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2022 Candidates

By Greg Gallegos I March 6, 2021

Statewide Candidates

If you are a statewide candidate and you did not receive your political party pre-primary nomination, you must file your additional 2% of nominating petition signatures for a total of 4%, and a new Declaration of Candidacy with the Secretary of State. The date of filing is 10 days after the Major Party’s pre-primary convention or the date all Declarations of Candidacy are due, whichever is later.

All Candidates

(who have not previously filed)

If you are running for office in New Mexico your voter registration must show that party by or on the day the Secretary of State release the Election Proclamation, which was Monday, January 31^st, 2022.

If you are a Candidate in New Mexico with a Major-Party (Republican, Democrat, or Libertarian) that has not previously filed a Declaration of Candidacy, then you will need to file your Declaration of Candidacy on March 8^th, 2022.

All Candidates must file with the proper filing officer. The proper filing officer will be the county clerk of the county the candidate resides in.

Candidates for the following offices shall file with the appropriate County Clerk:

You may need to schedule your appointment with the County Clerk. Below is a link to a list of all the county clerks’ offices with their contact information.https://www.sos.state.nm.us/voting-and-elections/voter-information-portal/county-clerk-information/

You may need to schedule your appointment with the County Clerk. Below is a link to a list of all the county clerks’ offices with their contact information.

What do you need to bring with you when you file?

1. Declaration of Candidacy
2. Candidate Campaign Committee Registration form
   • Can be found and printed from your CFIS dashboard.
3. Nominating petitions
4. Financial disclosure Statement (if required)
   • Federal candidates do not need this
   • Can be found and printed from your CFIS dashboard.
5. Affidavit of Designee if the candidate is not appearing
6. Filing Fee or pauper’s statement (for county candidates only)

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Filing Day tips

Filing officers will not accept filings prior to 9:00 a.m.

Candidates not appearing by 5:00 p.m. in the appropriate filing officer’s office cannot file.

Candidates must file in the office of the appropriate filing officer

Be prepared with all necessary information and have all forms completed.

All required forms for filing day are available on the Secretary of State’s website at https://www.sos.state.nm.us/candidate-and-campaigns/how-to-become-a-candidate/2022-primary-election-candidate-information/

Number of Nominating Petition for all offices

Number of Nominating Petition for all offices

Congressional District	Democrats	Republicans	Libertarians
1	1,282 (2% threshold)	524 (2% threshold)	77 (2% threshold)
2	859 (2% threshold)	441 (2% threshold)	77 (2% threshold)
3	1,376 (2% threshold)	537 (2% threshold)	77 (2% threshold)

Statewide Office	Democrats	Republicans	Libertarians
Governor	3,518 (2% threshold)	1,503 (2% threshold)	230 (2% threshold)
Lt. Governor	3,518 (2% threshold)	1,503 (2% threshold)	230 (2% threshold)
Secretary of State	3,518 (2% threshold)	1,503 (2% threshold)	230 (2% threshold)
State Auditor	3,518 (2% threshold)	1,503 (2% threshold)	230 (2% threshold)
State Treasurer	3,518 (2% threshold)	1,503 (2% threshold)	230 (2% threshold)
Attorney General	3,518 (2% threshold)	1,503 (2% threshold)	230 (2% threshold)
Commissioner of Public Lands	3,518 (2% threshold)	1,503 (2% threshold)	230 (2% threshold)
Supreme Court	3,518 (2% threshold)	1,503 (2% threshold)	230 (2% threshold)
Court of Appeals	3,518 (2% threshold)	1,503 (2% threshold)	230 (2% threshold)

