New Mexico Secretary of State

	New Mexico Secretary of State
	; ; ;
	General information
Office Type:	Partisan
Office website:	Official Link
Compensation:	$85,000
2024 FY Budget:	$16,542,100
Term limits:	Two consecutive terms
	Structure
Length of term:	4 years
Authority:	New Mexico Constitution, Article V, Section I
Selection Method:	Elected
	Current Officeholder
	New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver; Democratic Party; Assumed office: December 9, 2016
	Elections
Next election:	November 3, 2026
Last election:	November 8, 2022
	Other New Mexico Executive Offices
	Governor • Lieutenant Governor • Secretary of State • Attorney General • Treasurer • Auditor • Commissioner of Public Lands • Secretary of Education • Agriculture Secretary • Insurance Superintendent • Secretary of Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources • Secretary of Workforce Solutions • Public Regulation Commission • Public Education Commission

The New Mexico Secretary of State is an elected state executive position in the New Mexico state government.

The secretary of state is second in the line of succession behind the governor and the lieutenant governor. When the governor and lieutenant governor are out of state, the secretary of state must fill in and perform all of the functions of the governor.^[1]

The secretary administers elections and government ethics and maintains access to laws, acts, and other items related to the operation of state government. Additionally, the secretary maintains the state's commercial records.^[1]

The secretary of state is elected every four years and is term-limited to two consecutive four-year terms.

New Mexico has a Democratic triplex. The Democratic Party controls the offices of governor, secretary of state, and attorney general.

Current officeholder

The current officeholder is Maggie Toulouse Oliver (D). Oliver was first elected in a 2016 special election following the resignation of Dianna Duran (R). She was re-elected to a full term in 2018 and again in 2022.^[2] Oliver was preceded by Brad Winter (R), the office's interim appointee following Duran's resignation.

Authority

The treasurer's establishment and authority is derived from Article V, Section 1 of the New Mexico Constitution.

Article V, Section 1:

The executive department shall consist of a governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state auditor, state treasurer, attorney general and commissioner of public lands ...^[3]

Qualifications

Article V, Section 3 of the New Mexico Constitution establishes the qualifications of the office:

No person shall be eligible to any office specified in Section One, hereof, unless he be a citizen of the United States, at least thirty years of age, nor unless he shall have resided continuously in New Mexico for five years next preceding his election ...^[3]

A U.S. citizen.
At least 30 years of age.
Have resided continuously in New Mexico for five years preceding the election.

Elections

New Mexico state government organizational chart

New Mexico elects secretaries of state in the midterm elections, that is, even years that are not presidential election years. For New Mexico, 2022, 2026, 2030, and 2034 are all secretary of state election years.^[3]

2022

See also: New Mexico Secretary of State election, 2022

General election

General election for New Mexico Secretary of State

Incumbent Maggie Toulouse Oliver defeated Audrey Trujillo and Mayna Myers in the general election for New Mexico Secretary of State on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Maggie Toulouse Oliver (D)	54.5	384,526
	Audrey Trujillo (R)	42.6	300,763
	Mayna Myers (L)	2.8	20,050

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 705,339
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Mexico Secretary of State

Incumbent Maggie Toulouse Oliver advanced from the Democratic primary for New Mexico Secretary of State on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Maggie Toulouse Oliver	100.0	120,492

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 120,492
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Mexico Secretary of State

Audrey Trujillo advanced from the Republican primary for New Mexico Secretary of State on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Audrey Trujillo	100.0	93,172

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 93,172
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for New Mexico Secretary of State

Mayna Myers advanced from the Libertarian primary for New Mexico Secretary of State on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mayna Myers	100.0	1,142

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,142
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