Politics & Polling
The Current news desk · AI-assisted curation · Reviewed November 7, 2026
Follow public decisions, political reporting and polling evidence. Pre-election surveys remain labeled as historical snapshots after Election Day.
Polling results: the final Research Co. survey
Pre-election poll · Released November 2, 2026 · Fieldwork October 31–November 2
Research Co. surveyed 450 likely New Mexico voters online and weighted responses by age and gender. The pollster reports a ±4.6 percentage-point margin of error for the state sample. A separate commissioning sponsor is not identified in the release. These are survey responses, not official vote totals.
| Governor choice | All 450 respondents | 427 decided respondents |
|---|---|---|
| Deb Haaland (D) | 51% | 54% |
| Gregg Hull (R) | 44% | 46% |
| Undecided | 5% | Excluded |
The two columns use different denominators. Removing undecided voters changes the displayed shares; it does not represent a new poll. Do not treat either column as an election result or use the full-sample error figure as a precise error estimate for smaller subgroups.
Sources: Research Co. release and methodology and original tables, New Mexico on page 5, November 2, 2026.
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Use the New Mexico Secretary of State election-results page to locate official reporting. The linked results service did not load during this update, so no new vote totals or certification claims are published here. A media race call, an unofficial count and certified results describe different stages.
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