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2022 New Mexico Attorney General election

The 2022 New Mexico Attorney General election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the next attorney general of New Mexico. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Hector Balderas was term-limited and could not seek re-election.

2022 New Mexico Attorney General election
← 2018 November 8, 2022 2026 →
 
Nominee Raúl Torrez Jeremy Gay
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 388,592 314,023
Percentage 55.3% 44.7%
Torrez:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Gay:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      50%      No votes
Attorney General before election

Hector Balderas
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

Raúl Torrez
Democratic

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Eliminated in primary

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Endorsements

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Brian Colón
Organizations
Raúl Torrez
U.S. Senators
Newspapers

Debates

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2022 New Mexico Attorney General Democratic primary debates
No. Date Host Moderator Link Democratic Democratic
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Brian Colón Raúl Torrez
1 May 9, 2022 KRQE Jessica Garate YouTube P P
2 May 25, 2022 KOAT-TV
Albuquerque Journal
KKOB-FM 		Dan Boyd
Bob Clark
Royale Da 		YouTube P P

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Brian
Colón 		Raúl
Torrez 		Undecided
SurveyUSA April 29 – May 7, 2022 583 (LV) ± 5.7% 28% 34% 38%

Results

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Results by county
  Torrez
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  Colón
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
Democratic primary results[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Raúl Torrez 73,299 53.49%
Democratic Brian Colón 63,723 46.51%
Total votes 137,022 100.0%

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Declared

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Results

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Republican primary results[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeremy Gay 92,688 100.0%
Total votes 92,688 100.0%

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[8] Leans D November 3, 2022
Elections Daily[9] Likely D November 1, 2022

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Raúl
Torrez (D) 		Jeremy
Gay (R) 		Other Undecided
Research & Polling Inc. October 20–27, 2022 625 (LV) ± 3.9% 49% 39% 2%[b] 10%
SurveyUSA October 21–26, 2022 650 (LV) ± 4.9% 47% 37% – 17%
SurveyUSA October 1–6, 2022 570 (LV) ± 5.8% 50% 33% – 16%
Cygnal (R)[A] September 27–29, 2022 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 42% 41% – 17%
SurveyUSA September 8–12, 2022 558 (LV) ± 5.7% 49% 34% – 18%
Research & Polling Inc. August 19–25, 2022 518 (LV) ± 4.3% 49% 33% 3%[c] 15%
Public Policy Polling (D) June 13–14, 2022 642 (V) ± 3.9% 44% 37% – 19%

Results

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2022 New Mexico Attorney General election[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Raúl Torrez 388,592 55.31% −6.50%
Republican Jeremy Gay 314,023 44.69% +11.26%
Total votes 702,615 100.0%
Democratic hold

By congressional district

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Torrez won all 3 congressional districts.[11]

District Torrez Gay Representative
1st 56% 44% Melanie Stansbury
2nd 52% 48% Yvette Herrell (117th Congress)
Gabe Vasquez (118th Congress)
3rd 57% 43% Teresa Leger Fernandez

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ^ "None of these/Wouldn't say" with 2%
  3. ^ "None of these/Wouldn't say" with 3%
Partisan clients
  1. ^ Poll sponsored for Gay's campaign.

References

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  1. ^ Lee, Morgan (May 17, 2021). "District Attorney Raúl Torrez to run for attorney general". apnews.com. Associated Press. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  2. ^ Clark, Carol (May 17, 2021). "Brian Colón Launches Campaign For New Mexico Attorney General; Vows To Combat Sexual, Violent & Gun Crimes". ladailypost.com. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  3. ^ "Latino Victory Fund Endorses Brian Colón for New Mexico Attorney General". Latino Victory. May 31, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  4. ^ Clark, Carol (April 12, 2022). "U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich Announces First Wave Of Democratic Primary Election Endorsements For 2022". ladailypost.com.
  5. ^ "Editorial: Journal announces endorsements for state AG, auditor and treasurer". Albuquerque Journal. May 20, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  6. ^ a b "2022 Primary Election Candidate Summary Results Report" (PDF). New Mexico Secretary of State.
  7. ^ "Jeremy Gay, local Gallup veteran, running for NM Attorney General". www.grantcountybeat.com. February 4, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  8. ^ "Secretary of State and Attorney General: What to Watch for Next Week in Key Statewide Contests". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 3, 2022. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  9. ^ Solomon, Zack (November 7, 2022). "Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings". Elections Daily. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  10. ^ "2022 General New Mexico - Official Results". New Mexico Secretary of State.
  11. ^ "DRA 2020". Daves Redistricting. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
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Official campaign websites
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