Please remember, these are unofficial, preliminary and, in some cases, may be incomplete, numbers. Election results are unofficial until they are canvassed by both the Valencia County commission and the New Mexico Secretary of State’s Office.
All counties in New Mexico were required to stop counting ballots at 11 p.m. on Election Day. There are several races that have voters in multiple counties.
An * indicates a multi-county district.
Valencia County Commission
District 2
(D) Ralph R. Miramontes …………2,261
(R) Troy Dean Richardson ……….2,577
District 4
(D) LeRoy Baca ………………………2,752
(R) Joseph Aaron Bizzell ………….3,088
District 5
(D) David M. Tynan ………………..2,673
(R) Jhonathan M. Aragon (I)……4,104
Valencia County Clerk
(D) Aurora Dolores Chavez …….14,784
(R) Michael E. Milam ……………..16,166
Valencia County Treasurer
(D) Michael P. Steininger ……….12,579
(R) Deseri Ann Sichler …………..18,346
New Mexico State Senate
District 29*
(D) Paul A. Baca …………………….9.028
(R) Gregory A. Baca (I) …………..9,505
District 30*
(D) Pamela M. Cordova ………….8,934
(R) Joshua A. Sanchez …………….9,832
District 39*
(D) Elizabeth Liz Stefanics (I) .11,198
(R) Joseph C. Tiano ………………9,216
N.M. House of Representatives
District 7
(D) Santos Griego …………………..4,231
(R) Kelly K. Fajardo (I) ………….6,180
District 8
(D) Paul Matthew Kinzelman .5,003
(R) Alonzo Baldonado (I) ……..8,796
District 49*
(R) Gail “Missy” Armstrong (I) 9,133
District 50*
(D) Matthew McQueen (I) ………8,373
(L) Jerry D. Gage ……………………539
(R) Christina L. Estrada ………….6,952
District 69*
(D) Harry Garcia (I) ……………….4,801
(R) Roy Randall Ryan …………….3,021
13th Judicial District Attorney*
(D) Barbara Romo ………………….54,323
(R) Joshua Joe Jimenez ………….55,364
Magistrate Judge Div. 1
(D) Heather R. Benavidez (I) ..14,421
(R) Miles R. Tafoya ……………….16,479
13th Judicial District Court Judge
Division 4*
(D) Amanda Sanchez Villalobos ……75,235
Division 5*
(D) James A. Noel ………………..73,691
Division 7*
(D) Chris G. Perez ………………..73,296
13th Judicial District Court Retention
Division 1*
James Lawrence Sanchez
For ….67,568
Against ….28,694
Division 2*
George Eichwald
For ….67,237
Against ….28,788
Division 3*
Allen Smith
For ….64,861
Against ….28,745
Division 6*
Cindy Mercer
For ….65,807
Against ….27,841
Division 8*
Cheryl Johnston
For ….65,344
Against ….28,024
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