  Maggie Toulouse Oliver.jpg Audrey Trujillo.jpg
Nominee Maggie Toulouse Oliver Audrey Trujillo
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote384,526300,763
Percentage54.5%42.6%

2022 New Mexico Secretary of State election results map by county.svg
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Oliver:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Trujillo:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Tie:     40-50%     No votes

Secretary of State before election

Maggie Toulouse Oliver
Democratic

Elected Secretary of State

Maggie Toulouse Oliver
Democratic

The 2022 New Mexico Secretary of State election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the Secretary of State of New Mexico. Incumbent Democratic secretary Maggie Toulouse Oliver won re-election to a second term. She was elected to a full term with 57.8% of the vote in 2018.

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Results

Democratic primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Maggie Toulouse Oliver (incumbent)120,492 100.0%
Total votes120,492 100.0%

Republican primary

Audrey Trujillo, a small business owner, [2] was the sole Republican candidate to file. [3] Her candidacy was endorsed by the America First Secretary of State Coalition. [4] Trujillo called for a statewide audit of the 2020 presidential election. [5]

Candidates

Declared

Did not file

  • Tracy Tatro Trujillo, rancher [6] [7]

Results

Republican primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Audrey Trujillo 93,172 100.0%
Total votes93,172 100.0%

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Declared

  • Mayna Erika Myers [8]

Results

Libertarian primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Libertarian Mayna Erika Myers 1,142 100.0%
Total votes1,142 100.0%

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [9] Leans DNovember 3, 2022
Elections Daily [10] Likely DNovember 7, 2022

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [a]
Margin
of error
Maggie
Toulouse Oliver (D)
Audrey
Trujillo (R)
Mayna
Myers (L)
OtherUndecided
Research & Polling Inc. [11] October 20–27, 2022625 (LV)± 3.9%50%35%4%1% [b] 9%
SurveyUSA [12] October 21–26, 2022650 (LV)± 4.9%43%36%3%17%
SurveyUSA [13] October 1–6, 2022570 (LV)± 5.8%47%32%3%18%
SurveyUSA [14] September 8–12, 2022558 (LV)± 5.7%46%35%3%16%
Research & Polling Inc. [15] August 19–25, 2022518 (LV)± 4.3%45%33%4%3% [c] 16%
Public Policy Polling (D) [16] June 13–14, 2022642 (V)± 3.9%41%34%9%16%

Results

2022 New Mexico Secretary of State election [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Maggie Toulouse Oliver (incumbent)384,526 54.52% −3.24%
Republican Audrey Trujillo300,76342.64%+5.40%
Libertarian Mayna Meyers20,0502.84%−2.16%
Total votes705,339 100.0%
Democratic hold

By congressional district

Toulouse Oliver won all three congressional districts. [18]

DistrictToulouse OliverTrujilloRepresentative
1st 57%41% Melanie Stansbury
2nd 50%47% Yvette Herrell (117th Congress)
Gabe Vasquez (118th Congress)
3rd 55%42% Teresa Leger Fernandez

Notes

  1. Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. "None of these/Wouldn't say" with 1%
  3. "None of these/Wouldn't say" with 3%

References

  1. 1 2 3 "2022 Primary Election Candidate Summary Results Report" (PDF). New Mexico Secretary of State.
  2. Lee, Morgan (September 22, 2022). "New Mexico candidate removes gun-for-$100 donations offer". Associated Press. Archived from the original on September 23, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  3. 1 2 McKay, Dan (May 2, 2022). "Candidate's account links Jews to vaccines, mocks Mexicans". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  4. Berzon, Alexandra (June 5, 2022). "In Races to Run Elections, Candidates Are Backed by Key 2020 Deniers". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  5. Schatz, Justin (March 23, 2022). "GOP Candidates Support a Statewide Audit of 2020 Election". The Paper. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  6. Nott, Robert (August 2, 2021). "Quest rancher seeks Republican nomination for secretary of state". www.santafenewmexican.com. The Santa Fe New Mexican . Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  7. "2022 Primary Election Contest/Candidate List" . Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  8. "Full slate on primary ballot". March 17, 2022.
  9. "Secretary of State and Attorney General: What to Watch for Next Week in Key Statewide Contests". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 3, 2022. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  10. Solomon, Zack (November 7, 2022). "Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings". Elections Daily. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  11. Research & Polling Inc.
  12. SurveyUSA
  13. SurveyUSA
  14. SurveyUSA
  15. Research & Polling Inc.
  16. Public Policy Polling (D)
  17. "2022 General New Mexico - Official Results". New Mexico Secretary of State.
  18. "DRA 2020". Daves Redistricting. Retrieved August 18, 2024.

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