One vote separates NM House candidates

It is one of the closest election races in the state and counting is still underway in the New Mexico state House of Representatives race between Democrat Joanne Ferrary and incumbent Republican Terry McMillan. 

As of late Thursday— two days after Election Day — Ferrary leads McMillan by one vote. 

Originally, Ferrary clung to a 12-vote lead late Tuesday night but counting absentee votes has reduced her lead to one. Today, the county clerk’s office will conduct a canvass of the provisional votes in the county and count the number of votes that apply to the McMillan-Ferrary race. But that won’t end the process. 

In New Mexico, should the margin of victory be less than one-tenth of one percent of the total votes cast, an automatic recount is ordered. Once the canvass is done, the county clerk sends the results to the Secretary of State’s Office and then the State Canvassing Board will meet on Nov. 27 to issue a recount order. From there, the Doña Ana County Clerk has 10 days from the time it receives the order to conduct the recount. 

We won’t get an official winner until early December.

One vote separates NM House candidates