| Election Name: | 2022 New Mexico State Auditor election |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Election Date: | November 8, 2022 |
| Country: | New Mexico |
| Previous Election: | 2018_New_Mexico_elections#State_auditor |
| Previous Year: | 2018 |
| Next Election: | 2026 New Mexico State Auditor election |
| Next Year: | 2026 |
| Nominee1: | Joseph Maestas |
| Party1: | Democratic Party of New Mexico |
| Popular Vote1: | 399,810 |
| Percentage1: | 61.9% |
| Nominee2: | Travis Sanchez |
| Party2: | Libertarian Party of New Mexico |
| Popular Vote2: | 245,725 |
| Percentage2: | 38.1% |
| Map Size: | 200px |
| State Auditor | |
| Before Election: | Brian Colón |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party of New Mexico |
| After Election: | Joseph Maestas |
| After Party: | Democratic Party of New Mexico |
The 2022 New Mexico State Auditor election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the next New Mexico State Auditor. Incumbent Democratic Auditor Brian Colón did not seek re-election, and instead opted to unsuccessfully run for Attorney General of New Mexico.[1]
Vaillancourt received enough write-in votes to advance to the general election as the Libertarian nominee. However, Vaillancourt withdrew and was replaced on the ballot by Travis Sanchez, the Libertarian nominee for New Mexico Lieutenant Governor.[4]
Maestas easily won the open seat, garnering close to 62% of the vote and overperforming the rest of the Democrats on the ballot. Maestas also was the only Democrat running statewide that obtained over 60% of the vote. This likely can be attributed to the fact that his opponent was a Libertarian, not a Republican. However, Sanchez's 38% of the vote was one of the strongest third party performances in the entire country in 2022.
Maestas won all 3 congressional districts.[6]
| District | Maestas | Sanchez | Representative | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63% | 37% | Melanie Stansbury | ||||
| 59% | 41% | Yvette Herrell (117th Congress) | ||||
| Gabe Vasquez (118th Congress) | ||||||
| 63% | 37% | Teresa Leger Fernandez |