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The2022 New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the nextNew Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands. IncumbentDemocratic Land CommissionerStephanie Garcia Richard won re-election.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Stephanie Garcia Richard (incumbent) | 116,641 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 116,641 | 100.0% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jefferson Byrd | 92,318 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 92,318 | 100.0% | ||
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[a] | Margin of error | Stephanie Garcia Richard (D) | Jefferson Boyd (R) | Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research & Polling Inc.[4] | October 20–27, 2022 | 625 (LV) | ± 3.9% | 46% | 38% | 1%[b] | 15% |
| Research & Polling Inc.[5] | August 19–25, 2022 | 518 (LV) | ± 4.3% | 46% | 35% | 3%[c] | 17% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Stephanie Garcia Richard (incumbent) | 379,621 | 54.67% | +3.57% | |
| Republican | Jefferson Byrd | 310,853 | 44.76% | +1.63% | |
| Independent | Larry E. Marker (write-in) | 3,950 | 0.57% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 694,424 | 100.00% | |||
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| County[7] | Stephanie Garcia Richard Democratic | Jefferson Byrd Republican | Larry E. Marker Independent (write-in) | Margin | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Bernalillo | 143,731 | 60.30% | 94,085 | 39.47% | 529 | 0.22% | 49,646 | 20.83% | 238,345 |
| Catron | 480 | 24.40% | 1,482 | 75.34% | 5 | 0.25% | -1,002 | -50.94% | 1,967 |
| Chaves | 4,241 | 26.85% | 10,211 | 64.64% | 1,345 | 8.51% | -5,970 | -37.79% | 15,797 |
| Cibola | 3,729 | 56.41% | 2,874 | 43.48% | 7 | 0.11% | 855 | 12.93% | 6,610 |
| Colfax | 2,147 | 44.69% | 2,651 | 55.18% | 6 | 0.12% | -504 | -10.49% | 4,804 |
| Curry | 2,578 | 25.60% | 7,465 | 74.13% | 27 | 0.27% | -4,887 | -48.53% | 10,070 |
| De Baca | 187 | 26.01% | 528 | 73.44% | 4 | 0.56% | -341 | -47.43% | 719 |
| Doña Ana | 32,010 | 56.38% | 24,573 | 43.28% | 195 | 0.34% | 7,437 | 13.10% | 56,778 |
| Eddy | 3,764 | 23.03% | 12,063 | 73.80% | 518 | 3.17% | -8,299 | -50.77% | 16,345 |
| Grant | 6,393 | 55.79% | 5,056 | 44.12% | 11 | 0.10% | 1,337 | 11.67% | 11,460 |
| Guadalupe | 1,008 | 61.20% | 639 | 38.80% | 0 | 0.00% | 369 | 22.40% | 1,647 |
| Harding | 113 | 27.97% | 291 | 72.03% | 0 | 0.00% | -178 | -44.06% | 404 |
| Hidalgo | 641 | 42.90% | 853 | 57.10% | 0 | 0.00% | -212 | -14.19% | 1,494 |
| Lea | 2,368 | 17.21% | 11,053 | 80.33% | 338 | 2.46% | -8,685 | -63.12% | 13,759 |
| Lincoln | 2,415 | 29.47% | 5,682 | 69.33% | 99 | 1.21% | -3,267 | -39.86% | 8,196 |
| Los Alamos | 6,416 | 64.32% | 3,535 | 35.44% | 24 | 0.24% | 2,881 | 28.88% | 9,975 |
| Luna | 2,569 | 44.97% | 3,138 | 54.93% | 6 | 0.11% | -569 | -9.96% | 5,713 |
| McKinley | 12,959 | 70.02% | 5,516 | 29.80% | 32 | 0.17% | 7,443 | 40.22% | 18,507 |
| Mora | 1,610 | 70.21% | 673 | 29.35% | 10 | 0.44% | 937 | 40.86% | 2,293 |
| Otero | 5,947 | 34.41% | 11,084 | 64.12% | 254 | 1.47% | -5,137 | -29.72% | 17,285 |
| Quay | 867 | 29.17% | 2,105 | 70.83% | 0 | 0.00% | -1,238 | -41.66% | 2,972 |
| Rio Arriba | 8,707 | 70.31% | 3,672 | 29.65% | 5 | 0.04% | 5,035 | 40.66% | 12,384 |
| Roosevelt | 1,143 | 24.90% | 3,378 | 73.59% | 69 | 1.50% | -2,235 | -48.69% | 4,590 |
| San Juan | 13,528 | 34.53% | 25,561 | 65.25% | 85 | 0.22% | -12,033 | -30.72% | 39,174 |
| San Miguel | 6,748 | 73.61% | 2,409 | 26.28% | 10 | 0.11% | 4,339 | 47.33% | 9,167 |
| Sandoval | 31,787 | 53.05% | 28,002 | 46.74% | 126 | 0.21% | 3,785 | 6.32% | 59,915 |
| Santa Fe | 53,049 | 77.46% | 15,321 | 22.37% | 116 | 0.17% | 37,728 | 55.09% | 68,486 |
| Sierra | 1,851 | 38.48% | 2,957 | 61.48% | 2 | 0.04% | -1,106 | -22.99% | 4,810 |
| Socorro | 3,135 | 53.19% | 2,749 | 46.64% | 10 | 0.17% | 386 | 6.55% | 5,894 |
| Taos | 10,414 | 79.68% | 2,648 | 20.26% | 7 | 0.05% | 7,766 | 59.42% | 13,069 |
| Torrance | 1,782 | 32.88% | 3,596 | 66.36% | 41 | 0.76% | -1,814 | -33.47% | 5,419 |
| Union | 347 | 24.08% | 1,090 | 75.64% | 4 | 0.28% | -743 | -51.56% | 1,441 |
| Valencia | 10,957 | 43.94% | 13,913 | 55.80% | 65 | 0.26% | -2,956 | -11.85% | 24,935 |
| Totals | 379,621 | 54.67% | 310,853 | 44.76% | 3,950 | 0.57% | 68,768 | 9.90% | 694,424 |
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