What New Mexico’s election results reveal about state voters

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Over 200,000 New Mexicans forged ballots to resolve which candidates will square-off this November. You in all probability already know a few of the outcomes. However are you aware which precincts voted for successful candidates?

To dive deeper into the outcomes of the 2022 major election, KRQE Information 13 mapped and analyzed the unofficial outcomes from the New Mexico Secretary of State (NMSOS). The outcomes present precisely the place candidates noticed assist all through their districts and the place there have been voter holdouts.

Ronchetti’s victory

Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Ronchetti beat out 4 different Republican candidates to safe his social gathering’s nomination on the street to the November normal election. He obtained greater than 50% of the 117,115 votes forged through the major election, information from NMSOS exhibits.

A lot of his assist got here from northern and central New Mexico counties. Of votes forged within the race for the Republicans, he obtained greater than 70% of the vote in Rio Arriba, Mora, Harding, Taos, Los Alamos, Guadalupe, and Cibola Counties, the info reveals.

He obtained comparatively little assist from southern and jap New Mexico counties. In Grant, Sierra, and Doña Ana Counties, for instance, he obtained lower than 40% of the votes forged amongst Republican candidates. In truth, in these counties, Rebecca Dow prevailed with nearly all of the votes. A Sierra county native, Dow has represented Fact or Penalties and surrounding areas as a New Mexico Home lawmaker since 2017.

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Interactive Maps: Whereas Mark Ronchetti noticed assist from a majority of New Mexico counties, runner-up Rebecca Dow clearly had extra assist in a number of southern counties. Information from NMSOS.

Inside Bernalillo County, Mark Ronchetti noticed comparatively sturdy assist from most precincts. Precincts within the North Valley and the Eastside confirmed assist of various ranges. However he noticed extra assist from Airport and South Valley voters, the info exhibits.

Rebecca Dow, then again, noticed her best assist inside Bernalillo County from North Valley and Eastside voters. Though all through Bernalillo County, Dow by no means obtained greater than about 40% of votes forged for Republican gubernatorial candidates, she did see assist from a number of precincts all through the realm.

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Interactive Pictures: Within the race for the Republican candidate for governor, Mark Ronchetti had sturdy assist all through Bernalillo County, however Rebecca Dow did get votes in a number of precincts. Information from NMSOS ,UNMRGIS.

A detailed race for the democratic lawyer normal candidate

Two candidates competed to develop into the Democratic candidate within the race for the state’s lawyer normal. Raúl Torrez and Brian Colón had a comparatively shut race, with Torrez getting about 6% extra of the votes than Colón.

Assist for Torrez was strongest in a number of southern New Mexico counties, the place he obtained round 60% of the votes forged for the Democratic lawyer normal candidates. He had the least assist in Harding County, the place he obtained solely about 31% of the votes.

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Interactive Map: Torrez noticed comparatively sturdy assist all through the state. In just one county did he see lower than 40% of the votes. Information from NMSOS.

In Bernalillo County — the place Torrez is presently the district lawyer — he solely obtained a slight majority of the votes. Of the 56.33% of votes from the county forged in his favor, Torrez noticed a scattering of assist from varied precincts all through the county.

He obtained the overwhelming majority of votes in only some precincts in Bernalillo county. However he did see comparatively sturdy assist from the Eastside of Albuquerque.

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Assist for Raúl Torrez was unfold all through Bernalillo County. Information from NMSOS,UNMRGIS.

Democratic state auditor race exhibits a county-level break up

Joseph Maestas battled towards Zachary Quintero to develop into the Democratic candidate for the state auditor’s seat. Maestas earned practically 20,000 extra votes than Quintero to realize a statewide victory. However the outcomes do present a geographic break up.

The vast majority of Maestas’ assist got here from Northern New Mexico, the place he has some political recognition. He previously served because the mayor of Española, in Rio Arriba County.

In that county, Maestas obtained greater than 80% of the votes within the race for a Democratic candidate for state auditor. He additionally obtained practically 80% in Mora County and over 80% in Harding.

Within the southern half of the state, Quintero was in a position to achieve extra floor. Quintero obtained essentially the most assist from Doña Ana and Catron Counties. A southern New Mexico native, Quintero was raised in Las Cruces.

In Bernalillo County, the vote was virtually completely break up between the 2 candidates. Quintero beforehand challenged longtime Albuquerque Metropolis Councilor Isaac Benton within the 2019 metropolis election, the place an in depth District 2 race went to a runoff.

What’s subsequent on the street to November?

Candidates who had been victorious within the major are actually campaigning for the November normal election. For some, getting votes in November will seemingly require much more work than through the major — particularly within the governor’s race.

“It’s going to be a aggressive race,” KRQE Information 13 political analyst Gabe Sanchez says. “I feel the [incumbent] Governor has acquired all of the assets she wants . . . however, issues tighten up down the house stretch. And I anticipate they are going to as we take into consideration the overall election.”

An in-depth have a look at the outcomes and what’s coming subsequent will be present in subsequent week’s episode of the KRQE Information 13 New Mexico Information Podcast. The dialog with Sanchez can be accessible Tuesday, June 14.