Pearce, Teague lead in Chaves, GOP CD2 up in air

With early and absentee voting and some precincts already counted, Chaves County is going heavily to Steve Pearce in the Republican U.S. Senate primary. He has 80 percent of the vote to Heather Wilson’s 20 percent.

In the Republican 2nd Congressional District primary, Ed Tinsley is narrowly leading with 31 percent of the vote to 30 percent for Aubrey Dunn Jr. Monty Newman has 25 percent, Greg Sowards has 11 percent and C. Earl Greer has 3 percent.

In the Democratic 2nd Congressional District primary, Harry Teague is beating Bill McCamley early on, with 68 percent of the vote to McCamley’s 32 percent in Chaves County.

It’s also worth noting that, in the early results that are being reported in Chaves County, state House Minority Whip Dan Foley is losing to Dennis Kintigh 64 percent to 36 percent, but the district extends far beyond Chaves County. State Sen. Rod Adair is beating Rory McMinn in Chaves County 53 percent to 47 percent.