2022 New Mexico elections

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2022 New Mexico elections
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Registered1,364,559
Turnout52.38% [1]

A general election was held in the U.S. state of New Mexico on November 8, 2022.

Contents

Federal elections

U.S. House of Representatives

DistrictIncumbentCandidates [a] [2]
Location 2022
PVI [3] 		MemberPartyFirst
elected		Status
New Mexico 1 D+5 Melanie Stansbury Democratic 2021 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Melanie Stansbury (Democratic) 55.8%
  • ▌Michelle Garcia Holmes (Republican) 44.2%
New Mexico 2 D+1 Yvette Herrell Republican 2020 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.
New Mexico 3 D+4 Teresa Leger Fernandez Democratic 2020 Incumbent re-elected.

State elections

Governor

Incumbent governor Michelle Lujan Grisham ran for reelection to a second term. [4] She defeated the Republican candidate, former TV meteorologist Mark Ronchetti, with 52.0% of the vote. [5]

Attorney general

Incumbent attorney general Hector Balderas was term-limited and ineligible to seek reelection. Democrat Raúl Torrez, the Bernalillo County District Attorney, defeated Republican Jeremy Gay, a U.S. Marine veteran, in the general election with 55.3% of the vote. [5]

Secretary of state

Incumbent secretary of state Maggie Toulouse Oliver sought reelection to a second term. She defeated Republican Audrey Trujillo with 54.5% of the vote. [5]

Commissioner of Public Lands

Incumbent Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard sought reelection to a second term. She defeated Republican Jefferson Byrd, a member of the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission, with 54.7% of the vote. [5]

Treasurer

Incumbent Treasurer Tim Eichenberg was term-limited and ineligible to seek reelection. Democrat Laura Montoya defeated Republican Harry Montoya with 53.2% of the vote. [5]

Auditor

Incumbent Auditor Brian Colón did not seek reelection and instead opted to run for attorney general. [6] Democrat Joseph Maestas defeated Libertarian candidate Travis Sanchez with 61.9% of the vote. [5]

State legislature

All of the seats of the New Mexico House of Representatives were up for election in 2022.

House of Representatives
PartyBeforeAfterChange
Democratic 4545Steady2.svg
Republican 2425Increase2.svg 1
Independent 10Decrease2.svg 1
Total7070

Judicial elections

Supreme Court

Position 1

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Results by county
Vargas:
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
Montoya:
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%

Incumbent justice Julie Vargas was appointed to the New Mexico Supreme Court on December 19, 2020 [7] after the retirement of Justice Judith Nakamura. [8] Justice Vargas ran for re-election to complete the remainder of Justice Nakamura's term ending in 2028.

2022 New Mexico Supreme Court election (Position 1) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Julie J. Vargas (incumbent) 366,369 52.73%
Republican Thomas C. Montoya328,47547.27%
Total votes694,844 100.0%
Democratic hold

Position 2

Results by county Zamora: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% Morris: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% 2022 New Mexico Supreme Court Position 2 election results map by county.svg
Results by county
Zamora:
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
Morris:
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%

Incumbent justice Briana Zamora was appointed to the court on July 15, 2021 [9] after Justice Barbara J. Vigil retired. [10] Justice Zamora ran for reelection to complete the remainder of Justice Barbara Vigil's term, ending in 2024.

2022 New Mexico Supreme Court election (Position 2) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Briana H. Zamora (incumbent) 375,836 54.15%
Republican Kerry J. Morris318,21545.85%
Total votes694,051 100.0%
Democratic hold

Retention election

Justice Michael Vigil faced a retention election for a full 8-year term.

2022 New Mexico Supreme Court, Judge Michael E. Vigil (D) Retention election [5]
ChoiceVotes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes408,57369.30
No180,96530.70
Total votes589,538100.00

Court of Appeals

Position 1

Incumbent Judge Gerald Baca was appointed to the New Mexico Court of Appeals on March 19, 2021, due to the elevation of Judge Julie J. Vargas to the Supreme Court. [11] Judge Baca ran for reelection to a full 8-year term.

2022 New Mexico Court of Appeals election (Position 1) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gerald Edward Baca (incumbent) 349,577 50.41%
Republican Barbara V. Johnson306,52144.20%
Libertarian Sophie I. Cooper37,3365.39%
Total votes693,434 100.0%
Democratic hold

Position 2

Incumbent Judge Katherine Anne Wray was appointed on September 23, 2021, to a vacancy caused by the elevation of Judge Briana Zamora to the Supreme Court. [12] Judge Wray ran for reelection to a full 8-year term.

2022 New Mexico Court of Appeals election (Position 2) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Katherine Anne Wray (incumbent) 350,229 50.69%
Republican Gertrude Lee 297,05742.99%
Libertarian Stephen P. Curtis43,6326.32%
Total votes690,918 100.0%
Democratic hold

Retention election

Judge Jane Yohalem faced a retention election for a full 8-year term.

2022 New Mexico Court of Appeals, Judge Jane B. Yohalem (D) Retention election [5]
ChoiceVotes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes390,80067.50
No188,18532.50
Total votes578,985100.00

Notes

  1. ↑ Declared candidates may seek election from other district, subject to redistricting. Some districts may have no incumbents, while others may have multiple incumbents due to redistricting.

References

  1. ↑ "Turnout". New Mexico Secretary of State. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  2. ↑ "New Mexico Election Results". The New York Times. November 8, 2022. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  3. ↑ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". The Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham will run for re-election". KOAT. June 3, 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "2022 General New Mexico - Official Results". New Mexico Secretary of State.
  6. ↑ Clark, Carol (May 17, 2021). "Brian Colón Launches Campaign For New Mexico Attorney General; Vows To Combat Sexual, Violent & Gun Crimes". ladailypost.com. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  7. ↑ Seeley, Luke. "Governor's appointment shifts New Mexico Supreme Court partisan balance – Ballotpedia News" . Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Justice Judith Nakamura to retire Dec. 1". KRQE News 13 Albuquerque - Santa Fe. September 18, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Governor fills Supreme Court vacancy" (Press release). Santa Fe, New Mexico: Office of the Governor. July 16, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  10. ↑ Haywood, Phaedra (April 27, 2021). "Justice Barbara Vigil to retire from New Mexico Supreme Court". Santa Fe New Mexican. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Judge Gerald Edward Baca Appointed To The New Mexico Court Of Appeals". Los Alamos Reporter. March 19, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Gov. fills Court of Appeals vacancy". Office of Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham. September 23, 2021.


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