2022 New Mexico gubernatorial election

The 2022 New Mexico gubernatorial election will take place on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of New Mexico. Incumbent Democratic Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham is running for reelection to a second term.

Democratic primary[]

Governor[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

Michelle Lujan Grisham, incumbent governor (2019–present)^[1]

Democratic candidates^[a]

Incumbent
Michelle Lujan Grisham
from
Santa Fe

^[2]

Endorsements[]

Michelle Lujan Grisham

Organizations

EMILY's List^[3]

Results[]

Governor Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michelle Lujan Grisham (incumbent)
Total votes

Lieutenant governor[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

Howie Morales, incumbent lieutenant governor (2019–present)^[1]

Results[]

Lt. Governor Democratic Primary Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Howie Morales (incumbent)
Total votes

Republican primary[]

Governor[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

Jay Block, Sandoval County commissioner and retired U.S. Air Force officer^[4]^[5]
Rebecca Dow, state representative (2017–present)^[6]
Ethel Maharg, Right to Life of New Mexico executive director^[7]
Mark Ronchetti, former KRQE meteorologist and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2020^[8]
Louie Sanchez, businessman^[9]
Gregory Zanetti, retired U.S. Army National Guard officer and former chair of the Bernalillo County Republican Party^[10]

Republican candidates^[a]

State representative
Rebecca Dow
from
Truth or Consequences
Right to Life of New Mexico executive director
Ethel Maharg
from
Cuba
Former KRQE meteorologist
Mark Ronchetti
from
Albuquerque
Businessman
Louie Sanchez
from
Albuquerque
Former Bernalillo County GOP chair
Gregory Zanetti
from
Albuquerque

^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]

Withdrew[]

Karen Bedonie, businesswoman (running as a Libertarian)^[16]
Tim Walsh, former advisor to Governor Gary Johnson and former Lake City, Minnesota city councilman (running as a Libertarian)^[17]

Declined[]

Yvette Herrell, U.S. representative from New Mexico's 2nd congressional district (2021–present) (running for re-election)^[18]

Polling[]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^[b]	Margin of error	Jay Block	Rebecca Dow	Mark Ronchetti	Greg Zanetti	Other	Undecided
Public Opinion Strategies (R)^[A]	January 31 – February 1, 2022	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	2%	9%	60%	7%	3%	19%

Results[]

Governor Republican primary results
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Jay Block
	Republican	Rebecca Dow
	Republican	Ethel Maharg
	Republican	Mark Ronchetti
	Republican	Gregory Zanetti
Total votes

Lieutenant governor[]

Candidates[]

Declared^[19]

Isabella Solis, Doña Ana County Commissioner^[20]
Anastacia Morper, real estate agent
Ant Thorton, aerospace engineer
Patrick Lyons, Former, Commissioner of Public Lands, and former member of the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission
Peggy Muller-Aragon, Member of the Albuquerque Public Schools Board of Education

Results[]

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Isabella Solis
	Republican	Anastacia Morper
	Republican	Ant Thorton
	Republican	Patrick Lyons
	Republican	Peggy Muller-Aragon
Total votes

Libertarian primary[]

Governor[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

Karen Bedonie, businesswoman^[21]
Tim Walsh, former advisor to Governor Gary Johnson and former Lake City, Minnesota city councilman^[17]

Libertarian candidates^[a]

Businesswoman
Karen Bedonie
from
McKinley County

Primary results[]

Libertarian primary results
Party		Candidate
	Libertarian	Karen Bedonie
	Libertarian	Tim Walsh
Total votes

Lieutenant governor[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

Travis Sanchez, activist^[22]

Primary results[]

Libertarian primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Travis Sanchez
Total votes

General election[]

Predictions[]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[23]	Likely D	December 3, 2021
Inside Elections^[24]	Likely D	March 4, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[25]	Lean D	December 9, 2021
RCP^[26]	Lean D	January 10, 2022

