2022 New Mexico Secretary of State election

2022 New Mexico Secretary of State election

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Nominee Maggie Toulouse Oliver Audrey Trujillo Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 384,526 300,763 Percentage 54.52% 42.64%

County results Congressional district results Precinct results 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.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Maggie Toulouse Oliver, incumbent secretary of state

Results

Democratic primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Maggie Toulouse Oliver (incumbent)	120,492	100.0%
Total votes			120,492	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

• Audrey Trujillo, small business owner and candidate for New Mexico House of Representatives in 2020 ^[3]

Did not file

• Tracy Tatro Trujillo, rancher ^{[6] [7]}

Results

Republican primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Audrey Trujillo	93,172	100.0%
Total votes			93,172	100.0%

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Declared

• Mayna Erika Myers ^[8]

Results

Libertarian primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Mayna Erika Myers	1,142	100.0%
Total votes			1,142	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [9]	Leans D	November 3, 2022
Elections Daily [10]	Likely D	November 7, 2022

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Maggie Toulouse Oliver (D)	Audrey Trujillo (R)	Mayna Myers (L)	Other	Undecided
Research & Polling Inc. [11]	October 20–27, 2022	625 (LV)	± 3.9%	50%	35%	4%	1% [b]	9%
SurveyUSA [12]	October 21–26, 2022	650 (LV)	± 4.9%	43%	36%	3%	–	17%
SurveyUSA [13]	October 1–6, 2022	570 (LV)	± 5.8%	47%	32%	3%	–	18%
SurveyUSA [14]	September 8–12, 2022	558 (LV)	± 5.7%	46%	35%	3%	–	16%
Research & Polling Inc. [15]	August 19–25, 2022	518 (LV)	± 4.3%	45%	33%	4%	3% [c]	16%
Public Policy Polling (D) [16]	June 13–14, 2022	642 (V)	± 3.9%	41%	34%	9%	–	16%

Results

2022 New Mexico Secretary of State election ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Maggie Toulouse Oliver (incumbent)	384,526	54.52%	−3.24%
	Republican	Audrey Trujillo	300,763	42.64%	+5.40%
	Libertarian	Mayna Myers	20,050	2.84%	−2.16%
Total votes			705,339	100.0%
	Democratic hold

By county

County [18]	Maggie Toulouse Oliver Democratic		Audrey Trujillo Republican		Mayna Myers Libertarian		Margin		Total
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Bernalillo	150,362	61.88%	86,625	35.65%	5,991	2.47%	63,737	26.23%	242,978
Catron	494	24.70%	1,431	71.55%	75	3.75%	-937	-46.85%	2,000
Chaves	4,414	27.21%	11,350	69.96%	460	2.84%	-6,936	-42.75%	16,224
Cibola	3,610	53.53%	2,881	42.72%	253	3.75%	729	10.81%	6,744
Colfax	2,248	46.23%	2,467	50.73%	148	3.04%	-219	-4.50%	4,863
Curry	2,513	24.72%	7,238	71.21%	414	4.07%	-4,725	-46.48%	10,165
De Baca	215	29.25%	497	67.62%	23	3.13%	-282	-38.37%	735
Doña Ana	31,044	54.10%	24,414	42.55%	1,924	3.35%	6,630	11.55%	57,382
Eddy	3,825	23.08%	12,336	74.43%	414	2.50%	-8,511	-51.35%	16,575
Grant	6,380	55.11%	4,879	42.15%	317	2.74%	1,501	12.97%	11,576
Guadalupe	982	58.24%	659	39.09%	45	2.67%	323	19.16%	1,686
Harding	149	36.61%	247	60.69%	11	2.70%	-98	-24.08%	407
Hidalgo	679	43.83%	822	53.07%	48	3.10%	-143	-9.23%	1,549
Lea	2,355	16.96%	11,139	80.20%	395	2.84%	-8,784	-63.24%	13,889
Lincoln	2,537	30.61%	5,480	66.13%	270	3.26%	-2,943	-35.51%	8,287
Los Alamos	6,306	62.37%	3,375	33.92%	370	3.72%	2,831	28.45%	9,951
Luna	2,575	44.43%	2,986	51.53%	234	4.04%	-411	-7.09%	5,795
McKinley	12,165	64.15%	5,738	30.26%	1,059	5.58%	6,427	33.89%	18,962
Mora	1,488	63.00%	813	34.42%	61	2.58%	675	28.58%	2,362
Otero	6,268	35.83%	10,626	60.74%	600	3.43%	-4,358	-24.91%	17,494
Quay	870	29.07%	2,036	68.03%	87	2.91%	-1,166	-38.96%	2,993
Rio Arriba	8,309	65.41%	4,128	32.50%	266	2.09%	4,181	32.91%	12,703
Roosevelt	1,105	23.88%	3,331	71.97%	192	4.15%	-2,226	-48.10%	4,628
San Juan	13,396	33.81%	24,501	61.84%	1,720	4.34%	-11,105	-28.03%	39,617
San Miguel	6,549	70.12%	2,603	27.87%	188	2.01%	3,946	42.25%	9,340
Sandoval	32,253	53.08%	26,898	44.27%	1,614	2.66%	5,355	8.81%	60,765
Santa Fe	52,966	76.52%	14,958	21.61%	1,295	1.87%	38,008	54.91%	69,219
Sierra	1,973	40.34%	2,773	56.70%	145	2.96%	-800	-16.36%	4,891
Socorro	2,978	49.63%	2,828	47.13%	195	3.25%	150	2.50%	6,001
Taos	10,146	76.64%	2,791	21.08%	302	2.28%	7,355	55.56%	13,239
Torrance	1,847	33.60%	3,469	63.11%	181	3.29%	-1,622	-29.51%	5,497
Union	341	23.32%	1,067	72.98%	54	3.69%	-726	-49.66%	1,462
Valencia	11,184	44.28%	13,377	52.96%	699	2.77%	-2,193	-8.68%	25,260
Totals	384,526	54.52%	300,763	42.64%	20,050	2.84%	83,763	11.88%	705,339

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Colfax (largest municipality: Raton)
• Hidalgo (largest municipality: Lordsburg)
• Luna (largest municipality: Deming)
• Valencia (largest municipality: Los Lunas)

By congressional district

Toulouse Oliver won all three congressional districts. ^[19]

District	Toulouse Oliver	Trujillo	Representative
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. "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. 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. Toulouse Oliver, Maggie (November 29, 2022). "Canvass of Returns of General Election Held on November 8, 2022" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Mexico . Archived (PDF) from the original on August 26, 2025. Retrieved February 2, 2026.
18. Toulouse Oliver, Maggie (November 28, 2022). "Canvass of Returns of General Election Held on November 8, 2022" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Mexico . Archived (PDF) from the original on April 15, 2025. Retrieved February 2, 2026.
19. "DRA 2020". Daves Redistricting. Retrieved August 18, 2024.

External links

Official campaign sites

• Maggie Toulouse Oliver (D) for Secretary of State
• Audrey Trujillo (R) for Secretary of State