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2022 New Mexico Attorney General election
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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

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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

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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 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn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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