New Mexico state executive official elections, 2022
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: March 24, 2022 |
| Primary: June 7, 2022 General: November 8, 2022 |
| How to vote |
| Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in New Mexico |
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Twelve state executive offices were up for election in New Mexico in 2022:
Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General
Secretary of State
Treasurer
Auditor
Public Education Commission (5 seats)
Public Lands Commissioner
Governor
General election candidates
- Michelle Lujan Grisham (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Mark Ronchetti (Republican Party)
- Karen Bedonie (Libertarian Party)
Did not make the ballot:
- David Gordon Steputis (Independent) (Write-in)
Democratic primary candidates
- Michelle Lujan Grisham (Incumbent) ✔
Republican primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
Minor Party primary candidates
Libertarian Party
- Karen Bedonie ✔
- Ginger Grider (Write-in)
Lieutenant Governor
General election candidates
- Howie Morales (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Anthony Thornton (Republican Party)
- Efren Gallardo (Libertarian Party)
Did not make the ballot:
- Travis Sanchez (Libertarian Party)
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Democratic primary candidates
- Howie Morales (Incumbent) ✔
Republican primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
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Minor Party primary candidates
Libertarian Party
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
Attorney General
General election candidates
- Raul Torrez (Democratic Party) ✔
- Jeremy Gay (Republican Party)
Democratic primary candidates
Republican primary candidates
Secretary of State
General election candidates
- Maggie Toulouse Oliver (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Audrey Trujillo (Republican Party)
- Mayna Myers (Libertarian Party)
Democratic primary candidates
- Maggie Toulouse Oliver (Incumbent) ✔
Republican primary candidates
Minor Party primary candidates
Libertarian Party
Treasurer
General election candidates
- Laura Montoya (Democratic Party) ✔
- Harry Montoya (Republican Party)
Democratic primary candidates
Republican primary candidates
Auditor
General election candidates
- Joseph Maestas (Democratic Party) ✔
- Travis Sanchez (Libertarian Party)
Did not make the ballot:
- Robert Vaillancourt (Libertarian Party)
Democratic primary candidates
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
Republican primary candidates
The Republican Party primary was canceled. No candidates filed for this race.
Minor Party primary candidates
Libertarian Party
- Robert Vaillancourt (Write-in) ✔
Public Education Commission
District 2
General election candidates
- Timothy Beck (Republican Party) ✔
Democratic primary candidates
The Democratic Party primary was canceled. No candidates filed for this race.
Republican primary candidates
District 3
General election candidates
- Alan Brauer Jr. (Democratic Party) ✔
Democratic primary candidates
Republican primary candidates
The Republican Party primary was canceled. No candidates filed for this race.
District 5
General election candidates
- Sharon E. Clahchischilliage (Republican Party) ✔
Democratic primary candidates
The Democratic Party primary was canceled. No candidates filed for this race.
Republican primary candidates
District 6
General election candidates
- Stewart Ingham (Republican Party) ✔
Democratic primary candidates
The Democratic Party primary was canceled. No candidates filed for this race.
Republican primary candidates
- Stewart Ingham (Write-in) ✔
District 7
General election candidates
- Patricia Gipson (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
Democratic primary candidates
- Patricia Gipson (Incumbent) ✔
Republican primary candidates
The Republican Party primary was canceled. No candidates filed for this race.
Public Lands Commissioner
General election candidates
- Stephanie Garcia Richard (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Jefferson Byrd (Republican Party)
- Larry E. Marker (Independent) (Write-in)
Democratic primary candidates
- Stephanie Garcia Richard (Incumbent) ✔
Republican primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
Context of the 2022 elections
Party control in New Mexico
New Mexico Party Control: 1992-2024
Seventeen years of Democratic trifectas • No Republican trifectas
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| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
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| Governor | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| Senate | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| House | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
Voting information
- See also: Voting in New Mexico
Past elections
2020
The following elections took place in 2020:
- New Mexico Public Education Commission election, 2020
- New Mexico Public Regulation Commission election, 2020
See also
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