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.
Democratic primary
Governor
Candidates
Nominated
- Michelle Lujan Grisham, incumbent governor
Lieutenant governor
Candidates
Nominated
- Howie Morales, incumbent lieutenant governor
Republican primary
Governor
Candidates
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
- 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 '
- Louie Sanchez, shooting range owner '
- Tim Walsh, former advisor to Governor Gary Johnson and former Lake City, Minnesota city councilman ''''
Declined
- Yvette Herrell, U.S. representative from ''''
Polling
Aggregate polls| Source of poll aggregation | Dates administered | Dates updated | Jay Block | Rebecca Dow | Mark Ronchetti | Greg Zanetti | Other | Margin |
| Real Clear Politics | April 29 – May 19, 2022 | May 23, 2022 | 10.0% | 13.0% | 44.5% | 9.5% | 23.0% | Ronchetti +31.5 |
Lieutenant governor
Candidates
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
Libertarian primary
Governor
Candidates
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
- 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.Candidates
Declared
- Efren Gallardo Jr.
Withdrew
- Travis Sanchez, activist
General election
Polling
Aggregate pollsGraphical summary
| Poll source | Date administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Michelle | Mark Ronchetti | Karen Bedonie | Other | Undecided |
| Emerson College | October 25–28, 2022 | 1,000 | ± 3.0% | 49% | 46% | 2% | <1% | 3% |
| Emerson College | October 25–28, 2022 | 1,000 | ± 3.0% | 50% | 48% | 2% | <1% | – |
| Research & Polling Inc. | October 20–27, 2022 | 1,254 | ± 2.8% | 50% | 42% | 3% | – | 5% |
| SurveyUSA | October 21–26, 2022 | 650 | ± 4.9% | 46% | 39% | 5% | – | 9% |
| The Trafalgar Group | October 19–21, 2022 | 1,077 | ± 2.9% | 46% | 47% | 4% | – | 4% |
| Public Policy Polling | October 6–7, 2022 | 806 | ± 3.5% | 48% | 40% | 7% | – | 6% |
| SurveyUSA | October 1–6, 2022 | 570 | ± 5.8% | 53% | 37% | 3% | – | 7% |
| Cygnal | September 27–29, 2022 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 46% | 44% | 5% | – | 5% |
| SurveyUSA | September 8–12, 2022 | 558 | ± 5.7% | 48% | 36% | 5% | – | 11% |
| Emerson College | September 8–11, 2022 | 1,000 | ± 3.0% | 48% | 43% | – | 3% | 5% |
| Research & Polling Inc. | August 19–25, 2022 | 518 | ± 4.3% | 47% | 40% | 5% | – | 8% |
| GQR Research | June 11–17, 2022 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 48% | 44% | 5% | – | 3% |
| Public Policy Polling | June 13–14, 2022 | 642 | ± 3.9% | 45% | 42% | 9% | – | 5% |
| Public Opinion Strategies | June 11–14, 2022 | 600 | ± 4.0% | 45% | 46% | – | – | 9% |
| SurveyUSA | April 29 – May 7, 2022 | 1,389 | ± 3.6% | 47% | 43% | – | – | 11% |
| Cygnal | January 3–4, 2022 | 531 | ± 4.2% | 43% | 42% | – | – | 16% |
Michelle Lujan Grisham vs. Jay Block
| Poll source | Date administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Michelle | Jay Block | Undecided |
| SurveyUSA | April 29 – May 7, 2022 | 1,389 | ± 3.6% | 47% | 37% | 16% |
Michelle Lujan Grisham vs. Rebecca Dow
| Poll source | Date administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Michelle | Rebecca Dow | Undecided |
| SurveyUSA | April 29 – May 7, 2022 | 1,389 | ± 3.6% | 48% | 36% | 16% |
| Cygnal | January 3–4, 2022 | 531 | ± 4.2% | 43% | 36% | 20% |
Michelle Lujan Grisham vs. Ethel Maharg
| Poll source | Date administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Michelle | Ethel Maharg | Undecided |
| SurveyUSA | April 29 – May 7, 2022 | 1,389 | ± 3.6% | 48% | 32% | 19% |
Michelle Lujan Grisham vs. Gregory Zanetti
| Poll source | Date administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Michelle | Gregory Zanetti | Undecided |
| SurveyUSA | April 29 – May 7, 2022 | 1,389 | ± 3.6% | 48% | 36% | 16% |
| Cygnal | January 3–4, 2022 | 531 | ± 4.2% | 43% | 38% | 21% |
Michelle Lujan Grisham vs. generic Republican
| Poll source | Date administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Michelle | Generic Republican | Undecided |
| Cygnal | July 6–8, 2021 | 600 | ± 4.0% | 45% | 47% | 7% |
Results
By county
Counties that flipped from Democratic to RepublicanBy congressional district
Lujan Grisham won two of three congressional districts, with Ronchetti winning the remaining one, which elected a Democrat.| District | Lujan Grisham | Ronchetti | Representative |
| 53% | 45% | Melanie Stansbury | |
| 48% | 49% | Yvette Herrell | |
| 48% | 49% | Gabe Vasquez | |
| 54% | 44% | Teresa Leger Fernandez |