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Quay County, New Mexico

2026 election results. Larry Marker (R) got 62% of the U.S. Senate vote in Quay County. The margin is 17.9 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 9 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Quay County

U.S. Senate

Larry Marker
62.0%1,727
Ben Ray Lujan
38.0%1,060
100% counted

Statewide: Ben Ray Lujan wins. Called.

Governor

Greggory Hull
67.2%1,869
Deb Haaland
32.8%914
100% counted

Statewide: Deb Haaland wins. Called.

The leader in Quay 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 5, 12:50 PM.

9 local contests in Quay County

County offices and judges on Quay 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

County Commissioner by Commissioner District - Quay DISTRICT 3

CandidateVotesShare
Brian Dale Fortner R2,167100.0%

Brian Dale Fortner is unopposed.

County Sheriff - Quay

CandidateVotesShare
Dennis Victor Garcia R2,298100.0%

Dennis Victor Garcia is unopposed.

County Assessor - Quay

CandidateVotesShare
Jefferson L Byrd R2,105100.0%

Jefferson L Byrd is unopposed.

Judges

District Court Judge 10TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

CandidateVotesShare
Timothy L Rose I2,065100.0%

Timothy L Rose is unopposed. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: Timothy L Rose 2,747 (100.0%).

Magistrate Judge - Quay MAGISTRATE

CandidateVotesShare
Noreen L Hendrickson R1,55456.3%
Amanda L Hammer D1,20643.7%

Noreen L Hendrickson ahead in Quay County.

Probate Judge - Quay

CandidateVotesShare
Christina Lucille Mayfield Wilson R2,114100.0%

Christina Lucille Mayfield Wilson is unopposed.

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

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes1,53967.1%
No75632.9%

Yes ahead with 67.1% in Quay 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?

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes1,46764.5%
No80935.5%

Yes ahead with 64.5% in Quay 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?

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes1,55869.1%
No69730.9%

Yes ahead with 69.1% in Quay County. The contest crosses into 32 other counties; across all of them: Yes 385,336 (67.4%), No 186,502 (32.6%).

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

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
NM SenateR +23.9R +41.8D +17.9
NM GovernorR +34.3R +41.8D +7.5
NM-03R +32.8R +41.8D +9.0

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 Quay County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris28.3%Donald Trump69.4%R +41.13,703
2020Joe Biden30.2%Donald Trump68.0%R +37.83,873
2016Hillary Clinton28.5%Donald Trump61.9%R +33.53,572
2012Barack Obama37.3%Mitt Romney59.4%R +22.13,707
2008Barack Obama38.7%John McCain59.2%R +20.53,996
2004John Kerry34.5%George W. Bush64.6%R +30.14,117
2000Al Gore38.3%George W. Bush59.6%R +21.43,844

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 +19.7.

Other counties in New Mexico

New Mexico results

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.