McKinley County, New Mexico

2026 election results. Ben Ray Lujan (D) got 79% of the U.S. Senate vote in McKinley County. The margin is 32.0 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. McKinley County is split between 2 U.S. House districts. Below are also 19 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in McKinley County

U.S. Senate

Ben Ray Lujan

78.7%15,751

Larry Marker

21.3%4,268

100% counted

Statewide: Ben Ray Lujan wins. Called.

Governor

Deb Haaland

72.5%14,503

Greggory Hull

27.5%5,507

100% counted

Statewide: Deb Haaland wins. Called.

U.S. House: New Mexico 2nd District

Gabriel Vasquez

81.9%1,610

Gregory Cunningham

18.1%356

100% counted

Only part of McKinley County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Gabriel Vasquez wins. Called.

U.S. House: New Mexico 3rd District

Teresa Fernandez

74.2%13,221

Martin Zamora

25.8%4,589

100% counted

Only part of McKinley County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Teresa Fernandez wins. Called.

The leader in McKinley County is only who has the most votes counted here. Races are won statewide or district-wide, and only the race pages report calls. Last vote update here Nov 6, 12:14 PM.

19 local contests in McKinley County

County offices, local measures and judges on McKinley County's ballots, from New Mexico's official results file. Names are as the state prints them. "Ahead" describes the current count; it isn't a race call, and we don't call measures.

County offices

Public Education Commissioner DISTRICT 5

Candidate	Votes	Share
Sharon E Clahchischilliage R	11,587	100.0%

Sharon E Clahchischilliage is unopposed. The contest crosses into 5 other counties; across all of them: Sharon E Clahchischilliage 39,716 (100.0%).

County Commissioner by Commissioner District - McKinley DISTRICT 1

Candidate	Votes	Share
Ernest C Becenti III D	6,011	100.0%

Ernest C Becenti III is unopposed.

County Commissioner by Commissioner District - McKinley DISTRICT 2

Candidate	Votes	Share
Genevieve Jackson D	5,039	100.0%

Genevieve Jackson is unopposed.

County Sheriff - McKinley

Candidate	Votes	Share
James Maiorano III D	13,694	71.1%
Jeremy S Shirley R	5,577	28.9%

James Maiorano III ahead in McKinley County.

County Assessor - McKinley

Candidate	Votes	Share
Edward Becenti Jr D	15,467	100.0%

Edward Becenti Jr is unopposed.

Local measures

College District General Obligation Bond: Shall the Advisory Board of the University of New Mexico Gallup Branch Community College District, be authorized to issue up to $10,000,000 of general obligation bonds for the purpose of erecting, furnishing, constructing, purchasing, remodeling and equipping buildings and utility facilities, exclusive of stadiums; making other real property improvements; purchasing grounds; and purchasing and installing computer hardware and software; or any combination of these purposes? UNM GALLUP

Choice	Votes	Share
Yes	12,131	77.8%
No	3,453	22.2%

Yes ahead with 77.8% in McKinley County.

Judges

District Court Judge ELEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT : DIVISION 02

Candidate	Votes	Share
Bradley Lyle Keeler D	15,569	100.0%

Bradley Lyle Keeler is unopposed. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Bradley Lyle Keeler 36,395 (100.0%).

District Court Judge ELEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT : DIVISION 06

Candidate	Votes	Share
Brenna Clani-Washinawatok D	13,011	68.7%
Brian D Decker R	5,933	31.3%

Brenna Clani-Washinawatok ahead in McKinley County. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Brian D Decker 28,622 (50.6%), Brenna Clani-Washinawatok 27,998 (49.4%).

District Court Judge ELEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT : DIVISION 08

Candidate	Votes	Share
Stephen M Wayne R	10,783	100.0%

Stephen M Wayne is unopposed. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Stephen M Wayne 38,429 (100.0%).

Magistrate Judge - McKinley DIVISION 1

Candidate	Votes	Share
Rochelle Garnenez D	15,274	100.0%

Rochelle Garnenez is unopposed.

Magistrate Judge - McKinley DIVISION 2

Candidate	Votes	Share
Virginia A Yazzie D	15,209	100.0%

Virginia A Yazzie is unopposed.

