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New Mexico Bond Question 3

Higher Education. 2026 results by county, from New Mexico's official results file: Yes 64.3%, No 35.7% statewide.

Statewide

On the ballot: The 2026 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act authorizes the issuance and sale of higher education, special schools and tribal schools capital improvement and acquisition bonds. Shall the state be authorized to issue general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed three hundred fifty-two million two hundred twenty five thousand three hundred seventy-nine dollars ($352,225,379) to make capital expenditures for certain higher education, special schools and tribal schools capital improvements and 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 64.3% No 35.7%

416,062 yes and 231,046 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 27, No has the most votes in 6. The figures for each county are from the same file and add up to the statewide totals.

CountyYesNoVotes
Bernalillo County68.2%31.8%220,723
Catron County42.0%58.0%1,710
Chaves County48.8%51.2%14,078
Cibola County65.5%34.5%6,512
Colfax County55.0%45.0%4,313
Curry County50.4%49.6%9,526
De Baca County46.1%53.9%631
Doña Ana County66.6%33.4%61,023
Eddy County49.7%50.3%14,294
Grant County60.5%39.5%10,387
Guadalupe County61.9%38.1%1,228
Harding County56.6%43.4%327
Hidalgo County59.4%40.6%1,211
Lea County50.5%49.5%11,853
Lincoln County50.4%49.6%6,878
Los Alamos County65.4%34.6%8,898
Luna County58.8%41.2%5,382
McKinley County75.9%24.1%17,285
Mora County55.4%44.6%1,650
Otero County52.2%47.8%15,672
Quay County52.1%47.9%2,485
Rio Arriba County63.2%36.8%11,144
Roosevelt County54.8%45.2%4,357
San Juan County55.9%44.1%33,560
San Miguel County67.0%33.0%7,859
Sandoval County62.2%37.8%59,260
Santa Fe County74.8%25.2%63,710
Sierra County56.6%43.4%4,201
Socorro County63.7%36.3%4,980
Taos County75.7%24.3%11,980
Torrance County49.6%50.4%5,000
Union County44.0%56.0%1,126
Valencia County54.5%45.5%23,865

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.