Michelle Lujan Grisham, Governor

Michelle Lujan Grisham

Governor● In office
Born
October 24, 1959
Current age
66
Home state
New Mexico
Party
Democratic
In office
Governor of New Mexico (present)
On the ballot
2012–2022
5-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Grisham1.2M
Opponents906,702
5
Elections run

Between 2012 and 2022, Michelle Lujan Grisham ran in 5 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and Governor), winning all 5. Grisham's biggest single-election total was 398,368 votes, in the 2018 governor election in New Mexico. Grisham's closest win came in the 2014 U.S. House election in New Mexico's District 1, decided by 30,916 votes.

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How many votes has Michelle Lujan Grisham received?

Michelle Lujan Grisham has received 1,218,022 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–0.

Election history

Michelle Lujan Grisham’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2022GovernorNew MexicoWon370,16851.97%Mark V Ronchetti
2018GovernorNew MexicoWon398,36857.2%Steve Pearce
2016U.S. HouseNew MexicoWon181,08865.15%Richard Gregory Priem
2014U.S. HouseNew MexicoWon105,47458.59%Michael H. Frese
2012U.S. HouseNew MexicoWon162,92459.06%Janice E. Arnold-Jones
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (L000580) and Wikidata (Q3917203). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Michelle Lujan Grisham: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/michelle-lujan-grisham. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.