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Torrance County Election Tables (Preliminary)

Todd Brogowski

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Torrance County Election Tables (Preliminary)
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All results are unofficial until the Torrance County canvassing board and the State Canvassing Board certify them. Races that have not been called may change as counting continues.

Official results: New Mexico Secretary of State | Torrance County Clerk, (505) 544-4363

Key: (i) = incumbent. D = Democrat, R = Republican, I = Independent. "Leads" means the race has not been officially decided.

Torrance County precincts reporting: 22 of 22

Statewide precincts fully reporting: 375 of 2,204, as of 9:38 PM MST

Last updated: 10:22 PM MST, Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Federal Offices

OfficeCandidatePartyTorrance VotesTorrance %Statewide/District Result
US SenateBen Ray Luján (i)D2,19540.2%Winner (AP); 228,569 votes (61.6%)
US SenateLarry MarkerR3,26959.8%142,502 votes (38.4%)
US House, District 1Ndidiamaka OkparekeR3,17458.4%32,077 votes (45.7%)
US House, District 1Melanie Stansbury (i)D2,25941.6%Reported winner; 38,145 votes (54.3%)

Statewide and district vote counts are as of 9:27 PM MST and did not yet include Bernalillo County. Stansbury was reported as the winner by the Albuquerque Journal.

Statewide Executive Offices

OfficeCandidatePartyTorrance VotesTorrance %Statewide Result
GovernorDeb Haaland/Stephanie Garcia RichardD1,89834.6%Winner (AP)
GovernorGregg Hull/David GallegosR3,58665.4%Count pending
Secretary of StateRamona GoolsbyR3,35962.2%Results pending
Secretary of StateAmanda López AskinD2,04437.8%Results pending
Attorney GeneralRaúl Torrez (i)D2,23441.1%Results pending
Attorney GeneralSamuel Kane SrR3,20758.9%Results pending
State AuditorJoseph Maestas (i)D2,03837.8%Results pending
State AuditorJoshua LawrenceR3,35762.2%Results pending
State TreasurerLaura Montoya (i)D1,99636.9%Results pending
State TreasurerJames EllisonR3,41163.1%Results pending
Land CommissionerMichael PerryR3,35962.0%Count pending
Land CommissionerJuan Sanchez IIID2,06138.0%Reported winner

The governor's race lists both the governor and lieutenant governor candidates. Sanchez was reported as the winner by the Albuquerque Journal.

State Legislative and District Offices

OfficeCandidatePartyTorrance VotesTorrance %District Result
State House, District 22Bill ScottD1,13530.4%Results pending
State House, District 22Stefani Lord (i)R2,28961.4%Results pending
State House, District 22Zachary WithersI3048.2%Results pending
State House, District 70Anita Gonzales (i)D982100%Unopposed
Public Education Commission, District 6Stewart Ingham (i)R4,015100%Unopposed

House District 22 includes Torrance County precincts 1–5, 7–10, 14–17, 20, and 21, plus part of Bernalillo County. House District 70 includes precincts 6, 11–13, 18, 19, and 22, plus parts of other counties.

Statewide Judicial Office

OfficeCandidatePartyTorrance VotesTorrance %Statewide Result
Court of Appeals, Position 1Kris Houghton (i)D3,012100%Unopposed

Torrance County Offices

OfficeCandidatePartyTorrance VotesTorrance %Result
Commission, District 1Nathan SchaferR99953.6%Leads by 324
Commission, District 1Albert ChavezD67536.2%Trails
Commission, District 1Stephen GarrettI18910.1%Trails
Commission, District 2William PeiferD57536.3%Trails
Commission, District 2Thomas HoltR1,00963.7%Leads by 434
SheriffTom CarterR4,062100%Unopposed
AssessorHugh JonesD1,97336.8%Trails
AssessorCrystal GarciaR3,38663.2%Leads by 1,413
Magistrate JudgeCraig DavisR3,970100%Unopposed
Probate JudgeMary Ann Anaya-HernandezR4,017100%Unopposed

All 22 precincts have reported in the county races. Commission District 1 includes precincts 5, 13, 17, 19, 20, and 21. Commission District 2 includes precincts 6, 7, 11, 15, 18, and 22.

Judicial Retention

CourtJudgeTorrance YesTorrance NoTorrance Yes %Statewide/District Result
NM Supreme CourtDavid Thomson2,6921,88658.8%Results pending
NM Supreme CourtShannon Bacon2,6461,92157.9%Results pending
NM Court of AppealsJ. Miles Hanisee2,7451,76860.8%Results pending
7th Judicial DistrictMercedes Murphy2,7241,81760.0%Results pending

Judges must receive at least 57 percent "yes" votes to keep their seats. Supreme Court and Court of Appeals retention is decided statewide. Judge Murphy's retention is decided across the 7th Judicial District, which includes Catron, Sierra, Socorro, and Torrance counties.

Constitutional Amendments

QuestionSubjectTorrance YesTorrance NoTorrance Yes %Statewide Result
Amendment 1Ends pocket veto3,4241,65067.5%Results pending
Amendment 2School election timing3,0002,04259.5%Results pending
Amendment 3University regent nominations2,8801,96659.4%Results pending
Amendment 4Legislative salaries2,6122,39852.1%Reported approved

Amendments take effect only if approved statewide. Amendment 4 was reported as approved by the Albuquerque Journal.

General Obligation Bond Questions

QuestionPurposeAmountTorrance YesTorrance NoTorrance Yes %Statewide Result
Bond Question 1Senior centers$21,582,2132,9472,02859.2%Results pending
Bond Question 2Libraries$19,324,1882,6582,30853.5%Results pending
Bond Question 3Higher education$352,225,3792,4702,52249.5%Results pending

Bond questions pass or fail based on the statewide vote. Bond Question 3 also covers special schools and tribal schools. No Torrance County bond or local questions are on the ballot.

Other New Mexico Congressional Races

OfficeCandidatePartyVotesPercentResult
US House, District 2Gabe Vasquez (i)D62,99157.4%Leads
US House, District 2Greg CunninghamR46,81742.6%Trails
US House, District 3Teresa Leger Fernández (i)D118,95962.7%Leads
US House, District 3Martin ZamoraR70,85637.3%Trails

These races are not on Torrance County ballots. Vote counts are as of 9:27 PM MST.

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