ARTESIA — The State of New Mexico and Eddy County have released the unofficial results of Tuesday’s Primary Election.
Locally, a square-off between two Republican candidates for county sheriff was decided, and county residents helped settle a hotly contested race in State Senate District 42.
In the sheriff’s race, current Eddy County Sheriff’s Office (ECSO) Undersheriff Matt Hutchinson of Carlsbad has unofficially edged out challenger and retired ECSO deputy Victor Martinez, also of Carlsbad, for the Republican nomination. Hutchinson will now face the Libertarian candidate, Andrew Kennedy of Loco Hills, in the Nov. 5 General Election.
In a Senate District 42 race, meanwhile, that has seen Republican candidates Steven McCutcheon of Carlsbad, the incumbent, and challenger Larry R. Scott of Hobbs warring over the alleged improper use of water permits, McCutcheon unofficially won Eddy County but not the district as a whole, with Scott taking the election on the legs of a wide margin in his home county of Lea.
Voter turnout was 22% statewide, with 230,436 ballots cast among 1,011,360 eligible voters. In Eddy County, 7,017 of 27,328 eligible voters went to the polls, a 25% turnout.
Following is a list of all unofficial results. Local results will be canvassed during a special meeting of the Eddy County Commission.
COUNTY-LEVEL SEATS
- County Sheriff
– Matthew Todd Hutchinson (R-Carlsbad): 3,278 *
– Victor E. Martinez Jr. (R-Carlsbad): 2,376
– Andrew G. Kennedy (L-Loco Hills): 20 * - County Commissioner, District 2
– Hayley Klein (R-Artesia): 971 * - County Commissioner, District 3
– Philip John Troost (R-Artesia): 672 *
– Justin D. Wilson (R-Carlsbad): 612 - County Commissioner, District 5
– Sarah Marie Cordova (D-Carlsbad, incumbent): 251 * - County Treasurer
– Patricia H. Carrasco (R-Carlsbad): 4,337 *
STATE-LEVEL SEATS - State Senator, District 32
Overall
– Candy Spence Ezzell (R-Roswell, incumbent): 1,930 *
– Chad A. Hamill (R-Hagerman): 1,404
Eddy County
– Ezzell: 703
– Hamill: 347
Chaves County
– Ezzell: 1,227
– Hamill: 1,057 - State Senator, District 34
Overall
– James G. Townsend (R-Artesia): 2,942 *
Eddy County
– Townsend: 1,239
Otero County
– Townsend: 1,703 - State Senator, District 41
Overall
– David M. Gallegos (R-Eunice): 2,057 *
Eddy County
– Gallegos: 787
Lea County
– Gallegos: 1,270 - State Senator, District 42
Overall
– Steven V. McCutcheon (R-Carlsbad, incumbent): 2,058
– Larry R. Scott (R-Hobbs): 3,226 *
Eddy County
– Scott: 820
– McCutcheon: 1,252
Lea County
– Scott: 2,403
– McCutcheon: 806
Chaves County
– Scott: 3
– McCutcheon: 0 - State Representative, District 54
Overall
– Jonathan Allen Henry (R-Artesia): 2,084 *
– Christian Scott Ehmling (L-Artesia): 13 *
Eddy County
– Henry: 1,253
– Ehmling: 10
Chaves County
– Henry: 36
– Ehmling: 0
Otero County
– Henry: 795
– Ehmling: 3 - State Representative, District 55
Overall
– Cathrynn N. Brown (R-Carlsbad, incumbent): 2,143 *
– John Jack S. Volpato Jr. (R-Carlsbad): 844
Eddy County
– Brown: 1,837
– Volpato: 793
Lea County
– Brown: 306
– Volpato: 51 - State Representative, District 66
Overall
– Jimmy G. Mason (R-Artesia, incumbent): 2,002 *
Eddy County
– Mason: 1,218
Chaves County
– Mason: 206
Lea County
– Mason: 578 - Public Education Commissioner, District 9
Overall
– KT Manis (R-Hobbs, incumbent): 12,109 *
Eddy County
– Manis: 4,211 - Fifth Judicial District Attorney
Overall
– Dianna L. Luce (R-Roswell, incumbent): 12,941 *
Eddy County
– Luce: 4,294 - Fifth Judicial District Court Judge
Overall
– Efren Andres Cortez (R-Lovington, incumbent): 12,598 *
Eddy County
– Cortez: 4,210
NATIONAL-LEVEL SEATS - President of the United States
Statewide
– Joseph R. Biden (D): 110,063 *
– Uncommitted Delegate (D): 12,849
– Marianne D. Williamson (D): 8,874
– Donald J. Trump (R): 78,716 *
– Uncommitted Delegate (R): 3,116
– Nikki Haley (R): 8,016
– Chris Christie (R): 2,423
– Vivek Ramaswamy (R): 881
– Lars Mapstead (L): 428 *
– Uncommitted Delegate (L): 331
Eddy County
– Biden: 809
– Uncommitted (D): 200
– Williamson: 149
– Trump: 5,171
– Haley: 251
– Uncommitted (R): 106
– Christie: 77
– Ramaswamy: 50
– Mapstead: 16
– Uncommitted (L): 8 - U.S. Senator
Statewide
– Martin Heinrich (D, incumbent): 121,903 *
– Nella Louise Domenici (R): 79,525 *
Eddy County
– Heinrich: 997
– Domenici: 4,404 - U.S. Representative, District 2
Statewide
– Gabriel Vasquez (D, incumbent): 29,487 *
– Yvette Herrell (R): 23,096 *
Eddy County
– Vasquez: 840
– Herrell: 3,426 - U.S. Representative, District 3
Statewide
– Teresa Leger Fernandez (D, incumbent): 45,350 *
– Sharon E. Clahchischilliage (R): 24,895 *
Eddy County
– Fernandez: 204
– Clahchischilliage: 1,248
* indicates candidates who will be on the General Election ballot in November
