New Mexico voters decide Senate, governor and state races in Tuesday's midterms

About 63% of New Mexico’s 2022 governor votes were cast early or absentee

New Mexico voters will elect leaders for federal, state and other offices on Tuesday. The Associated Press will provide vote results and declare winners in races for U.S. Senate, governor, U.S. House, attorney general, secretary of state, statewide ballot measures, state Senate, state House, state auditor, land commissioner and state treasurer, according to the AP.

Polls close at 7 p.m. local time, which is 9 p.m. ET.

New Mexico’s 33 counties vary in when they release different types of vote results, according to the AP. About half are expected to release all or almost all of their mail and early in-person voting results in the first vote update of the night. In-person Election Day results are included in that first update in some counties, but most counties release those over the course of the night.

The 2022 race for governor offers a turnout baseline. About 712,000 votes were cast in that contest, and about 63% of them were cast early or by absentee ballot, according to the AP. The latest advance vote totals for New Mexico are available in the AP’s advance vote tracker.

The pace of counting in the 2024 general election suggests how the night may unfold. The first results were reported right after polls closed, according to the AP, and the state reached 50% of votes reporting at 10:33 p.m. ET. It reached 90% of votes reporting at 12:48 a.m. ET on Nov. 6.

The Associated Press does not make projections. The organization said it will declare a winner only when it determines there is “no scenario that would allow a trailing candidate to close the gap.”

If a race has not been called, the AP said it will continue to cover newsworthy developments, such as candidate concessions or declarations of victory, while making clear that it has not yet declared a winner and explaining why.

Recounts in New Mexico are automatic if the vote margin is less than 0.25% of total votes cast in federal or statewide office, according to the AP. The AP may declare a winner in a race subject to a recount if it determines the lead is too large for a recount or legal challenge to change the outcome.