New Mexico Online Voting Contests

KRQE Mesa Tractor Athlete of the Week

The weekly fan vote KRQE News 13 runs with Mesa Tractor during the New Mexico high school football season, a new nominee slate posted most weeks, an embedded poll on krqe.com/sports/friday-night-football/, and each weekly winner added to the season-long pool that feeds the year-end Mesa Tractor Student Athlete of the Year vote.

New Mexico High School Athlete of the Week

Albuquerque · Albuquerque Journal (Albuquerque Publishing Company)

Free weekly reader fan poll hosted by the Albuquerque Journal, recognising standout prep athletes across all NMAA-sanctioned sports each school year. Open statewide; readers vote once per hour per device, no account required.

New Mexico High School Football Star of the Week

Albuquerque · Albuquerque Journal

The Albuquerque Journal's weekly reader poll for the best high school football performance in New Mexico. Staff nominates standouts from all NMAA classes — 6A metro ABQ to 2A rural — and anyone can vote with no account. The poll closes Saturday around 5 p.m. MT, and the winner is announced in Sunday's print edition.

New Mexico High School Player of the Year

Statewide New Mexico · NMPreps (On3 Sports Network)

Annual end-of-season fan-vote awards run by NMPreps (On3 Sports Network) recognising the top New Mexico prep football performers — Mr. Football (overall POY), Defensive POY, and position awards — plus position-specific fan polls hosted by High School on SI. Seven-day public voting window; free, no account required.

New Mexico High School Softball Player of the Year

Statewide New Mexico · High School on SI (SBLive / Sports Illustrated / Arena Group)

Annual statewide fan-vote award presented by High School on SI (SBLive / Sports Illustrated) recognising the top New Mexico girls softball performer each spring season. Free public ballot at si.com/high-school/new-mexico; voting runs through a defined window, no account required. Covers all NMAA classifications statewide.

New Mexico's Top-Performing High School Baseball Hitters

Sports Illustrated / SBLive's statewide fan-vote poll naming New Mexico's best high school baseball hitters of the 2025 spring season. One voting window, no account needed, closed Thursday, May 15 at 8 p.m. Pacific — a single hard deadline, unlike the state's other prep sport polls that run on rolling or multi-day clocks.

Albuquerque Journal Readers' Choice

Annual Albuquerque Journal readers-choice business awards for the Albuquerque metro, with a nomination round, public voting on the CherryRoad ballot platform, and winners announced across categories from restaurants to healthcare.

Best of Taos

Taos News' annual readers'-choice poll across restaurants, services, retail, and arts categories, now past its 25th year, with 2025 setting a voting record at 2,559 voters.

CommunityVotes Albuquerque

Annual CommunityVotes readers-choice business awards for Albuquerque, New Mexico, spanning Food & Drink, Retail, Services, Wellness/Hair/Beauty, and Community Organization categories, with a four-tier Platinum through Bronze winner ladder in every category.

Edible New Mexico Local Hero Awards

Edible New Mexico's statewide food-and-farm readers' awards, spanning 27 categories from restaurants and farms to chefs, breweries, and markets, decided by public vote each spring.