2022 New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands election

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Nominee	Stephanie Garcia Richard	Jefferson Byrd
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	379,621	310,853
Percentage	54.7%	44.8%

Commissioner of Public Lands before election

Stephanie Garcia Richard
Democratic

Elected Commissioner of Public Lands

Stephanie Garcia Richard
Democratic

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The 2022 New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the next New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands. Incumbent Democratic Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard won re-election.^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Stephanie Garcia Richard, incumbent land commissioner^[1]

Results

Democratic primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Stephanie Garcia Richard (incumbent)	116,641	100.0%
Total votes			116,641	100.0%

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Jefferson Byrd, member of the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (2019–present) and environmental engineer^[3]

Results

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jefferson Byrd	92,318	100.0%
Total votes			92,318	100.0%

Independents

Candidates

Declared

Larry Marker (write-in), former oil and gas operator^[1]

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^[a]	Margin of error	Stephanie Garcia Richard (D)	Jefferson Boyd (R)	Other	Undecided
Research & Polling Inc.	October 20–27, 2022	625 (LV)	± 3.9%	46%	38%	1%^[b]	15%
Research & Polling Inc.	August 19–25, 2022	518 (LV)	± 4.3%	46%	35%	3%^[c]	17%

Results

2022 New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands election^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Stephanie Garcia Richard (incumbent)	379,621	54.67%	+3.57%
	Republican	Jefferson Byrd	310,853	44.76%	+1.63%
	Independent	Larry E. Marker (write-in)	3,950	0.57%	N/A
Total votes			694,424	100.0%
	Democratic hold

Notes

^ Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
^ "None of these/Wouldn't say" with 1%
^ "None of these/Wouldn't say" with 3%

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Wyland, Scott (October 20, 2022). "Two seek to unseat state land commissioner". Santa Fe New Mexican.
^ ^a ^b "2022 Primary Election Candidate Summary Results Report" (PDF). New Mexico Secretary of State.
^ Boyd, Dan (October 13, 2022). "Candidates vying to lead State Land Office amid revenue boom". Albuquerque Journal.
^ "2022 General New Mexico - Official Results". New Mexico Secretary of State.

External links

Official campaign websites

Stephanie Garcia Richard (D) for Land Commissioner
Jefferson Byrd (R) for Land Commissioner

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