Magistrate Judge - McKinley DIVISION 3

Candidate	Votes	Share
Raymond D Calderon D	13,599	72.7%
Steve C Hester R	5,094	27.3%

Raymond D Calderon ahead in McKinley County.

Probate Judge - McKinley

Candidate	Votes	Share
Monica Martinez D	15,087	100.0%

Monica Martinez is unopposed.

JUDICIAL RETENTION: Shall DAVID K THOMSON be retained as Justice of the Supreme Court?

Choice	Votes	Share
Yes	11,574	68.8%
No	5,246	31.2%

Yes ahead with 68.8% in McKinley County. The contest crosses into 32 other counties; across all of them: Yes 400,874 (68.6%), No 183,099 (31.4%).

JUDICIAL RETENTION: Shall SHANNON BACON be retained as Justice of the Supreme Court?

Choice	Votes	Share
Yes	11,802	70.3%
No	4,994	29.7%

Yes ahead with 70.3% in McKinley County. The contest crosses into 32 other counties; across all of them: Yes 397,732 (68.4%), No 183,418 (31.6%).

JUDICIAL RETENTION: Shall J MILES HANISEE be retained as Judge of the Court of Appeals?

Choice	Votes	Share
Yes	11,069	67.4%
No	5,344	32.6%

Yes ahead with 67.4% in McKinley County. The contest crosses into 32 other counties; across all of them: Yes 385,336 (67.4%), No 186,502 (32.6%).

JUDICIAL RETENTION: Shall BRADFORD J DALLEY be retained as District Court Judge, Division 1? ELEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT : DIVISION 01

Choice	Votes	Share
Yes	11,154	68.2%
No	5,198	31.8%

Yes ahead with 68.2% in McKinley County. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Yes 32,538 (67.4%), No 15,704 (32.6%).

JUDICIAL RETENTION: Shall CURTIS R GURLEY be retained as District Court Judge, Division 4? ELEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT : DIVISION 04

Choice	Votes	Share
Yes	11,509	70.0%
No	4,936	30.0%

Yes ahead with 70.0% in McKinley County. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Yes 32,985 (67.8%), No 15,682 (32.2%).

JUDICIAL RETENTION: Shall DOUGLAS W DECKER be retained as District Court Judge, Division 7? ELEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT : DIVISION 07

Choice	Votes	Share
Yes	11,565	69.5%
No	5,084	30.5%

Yes ahead with 69.5% in McKinley County. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Yes 32,137 (66.5%), No 16,215 (33.5%).

New Mexico's official results, these figures first read Nov 12, 11:27 AM. Unofficial until certified.

Compared with 2024

Race	Margin	2024 president	Shift
NM Senate	D +57.4	D +25.3	D +32.0
NM Governor	D +45.0	D +25.3	D +19.6
NM-02 part of the county	D +63.8	D +63.5	D +0.2
NM-03 part of the county	D +48.5	D +21.3	D +27.2

Margins compare the Democrat and the Republican only. The 2024 column is the presidential margin in the same places as each race's votes here. Shift is this year's margin minus it, shown once at least 90% of the expected vote is counted. A dash means there's no 2024 figure for those exact places.

How McKinley County has voted for president

Year	Democrat	Share	Republican	Share	Margin	Votes
2024	Kamala Harris	60.8%	Donald Trump	36.2%	D +24.5	25,864
2020	Joe Biden	68.1%	Donald Trump	29.5%	D +38.6	26,485
2016	Hillary Clinton	62.6%	Donald Trump	23.5%	D +39.0	21,703
2012	Barack Obama	72.2%	Mitt Romney	25.3%	D +46.9	21,929
2008	Barack Obama	71.4%	John McCain	27.5%	D +43.9	23,207
2004	John Kerry	63.3%	George W. Bush	35.6%	D +27.6	20,623
2000	Al Gore	64.7%	George W. Bush	31.9%	D +32.8	15,879

Shares are of all presidential votes, and the margin is the Democrat's share minus the Republican's. Since 2000, the presidential margin here has moved R +8.3.

Sources & scope

Votes for 2026 come from the count this site reads, by county. They're unofficial until New Mexico certifies them. Past presidential votes are from MEDSL and VEST, via Polling Forecast. New Mexico's own results, deadlines and offices are on the state page.