The 2022 New Mexico Attorney General election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the next

attorney general In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general or attorney-general (sometimes abbreviated AG or Atty.-Gen) is the main legal advisor to the government. The plural is attorneys general. In some jurisdictions, attorneys general also have exec ...

of New Mexico. Incumbent

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Attorney General

Hector Balderas Hector Hugo Balderas Jr. (born August 16, 1973) is an American lawyer and former prosecutor who has been the attorney general of New Mexico since 2015. In 2006, Balderas became the youngest statewide Hispanic elected official in the nation when h ...

was term-limited and could not seek re-election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

* Raúl Torrez, Bernalillo County district attorney

Eliminated in primary

Brian Colón Brian S. Colón is an American lawyer and politician who served as the New Mexico state auditor from 2019 to 2023. He is the former chairman of the Democratic Party of New Mexico. In 2010, he ran for and lost his bid for Lieutenant Governor of Ne ...

, New Mexico State Auditor

Endorsements

Debates

Polling

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

*Jeremy Gay, U.S. Marine veteran

Results

General election

Predictions

Polling

Results

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Notes

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References

External links

;Official campaign websites
Jeremy Gay (R) for Attorney GeneralRaúl Torrez (D) for Attorney General
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