2026 forecast

New Mexico Commissioner Of Public Lands forecast

Juan Sanchez vs Michael Perry, an open seat. The model has Sanchez ahead by 22.6 points, with a 100 percent chance of winning.

Safe DModel D +22.6Updated October 17, 2026

County forecast

33 counties · 16 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 +24.6
Blend of every legD +23.0
With incumbency and primary unityD +23.0
With polls, none in the raceD +22.6

Leg weights: Top of ticket 38%, Approval fundamentals 19%, Gallup, relaxed 13%, Down ballot history 31%. 80 percent of outcomes fall between D +31.3 and D +14.0.

Polls of the race

no polls
PollsterSampleEndedSanchezPerryMargin
No public polls of this race. The forecast rests on the top of ticket, past results and the primaries.