Polling[]

Michelle Lujan Grisham vs. Rebecca Dow

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^[b]	Margin of error	Michelle Lujan Grisham (D)	Rebecca Dow (R)	Undecided
Cygnal (R)^[B]	January 3–4, 2022	531 (LV)	± 4.2%	43%	36%	20%

Michelle Lujan Grisham vs. Mark Ronchetti

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^[b]	Margin of error	Michelle Lujan Grisham (D)	Mark Ronchetti (R)	Undecided
Cygnal (R)^[B]	January 3–4, 2022	531 (LV)	± 4.2%	43%	42%	16%

Michelle Lujan Grisham vs. Gregory Zanetti

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^[b]	Margin of error	Michelle Lujan Grisham (D)	Gregory Zanetti (R)	Undecided
Cygnal (R)^[B]	January 3–4, 2022	531 (LV)	± 4.2%	43%	38%	21%

Hypothetical polling

Michelle Lujan Grisham vs. generic Republican

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^[b]	Margin of error	Michelle Lujan Grisham (D)	Generic Republican	Undecided
Cygnal (R)	July 6–8, 2021	600 (LV)	± 4.0%	45%	47%	7%

Notes[]

^ ^a ^b ^c The images in this gallery are in the public domain or are otherwise free to use. This gallery should not be construed as a list of major or noteworthy candidates. If a candidate is not included in this gallery, it is only because there are no high-quality, copyright-free photographs of them available on the Internet.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear

Partisan clients

^ Poll sponsored by Ronchetti's campaign
^ ^a ^b ^c Poll sponsored by Zanetti's campaign

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham will run for re-election". KOAT. June 3, 2021.
^ "Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham will run for re-election". June 4, 2021.
^ "Candidates for Governor". emilyslist.org.
^ McKay, Dan (April 17, 2021). "Republican Commissioner Jay Block enters governor's race, seeks GOP nomination". Albuquerque Journal. Archived from the original on April 22, 2021. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
^ Ramirez, Chris (July 8, 2021). "Republican Jay Block wants to be New Mexico's next governor". KOB-TV. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
^ "Republican lawmaker enters race for New Mexico governor". KOB-TV. Associated Press. July 7, 2021. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
^ Block, John (August 15, 2021). "Seventh Republican, pro-life leader Ethel Maharg, running for governor". Piñon Post. Archived from the original on August 15, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
^ Boyd, Dan (October 27, 2021). "Ronchetti announces gubernatorial campaign". Albuquerque Journal. Archived from the original on October 27, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
^ Boetel, Ryan (August 1, 2021). "Sanchez joins GOP field for governor". Albuquerque Journal. Archived from the original on August 11, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
^ "Military veteran runs for New Mexico governor as Republican". KRQE. Associated Press. June 14, 2021. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
^ "Ronchetti announces gubernatorial campaign - Albuquerque Journal". www.abqjournal.com.
^ "Military veteran runs for New Mexico governor as Republican". June 14, 2021.
^ "ABOUT". GOVERNOR 2022.
^ "Meet Ethel".
^ "Meet Louie | Louie Sanchez".
^ "2022 Primary Election Contest/Candidate List". New Mexico Secretary of State Voter Services. New Mexico Secretary of State Voter Services. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Once-GOP gubernatorial candidate switches to Libertarian Party". Pinon Post. December 5, 2021. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
^ Milan Simonich (April 15, 2021). "Stumbling GOP could have been a contender". The Santa Fe New Mexican.
^ "Candidate List". New Mexico Secretary of State. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
^ Reports, From Staff. "Former Doña Ana County Commissioner Isabella Solis announces run for lieutenant governor". Las Cruces Sun-News. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
^ "2022 Primary Election Contest/Candidate List". New Mexico Secretary of State Voter Services. New Mexico Secretary of State Voter Services. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
^ "2022 Primary Election Contest/Candidate List". New Mexico Secretary of State Voter Services. New Mexico Secretary of State Voter Services. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
^ "2022 Governor Race Ratings". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
^ "Gubernatorial Ratings". Inside Elections. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
^ "2022 Gubernatorial race ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
^ "2022 Governor Races". RCP. January 10, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2022.

