# 2022 New Mexico elections

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A general election was held in the U.S. state of New Mexico on November 8, 2022.

## Federal elections
### U.S. House of Representatives

| District | District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | Candidates |
| Location | 2022 PVI | Member | Party | First elected | Status | Candidates |
| New Mexico 1 | D+5 | Melanie Stansbury | Democratic | 2021 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Melanie Stansbury (Democratic) 55.8% ▌Michelle Garcia Holmes (Republican) 44.2% |
| New Mexico 2 | D+1 | Yvette Herrell | Republican | 2020 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. | ▌Y Gabe Vasquez (Democratic) 50.3% ▌Yvette Herrell (Republican) 49.7% |
| New Mexico 3 | D+4 | Teresa Leger Fernandez | Democratic | 2020 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Teresa Leger Fernandez (Democratic) 58.2% ▌Alexis Martinez Johnson (Republican) 41.8% |

## State elections
### Governor

Incumbent governor Michelle Lujan Grisham ran for reelection to a second term. She defeated the Republican candidate, former TV meteorologist Mark Ronchetti, with 52.0% of the vote.

### Attorney general

Incumbent attorney general Hector Balderas was term-limited and ineligible to seek reelection. Democrat Raúl Torrez, the Bernalillo County District Attorney, defeated Republican Jeremy Gay, a U.S. Marine veteran, in the general election with 55.3% of the vote.

### Secretary of state

Incumbent secretary of state Maggie Toulouse Oliver sought reelection to a second term. She defeated Republican Audrey Trujillo with 54.5% of the vote.

### Commissioner of Public Lands

Incumbent Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard sought reelection to a second term. She defeated Republican Jefferson Byrd, a member of the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission, with 54.7% of the vote.

### Treasurer

Incumbent Treasurer Tim Eichenberg was term-limited and ineligible to seek reelection. Democrat Laura Montoya defeated Republican Harry Montoya with 53.2% of the vote.

### Auditor

Incumbent Auditor Brian Colón did not seek reelection and instead opted to run for attorney general. Democrat Joseph Maestas defeated Libertarian candidate Travis Sanchez with 61.9% of the vote.

### State legislature

All of the seats of the New Mexico House of Representatives were up for election in 2022.

## Judicial elections
### Supreme Court
#### Position 1

Incumbent justice Julie Vargas was appointed to the New Mexico Supreme Court on December 19, 2020 after the retirement of Justice Judith Nakamura. Justice Vargas ran for re-election to complete the remainder of Justice Nakamura's term ending in 2028.
2022 New Mexico Supreme Court election (Position 1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Julie J. Vargas (incumbent) | 366,369 | 52.73% |
| | Republican | Thomas C. Montoya | 328,475 | 47.27% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 694,844 | 100.0% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

#### Position 2

Incumbent justice Briana Zamora was appointed to the court on July 15, 2021 after Justice Barbara J. Vigil retired. Justice Zamora ran for reelection to complete the remainder of Justice Barbara Vigil's term, ending in 2024.
2022 New Mexico Supreme Court election (Position 2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Briana H. Zamora (incumbent) | 375,836 | 54.15% |
| | Republican | Kerry J. Morris | 318,215 | 45.85% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 694,051 | 100.0% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

#### Retention election

Justice Michael Vigil faced a retention election for a full 8-year term.
2022 New Mexico Supreme Court, Judge Michael E. Vigil (D) Retention election :
| Choice | Votes | % |
| Yes | 408,573 | 69.30 |
| No | 180,965 | 30.70 |
| Total votes | 589,538 | 100.00 |

### Court of Appeals
#### Position 1

Incumbent Judge Gerald Baca was appointed to the New Mexico Court of Appeals on March 19, 2021, due to the elevation of Judge Julie J. Vargas to the Supreme Court. Judge Baca ran for reelection to a full 8-year term.
2022 New Mexico Court of Appeals election (Position 1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Gerald Edward Baca (incumbent) | 349,577 | 50.41% |
| | Republican | Barbara V. Johnson | 306,521 | 44.20% |
| | Libertarian | Sophie I. Cooper | 37,336 | 5.39% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 693,434 | 100.0% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

#### Position 2

Incumbent Judge Katherine Anne Wray was appointed on September 23, 2021, to a vacancy caused by the elevation of Judge Briana Zamora to the Supreme Court. Judge Wray ran for reelection to a full 8-year term.
2022 New Mexico Court of Appeals election (Position 2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Katherine Anne Wray (incumbent) | 350,229 | 50.69% |
| | Republican | Gertrude Lee | 297,057 | 42.99% |
| | Libertarian | Stephen P. Curtis | 43,632 | 6.32% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 690,918 | 100.0% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

#### Retention election

Judge Jane Yohalem faced a retention election for a full 8-year term.
2022 New Mexico Court of Appeals, Judge Jane B. Yohalem (D) Retention election :
| Choice | Votes | % |
| Yes | 390,800 | 67.50 |
| No | 188,185 | 32.50 |
| Total votes | 578,985 | 100.00 |