2022 New Mexico elections
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November 8, 2022
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| Registered | 1,364,559 |
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| Turnout | 52.38%[1] |
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| Elections in New Mexico |
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A general election was held in the U.S. state of New Mexico on November 8, 2022.
U.S. House of Representatives
| District | Incumbent | Candidates[a][2] | ||||
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| Location | 2022 PVI[3] |
Member | Party | First elected |
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| New Mexico 1 | D+5 | Melanie Stansbury | Democratic | 2021 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New Mexico 2 | D+1 | Yvette Herrell | Republican | 2020 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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| New Mexico 3 | D+4 | Teresa Leger Fernandez | Democratic | 2020 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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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 53.1% 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.
| Party | Before | After | Change | |
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| Democratic | 45 | 45 |  | |
| Republican | 24 | 25 |  1 | |
| Independent | 1 | 0 |  1 | |
| Total | 70 | 70 | ||
