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New Mexico Bond Question 2

Library Acquisitions. 2026 results by county, from New Mexico's official results file: Yes 66.0%, No 34.0% statewide.

Statewide

On the ballot: The 2026 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act authorizes the issuance and sale of library acquisition bonds. Shall the state be authorized to issue general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed nineteen million three hundred twenty-four thousand one hundred eighty-eight dollars ($19,324,188) to make capital expenditures for academic, public school, public and tribal library resource acquisitions and provide for a general property tax imposition and levy for the payment of principal of, interest on and expenses incurred in connection with the issuance of the bonds and the collection of the tax as permitted by law?

A yes vote
If approved by voters, the State promises to repay the amount borrowed, plus interest, over a period of time for each series of General Obligation bonds issued.
Yes 66.0% No 34.0%

427,655 yes and 220,414 no.

The Secretary of State's voter guide, page 36 and page 37 · The Secretary of State's text of the statewide questions · The state's unofficial results

The state's unofficial totals. We don't call measures.

By county

33 counties: Yes has the most votes in 31, No has the most votes in 2. The figures for each county are from the same file and add up to the statewide totals.

CountyYesNoVotes
Bernalillo County69.6%30.4%222,435
Catron County46.0%54.0%1,717
Chaves County49.6%50.4%14,046
Cibola County65.3%34.7%6,457
Colfax County58.0%42.0%4,283
Curry County52.1%47.9%9,493
De Baca County50.2%49.8%617
Doña Ana County68.6%31.4%61,171
Eddy County52.2%47.8%14,238
Grant County61.9%38.1%10,420
Guadalupe County64.0%36.0%1,221
Harding County59.1%40.9%325
Hidalgo County61.5%38.5%1,202
Lea County52.3%47.7%11,804
Lincoln County53.3%46.7%6,863
Los Alamos County71.0%29.0%8,934
Luna County59.9%40.1%5,354
McKinley County72.6%27.4%17,164
Mora County54.7%45.3%1,626
Otero County54.6%45.4%15,564
Quay County53.8%46.2%2,464
Rio Arriba County65.2%34.8%11,010
Roosevelt County56.8%43.2%4,322
San Juan County56.8%43.2%33,397
San Miguel County67.7%32.3%7,802
Sandoval County64.4%35.6%59,161
Santa Fe County77.2%22.8%63,843
Sierra County59.5%40.5%4,188
Socorro County65.6%34.4%4,958
Taos County76.6%23.4%11,924
Torrance County53.6%46.4%4,974
Union County50.2%49.8%1,120
Valencia County57.2%42.8%23,972

The share with the most votes in each place is in bold. That's the count, not a result.

Sources & scope

New Mexico's official results, these figures first read Nov 12, 11:27 AM. Unofficial until certified. New Mexico's page has its other statewide offices, ballot measures and legislature.