2022 New Mexico Attorney General election

2022 New Mexico Attorney General election
November 8, 2022
 
Nominee Raúl Torrez Jeremy Gay
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 388,592 314,023
Percentage 55.31% 44.69%
Torrez:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Gay:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      50%      No votes
Attorney General before election

Hector Balderas
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

Raúl Torrez
Democratic

The 2022 New Mexico Attorney General election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the next attorney general of New Mexico. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Hector Balderas was term-limited and could not seek re-election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Endorsements

Brian Colón

Organizations

Raúl Torrez

U.S. Senators

Newspapers

Debates

2022 New Mexico Attorney General Democratic primary debates
No. Date Host Moderator Link Democratic Democratic
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Brian Colón Raúl Torrez
1 May 9, 2022 KRQE Jessica Garate YouTube P P
2 May 25, 2022 KOAT-TV
Albuquerque Journal
KKOB-FM 		Dan Boyd
Bob Clark
Royale Da 		YouTube P P

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Brian
Colón 		Raúl
Torrez 		Undecided
SurveyUSA[6] April 29 – May 7, 2022 583 (LV) ± 5.7% 28% 34% 38%

Results

Democratic primary results[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Raúl Torrez 73,299 53.49%
Democratic Brian Colón 63,723 46.51%
Total votes 137,022 100.0%

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Results

Republican primary results[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeremy Gay 92,688 100.0%
Total votes 92,688 100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[9] Leans D November 3, 2022
Elections Daily[10] Likely D November 1, 2022

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Raúl
Torrez (D) 		Jeremy
Gay (R) 		Other Undecided
Research & Polling Inc.[11] October 20–27, 2022 625 (LV) ± 3.9% 49% 39% 2%[b] 10%
SurveyUSA[12] October 21–26, 2022 650 (LV) ± 4.9% 47% 37% – 17%
SurveyUSA[13] October 1–6, 2022 570 (LV) ± 5.8% 50% 33% – 16%
Cygnal (R)[14][A] September 27–29, 2022 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 42% 41% – 17%
SurveyUSA[15] September 8–12, 2022 558 (LV) ± 5.7% 49% 34% – 18%
Research & Polling Inc.[16] August 19–25, 2022 518 (LV) ± 4.3% 49% 33% 3%[c] 15%
Public Policy Polling (D)[17] June 13–14, 2022 642 (V) ± 3.9% 44% 37% – 19%

Results

2022 New Mexico Attorney General election[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Raúl Torrez 388,592 55.31% −6.50%
Republican Jeremy Gay 314,023 44.69% +11.26%
Total votes 702,615 100.0%
Democratic hold

