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.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Raúl Torrez, Bernalillo County district attorney

Eliminated in primary

• Brian Colón, New Mexico State Auditor

Endorsements

Debates

Polling

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Jeremy Gay, U.S. Marine veteran

Results

General election

Predictions

Polling

Results

By county

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Colfax (largest municipality: Raton)
• Harding (largest city: Roy)
• Hidalgo (largest municipality: Lordsburg)
• Luna (largest municipality: Deming)
• Sierra (largest city: Truth or Consequences)
• Torrance (largest city: Moriarty)
• Valencia (largest municipality: Los Lunas)

By congressional district

Torrez won all three congressional districts.

Notes

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References

External links

Official campaign websites

• Jeremy Gay (R) for Attorney General
• Raúl Torrez (D) for Attorney General