External links[]

Official campaign websites

[disclaimer-2] The images in this gallery are in the public domain or are otherwise free to use. This gallery should not be construed as a list of major or noteworthy candidates. If a candidate is not included in this gallery, it is only because there are no high-quality, copyright-free photographs of them available on the Internet.

[Key-20] Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear

[Ronchetti-21] Poll sponsored by Ronchetti's campaign

[Zanetti-30] Poll sponsored by Zanetti's campaign

[GrishamRunning-1] "Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham will run for re-election". KOAT. June 3, 2021.

[3] "Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham will run for re-election". June 4, 2021.

[4] "Candidates for Governor". emilyslist.org.

[5] McKay, Dan (April 17, 2021). "Republican Commissioner Jay Block enters governor's race, seeks GOP nomination". Albuquerque Journal. Archived from the original on April 22, 2021. Retrieved July 4, 2021.

[wants-6] Ramirez, Chris (July 8, 2021). "Republican Jay Block wants to be New Mexico's next governor". KOB-TV. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2021.

[7] "Republican lawmaker enters race for New Mexico governor". KOB-TV. Associated Press. July 7, 2021. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2021.

[8] Block, John (August 15, 2021). "Seventh Republican, pro-life leader Ethel Maharg, running for governor". Piñon Post. Archived from the original on August 15, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2021.

[9] Boyd, Dan (October 27, 2021). "Ronchetti announces gubernatorial campaign". Albuquerque Journal. Archived from the original on October 27, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2021.

[10] Boetel, Ryan (August 1, 2021). "Sanchez joins GOP field for governor". Albuquerque Journal. Archived from the original on August 11, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2021.

[11] "Military veteran runs for New Mexico governor as Republican". KRQE. Associated Press. June 14, 2021. Retrieved June 25, 2021.

[12] "Ronchetti announces gubernatorial campaign - Albuquerque Journal". www.abqjournal.com.

[13] "Military veteran runs for New Mexico governor as Republican". June 14, 2021.

[14] "ABOUT". GOVERNOR 2022.

[15] "Meet Ethel".

[16] "Meet Louie | Louie Sanchez".

[17] "2022 Primary Election Contest/Candidate List". New Mexico Secretary of State Voter Services. New Mexico Secretary of State Voter Services. Retrieved February 8, 2022.

[once-gop-18] "Once-GOP gubernatorial candidate switches to Libertarian Party". Pinon Post. December 5, 2021. Retrieved December 9, 2021.

[Stumbling-19] Milan Simonich (April 15, 2021). "Stumbling GOP could have been a contender". The Santa Fe New Mexican.

[NMSOS-22] "Candidate List". New Mexico Secretary of State. Retrieved February 8, 2022.

[23] Reports, From Staff. "Former Doña Ana County Commissioner Isabella Solis announces run for lieutenant governor". Las Cruces Sun-News. Retrieved February 8, 2022.

[24] "2022 Primary Election Contest/Candidate List". New Mexico Secretary of State Voter Services. New Mexico Secretary of State Voter Services. Retrieved February 8, 2022.

[25] "2022 Primary Election Contest/Candidate List". New Mexico Secretary of State Voter Services. New Mexico Secretary of State Voter Services. Retrieved February 8, 2022.

[Cook_PR-26] "2022 Governor Race Ratings". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved February 4, 2021.

[Inside_Elections-27] "Gubernatorial Ratings". Inside Elections. Retrieved February 19, 2021.

[Sabato's_Crystal_Ball-28] "2022 Gubernatorial race ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved March 11, 2021.

[29] "2022 Governor Races". RCP. January 10, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2022.

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