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Elections / 2018 · Governor · NM

Michelle Lujan Grisham And Howie C Morales won New Mexico's 2018 governor's race.

Michelle Lujan Grisham And Howie C Morales (Democrat) led by 14.4 points statewide. County returns are aggregated from precinct-level results (MIT Election Lab).

Statewide result
New Mexico 2018 governor — precinct returns aggregated statewide (MIT Election Lab).
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Michelle Lujan Grisham And Howie C MoralesDDemocrat398,36857.2%
Steve Pearce And Michelle Garcia HolmesRRepublican298,09142.8%
2018 presidential election
New Mexico, 2018
DemocraticD+14.4
2018 presidential margin by county for New Mexico — 2018 governor electionA map of the constituent counties of New Mexico — 2018 governor election, each outlined and filled by its 2018 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Bernalillo, NM · D+24.2Santa Fe, NM · D+57.1Dona Ana, NM · D+21.3Sandoval, NM · D+10.2San Juan, NM · R+28.4Valencia, NM · R+3.9McKinley, NM · D+42.9Otero, NM · R+24.5Chaves, NM · R+36.0Eddy, NM · R+41.4Taos, NM · D+62.9Lea, NM · R+55.7Rio Arriba, NM · D+46.0Grant, NM · D+19.4Los Alamos, NM · D+17.2Curry, NM · R+39.2San Miguel, NM · D+51.6Lincoln, NM · R+33.0Cibola, NM · D+11.9Socorro, NM · D+14.9Luna, NM · R+3.4Torrance, NM · R+23.7Sierra, NM · R+20.4Colfax, NM · R+0.2Roosevelt, NM · R+38.5Quay, NM · R+25.9Mora, NM · D+42.1Catron, NM · R+44.5Guadalupe, NM · D+20.5Hidalgo, NM · R+3.5Union, NM · R+43.7De Baca, NM · R+43.9Harding, NM · R+25.5
How it voted
Share of the 2018 vote
Democratic ✓Democratic57.2%398,368
RepublicanRepublican42.8%298,091
OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+60
R+60
33 counties, each filled by 2018 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
By county (33)
Each row links to the county's full place page.
CountyWonLed byMarginVotes
BernalilloDMichelle Lujan Grisham And Howie C Morales+24.2240,701
Santa FeDMichelle Lujan Grisham And Howie C Morales+57.167,086
Dona AnaDMichelle Lujan Grisham And Howie C Morales+21.360,939
SandovalDMichelle Lujan Grisham And Howie C Morales+10.255,228
San JuanRSteve Pearce And Michelle Garcia Holmes+28.437,308
ValenciaRSteve Pearce And Michelle Garcia Holmes+3.924,376
McKinleyDMichelle Lujan Grisham And Howie C Morales+42.918,355
OteroRSteve Pearce And Michelle Garcia Holmes+24.517,094
ChavesRSteve Pearce And Michelle Garcia Holmes+35.916,700
EddyRSteve Pearce And Michelle Garcia Holmes+41.415,809
TaosDMichelle Lujan Grisham And Howie C Morales+62.914,493
LeaRSteve Pearce And Michelle Garcia Holmes+55.713,931
Rio ArribaDMichelle Lujan Grisham And Howie C Morales+46.012,811
GrantDMichelle Lujan Grisham And Howie C Morales+19.411,793
Los AlamosDMichelle Lujan Grisham And Howie C Morales+17.210,245
CurryRSteve Pearce And Michelle Garcia Holmes+39.210,213
San MiguelDMichelle Lujan Grisham And Howie C Morales+51.59,239
LincolnRSteve Pearce And Michelle Garcia Holmes+33.07,841
CibolaDMichelle Lujan Grisham And Howie C Morales+11.97,129
SocorroDMichelle Lujan Grisham And Howie C Morales+14.96,260
LunaRSteve Pearce And Michelle Garcia Holmes+3.46,143
TorranceRSteve Pearce And Michelle Garcia Holmes+23.65,365
SierraRSteve Pearce And Michelle Garcia Holmes+20.44,723
ColfaxRSteve Pearce And Michelle Garcia Holmes+0.24,662
RooseveltRSteve Pearce And Michelle Garcia Holmes+38.54,652
QuayRSteve Pearce And Michelle Garcia Holmes+25.93,089
MoraDMichelle Lujan Grisham And Howie C Morales+42.12,342
CatronRSteve Pearce And Michelle Garcia Holmes+44.51,843
GuadalupeDMichelle Lujan Grisham And Howie C Morales+20.51,694
HidalgoRSteve Pearce And Michelle Garcia Holmes+3.51,627
UnionRSteve Pearce And Michelle Garcia Holmes+43.71,474
De BacaRSteve Pearce And Michelle Garcia Holmes+43.9816
HardingRSteve Pearce And Michelle Garcia Holmes+25.5478