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Santa Fe County, New Mexico

2026 election results. Deb Haaland (D) got 77% of the vote for governor in Santa Fe County. The margin is 4.5 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Santa Fe County is split between 2 U.S. House districts. Below are also 25 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Santa Fe County

U.S. Senate

Ben Ray Lujan
82.0%57,795
Larry Marker
18.0%12,699
100% counted

Statewide: Ben Ray Lujan wins. Called.

Governor

Deb Haaland
77.3%54,478
Greggory Hull
22.7%16,024
100% counted

Statewide: Deb Haaland wins. Called.

U.S. House: New Mexico 1st District

Ndidiamaka Okpareke
59.1%2,557
Melanie Stansbury
40.9%1,772
100% counted

Only part of Santa Fe County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Melanie Stansbury wins. Called.

U.S. House: New Mexico 3rd District

Teresa Fernandez
83.1%54,792
Martin Zamora
16.9%11,170
100% counted

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

The leader in Santa Fe 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 3, 11:55 PM.

25 local contests in Santa Fe County

County offices, local measures and judges on Santa Fe 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 - Santa Fe DISTRICT 1

CandidateVotesShare
Henry Roybal D10,856100.0%

Henry Roybal is unopposed.

County Commissioner by Commissioner District - Santa Fe DISTRICT 3

CandidateVotesShare
Camilla M Bustamante D7,522100.0%

Camilla M Bustamante is unopposed.

County Sheriff - Santa Fe

CandidateVotesShare
Paul Michael Joye D53,536100.0%

Paul Michael Joye is unopposed.

County Assessor - Santa Fe

CandidateVotesShare
Ivan Barry D53,334100.0%

Ivan Barry is unopposed.

Local measures

GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND QUESTION 1: Shall Santa Fe County issue up to $14,035,000 in general obligation bonds payable from general (ad valorem) taxes to acquire, construct, design, equip, and improve roads within the County? - Santa Fe

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes54,68184.7%
No9,87615.3%

Yes ahead with 84.7% in Santa Fe County.

GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND QUESTION 2: Shall Santa Fe County issue up to $6,500,000 in general obligation bonds payable from general (ad valorem) taxes to acquire real property and necessary water rights for, and to construct, design, equip, rehabilitate, and improve water and wastewater projects within the County? - Santa Fe

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes54,00683.9%
No10,35916.1%

Yes ahead with 83.9% in Santa Fe County.

GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND QUESTION 3: Shall Santa Fe County issue up to $7,010,000 in general obligation bonds payable from general (ad valorem) taxes to acquire, design, construct, improve, equip, and restore open space, trails, and parks within the County? - Santa Fe

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes51,79780.6%
No12,42819.4%

Yes ahead with 80.6% in Santa Fe County.

GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND QUESTION 4: Shall Santa Fe County issue up to $17,455,000 in general obligation bonds payable from general (ad valorem) taxes to acquire real property for, and to construct, design, equip, rehabilitate, and improve fire stations within the County? - Santa Fe

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes53,08382.7%
No11,09817.3%

Yes ahead with 82.7% in Santa Fe County.

GENERAL OBLIGATION MIDTOWN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BONDS: Shall the City of Santa Fe issue up to $5,000,000 in general obligation bonds, to be repaid from property taxes, to plan, design, prepare, demolish, construct, reconstruct, renovate, equip, furnish, manage, and improve public facilities, infrastructure, public spaces, and other City-owned assets at the Midtown property? SANTA FE CITY

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes25,80273.7%
No9,21926.3%

Yes ahead with 73.7% in Santa Fe County. Santa Fe's page.

Judges

District Court Judge FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT: DIVISION 04

CandidateVotesShare
Denise Marie Thomas D54,134100.0%

Denise Marie Thomas is unopposed. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: Denise Marie Thomas 69,633 (100.0%).

District Court Judge FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT: DIVISION 08

CandidateVotesShare
Anastasia Rose Martin D53,763100.0%

Anastasia Rose Martin is unopposed. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: Anastasia Rose Martin 69,167 (100.0%).

Magistrate Judge - Santa Fe DIVISION 1

CandidateVotesShare
Michael R Roybal D51,07180.6%
Harry B Montoya12,30419.4%

Michael R Roybal ahead in Santa Fe County.

Magistrate Judge - Santa Fe DIVISION 2

CandidateVotesShare
Melissa Y Mascarenas D53,955100.0%

Melissa Y Mascarenas is unopposed.

Magistrate Judge - Santa Fe DIVISION 3

CandidateVotesShare
Maria M Sanchez D53,575100.0%

Maria M Sanchez is unopposed.

Magistrate Judge - Santa Fe DIVISION 4

CandidateVotesShare
Donita O Sena D53,264100.0%

Donita O Sena is unopposed.

Probate Judge - Santa Fe

CandidateVotesShare
Ami S Jaeger D52,739100.0%

Ami S Jaeger is unopposed.

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

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes46,41282.2%
No10,06117.8%

Yes ahead with 82.2% in Santa Fe 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
Yes45,96082.0%
No10,06518.0%

Yes ahead with 82.0% in Santa Fe 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
Yes42,83878.0%
No12,05422.0%

Yes ahead with 78.0% in Santa Fe 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 FRANCIS J MATHEW be retained as District Court Judge, Division 1? FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT: DIVISION 01

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes44,86281.3%
No10,30418.7%

Yes ahead with 81.3% in Santa Fe County. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: Yes 58,085 (80.1%), No 14,424 (19.9%).

JUDICIAL RETENTION: Shall T GLENN ELLINGTON be retained as District Court Judge, Division 7? FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT: DIVISION 07

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes45,45981.7%
No10,20518.3%

Yes ahead with 81.7% in Santa Fe County. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: Yes 59,118 (80.6%), No 14,256 (19.4%).

JUDICIAL RETENTION: Shall KATHLEEN MCGARRY ELLENWOOD be retained as District Court Judge, Division 10? FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT: DIVISION 10

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes45,07681.9%
No9,98618.1%

Yes ahead with 81.9% in Santa Fe County. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: Yes 58,259 (80.5%), No 14,150 (19.5%).

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

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
NM SenateD +64.0D +50.0D +14.0
NM GovernorD +54.5D +50.0D +4.5
NM-01 part of the countyR +18.1R +32.4D +14.3
NM-03 part of the countyD +66.1D +56.0D +10.1

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 Santa Fe County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris73.4%Donald Trump24.4%D +48.983,721
2020Joe Biden76.0%Donald Trump22.3%D +53.882,232
2016Hillary Clinton71.1%Donald Trump20.1%D +51.071,434
2012Barack Obama73.5%Mitt Romney22.4%D +51.169,245
2008Barack Obama76.9%John McCain21.9%D +55.172,223
2004John Kerry71.1%George W. Bush27.9%D +43.266,200
2000Al Gore64.7%George W. Bush28.2%D +36.549,471

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 D +12.4.

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.