By county

County[19] Raúl Torrez

Democratic

Jeremy Gay

Republican

Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # %
Bernalillo 147,612 61.12% 93,895 38.88% 53,717 22.24% 241,507
Catron 517 26.05% 1,468 73.95% -951 -47.91% 1,985
Chaves 4,697 29.00% 11,498 71.00% -6,801 -41.99% 16,195
Cibola 3,870 57.36% 2,877 42.64% 993 14.72% 6,747
Colfax 2,238 46.15% 2,611 53.85% -373 -7.69% 4,849
Curry 2,680 26.45% 7,454 73.55% -4,774 -47.11% 10,134
De Baca 214 29.32% 516 70.68% -302 -41.37% 730
Doña Ana 32,419 56.72% 24,737 43.28% 7,682 13.44% 57,156
Eddy 4,085 24.68% 12,465 75.32% -8,380 -50.63% 16,550
Grant 6,541 56.59% 5,018 43.41% 1,523 13.18% 11,559
Guadalupe 1,059 62.70% 630 37.30% 429 25.40% 1,689
Harding 150 37.31% 252 62.69% -102 -25.37% 402
Hidalgo 691 44.78% 852 55.22% -161 -10.43% 1,543
Lea 2,484 17.89% 11,398 82.11% -8,914 -64.21% 13,882
Lincoln 2,559 30.93% 5,714 69.07% -3,155 -38.14% 8,273
Los Alamos 6,258 62.52% 3,752 37.48% 2,506 25.03% 10,010
Luna 2,728 47.12% 3,062 52.88% -334 -5.77% 5,790
McKinley 12,497 66.09% 6,413 33.91% 6,084 32.17% 18,910
Mora 1,657 70.72% 686 29.28% 971 41.44% 2,343
Otero 6,251 35.83% 11,193 64.17% -4,942 -28.33% 17,444
Quay 913 30.54% 2,077 69.46% -1,164 -38.93% 2,990
Rio Arriba 9,050 71.19% 3,663 28.81% 5,387 42.37% 12,713
Roosevelt 1,195 25.87% 3,424 74.13% -2,229 -48.26% 4,619
San Juan 14,090 35.71% 25,363 64.29% -11,273 -28.57% 39,453
San Miguel 6,903 73.84% 2,445 26.16% 4,458 47.69% 9,348
Sandoval 32,422 53.50% 28,184 46.50% 4,238 6.99% 60,606
Santa Fe 53,247 77.22% 15,709 22.78% 37,538 54.44% 68,956
Sierra 1,983 40.81% 2,876 59.19% -893 -18.38% 4,859
Socorro 3,267 54.46% 2,732 45.54% 535 8.92% 5,999
Taos 10,608 80.19% 2,621 19.81% 7,987 60.37% 13,229
Torrance 1,887 34.43% 3,594 65.57% -1,707 -31.14% 5,481
Union 363 25.05% 1,086 74.95% -723 -49.90% 1,449
Valencia 11,457 45.44% 13,758 54.56% -2,301 -9.13% 25,215
Totals 388,592 55.31% 314,023 44.69% 74,569 10.61% 702,615

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

By congressional district

Torrez won all three congressional districts.[20]

District Torrez Gay Representative
1st 56% 44% Melanie Stansbury
2nd 52% 48% Yvette Herrell (117th Congress)
Gabe Vasquez (118th Congress)
3rd 57% 43% Teresa Leger Fernandez

Notes

  1. ^ a b Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ^ "None of these/Wouldn't say" with 2%
  3. ^ "None of these/Wouldn't say" with 3%

Partisan clients

  1. ^ Poll sponsored for Gay's campaign.

References

  1. ^ Lee, Morgan (May 17, 2021). "District Attorney Raúl Torrez to run for attorney general". apnews.com. Associated Press. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  2. ^ Clark, Carol (May 17, 2021). "Brian Colón Launches Campaign For New Mexico Attorney General; Vows To Combat Sexual, Violent & Gun Crimes". ladailypost.com. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  3. ^ "Latino Victory Fund Endorses Brian Colón for New Mexico Attorney General". Latino Victory. May 31, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  4. ^ Clark, Carol (April 12, 2022). "U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich Announces First Wave Of Democratic Primary Election Endorsements For 2022". ladailypost.com.
  5. ^ "Editorial: Journal announces endorsements for state AG, auditor and treasurer". Albuquerque Journal. May 20, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  6. ^ SurveyUSA
  7. ^ a b "2022 Primary Election Candidate Summary Results Report" (PDF). New Mexico Secretary of State.
  8. ^ "Jeremy Gay, local Gallup veteran, running for NM Attorney General". www.grantcountybeat.com. February 4, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  9. ^ "Secretary of State and Attorney General: What to Watch for Next Week in Key Statewide Contests". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 3, 2022. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  10. ^ Solomon, Zack (November 7, 2022). "Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings". Elections Daily. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  11. ^ Research & Polling Inc.
  12. ^ SurveyUSA
  13. ^ SurveyUSA
  14. ^ Cygnal (R)
  15. ^ SurveyUSA
  16. ^ Research & Polling Inc.
  17. ^ Public Policy Polling (D)
  18. ^ Toulouse Oliver, Maggie (November 29, 2022). "Canvass of Returns of General Election Held on November 8, 2022" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Mexico. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 26, 2025. Retrieved February 2, 2026.
  19. ^ Toulouse Oliver, Maggie (November 28, 2022). "Canvass of Returns of General Election Held on November 8, 2022" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Mexico. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 15, 2025. Retrieved February 2, 2026.
  20. ^ "DRA 2020". Daves Redistricting. Retrieved August 18, 2024.

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