| The Green Papers: New Mexico 2022 General Election |
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New Mexico
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress Primary: Tuesday 7 June 2022 General Election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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The statewide Primary is for Democratic, Republican, and Libertarian candidates. A candidate who wins support of 20% or more of the delegates at the state convention automatically advances to the primary. Alternatively, candidates can file nominations papers with the requisite number of signatures by 8 March. The Republican convention is 26 February and the Democratic Convention is 13 March. Special election nominees are chosen by party leaders rather than primary. Upcoming Elections from the New Mexico of the Secretary of State. 2022 Primary Election Candidate Information from the New Mexico of the Secretary of State. 2022 Primary Election Contest/Candidate List from the New Mexico of the Secretary of State. |
| U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 117th Senate Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
| Class 1 | Democratic | Senator Martin Trevor Heinrich • First elected: 2012; re-elected: 2018. Previously served in the U.S. House elected 2008, re-elected 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 |
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Democratic | Senator Martin Trevor Heinrich • FEC S2NM00088 |
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Unaffiliated | Jerry Rose • FEC S4NM00118 |
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| Class 2 | Democratic | Senator Ben Ray Luján • Previously served in the U.S. House, first elected: 2008, re-elected: 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018; first elected to the U.S. Senate: 2020 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • 1 February 2022: Suffered a stroke and expecting to make a full recovery. 2 February 2022: Media reports state the Senator will return to work in 4 to 6 weeks. |
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| Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors | |||||
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Democratic | Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham • First elected: 2018 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Renominated |
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| Candidate list (7, 1 write-in) | |||||
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Democratic | Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham | |||
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Republican | Sandoval County Commissioner Jay C. Block • 28 February 2022: Received 29% at the State Convention. |
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Republican | state Representative Rebecca L. Dow • 28 February 2022: Received 28% at the State Convention. |
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Republican | Cuba Village Mayor Ethel R. Maharg • 28 February 2022: Received less than 16% at the State Convention. |
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Republican | Mark V. Ronchetti • 28 February 2022: Received 16% at the State Convention. |
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Republican | Gregory Joseph "Greg" Zanetti • 28 February 2022: Received 23% at the State Convention. |
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Libertarian | Karen Evette Bedonie | |||
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Write-in; (Libertarian) | Ginger G. Grider | |||
| Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Elected on a ticket with (but nominated separately from) the Governor | |||||
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Democratic | Lieutenant Governor Howie C. Morales • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated |
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| Candidate list (4) | |||||
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Democratic | Lieutenant Governor Howie C. Morales | |||
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Republican | Albuquerque School Board Member Peggy L. Muller-Aragón | |||
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Republican | Anthony L. "Ant" Thornton | |||
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Libertarian | Travis Stephen Sanchez | |||
| 117th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2020, 2024. No Term Limit. 117th House | |||||
| Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 2 Democratic (2 Renominated); 1 Republican (1 Renominated) | |||||
| Incumbent - 117th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | Member of Congress Melanie Ann Stansbury • First elected in a Special Election: 1 June 2021 [re: Member of Congress Debra A. "Deb" Haaland (Democratic)'s confirmation as Secretary of the Interior in the Biden Administration.] • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated |
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| Candidate list (4) - 118th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | Member of Congress Melanie Ann Stansbury • FEC H2NM01144; 31 Mar 22; Tot $2,595,335; Dsb $2,427,936 |
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Republican | Michelle Garcia Holmes • FEC H0NM01189; 31 Mar 22; Tot $145,591; Dsb $8,836 |
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Republican | Louie Sanchez • FEC H2NM01367; 31 Mar 22; Tot $153,610; Dsb $21,646 |
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Independent | Cameron Alton Chick, Sr. • FEC H2NM01342 or H2NM01375 • FEC H2NM01342 |
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| Member of Congress Debra A. "Deb" Haaland (Democratic), who was first elected in 2018 and re-elected in 2020, was nominated by President-elect Joe Biden Secretary of the Interior on 17 December 2020 and confirmed by the U.S. Senate, 51-40, on 15 March 2021. 16 March 2021: Member of Congress Debra A. "Deb" Haaland (Democratic) resigned. 1 June 2021: Melanie Ann Stansbury is elected in a Special Election. | |||||
| Incumbent - 117th Congress | |||||
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Republican | Member of Congress Stella Yvette "Yvette" Herrell • First elected: 2020 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated |
