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New Mexico Attorney General election, 2022 (June 7 Democratic primary)

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Filing deadline: March 24, 2022
Primary: June 7, 2022
General: November 8, 2022
Pre-election incumbent(s):
Hector Balderas (Democratic)
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Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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A Democratic Party primary took place on June 7, 2022, in New Mexico to determine which candidate would earn the right to run as the party's nominee in the state's attorney general election on November 8, 2022.

Raul Torrez advanced from the Democratic primary for Attorney General of New Mexico.

This page focuses on New Mexico's Democratic Party Attorney General primary. For more in-depth information on New Mexico's Republican Attorney General primary and the general election, see the following pages:

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Candidates and election results

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Attorney General of New Mexico

Candidate
%
Votes
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Image of Raul Torrez
Raul Torrez
 
53.5
 
73,299
Image of Brian S. Colón
Brian S. Colón
 
46.5
 
63,723

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 137,022
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State profile

Demographic data for New Mexico
 New MexicoU.S.
Total population:2,080,328316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):121,2983,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:73.2%73.6%
Black/African American:2.1%12.6%
Asian:1.4%5.1%
Native American:9.1%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0.1%0.2%
Two or more:3.3%3%
Hispanic/Latino:47.4%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:84.2%86.7%
College graduation rate:26.3%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$44,963$53,889
Persons below poverty level:24.7%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in New Mexico.
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Presidential voting pattern

See also: Presidential voting trends in New Mexico

New Mexico voted for the Democratic candidate in six out of the seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.

Pivot Counties (2016)

Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, three are located in New Mexico, accounting for 1.46 percent of the total pivot counties.[1]

Pivot Counties (2020)

In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. New Mexico had three Retained Pivot Counties, 1.66 percent of all Retained Pivot Counties.

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Election analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.

  • Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
  • Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
  • State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
  • Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.

Presidential elections

See also: Presidential voting trends in New Mexico and The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Cook PVI by congressional district

Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index for New Mexico, 2022
District Incumbent Party PVI
New Mexico's 1st Melanie Ann Stansbury Electiondot.png Democratic D+5
New Mexico's 2nd Yvette Herrell Ends.png Republican D+1
New Mexico's 3rd Teresa Leger Fernandez Electiondot.png Democratic D+4


2020 presidential results by 2022 congressional district lines

2020 presidential results in congressional districts based on 2022 district lines, New Mexico[2]
District Joe Biden Democratic Party Donald Trump Republican Party
New Mexico's 1st 55.9% 41.5%
New Mexico's 2nd 51.9% 46.1%
New Mexico's 3rd 54.4% 43.6%


2012-2020

How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:


Following the 2020 presidential election, 69.6% of New Mexicans lived in one of the state's 14 Solid Democratic counties, which voted for the Democratic presidential candidate in every election from 2012 to 2020, and 26.% lived in one of 16 Solid Republican counties. Overall, New Mexico was Solid Democratic, having voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2012, Hillary Clinton (D) in 2016, and Joe Biden (D) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in New Mexico following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.

Historical voting trends

New Mexico presidential election results (1900-2020)

  • 16 Democratic wins
  • 12 Republican wins
Year 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Winning Party N/A N/A N/A D D R R R D D D D D R R D D R R R R R R D D D R D D D D

Statewide elections

This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.

U.S. Senate elections

See also: List of United States Senators from New Mexico

The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in New Mexico.

U.S. Senate election results in New Mexico
Race Winner Runner up
2020 51.7%Democratic Party 45.6%Republican Party
2018 54.1%Democratic Party 30.5%Republican Party
2014 55.6%Democratic Party 44.4%Republican Party
2012 51.0%Democratic Party 45.3%Republican Party
2008 61.3%Democratic Party 38.7%Republican Party
Average 54.7 40.9

Gubernatorial elections

See also: Governor of New Mexico

The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in New Mexico.

Gubernatorial election results in New Mexico
Race Winner Runner up
2018 57.2%Democratic Party 42.8%Republican Party
2014 52.4%Democratic Party 47.4%Republican Party
2010 53.3%Republican Party 46.6%Democratic Party
2006 68.8%Democratic Party 31.2%Republican Party
2002 55.5%Republican Party 39.0%Democratic Party
Average 57.4 41.4

State partisanship

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of New Mexico's congressional delegation as of November 2022.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from New Mexico, November 2022
Party U.S. Senate U.S. House Total
Democratic 2 2 4
Republican 0 1 1
Independent 0 0 0
Vacancies 0 0 0
Total 2 3 5

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in New Mexico's top four state executive offices as of November 2022.

State executive officials in New Mexico, November 2022
Office Officeholder
Governor Democratic Party Michelle Lujan Grisham
Lieutenant Governor Democratic Party Howie Morales
Secretary of State Democratic Party Maggie Toulouse Oliver
Attorney General Democratic Party Hector Balderas

State legislature

The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the New Mexico State Legislature as of November 2022.

New Mexico State Senate

Party As of November 2022
     Democratic Party 26
     Republican Party 15
     Independent 0
     Vacancies 1
Total 42

New Mexico House of Representatives

Party As of November 2022
     Democratic Party 45
     Republican Party 24
     Independent 1
     Vacancies 0
Total 70

Trifecta control

As of November 2022, New Mexico was a Democratic trifecta, with majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and control of the governorship. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.

New Mexico Party Control: 1992-2022
Fifteen years of Democratic trifectas  •  No Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Governor D D D R R R R R R R R D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R D D D D
Senate D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
House D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D R R D D D D D D

Demographics

The table below details demographic data in New Mexico and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.

Demographic Data for New Mexico
New Mexico United States
Population 2,117,522 331,449,281
Land area (sq mi) 121,312 3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White 70% 70.4%
Black/African American 2.1% 12.6%
Asian 1.6% 5.6%
Native American 9.3% 0.8%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.2%
Other (single race) 8.8% 5.1%
Multiple 8.1% 5.2%
Hispanic/Latino 49.2% 18.2%
Education
High school graduation rate 86.5% 88.5%
College graduation rate 28.1% 32.9%
Income
Median household income $51,243 $64,994
Persons below poverty level 18.6% 12.8%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


See also

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
  2. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012," accessed September 9, 2022
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