2022 New Mexico gubernatorial election

The 2022 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of New Mexico. The election coincided with various other federal and state elections. Primary elections were held on June 7.

Incumbent Democratic governor Michelle Lujan Grisham won a second term by a margin of 6.38%. She was first elected in 2018 with 57.2% of the vote. Her opponent was Republican Mark Ronchetti, who was also his party's nominee in New Mexico's 2020 U.S. Senate election.

Despite losing, Ronchetti managed to carry a congressional district that elected Democrat Gabe Vasquez in the concurrent U.S. House elections. This was the first gubernatorial election in New Mexico since 1986 in which the winner was from the same party as the incumbent president, and the first time since 1978 that it was a Democrat.

Nominated

 * Michelle Lujan Grisham, incumbent governor (2019–present)

Nominated

 * Howie Morales, incumbent lieutenant governor (2019–present)

Nominated

 * Mark Ronchetti, former KRQE meteorologist and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2020

Eliminated in primary

 * Jay Block, Sandoval County commissioner and retired U.S. Air Force officer
 * Rebecca Dow, state representative (2017–2023)
 * Ethel Maharg, Right to Life of New Mexico executive director
 * Gregory Zanetti, retired U.S. Army National Guard officer and former chair of the Bernalillo County Republican Party

Withdrew

 * Karen Bedonie, businesswoman (running as a Libertarian)
 * Louie Sanchez, shooting range owner (ran for U.S. House)
 * Tim Walsh, former advisor to Governor Gary Johnson and former Lake City, Minnesota city councilman (ran as a Libertarian)

Declined

 * Yvette Herrell, U.S. representative from NM's 2nd congressional district (2021–2023) (ran for re-election)

Polling

 * Aggregate polls

Results
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Nominated

 * Ant Thornton, aerospace engineer

Eliminated in primary

 * Peggy Muller-Aragon, member of the Albuquerque Public Schools Board of Education

Eliminated at convention

 * Patrick H. Lyons, former New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands and former member of the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission
 * Anastacia Morper, real estate agent
 * Isabella Solis, Doña Ana County commissioner

Results
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Nominated

 * Karen Bedonie, businesswoman and candidate for New Mexico's 3rd congressional district in 2020

Eliminated in primary

 * Ginger G. Grider, nominee for Secretary of State of New Mexico in 2018

Withdrew
Endorsements
 * Tim Walsh, former advisor to Governor Gary Johnson and former Lake City, Minnesota city councilman

Lieutenant governor
Travis Sanchez won the Libertarian primary unopposed, but withdrew to become the Libertarian nominee for New Mexico State Auditor. Sanchez was replaced by Efren Gallardo Jr.

Declared

 * Efren Gallardo Jr.

Withdrew

 * Travis Sanchez, activist

Polling

 * Aggregate polls
 * Graphical summary


 * Michelle Lujan Grisham vs. Jay Block
 * Michelle Lujan Grisham vs. Rebecca Dow
 * Michelle Lujan Grisham vs. Ethel Maharg
 * Michelle Lujan Grisham vs. Gregory Zanetti
 * Michelle Lujan Grisham vs. generic Republican

Results
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By county

 * Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
 * Socorro (largest city: Socorro)

By congressional district
Lujan Grisham won 2 of 3 congressional districts with Ronchetti winning the remaining one, which elected a Democrat.