2022 New Mexico State Treasurer election

2022 New Mexico State Treasurer election
November 8, 2022
 
Nominee Laura Montoya Harry Montoya
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 370,089 326,224
Percentage 53.15% 46.85%
L. Montoya:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
H. Montoya:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      50%      No votes
State Treasurer before election

Tim Eichenberg
Democratic

Elected State Treasurer

Laura Montoya
Democratic

The 2022 New Mexico State Treasurer election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the next New Mexico State Treasurer. Incumbent Democratic Party Treasurer Tim Eichenberg was term-limited and could not seek re-election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Heather Benavidez, former magistrate judge[2]

Endorsements

Heather Benavidez

State officials

Laura Montoya

Newspapers

Results

Democratic primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Laura Montoya 75,538 58.70%
Democratic Heather Benavidez 53,148 41.30%
Total votes 128,686 100.0%

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Republican primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Harry Montoya 91,766 100.0%
Total votes 91,766 100.0%

General election

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Laura
Montoya (D) 		Harry
Montoya (R) 		Other Undecided
Research & Polling Inc.[7] October 20–27, 2022 625 (LV) ± 3.9% 46% 39% 2%[b] 13%
Research & Polling Inc.[8] August 19–25, 2022 518 (LV) ± 4.3% 44% 33% 4%[c] 19%

Results

2022 New Mexico State Treasurer election[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Laura Montoya 370,089 53.15% −4.77%
Republican Harry Montoya 326,224 46.85% +4.77%
Total votes 696,313 100.00%
Democratic hold

By county

County[10] Laura Montoya

Democratic

Harry Montoya

Republican

Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # %
Bernalillo 139,623 58.55% 98,857 41.45% 40,766 17.09% 238,480
Catron 474 24.12% 1,491 75.88% -1,017 -51.76% 1,965
Chaves 4,303 26.76% 11,776 73.24% -7,473 -46.48% 16,079
Cibola 3,606 54.14% 3,055 45.86% 551 8.27% 6,661
Colfax 2,141 44.59% 2,661 55.41% -520 -10.83% 4,802
Curry 2,613 25.89% 7,480 74.11% -4,867 -48.22% 10,093
De Baca 178 24.83% 539 75.17% -361 -50.35% 717
Doña Ana 31,563 55.42% 25,394 44.58% 6,169 10.83% 56,957
Eddy 3,822 23.25% 12,618 76.75% -8,796 -53.50% 16,440
Grant 6,249 54.57% 5,202 45.43% 1,047 9.14% 11,451
Guadalupe 993 59.68% 671 40.32% 322 19.35% 1,664
Harding 129 32.25% 271 67.75% -142 -35.50% 400
Hidalgo 639 42.32% 871 57.68% -232 -15.36% 1,510
Lea 2,386 17.26% 11,440 82.74% -9,054 -65.49% 13,826
Lincoln 2,401 29.22% 5,816 70.78% -3,415 -41.56% 8,217
Los Alamos 6,008 60.94% 3,851 39.06% 2,157 21.88% 9,859
Luna 2,565 44.73% 3,169 55.27% -604 -10.53% 5,734
McKinley 12,794 68.37% 5,919 31.63% 6,875 36.74% 18,713
Mora 1,601 68.68% 730 31.32% 871 37.37% 2,331
Otero 5,979 34.49% 11,357 65.51% -5,378 -31.02% 17,336
Quay 875 29.60% 2,081 70.40% -1,206 -40.80% 2,956
Rio Arriba 7,776 62.09% 4,747 37.91% 3,029 24.19% 12,523
Roosevelt 1,143 24.91% 3,446 75.09% -2,303 -50.19% 4,589
San Juan 13,699 34.87% 25,584 65.13% -11,885 -30.25% 39,283
San Miguel 6,547 70.81% 2,699 29.19% 3,848 41.62% 9,246
Sandoval 31,256 51.98% 28,875 48.02% 2,381 3.96% 60,131
Santa Fe 50,913 74.24% 17,665 25.76% 33,248 48.48% 68,578
Sierra 1,865 38.68% 2,956 61.32% -1,091 -22.63% 4,821
Socorro 3,101 52.30% 2,828 47.70% 273 4.60% 5,929
Taos 10,082 76.73% 3,058 23.27% 7,024 53.46% 13,140
Torrance 1,753 32.33% 3,669 67.67% -1,916 -35.34% 5,422
Union 366 25.21% 1,086 74.79% -720 -49.59% 1,452
Valencia 10,646 42.57% 14,362 57.43% -3,716 -14.86% 25,008
Totals 370,089 53.15% 326,224 46.85% 43,865 6.30% 696,313

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

By congressional district

Laura Montoya won two of three congressional districts with Harry Montoya winning the remaining one, which elected a Democrat.[11]

District Laura Montoya Harry Montoya Representative
1st 54% 46% Melanie Stansbury
2nd 49.9% 50.1% Yvette Herrell (117th Congress)
Gabe Vasquez (118th Congress)
3rd 55% 45% Teresa Leger Fernandez

Notes

  1. ^ 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 4%

References

  1. ^ McKay, Dan (August 4, 2021). "Ex-Sandoval County Treasurer Montoya enters race for NM treasurer". www.abqjournal.com. Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  2. ^ "Democrat Heather Benavidez Announces Her Run For New Mexico State Treasurer". losalamosreporter.com. September 3, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  3. ^ "State treasurer rips fellow Democrat in angry ad".
  4. ^ "Editorial: Journal announces endorsements for state AG, auditor and treasurer". Albuquerque Journal. May 20, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "2022 Primary Election Candidate Summary Results Report" (PDF). New Mexico Secretary of State.
  6. ^ Lee, Morgan (February 1, 2022). "Republicans crowd into primary race for governor, Congress". www.statesville.com. Statesville Record & Landmark. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  7. ^ Research & Polling Inc.
  8. ^ Research & Polling Inc.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "DRA 2020". Daves Redistricting. Retrieved August 18, 2024.

Official campaign websites

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