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2026 forecast

New Mexico Auditor forecast

Joseph Maestas vs Joshua Lawrence, with Joseph Maestas running again. The model has Maestas ahead by 24.5 points, with a 100 percent chance of winning.

Safe DModel D +24.5Polls D +16.1Updated October 17, 2026

County forecast

33 counties · 17 lean Democratic
D +40R +40Hover a county for its projected vote

How the model gets there

statewide margin at each step
Top of ticket, Senate and governorD +22.1
Down ballot history, moved to 2026D +23.4
Blend of every legD +22.6
With incumbency and primary unityD +25.6
With polls, 8% weightD +24.5

Leg weights: Top of ticket 38%, Approval fundamentals 19%, Gallup, relaxed 13%, Down ballot history 31%. 80 percent of outcomes fall between D +32.9 and D +16.1.

Polls of the race

1 poll
PollsterSampleEndedMaestasLawrenceMargin
Research & Polling Inc. for Albuquerque Journal516 LV2026-08-284734D +13.0