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New Mexico’s top elections officer announced on Nov. 26 that the State Canvassing Board had certified the 2024 general election, making the results official.
The vote is the final hurdle for the electoral process – the final check to ensure that a free and fair election has occurred. The board is composed of the governor, secretary of state, and chief justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court.
“The 2024 General Election was run with efficiency and integrity by the state’s election administrators, and every New Mexican should have the highest level of confidence in these official election results,” Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver said in the news release announcing the vote.
The office also noted that two elections in northern New Mexico are headed for a recount.
State House of Representatives District 57, which encompasses northeastern Rio Rancho, will be recounted. The second recount is for an at-large Los Alamos County Commission seat.
Both races ended with the winner receiving less than one percent of the vote, meaning the race is automatically recounted per state law. Once the recounts are complete, the state canvassing board will meet again on Dec. 16 to review and certify.
The Secretary of State’s office also shared the official turnout:
In Doña Ana County, the Board of County Commissioners voted to certify local results in November.
“I want to thank the members of the State Canvass Board for their work this morning and my staff at the Secretary of State’s Office, our county clerks and their staff, the poll workers, our vendors, and our local, state, and federal partners who were the backbone of this successful election,” Toulouse Oliver said.