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| Candidate list (3) - 118th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | Darshan Nilesh Patel • 13 March 2022: Received 19.6% at the state convention. May petition to the primary ballot. It is disputed whether the 19.6% can be rounded to 20%-- the number needed to secure a position on the primary ballot. 1 February 2022: Submitted a sufficient number of petition signatures to qualify for the primary ballot. • FEC H2NM02217; 31 Mar 22; Tot $53,871; Dsb $26,378 |
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Democratic | Las Cruces City Councilor Gabriel "Gabe" Vasquez • 13 March 2022: Received 80.4% at the state convention securing his position on the primary ballot. • FEC H2NM02191; 31 Mar 22; Tot $586,829; Dsb $241,350 |
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Republican | Member of Congress Stella Yvette "Yvette" Herrell • FEC H8NM02156; 31 Mar 22; Tot $2,160,045; Dsb $783,900 |
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| Incumbent - 117th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | Member of Congress Teresa Leger Fernandez • First elected: 2020 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated - a.k.a. Teresa Leger, Teresa Leger de Fernandez. |
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| Candidate list (2) - 118th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | Member of Congress Teresa Leger Fernandez • FEC H0NM03102; 31 Mar 22; Tot $1,272,950; Dsb $622,234 |
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Republican | Alexis Martinez Johnson • FEC H2NM03173; 31 Mar 22; Tot $42,553; Dsb $21,805 |
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| Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
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Democratic | Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver • First elected in a Special Election: 8 November 2016 (re: resignation of Dianna Duran); re-elected: 2018. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • The current Secretary of State is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Renominated |
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| Candidate list (3) | |||||
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Democratic | Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver | |||
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Republican | Audrey D. Trujillo | |||
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Libertarian | Mayna Erika Myers | |||
| Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
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Democratic | Attorney General Hector H. Balderas • First elected: 2014; re-elected: 2018. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • The current Attorney General is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Seat |
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Democratic | state Auditor Brian S. Colón • 13 March 2022: Received 61% at the state convention securing his position on the primary ballot |
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Democratic | Bernalillo County District Attorney Raúl Torrez • 13 March 2022: Received 39% at the state convention securing his position on the primary ballot |
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Republican | Jeremy Michael Gay | |||
| Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
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Democratic | Treasurer Tim Eichenberg • First elected: 2014; re-elected: 2018. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • The current Treasurer is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Seat |
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Democratic | former Valencia County Magistrate Judge Heather R. Benavidez • 13 March 2022: Received a sufficient percentage at the state convention securing her position on the primary ballot. |
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Democratic | former Sandoval County Treasurer Laura M. Montoya • 13 March 2022: Received 58% at the state convention securing her position on the primary ballot. |
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Republican | former Santa Fe County Commissioner Harry B. Montoya | |||
| Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
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Democratic | Auditor Brian S. Colón • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • The current Auditor is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Open Seat - Running for Attorney General in 2022. |
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| Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) | |||||
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Democratic | Public Regulation Commissioner Joseph M. Maestas | |||
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Democratic | Zackary A. "Zach" Quintero • 13 March 2022: Received 62% at the state convention securing his position on the primary ballot. |
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Write-in; (Libertarian) | Robert Jason Vaillancourt | |||
| Commissioner of Public Lands 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022 | |||||
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Democratic | Public Lands Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated |
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Democratic | Public Lands Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard | |||
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Republican | state Public Regulation Commissioner Jefferson L. Byrd | |||
| Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such. |
| Major Parties Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties. | |
| • Democratic (affiliates): 11 incumbents, 15 candidates | |
| • Republican: 1 incumbent, 15 candidates | |
| Major Third Parties Any Party, other than a Major Party, receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties. | |
| • Constitution (affiliates) | |
| • Libertarian: 5 candidates | |
| Other Third Parties | |
| • Justice Party | |
| • Right to Life | |
| • Unity | |
| Independents | |
| • Independent: 1 candidate | |
| • Unaffiliated: 1 candidate | |
| Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable | |
| • Write-in: 2 candidates | |
| Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted. | |
| Notes |
| Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot. |
| Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change. |
"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary. When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details. If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements. |
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