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Attorney General Gary King, a Democrat, was re-elected Tuesday night, but he thinks voters were sending him a message by giving him a hard-fought race against Republican Matt Chandler. Continue Reading
Democrat Ray Powell was promising lots of transparency in the State Land Office as voters gave him the victory over Republican Matt Rush on Tuesday. Continue Reading
Republican Gov.-elect Susana Martinez opposes tax increases, cuts to education and Medicaid, and taking money from the permanent funds to deal with the state’s fiscal crisis. Two fiscally conservative Democratic lawmakers say that’s not realistic, and they expect her to shift gears soon. Continue Reading
Losses tonight by state Reps. Nate Cote and Jeff Steinborn, Democrats from Southern New Mexico, are part of a major shift that will see Republicans gain eight seats in the House. Continue Reading
Republican Ben Hall has defeated Democrat Bill McCamley to win the seat on the Public Regulation Commission being vacated by Sandy Jones. Continue Reading
Freshman U.S. Rep. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., has fought off a strong challenge from Republican Jon Barela to be re-elected. Continue Reading
State Reps. Nate Cote and Jeff Steinborn, Democrats from Southern New Mexico, are both trailing their challengers, and neither sounds optimistic about coming from behind to win. Continue Reading
Republican Steve Pearce appears to have retaken his old congressional seat, defeating Democratic incumbent Harry Teague tonight. Continue Reading
Voters elected Republican Dianna Duran to be the next secretary of state today, making her the first Republican to be elected to the position since 1928. Continue Reading
CNN, NBC and CBS have called the New Mexico governor’s race for Republican Susana Martinez – making her the first Hispanic woman to be elected governor in any state in the nation. Continue Reading
U.S. Rep. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., and Republican challenger Jon Barela are nearly tied in the 1st Congressional District race. Continue Reading
The race between U.S. Rep. Harry Teague, D-N.M., and Republican challenger Steve Pearce currently leans in Pearce’s favor. Continue Reading
U.S. Rep. Harry Teague, D-N.M., and Republican challenger Steve Pearce are tied at 4,752 votes each. Continue Reading
Some of the first early votes to be released this evening come from Luna County, where U.S. Rep. Harry Teague, D-N.M., appears to be showing some surprising strength against Republican challenger Steve Pearce. Continue Reading
With the Republican gubernatorial candidate being from Las Cruces and several other contested races on the ballot, turnout his pretty good in Doña Ana County today. Continue Reading