State House of Representatives

House District	County/Counties Covered	Democrats	Republicans	Libertarians
1	San Juan	23	81	10
2	San Juan	26	55	10
3	San Juan	27	73	10
4	San Juan	40	23	10
5	McKinley & San Juan	103	15	10
6	Cibola & McKinley	84	18	10
7	Valencia	53	26	10
8	Valencia	53	41	10
9	McKinley	65	10	10
10	Bernalillo	66	13	10
11	Bernalillo	151	14	10
12	Bernalillo	48	10	10
13	Bernalillo	36	10	10
14	Bernalillo	79	10	10
15	Bernalillo	116	23	10
16	Bernalillo	96	24	10
17	Bernalillo	64	27	10
18	Bernalillo	147	10	10
19	Bernalillo	60	10	10
20	Bernalillo	76	35	10
21	Bernalillo	54	20	10
House District	County/Counties Covered	Democrats	Republicans	Libertarians
22	Bernalillo & Torrance	94	78	10
23	Sandoval	71	49	10
24	Bernalillo	94	37	10
25	Bernalillo	110	21	10
26	Bernalillo	52	13	10
27	Bernalillo	88	42	10
28	Bernalillo	87	47	10
29	Bernalillo	73	25	10
30	Bernalillo	82	34	10
31	Bernalillo	81	44	10
32	Doña Ana, Hidalgo & Luna	63	36	10
33	Doña Ana	66	21	10
34	Doña Ana	34	10	10
35	Doña Ana	66	23	10
36	Doña Ana	50	23	10
37	Doña Ana	51	20	10
38	Doña Ana, Sierra & Socorro	60	44	10
39	Catron, Grant & Hidalgo	138	44	10
40	Colfax, Mora, Rio Arriba, San Miguel & Taos	97	19	10
41	Rio Arriba, Sandoval, Santa Fe & Taos	129	14	10
42	Taos	173	13	10
43	Los Alamos, Sandoval & Santa Fe	100	33	10
44	Bernalillo & Sandoval	87	35	10
45	Santa Fe	127	12	10
46	Santa Fe	183	13	10
47	Santa Fe	193	11	10
House District	County/Counties Covered	Democrats	Republicans	Libertarians
48	Santa Fe	128	10	10
49	Catron, Sierra, Socorro & Valencia	70	71	10
50	Sandoval & Santa Fe	142	40	10
51	Otero	32	70	10
52	Doña Ana	50	16	10
53	Doña Ana & Otero	34	18	10
54	Chaves, Eddy & Otero	20	52	10
55	Eddy & Lea	28	50	10
56	Lincoln & Otero	38	82	10
57	Sandoval	39	25	10
58	Chaves	21	36	10
59	Chaves	28	90	10
60	Sandoval	40	26	10
61	Lea	11	22	10
62	Lea	12	57	10
63	Curry, De Baca, Guadalupe, Roosevelt & San Miguel	61	30	10
64	Chaves, Curry & Roosevelt	19	81	10
65	Rio Arriba, Sandoval & San Juan	114	11	10
66	Chaves, Eddy & Lea	20	35	10
67	Colfax, Curry, Harding, Quay, San Miguel & Union	52	60	10
68	Bernalillo	57	25	10
69	Bernalillo, Cibola, McKinley, San Juan, Socorro & Valencia	67	13	10
70	San Miguel & Torrance	146	21	10

Public Education Commission (PEC)

PEC District	Democrats	Republicans	Libertarians
2	564	264	25
3	726	120	25
5	425	235	25
6	530	326	25
7	338	120	25

District Court Offices

Judicial District Judges	Democrats	Republicans	Libertarians
2nd Judicial District, Divisions 8, 10, 12, 16, 20 & 26	1,812	546	15
3rd Judicial District, Division 5	368	138	15
4th Judicial District, Divisions 1 & 3	243	21	15
5th Judicial District, Division 1	130	328	15
7th Judicial District, Division 2	113	123	15
9th Judicial District, Division 1	39	106	15
12th Judicial District, Division 2	83	178	15

Metropolitan and Magistrate Courts

Court	Division	Democrats	Republicans	Libertarians
Bernalillo Metropolitan	4, 10, 12, 15 & 16	1812	546	10
Catron Magistrate	—	10	20	10
Chaves Magistrate	1	21	39	10
Chaves Magistrate	2	30	105	10
Cibola Magistrate	1 & 2	68	18	10
Colfax Magistrate	1 & 2	45	16	10
Curry Magistrate	1	13	14	10
Curry Magistrate	2	13	49	10
De Baca Magistrate Judge	—	10	10	10
Dona Ana Magistrate Judge	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7	368	138	10
Eddy Magistrate	1	15	10	10
Eddy Magistrate	2	23	39	10
Eddy Magistrate	3	14	31	10
Grant Magistrate	1 & 2	136	40	10
Guadalupe Magistrate Judge	—	41	10	10
Harding Magistrate	—	10	10	10
Hidalgo Magistrate	—	19	10	10
Lea Magistrate	1	10	37	10
Lea Magistrate	2	10	10	10
Lea Magistrate	3	10	32	10
Lea Magistrate	4	10	25	10
Lincoln Magistrate	1 & 2	23	46	10
Los Alamos Magistrate Judge	1 Position	79	28	10
Luna Magistrate	—	43	28	10
McKinley Magistrate Judge	1, 2 & 3	220	30	10
Mora Magistrate	—	50	10	10
Otero Magistrate	1 & 2	60	131	10
Quay Magistrate	—	16	24	10
Rio Arriba Magistrate Judge	1 & 2	242	16	10
Roosevelt Magistrate Judge	—	13	43	10
San Juan Magistrate	1	20	66	10
San Juan Magistrate	2	33	20	10
San Juan Magistrate	3	22	64	10
San Juan Magistrate	4	38	26	10
San Juan Magistrate	5	19	35	10
San Juan Magistrate	6	14	35	10
San Miguel Magistrate Judge	1 & 2	152	12	10
Sandoval Magistrate Judge	1, 2 & 3	354	159	10
Santa Fe Magistrate Judge	1, 2, 3 & 4	755	72	10
Sierra Magistrate	—	25	34	10
Socorro Magistrate	—	50	30	10
Taos Magistrate	1	197	14	10
Torrance Magistrate Judge	—	30	39	10
Union Magistrate	—	10	11	10
Valencia Magistrate Judge	1, 2 & 3	151	96	10