Teague wins Democratic 2nd District primary

Harry Teague has won the Democratic 2nd Congressional District primary and will face Republican Ed Tinsley in the general election in November.

Bill McCamley confirmed that he called shortly after midnight and conceded the race to Teague. He had no other comment.

Officially, the newest Associated Press tally has Teague winning by 1,641 votes with several Doña Ana County precincts among those yet to be tallied. But those results do not include final numbers from Cibola County that increased Teague’s lead and apparently made the McCamley campaign believe Teague had an insurmountable lead.

The Teague campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Update, 1:20 a.m.

A news release from the Teague campaign pointed out that he had strong wins in eastern counties and said his “decisive victories in rural communities put him in a strong position to attract independent and Republican voters and to win in November.”

“Now it’s time for us to unite and move toward victory in November,” Teague said. “We have an historic opportunity to change the direction things are moving in southern New Mexico, and if we come together, we can be the engine of change. Let’s work together to make that happen and provide affordable health care for everyone, improve our schools for our children and bring our brave men and women home from Iraq as soon as possible.”

As I’ve disclosed in the past, I’m friends with McCamley. Click here to read more about that.