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San Miguel County, New Mexico

2026 election results. Ben Ray Lujan (D) got 76% of the U.S. Senate vote in San Miguel County. The margin is 23.4 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 11 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in San Miguel County

U.S. Senate

Ben Ray Lujan
75.9%6,831
Larry Marker
24.1%2,164
100% counted

Statewide: Ben Ray Lujan wins. Called.

Governor

Deb Haaland
66.9%6,002
Greggory Hull
33.1%2,973
100% counted

Statewide: Deb Haaland wins. Called.

The leader in San Miguel 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.

11 local contests in San Miguel County

County offices and judges on San Miguel 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 - San Miguel COUNTY COMMISSION DIST 1

CandidateVotesShare
Doris R Gallegos D1,277100.0%

Doris R Gallegos is unopposed.

County Commissioner by Commissioner District - San Miguel COUNTY COMMISSION DIST 3

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Antonio J Padilla D1,496100.0%

Antonio J Padilla is unopposed.

County Sheriff - San Miguel

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Darin J Romero D6,790100.0%

Darin J Romero is unopposed.

County Assessor - San Miguel

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Dorene J Garcia D6,852100.0%

Dorene J Garcia is unopposed.

Judges

Magistrate Judge - San Miguel MAGISTRATE DIVISION 1

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Nicholas J Montoya D6,995100.0%

Nicholas J Montoya is unopposed.

Magistrate Judge - San Miguel MAGISTRATE DIVISION 2

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Philip L Leger D7,073100.0%

Philip L Leger is unopposed.

Probate Judge - San Miguel

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Dwight James Torres D6,884100.0%

Dwight James Torres is unopposed.

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

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes5,63775.3%
No1,85324.7%

Yes ahead with 75.3% in San Miguel 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
Yes5,56075.1%
No1,84724.9%

Yes ahead with 75.1% in San Miguel 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
Yes5,35172.8%
No1,99927.2%

Yes ahead with 72.8% in San Miguel 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 MICHAEL A ARAGON be retained as District Court Judge, Division 1? FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT : DIVISION 01

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes6,01678.6%
No1,64221.4%

Yes ahead with 78.6% in San Miguel County. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: Yes 8,319 (77.9%), No 2,363 (22.1%).

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

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
NM SenateD +51.9D +28.5D +23.4
NM GovernorD +33.7D +28.5D +5.3
NM-03D +45.3D +28.5D +16.8

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 San Miguel County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris63.0%Donald Trump35.0%D +27.911,090
2020Joe Biden68.4%Donald Trump29.7%D +38.711,531
2016Hillary Clinton67.8%Donald Trump21.5%D +46.210,751
2012Barack Obama76.9%Mitt Romney20.0%D +56.911,509
2008Barack Obama79.7%John McCain19.1%D +60.612,941
2004John Kerry71.7%George W. Bush27.3%D +44.312,116
2000Al Gore71.4%George W. Bush24.2%D +47.29,161

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 +19.3.

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.