Voters will have a clear choice, Denish says
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On the day that she’ll find out which Republican gubernatorial candidate she’s facing in November, Democrat Diane Denish sounds calm and upbeat. Continue Reading
Election Day is here: Ds and Rs, it’s time to vote
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Democrats and Republicans go to the polls today to decide which candidates for county, state, judicial and federal races will represent them on the ballot in November. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Continue Reading
Liveblogging the 2010 primary election
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NMPolitics.net is partnering with the New Mexico Independent and other news organizations to host a liveblog this evening as election results come in. Click on the headline to check it out. Continue Reading
Early voting numbers from Bernalillo County
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I’ve already reported on early voting numbers from Doña Ana County, but turnout has been even better in Bernalillo County, where 15.29 percent of Republicans and 8.6 percent of Democrats had voted early and absentee as of Saturday. Continue Reading
NMPolitics.net is at 82 percent of $10K goal
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Almost there! With three weeks of fundraising left, NMPolitics.net has raised $8,280, putting the site at more than 82 percent of its goal of raising $10,000 by June 20. Can you help NMPolitics.net get to 100 percent? Continue Reading
Early voting numbers from Doña Ana County
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As of Saturday, 9.5 percent of Republicans and 3.5 percent of Democrats had voted early and absentee in Doña Ana County. Continue Reading
Many complaints won’t be resolved before Tuesday
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Many complaints of potential violations of state election law in primary races won’t be resolved before voters go to the polls on Tuesday, State Elections Director Don Francisco Trujillo II said. Continue Reading
Martinez wins this site’s non-scientific poll
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Susana Martinez won last week’s non-scientific poll on this site asking who will win the Republican gubernatorial primary. Continue Reading
PAC tied to GOP leaders gave cash to Dem primary candidates
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UPDATED: A conservative political committee tied to state Republican leaders has given cash to three House Democrats’ primary challengers – and House Democratic leaders aren’t happy about it. The head of the PAC’s board says it is bipartisan and aims to improve the state’s business climate. Continue Reading
Texas developer and wife give Martinez $450K
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One of the financers of the controversial group Swift Boat Veterans for Truth and his wife have given a whopping $450,000 to Republican gubernatorial candidate Susana Martinez’s campaign this month. Continue Reading
GOP gubernatorial debate won’t change much
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Susana Martinez didn’t stand above the rest, but she was solid – which means she accomplished what she had to do heading into the final weekend of the campaign. Allen Weh needed to shine, but like Martinez, he was solid but not superb. Doug Turner and Janice Arnold-Jones had the best performances. Continue Reading
Deadline for filing finance reports extended to 5 p.m. Friday
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UPDATED: The deadline for filing campaign finance reports has been extended to 5 p.m. on Friday because of a power outage that hit downtown Santa Fe today. Continue Reading
Republican involved in examining Weh’s ads says it’s time to move on
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UPDATED: One of three prominent Republicans who decided Republican gubernatorial candidate Allen Weh’s ads were not accurate says it’s time to move past that situation. Continue Reading
Hispanic group says disciplinary board unfairly targeting Montoya
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UPDATED: The state chapter of the League of United Latin American Citizens has accused the state Supreme Court’s disciplinary board of unfairly targeting appeals judge candidate Dennis W. Montoya – an allegation the head of the disciplinary board says is false. Continue Reading
Vote for anyone but Powell, Lyons tells Dems
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Republican Land Commissioner Pat Lyons is inserting himself into the other party’s primary in the race to replace him by telling Democratic voters they should pick anyone but Ray Powell on Tuesday. Continue Reading