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New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands

2026 results by county, from New Mexico's official results file. Juan De Jesus Sanchez III 60.7%, Michael Jack Perry 39.3% statewide.

Statewide

Juan De Jesus Sanchez III
60.7%434,085
Michael Jack Perry
39.3%281,091

The state's unofficial totals. Winners aren't marked here.

By county

33 counties: Juan De Jesus Sanchez III has the most votes in 16, Michael Jack Perry has the most votes in 17. The figures for each county are from the same file and add up to the statewide totals.

CountyJuan De Jesus Sanchez IIIMichael Jack PerryVotes
Bernalillo County66.8%33.2%245,813
Catron County29.6%70.4%1,915
Chaves County34.2%65.8%15,416
Cibola County60.6%39.4%7,145
Colfax County50.0%50.0%4,688
Curry County35.4%64.6%10,339
De Baca County25.1%74.9%720
Doña Ana County65.3%34.7%66,124
Eddy County28.9%71.1%16,034
Grant County61.0%39.0%11,424
Guadalupe County67.0%33.0%1,456
Harding County31.9%68.1%370
Hidalgo County49.7%50.3%1,380
Lea County29.4%70.6%13,276
Lincoln County34.5%65.5%7,578
Los Alamos County66.6%33.4%9,730
Luna County54.0%46.0%5,890
McKinley County69.7%30.3%19,316
Mora County68.3%31.7%2,112
Otero County43.4%56.6%17,772
Quay County34.3%65.7%2,759
Rio Arriba County72.4%27.6%12,311
Roosevelt County33.4%66.6%4,751
San Juan County39.8%60.2%38,071
San Miguel County74.4%25.6%8,927
Sandoval County57.4%42.6%63,964
Santa Fe County80.4%19.6%69,612
Sierra County45.3%54.7%4,710
Socorro County58.7%41.3%5,655
Taos County82.5%17.5%13,317
Torrance County38.1%61.9%5,428
Union County27.0%73.0%1,258
Valencia County51.8%48.2%25,915

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.