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 set for 8:30 a.m. Friday, June 14, in Commission Chambers at the Eddy County Administration Complex, 101 W. Greene St., Carlsbad.

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