New Mexico Auditor election, 2026

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New Mexico State Auditor
Election details
Filing deadline: Pending
Primary: Pending General: November 3, 2026
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in New Mexico
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New Mexico is holding an election for state auditor on November 3, 2026.

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Candidates and election results

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General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

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Voting information

See also: Voting in New Mexico

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Past elections

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2014.

2022

See also: New Mexico Auditor election, 2022

General election

General election for New Mexico State Auditor

Joseph Maestas defeated Travis Sanchez in the general election for New Mexico State Auditor on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joseph Maestas (D)	61.9	399,810
		Travis Sanchez (L)	38.1	245,725

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 645,535
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Robert Vaillancourt (L)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Mexico State Auditor

Joseph Maestas defeated Zackary Quintero in the Democratic primary for New Mexico State Auditor on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joseph Maestas	57.3	74,701
		Zackary Quintero	42.7	55,732

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 130,433
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for New Mexico State Auditor

Robert Vaillancourt advanced from the Libertarian primary for New Mexico State Auditor on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Robert Vaillancourt (Write-in)	100.0	284

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 284
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2018

See also: New Mexico Auditor election, 2018

General election

General election for New Mexico State Auditor

Brian S. Colón defeated incumbent Wayne Johnson in the general election for New Mexico State Auditor on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brian S. Colón (D)	57.6	395,714
		Wayne Johnson (R)	42.4	291,714

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 687,428
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Mexico State Auditor

Brian S. Colón defeated Bill McCamley in the Democratic primary for New Mexico State Auditor on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brian S. Colón	62.5	100,949
		Bill McCamley	37.5	60,464

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 161,413
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Mexico State Auditor

Incumbent Wayne Johnson advanced from the Republican primary for New Mexico State Auditor on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Wayne Johnson	100.0	68,267

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 68,267
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2014

See also: New Mexico down ballot state executive elections, 2014

New Mexico Auditor, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Tim Keller	54.3%	270,386
	Republican	Robert Aragon	45.7%	228,019
Total Votes				498,405
Election results via New Mexico Secretary of State

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