2022 New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands election
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November 8, 2022
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The 2022 New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the next New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands. Incumbent Democratic Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard won re-election.[1]
Candidates
Nominee
- Stephanie Garcia Richard, incumbent land commissioner[1]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Stephanie Garcia Richard (incumbent) | 116,641 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 116,641 | 100.0% | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Jefferson Byrd, member of the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (2019–present) and environmental engineer[3]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jefferson Byrd | 92,318 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 92,318 | 100.0% | ||
Independents
General election
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Stephanie Garcia Richard (D) |
Jefferson Boyd (R) |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research & Polling Inc.[4] | October 20–27, 2022 | 625 (LV) | ± 3.9% | 46% | 38% | 1%[b] | 15% |
| Research & Polling Inc.[5] | August 19–25, 2022 | 518 (LV) | ± 4.3% | 46% | 35% | 3%[c] | 17% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Stephanie Garcia Richard (incumbent) | 379,621 | 54.67% | +3.57% | |
| Republican | Jefferson Byrd | 310,853 | 44.76% | +1.63% | |
| Independent | Larry E. Marker (write-in) | 3,950 | 0.57% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 694,424 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
By county
| County[7] | Stephanie Garcia Richard Democratic |
Jefferson Byrd Republican |
Larry E. Marker Independent (write-in) |
Margin | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Bernalillo | 143,731 | 60.30% | 94,085 | 39.47% | 529 | 0.22% | 49,646 | 20.83% | 238,345 |
| Catron | 480 | 24.40% | 1,482 | 75.34% | 5 | 0.25% | -1,002 | -50.94% | 1,967 |
| Chaves | 4,241 | 26.85% | 10,211 | 64.64% | 1,345 | 8.51% | -5,970 | -37.79% | 15,797 |
| Cibola | 3,729 | 56.41% | 2,874 | 43.48% | 7 | 0.11% | 855 | 12.93% | 6,610 |
| Colfax | 2,147 | 44.69% | 2,651 | 55.18% | 6 | 0.12% | -504 | -10.49% | 4,804 |
| Curry | 2,578 | 25.60% | 7,465 | 74.13% | 27 | 0.27% | -4,887 | -48.53% | 10,070 |
| De Baca | 187 | 26.01% | 528 | 73.44% | 4 | 0.56% | -341 | -47.43% | 719 |
| Doña Ana | 32,010 | 56.38% | 24,573 | 43.28% | 195 | 0.34% | 7,437 | 13.10% | 56,778 |
| Eddy | 3,764 | 23.03% | 12,063 | 73.80% | 518 | 3.17% | -8,299 | -50.77% | 16,345 |
| Grant | 6,393 | 55.79% | 5,056 | 44.12% | 11 | 0.10% | 1,337 | 11.67% | 11,460 |
| Guadalupe | 1,008 | 61.20% | 639 | 38.80% | 0 | 0.00% | 369 | 22.40% | 1,647 |
| Harding | 113 | 27.97% | 291 | 72.03% | 0 | 0.00% | -178 | -44.06% | 404 |
| Hidalgo | 641 | 42.90% | 853 | 57.10% | 0 | 0.00% | -212 | -14.19% | 1,494 |
| Lea | 2,368 | 17.21% | 11,053 | 80.33% | 338 | 2.46% | -8,685 | -63.12% | 13,759 |
| Lincoln | 2,415 | 29.47% | 5,682 | 69.33% | 99 | 1.21% | -3,267 | -39.86% | 8,196 |
| Los Alamos | 6,416 | 64.32% | 3,535 | 35.44% | 24 | 0.24% | 2,881 | 28.88% | 9,975 |
| Luna | 2,569 | 44.97% | 3,138 | 54.93% | 6 | 0.11% | -569 | -9.96% | 5,713 |
| McKinley | 12,959 | 70.02% | 5,516 | 29.80% | 32 | 0.17% | 7,443 | 40.22% | 18,507 |
| Mora | 1,610 | 70.21% | 673 | 29.35% | 10 | 0.44% | 937 | 40.86% | 2,293 |
| Otero | 5,947 | 34.41% | 11,084 | 64.12% | 254 | 1.47% | -5,137 | -29.72% | 17,285 |
| Quay | 867 | 29.17% | 2,105 | 70.83% | 0 | 0.00% | -1,238 | -41.66% | 2,972 |
| Rio Arriba | 8,707 | 70.31% | 3,672 | 29.65% | 5 | 0.04% | 5,035 | 40.66% | 12,384 |
| Roosevelt | 1,143 | 24.90% | 3,378 | 73.59% | 69 | 1.50% | -2,235 | -48.69% | 4,590 |
| San Juan | 13,528 | 34.53% | 25,561 | 65.25% | 85 | 0.22% | -12,033 | -30.72% | 39,174 |
| San Miguel | 6,748 | 73.61% | 2,409 | 26.28% | 10 | 0.11% | 4,339 | 47.33% | 9,167 |
| Sandoval | 31,787 | 53.05% | 28,002 | 46.74% | 126 | 0.21% | 3,785 | 6.32% | 59,915 |
| Santa Fe | 53,049 | 77.46% | 15,321 | 22.37% | 116 | 0.17% | 37,728 | 55.09% | 68,486 |
| Sierra | 1,851 | 38.48% | 2,957 | 61.48% | 2 | 0.04% | -1,106 | -22.99% | 4,810 |
| Socorro | 3,135 | 53.19% | 2,749 | 46.64% | 10 | 0.17% | 386 | 6.55% | 5,894 |
| Taos | 10,414 | 79.68% | 2,648 | 20.26% | 7 | 0.05% | 7,766 | 59.42% | 13,069 |
| Torrance | 1,782 | 32.88% | 3,596 | 66.36% | 41 | 0.76% | -1,814 | -33.47% | 5,419 |
| Union | 347 | 24.08% | 1,090 | 75.64% | 4 | 0.28% | -743 | -51.56% | 1,441 |
| Valencia | 10,957 | 43.94% | 13,913 | 55.80% | 65 | 0.26% | -2,956 | -11.85% | 24,935 |
| Totals | 379,621 | 54.67% | 310,853 | 44.76% | 3,950 | 0.57% | 68,768 | 9.90% | 694,424 |