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New Mexico State Auditor

2026 results by county, from New Mexico's official results file. Joseph M Maestas 60.5%, Joshua James Ryan Lawrence 39.5% statewide.

Statewide

Joseph M Maestas
60.5%431,580
Joshua James Ryan Lawrence
39.5%281,424

The state's unofficial totals. Winners aren't marked here.

By county

33 counties: Joseph M Maestas has the most votes in 16, Joshua James Ryan Lawrence has the most votes in 17. The figures for each county are from the same file and add up to the statewide totals.

CountyJoseph M MaestasJoshua James Ryan LawrenceVotes
Bernalillo County66.3%33.7%245,112
Catron County28.8%71.2%1,903
Chaves County35.6%64.4%15,349
Cibola County60.1%39.9%7,097
Colfax County49.8%50.2%4,674
Curry County35.8%64.2%10,316
De Baca County27.9%72.1%718
Doña Ana County65.2%34.8%66,029
Eddy County29.0%71.0%15,983
Grant County60.1%39.9%11,363
Guadalupe County67.3%32.7%1,444
Harding County35.3%64.7%368
Hidalgo County49.4%50.6%1,367
Lea County29.1%70.9%13,229
Lincoln County34.3%65.7%7,545
Los Alamos County66.4%33.6%9,678
Luna County53.7%46.3%5,856
McKinley County71.3%28.7%19,232
Mora County68.3%31.7%2,101
Otero County43.0%57.0%17,616
Quay County36.4%63.6%2,736
Rio Arriba County73.7%26.3%12,371
Roosevelt County34.3%65.7%4,743
San Juan County40.9%59.1%37,983
San Miguel County72.9%27.1%8,870
Sandoval County56.8%43.2%63,781
Santa Fe County80.3%19.7%69,489
Sierra County45.7%54.3%4,688
Socorro County58.0%42.0%5,620
Taos County81.8%18.2%13,273
Torrance County37.9%62.1%5,403
Union County29.1%70.9%1,253
Valencia County50.4%49.6%25,814

The share with the most votes in each place is in bold. That's the count, not a result.

Sources & scope

New Mexico's official results, these figures first read Nov 12, 11:27 AM. Unofficial until certified. New Mexico's page has its other statewide offices, ballot measures and legislature.