2022 New Mexico State Auditor election

The 2022 New Mexico State Auditor election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the next New Mexico State Auditor. Incumbent Democratic Auditor Brian Colón did not seek re-election, and instead opted to unsuccessfully run for Attorney General of New Mexico.

Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Joseph Maestas, chairman of the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (2021–present) and former mayor of Española (2006–2010)

Eliminated in primary Zackary Quintero, state ombudsmen and candidate for Albuquerque City Council in 2019 Results

Libertarian primary Vaillancourt received enough write-in votes to advance to the general election as the Libertarian nominee. However, Vaillancourt withdrew and was replaced on the ballot by Travis Sanchez, the Libertarian nominee for New Mexico Lieutenant Governor.

Candidates Nominee Travis Sanchez, territory manager

Withdrawn Robert Vaillancourt

Results

General election Results

By county CountyJoseph Maestas DemocraticTravis Sanchez LibertarianMarginTotal votes cast#%#%#%Bernalillo148,75967.34%72,14432.66%76,61534.68%220,903Catron54131.42%1,18168.58% -640 -37.17%1,722Chaves5,40237.36%9,05862.64% -3,656 -25.28%14,460Cibola3,98763.84%2,25836.16%1,72927.69%6,245Colfax2,47255.79%1,95944.21%51311.58%4,431Curry3,04633.81%5,96466.19% -2,918 -32.39%9,010De Baca23839.53%36460.47% -126 -20.93%602Doña Ana33,36962.82%19,74837.18%13,62125.64%53,117Eddy4,91034.14%9,47365.86% -4,563 -31.72%14,383Grant6,88865.01%3,70834.99%3,18030.01%10,596Guadalupe1,11871.76%44028.24%67843.52%1,558Harding16047.48%17752.52% -17 -5.04%337Hidalgo73053.36%63846.64%926.73%1,368Lea3,15526.74%8,64373.26% -5,488 -46.52%11,798Lincoln2,68436.04%4,76363.96% -2,079 -27.92%7,447Los Alamos6,27166.78%3,12033.22%3,15133.55%9,391Luna2,83953.34%2,48346.66%3566.69%5,322McKinley12,90572.22%4,96527.78%7,94044.43%17,870Mora1,66275.07%55224.93%1,11050.14%2,214Otero6,63342.04%9,14457.96% -2,511 -15.92%15,777Quay1,03539.73%1,57060.27% -535 -20.54%2,605Rio Arriba9,56179.60%2,45020.40%7,11159.20%12,011Roosevelt1,37233.16%2,76566.84% -1,393 -33.67%4,137San Juan15,02442.64%20,20857.36% -5,184 -14.71%35,232San Miguel6,94678.34%1,92021.66%5,02656.69%8,866Sandoval33,89660.49%22,13939.51%11,75720.98%56,035Santa Fe53,59280.96%12,60619.04%40,98661.91%66,198Sierra2,07847.31%2,31452.69% -236 -5.37%4,392Socorro3,34560.83%2,15439.17%1,19121.66%5,499Taos10,55983.35%2,11016.65%8,44966.69%12,669Torrance2,02140.95%2,91459.05% -893 -18.10%4,935Union42934.27%82365.73% -394 -31.47%1,252Valencia12,18352.62%10,97047.38%1,2135.24%23,153Totals399,81061.93%245,72538.07%154,08523.87%645,535

Counties that flipped from Republican to Libertarian San Juan (largest city: Farmington) Catron (largest city: Reserve) Lincoln (largest city: Roidoso) Otero (largest city: Alamogordo) Sierra (largest city: Truth or Consequences) Torrance (largest city: Moriarty) Chaves (largest village: Roswell) Eddy (largest city: Carlsbad) De Baca (largest city: Fort Sumner) Curry (largest village: Clovis) Harding (largest city: Roy) Lea (largest city: Hobbs) Quay (largest city: Tucumcari) Roosevelt (largest city: Portales) Union (largest city: Clayton)

By congressional district Maestas won all three congressional districts. District Maestas Sanchez Representative 63% 37%Melanie Stansbury59%41%Yvette Herrell (117th Congress)Gabe Vasquez (118th Congress) 63% 37%Teresa Leger Fernandez

References

External links Official campaign websites Joseph Maestas (D) for State Auditor Travis Sanchez (L) for State Auditor