Sandoval County votes 57% for Haaland and Garcia Richard

Democratic candidates won every statewide and federal race in Sandoval County as of 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4. Secretary of State data showed all precincts reporting with just under 50% of statewide ballots cast.

Deb Haaland and Stephanie Garcia Richard received 412,834 votes, or 57%, for governor and lieutenant governor. They defeated Gregg Hull and David Gallegos, who earned 308,315 votes. Democrats also won the races for secretary of state, attorney general, state auditor, and state treasurer.

Incumbent U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan defeated Larry Marker with 455,165 votes to 265,557. Melanie Stansbury won re-election in House District 1 with 178,261 votes. Teresa Leger Fernandez secured another term in District 3 with 139,967 votes.

Republican Joshua Hernandez won the state House District 60 race with 6,044 votes against Democrat Luke Jungmann, who received 5,639. Democrat Chriselle Martinez flipped District 57, taking 7,313 votes from incumbent Catherine Cullen, who garnered 6,286. Incumbents Alan Martinez and Derrick Lente won unopposed in Districts 23 and 65, respectively.

In county offices, Democrat Paul Madrid won Commission District 1 with 9,328 votes. Frank Smith Jr. won District 3 with 7,983 votes, narrowly beating Edwin Paul Linson, who received 7,649. John Paul Trujillo won the sheriff race with 34,082 votes, leading Victor Rodriguez by 4,799 ballots.

Voters approved four constitutional amendments and all five bond questions on the ballot. Amendment 1, allowing vetoed bills to become law, passed with 494,437 yes votes. The county approved $22 million in bonds for a secure storage facility, $9 million for fire departments, and $3.4 million for libraries. The Sandoval County Regional Medical Center mill levy also passed with 73% support.

Results from the New Mexico Secretary of State website are unofficial until canvassed. The data reflects the count as of early Wednesday morning.