2022 New Mexico State Auditor election

The 2022 New Mexico State Auditor election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the next New Mexico State Auditor. Incumbent Democratic Auditor Brian Colón did not seek re-election, and instead opted to unsuccessfully run for Attorney General of New Mexico.

Nominee

 * Joseph Maestas, chairman of the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (2021–present) and former mayor of Española (2006–2010)

Eliminated in primary

 * Zackary Quintero, state ombudsmen and candidate for Albuquerque City Council in 2019

Results
[[File:2022 New Mexico State Auditor Democratic primary election results map by county.svg|thumb|Results by county {{legend|#7996E2|Maestas}}

{{legend|#7996E2|50–60%}}

{{legend|#6674DE|60–70%}}

{{legend|#584CDE|70–80%}}

{{legend|#3933E5|80–90%}} {{legend|#47CC9D|Quintero}}

{{legend|#47CC9D|50–60%}} ]]

Libertarian primary
Vaillancourt received enough write-in votes to advance to the general election as the Libertarian nominee. However, Vaillancourt withdrew and was replaced on the ballot by Travis Sanchez, the Libertarian nominee for New Mexico Lieutenant Governor.

Nominee

 * Travis Sanchez, territory manager

Withdrawn

 * Robert Vaillancourt

Results
Maestas easily won the open seat, garnering close to 62% of the vote and overperforming the rest of the Democrats on the ballot. Maestas also was the only Democrat running statewide that obtained over 60% of the vote. This likely can be attributed to the fact that his opponent was a Libertarian, not a Republican. However, Sanchez's 38% of the vote was one of the strongest third party performances in the entire country in 2022.