2024 Election Results

Todd Brogowski -

The New Mexico Secretary of State's office has released unofficial election results, and Torrance County had 7,199 ballots cast out of 10,478 eligible voters. The following are the state and local results of the various races, constitutional amendments, and bond questions. Winners are designated in italics.

Statewide Voter Turnout

  • Ballots Cast - 914,784
  • Eligible Voters - 1,382,761
  • Percentage - 66.16%

Torrance County Voter Turnout

  • Ballots Cast - 7,199
  • Eligible Voters - 10,478
  • Percentage - 68.70%

Federal Races

President

  • Kamala Harris and Tim Walz - Statewide - 469,975 (Torrance County - 2,129)
  • Donald Trump and JD Vance - Statewide - 419,248 (Torrance County - 4,872)

Senate

  • Martin Heinrich - Statewide - 488,375 (Torrance County - 2,437)
  • Nella Domenici - Statewide - 401,930 (Torrance County - 4,594)

House of Representatives

Congressional District 1

  • Steve Jones - Congressional District 1 - 147,687 (Torrance County - 4,731)
  • Melanie Stansbury - Congressional District 1 - 189,464 (Torrance County - 2,265)

State Races

State Senator - District 19

  • William Scott - District 19 - 12,962 (Torrance County - 1,182)
  • Ant Thorton - District 19 - 17,294 (Torrance County - 2,591)

State Senator - District 39

  • Elizabeth Stefanics - District 39 - 16,155 (Torrance County - 1,660)
    (Unopposed)

State Representative - District 22

  • Stefani Lord - District 22 - 10,430 (Torrance County - 3,189)
  • Fred Ponzlev - District 22 - 6,437 (Torrance County - 1,252)
  • Zachary Withers - District 22 - 1,602 (Torrance County - 320)

State Representative - District 70

  • Anita Gonzales - District 70 - 8,288 (Torrance County - 1,142)
    (Unopposed)

District Attorney - 7th Judicial District

  • Clint Wellborn - 7th Judicial District - 16,311 (Torrance County - 5,432)
    (Unopposed)

Torrance County Clerk

  • Sylvia Chavez - Torrance County - 5,556
    (Unopposed)

Torrance County Treasurer

  • Kathryn Hernandez - Torrance County - 5,377
    (Unopposed)

Torrance County Commissioner - Torrance District 3

  • Linda Jaramillo - Torrance District 3 - 2,028
    (Unopposed)

Judicial Retention

Shall Briana Zamora be retained as justice of the Supreme Court?

  • Yes - Statewide - 516,044 (Torrance County - 3,749)
  • No - Statewide - 215,053 (Torrance County - 2,157)

Shall Jennifer Attrep be retained as judge of the Court of Appeals?

  • Yes - Statewide - 492,971 (Torrance County - 3,610)
  • No - Statewide - 222,230 (Torrance County - 2,153)
    Judge Attrep currently sits as the chief judge of the New Mexico Court of Appeals.

Shall Shammara Henderson be retained as judge of the Court of Appeals?

  • Yes - Statewide - 490,041 (Torrance County - 3,500)
  • No - Statewide - 222,263 (Torrance County - 2,225)

Shall Megan Duffy be retained as judge of the Court of Appeals

  • Yes - Statewide - 482,573 (Torrance County - 3,525)
  • No - Statewide - 225,711 (Torrance County - 2,171)

Shall Shannon Murdock-Poff be retained as District Court Judge, Seventh Judicial District, Division 3?

  • Yes - Seventh Judicial District - 12,040 (Torrance County - 3,562)
  • No - Seventh Judicial District - 6,102 (Torrance County - 2,330)

Proposed Constitutional Amendments

Constitutional Amendment 1 - Disabled Veterans Property Tax Exemption

(Proposing an amendment to Article 8, Section 15 of the Constitution of New Mexico to extend a property tax exemption, currently only allowed for 100% disabled veterans and their widows and widowers, to veterans with less than 100% disability and their widows and widowers and basing the amount of the exemption on a veteran's federal disability rating)

  • Yes - Statewide - 690,752 (Torrance County - 5,724)
  • No - Statewide 144,140 (Torrance County - 1,013)

Constitutional Amendment 2 - Property Tax Exemption Increase for Honorably Discharged Veterans and their Widows/Widowers

(Proposing an amendment to Article 8, Section 5 of the Constitution of New Mexico to increase a property tax exemption for honorably discharged members of the armed forces and their widows and widowers)

  • Yes - Statewide - 602,032 (Torrance County - 5,115)
  • No - Statewide - 237,310 (Torrance County - 1,606)

Constitutional Amendment 3 - Appointment of a Designee to the Judicial Nominating Commission by the Dean of the University of New Mexico School of Law

(Proposing an amendment to Article 6, Section 35 of the Constitution of New Mexico by allowing the Dean of the University of New Mexico School of Law to appoint a designee to the New Mexico Judicial Nominating Commission)

  • Yes - Statewide - 406,106 (Torrance County - 2,651)
  • No - Statewide - 385,057 (Torrance County - 3,737)

Constitutional Amendment 4 - Salaries of county officers to be established by the Board of County Commissioners and county fee collection paid into the county treasury

(Proposing an amendment to Article 10, Section 1 of the Constitution of New Mexico to provide that the salaries of county officers shall be established by the board of county commissioners, remove references to the first legislative session, and clarify that any fees collected by a county official shall be paid into the treasury of the county)

  • Yes - Statewide - 512,228 (Torrance County - 3,905)
  • No - Statewide - 268,791 (Torrance County - 2,380)

Bond Questions

Bond Question 1 - Capital expenditures for senior citizen facility improvements, construction, and equipment acquisition projects

(The 2024 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act authorizes issuing and selling senior citizen facility improvement, construction, and equipment acquisition bonds. Shall the state be authorized to issue general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed $30,758,100 to make capital expenditures for certain senior citizen facility improvement construction and equipment acquisition projects?)

  • Yes - Statewide - 563,471 (Torrance County - 4,075)
  • No - Statewide - 239,923 (Torrance County - 2,303)

Bond Question 2 - Capital expenditures for libraries

(The 2024 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act authorizes issuing and selling library acquisition bonds. Shall the state be authorized to issue and sell general obligation bonds not exceeding $19,305,000 to make capital expenditures for academic, public school, tribal, and public library resource acquisitions?)

  • Yes - Statewide - 536,796 (Torrance County - 3,710)
  • No - Statewide - 262,299 (Torrance County - 2,632)

Bond Question 3 - Capital expenditures for higher education, special schools, and tribal schools

(The 2024 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act authorizes the issuing and selling of higher education, special schools, and tribal schools' capital improvement and acquisition bonds. Shall the state be authorized to issue general obligation bonds not exceeding $230,258,400 to make capital expenditures for certain capital improvements and acquisition projects for higher education, special schools, and tribal schools?)

  • Yes - Statewide - 522,641 (Torrance County - 3,553)
  • No - Statewide - 274,016 (Torrance County - 2,781)

Bond Question 4 - Capital expenditures for public safety radio communications systems

(The 2024 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act authorizes issuing and selling public safety radio communications systems improvement bonds. Shall the state be authorized to issue general obligation bonds not exceeding $10,297,100 to make capital expenditures for public safety radio communications systems stabilization and modernization and provide for a general property tax imposition?)

  • Yes - Statewide - 491,257 (Torrance County - 3,574)
  • No - Statewide - 289,338 (Torrance County - 2,765)