U.S. Senate
Larry Marker
51.1%2,433
Ben Ray Lujan
48.9%2,327
Statewide: Ben Ray Lujan wins. Called.
Sierra County, New Mexico
2026 election results. Larry Marker (R) got 51% of the U.S. Senate vote in Sierra County. The margin is 17.4 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 11 local contests from the state's own results.
2026 results in Sierra County
Governor
Greggory Hull
55.7%2,652
Deb Haaland
44.3%2,105
Statewide: Deb Haaland wins. Called.
U.S. House: New Mexico 2nd District
Gregory Cunningham
54.0%2,568
Gabriel Vasquez
46.0%2,185
Whole district: Gabriel Vasquez wins. Called.
The leader in Sierra 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 Sierra County
County offices and judges on Sierra 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 6
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Stewart Alan Ingham R | 3,129 | 100.0% |
Stewart Alan Ingham is unopposed. The contest crosses into 10 other counties; across all of them: Stewart Alan Ingham 48,969 (100.0%).
County Commissioner by Commissioner District - Sierra DISTRICT 1
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Douglas E Whitehead R | 3,223 | 100.0% |
Douglas E Whitehead is unopposed.
County Commissioner by Commissioner District - Sierra DISTRICT 2
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Willard Lewis Hall R | 2,649 | 56.6% |
| Sandy R Jones D | 2,028 | 43.4% |
Willard Lewis Hall ahead in Sierra County.
County Sheriff - Sierra
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Joshua D Baker R | 3,238 | 100.0% |
Joshua D Baker is unopposed.
County Assessor - Sierra
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Virginia G Womack R | 3,207 | 100.0% |
Virginia G Womack is unopposed.
Judges
Magistrate Judge - Sierra MAGISTRATE
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Alfredo Aguirre R | 3,220 | 100.0% |
Alfredo Aguirre is unopposed.
Probate Judge - Sierra
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tara Lynne Edgmon R | 3,131 | 100.0% |
Tara Lynne Edgmon is unopposed.
JUDICIAL RETENTION: Shall DAVID K THOMSON be retained as Justice of the Supreme Court?
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 2,622 | 68.7% |
| No | 1,197 | 31.3% |
Yes ahead with 68.7% in Sierra 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 | 2,603 | 68.3% |
| No | 1,210 | 31.7% |
Yes ahead with 68.3% in Sierra 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 | 2,514 | 67.8% |
| No | 1,194 | 32.2% |
Yes ahead with 67.8% in Sierra 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 MERCEDES C MURPHY be retained as District Court Judge, Division 1? SEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT : DIVISION 01
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 2,735 | 70.7% |
| No | 1,132 | 29.3% |
Yes ahead with 70.7% in Sierra County. The contest crosses into 3 other counties; across all of them: Yes 9,932 (67.2%), No 4,838 (32.8%).
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 | R +2.2 | R +19.7 | D +17.4 |
| NM Governor | R +11.5 | R +19.7 | D +8.2 |
| NM-02 | R +8.1 | R +19.7 | D +11.6 |
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 Sierra County has voted for president
| Year | Democrat | Share | Republican | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | 39.2% | Donald Trump | 58.3% | R +19.2 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden | 38.1% | Donald Trump | 59.6% | R +21.5 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 31.1% | Donald Trump | 58.1% | R +27.0 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 38.5% | Mitt Romney | 57.4% | R +18.9 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 42.9% | John McCain | 55.0% | R +12.1 |
| 2004 | John Kerry | 37.3% | George W. Bush | 61.3% | R +24.0 |
| 2000 | Al Gore | 36.8% | George W. Bush | 59.3% | R +22.5 |
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 +3.3.
Other counties in New Mexico
New Mexico results- Bernalillo County
- Catron County
- Chaves County
- Cibola County
- Colfax County
- Curry County
- De Baca County
- Doña Ana County
- Eddy County
- Grant County
- Guadalupe County
- Harding County
- Hidalgo County
- Lea County
- Lincoln County
- Los Alamos County
- Luna County
- McKinley County
- Mora County
- Otero County
- Quay County
- Rio Arriba County
- Roosevelt County
- San Juan County
- San Miguel County
- Sandoval County
- Santa Fe County
- Socorro County
- Taos County
- Torrance County
- Union County
- Valencia County
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.