Preliminary Election Results

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