Valencia County NM split-ticket gap: 14.50 points (Governor Greggory D Hull (R) +6.59, Attorney General Raul Torrez (D) +7.91)
What's new In Valencia County NM, Raul Torrez (Democrat) leads the Attorney General contest by 7.91 points while Greggory D Hull (Republican) leads the Governor contest by 6.59 points on the same ballot, in unofficial results with 100% of precincts reporting; the split gap is 14.50 points (Nov. 3, 2026).
Why it matters In Valencia County NM, Republican Greggory D Hull led the Governor contest by 6.59 points (13,945 votes to 12,220 for Deb Haaland, election_county_results #20270 and #20271), compared with a 7.91-point lead for Democrat Raul Torrez in the Attorney General contest on the same ballot (14,038 votes to 11,980 for Samuel Isaiah Kane Sr, election_county_results #20310 and #20311), a split gap of 14.50 points.
Voters in the same county chose a Democrat in one contest and a Republican in another; the split gap adds the two leaders' margins to show how far apart the two results are.
Governor in Valencia County NM: GREGGORY D HULL AND DAVID M GALLEGOS (REP) 13,945 votes (53.30%), DEB HAALAND AND STEPHANIE GARCIA RICHARD (DEM) 12,220 (46.70%), of 26,165 votes in the contest (election_county_results #20270 and #20271, 66/66 precincts reporting, as of 2026-11-07T01:01:08Z).
Attorney General in Valencia County NM: RAUL TORREZ (DEM) 14,038 votes (53.95%), SAMUEL ISAIAH KANE SR (REP) 11,980 (46.05%), of 26,018 votes in the contest (election_county_results #20310 and #20311, 66/66 precincts reporting, as of 2026-11-07T01:01:08Z).
The split gap is the Democrat's margin in one contest plus the Republican's margin in the other: 7.91 + 6.59 = 14.50 points. Both contests are on every ballot in the county, the top two in each are a Democrat and a Republican, and each drew at least 10,000 votes.
These are unofficial results; the state certifies its count later.
Records: election_county_results #20310, #20311, #20270, #20271.
Room for disagreement
County totals show how a county's voters split in sum; they do not show how any one voter voted, or why, and a margin in one contest can reflect the candidates as much as the parties.
About the data
Every figure in this story is read from PostNewz's election_county_results table (the split_ticket_pairs view over it) (4 rows read Nov 12, 10:36 AM UTC): split gap 14.50 points (bar 5: met), both contests at 100% of precincts (yes), at least 10,000 votes in each (yes); MacKenzie's split bar (mackenzie_channel #269) is met; rows election_county_results #20310, #20311, #20270, #20271 (state election office electionresults.sos.nm.gov); election_county_results #20310, #20311, #20270, #20271; Written by code from those rows (pnwarn3-pnj-v32.2, split-ticket story; no model prose); neutrality check passed. All dates and times are UTC.