Elections / 2018 · Governor · NM
New Mexico — 2018 governor election
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state2018 gubernatorial electionNew Mexico · GovernorMoralesD+14.4
How it voted
Share of the 2018 vote
| Michelle Lujan Grisham And Howie C Morales ✓Democrat | 57.2% | 398,368 |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Pearce And Michelle Garcia HolmesRepublican | 42.8% | 298,091 |
2018gubernatorial margin
D+60R+60
33 counties, each filled by 2018 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
County-level results (33 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Bernalillo, NM | Democratic | D+24.2 |
| Catron, NM | Republican | R+44.5 |
| Chaves, NM | Republican | R+36.0 |
| Cibola, NM | Democratic | D+11.9 |
| Colfax, NM | Republican | R+0.2 |
| Curry, NM | Republican | R+39.2 |
| De Baca, NM | Republican | R+43.9 |
| Dona Ana, NM | Democratic | D+21.3 |
| Eddy, NM | Republican | R+41.4 |
| Grant, NM | Democratic | D+19.4 |
| Guadalupe, NM | Democratic | D+20.5 |
| Harding, NM | Republican | R+25.5 |
| Hidalgo, NM | Republican | R+3.5 |
| Lea, NM | Republican | R+55.7 |
| Lincoln, NM | Republican | R+33.0 |
| Los Alamos, NM | Democratic | D+17.2 |
| Luna, NM | Republican | R+3.4 |
| McKinley, NM | Democratic | D+42.9 |
| Mora, NM | Democratic | D+42.1 |
| Otero, NM | Republican | R+24.5 |
| Quay, NM | Republican | R+25.9 |
| Rio Arriba, NM | Democratic | D+46.0 |
| Roosevelt, NM | Republican | R+38.5 |
| San Juan, NM | Republican | R+28.4 |
| San Miguel, NM | Democratic | D+51.6 |
| Sandoval, NM | Democratic | D+10.2 |
| Santa Fe, NM | Democratic | D+57.1 |
| Sierra, NM | Republican | R+20.4 |
| Socorro, NM | Democratic | D+14.9 |
| Taos, NM | Democratic | D+62.9 |
| Torrance, NM | Republican | R+23.7 |
| Union, NM | Republican | R+43.7 |
| Valencia, NM | Republican | R+3.9 |
presidential baselinePresident 2016D+8.2Governor 2018D+14.4vs. baselineD+6.2
New Mexico's 2018 governor race ran 6.2 points more Democratic than its 2016 presidential margin.
By county — 33 counties
| County | Won | Led by | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernalillo | D | Michelle Lujan Grisham And Howie C Morales | +24.2 | 240,701 |
| Santa Fe | D | Michelle Lujan Grisham And Howie C Morales | +57.1 | 67,086 |
| Dona Ana | D | Michelle Lujan Grisham And Howie C Morales | +21.3 | 60,939 |
| Sandoval | D | Michelle Lujan Grisham And Howie C Morales | +10.2 | 55,228 |
| San Juan | R | Steve Pearce And Michelle Garcia Holmes | +28.4 | 37,308 |
| Valencia | R | Steve Pearce And Michelle Garcia Holmes | +3.9 | 24,376 |
| McKinley | D | Michelle Lujan Grisham And Howie C Morales | +42.9 | 18,355 |
| Otero | R | Steve Pearce And Michelle Garcia Holmes | +24.5 | 17,094 |
| Chaves | R | Steve Pearce And Michelle Garcia Holmes | +35.9 | 16,700 |
| Eddy | R | Steve Pearce And Michelle Garcia Holmes | +41.4 | 15,809 |
| Taos | D | Michelle Lujan Grisham And Howie C Morales | +62.9 | 14,493 |
| Lea | R | Steve Pearce And Michelle Garcia Holmes | +55.7 | 13,931 |
| Rio Arriba | D | Michelle Lujan Grisham And Howie C Morales | +46.0 | 12,811 |
| Grant | D | Michelle Lujan Grisham And Howie C Morales | +19.4 | 11,793 |
| Los Alamos | D | Michelle Lujan Grisham And Howie C Morales | +17.2 | 10,245 |
| Curry | R | Steve Pearce And Michelle Garcia Holmes | +39.2 | 10,213 |
| San Miguel | D | Michelle Lujan Grisham And Howie C Morales | +51.5 | 9,239 |
| Lincoln | R | Steve Pearce And Michelle Garcia Holmes | +33.0 | 7,841 |
| Cibola | D | Michelle Lujan Grisham And Howie C Morales | +11.9 | 7,129 |
| Socorro | D | Michelle Lujan Grisham And Howie C Morales | +14.9 | 6,260 |
| Luna | R | Steve Pearce And Michelle Garcia Holmes | +3.4 | 6,143 |
| Torrance | R | Steve Pearce And Michelle Garcia Holmes | +23.6 | 5,365 |
| Sierra | R | Steve Pearce And Michelle Garcia Holmes | +20.4 | 4,723 |
| Colfax | R | Steve Pearce And Michelle Garcia Holmes | +0.2 | 4,662 |
| Roosevelt | R | Steve Pearce And Michelle Garcia Holmes | +38.5 | 4,652 |
| Quay | R | Steve Pearce And Michelle Garcia Holmes | +25.9 | 3,089 |
| Mora | D | Michelle Lujan Grisham And Howie C Morales | +42.1 | 2,342 |
| Catron | R | Steve Pearce And Michelle Garcia Holmes | +44.5 | 1,843 |
| Guadalupe | D | Michelle Lujan Grisham And Howie C Morales | +20.5 | 1,694 |
| Hidalgo | R | Steve Pearce And Michelle Garcia Holmes | +3.5 | 1,627 |
| Union | R | Steve Pearce And Michelle Garcia Holmes | +43.7 | 1,474 |
| De Baca | R | Steve Pearce And Michelle Garcia Holmes | +43.9 | 816 |
| Harding | R | Steve Pearce And Michelle Garcia Holmes | +25.5 | 478 |
Same ballot, 2018NM
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2018 gubernatorial returns · precinct returns aggregated to county. Real returns — nothing estimated.