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.[1]
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 County results Maestas: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Sanchez: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Democratic primary
Nominee
- Joseph Maestas, chairman of the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (2021–present) and former mayor of Española (2006–2010)[2]
Eliminated in primary
- Zackary Quintero, state ombudsmen and candidate for Albuquerque City Council in 2019[3]
Results
Results by county
Maestas
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
- 80–90%
Quintero
- 50–60%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joseph Maestas | 74,701 | 57.27% | |
| Democratic | Zackary Quintero | 55,732 | 42.73% | |
| Total votes | 130,433 | 100.0% | ||
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.[5]
Nominee
- Travis Sanchez, territory manager[6]
Withdrawn
- Robert Vaillancourt[5]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Libertarian | Robert Vaillancourt (write-in) | 284 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 284 | 100.0% | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joseph Maestas | 399,810 | 61.93% | +4.37% | |
| Libertarian | Travis Sanchez | 245,725 | 38.07% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 645,535 | 100.0% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
References
- Clark, Carol (17 May 2021). "Brian Colón Launches Campaign For New Mexico Attorney General; Vows To Combat Sexual, Violent & Gun Crimes". ladailypost.com. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- McKay, Dan (August 3, 2021). "PRC's Maestas announces campaign for state auditor". Albuquerque Journal.
- D'Ammassa, Algernon (June 3, 2022). "Democratic rivals for New Mexico State Auditor compare resumes and experience". Las Cruces Sun-News.
- "2022 Primary Election Candidate Summary Results Report" (PDF). New Mexico Secretary of State.
- "2022 Candidates for Office". Libertarian Party of New Mexico.
- Gilmore, Nicholas (October 18, 2022). "Candidate Q&A: Travis Sanchez for state auditor". Santa Fe New Mexican.
- "2022 General New Mexico - Official Results". New Mexico Secretary of State.
External links
- Official campaign websites
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