Sowards has lead in Doña Ana County

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This is going to be one of the shockers of the night if it remains true to the end: Republican 2nd Congressional District candidate Greg Sowards is winning Doña Ana County. With 42 of 117 precincts reporting in the county, Sowards has 34 percent of the vote to Ed Tinsley’s 32 percent, 14 percent for Monty Newman, 12 percent for C. Earl Greer and 9 percent for Aubrey Dunn Jr. I’ve written about Sowards’ unique strategy that has apparently gotten him some serious attention. Click here to read about it. Continue Reading

Pearce, Tinsley, Teague win Luna County

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With all precincts reporting, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Steve Pearce beat primary opponent Heather Wilson 78 percent to 22 percent in Luna County. Meanwhile, Ed Tinsley won the Republican 2nd Congressional District race with 36 percent of the vote to 22 percent for Aubrey Dunn Jr., 19 percent for C. Earl Greer, 13 percent for Monty Newman and 10 percent for Greg Sowards On the Democratic side in the 2nd District, Harry Teague beat Bill McCamley 58 percent to 42 percent. Continue Reading

Lea goes to Pearce, Newman, Teague

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No surprises Lea County. The three federal candidates from Hobbs have easily won there. With all precincts reporting, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Steve Pearce beat primary opponent Heather Wilson 92 percent to 8 percent. Meanwhile, Monty Newman won 55 percent of the vote in Lea County to 22 percent for Ed Tinsley, 11 percent for Aubrey Dunn Jr., 10 percent for Greg Sowards and 1 percent for C. Earl Greer. On the Democratic side in the 2nd District, Harry Teague beat Bill McCamley 85 percent to 15 percent. Continue Reading

Hidalgo goes to Pearce, Tinsley, Teague

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With all precincts reporting, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Steve Pearce beat primary opponent Heather Wilson in Hidalgo County 75 percent to 25 percent. Meanwhile, Ed Tinsley won Hidalgo County in the Republican 2nd Congressional District race with 27 percent of the vote to 24 percent each for C. Earl Greer and Greg Sowards, 17.5 percent for Aubrey Dunn Jr. and 7 percent for Monty Newman. On the Democratic side in the 2nd District, Harry Teague beat Bill McCamley 63 percent to 37 percent. Continue Reading

Pearce, McCamley, Tinsley lead early in Doña Ana

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With seven precincts reporting, Steve Pearce is beating Heather Wilson in the Republican U.S. Senate primary 70 percent to 30 percent in Doña Ana County. Meanwhile, Bill McCamley has 66 percent of the vote in the Democratic 2nd Congressional District race in Doña Ana County to 34 percent for Harry Teague. In the Republican 2nd District race, Ed Tinsley has 35 percent of the vote to 30 percent for Greg Sowards, 14 percent for Monty Newman, 12 percent for C. Earl Greer and 10 percent for Aubrey Dunn Jr. Continue Reading

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

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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. Continue Reading

Partial results from Otero favor Pearce, Dunn, Teague

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With early and absentee voting and some precincts already counted, Otero County is going to Steve Pearce in the Republican U.S. Senate primary 72 percent to Heather Wilson’s 28 percent. In the Republican 2nd Congressional District primary, Aubrey Dunn Jr. has an early lead in Otero County, with 42 percent to Ed Tinsley’s 25 percent. Both C. Earl Greer and Greg Sowards have 11 percent of the vote, and Monty Newman has 10 percent. In the Democratic 2nd Congressional District race, Harry Teague is beating Bill McCamley early on, with 60 percent of the vote to McCamley’s 40 percent in Otero County. Continue Reading

Polls are closed; check back here for results

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Polls are now closed across the state. Primary election results will begin coming in soon from around New Mexico, and I’ll be reporting on them throughout the evening and night. Check back often. You’ll also supposedly be able to view statewide results from the Secretary of State’s Web site by clicking here. You’ll supposedly be able to view results from Doña Ana County by clicking here and Bernalillo County by clicking here. Continue Reading

Turnout appears to be light across much of the state

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Voter turnout in today’s primary race appears to be light for Democrats and Republicans throughout much of New Mexico. “I think voter participation in San Juan County will be minimal,” San Juan County Clerk Fran Hanhardt told the Associated Press. “I’d love to eat those words. I wouldn’t even require any salt and pepper.” Even in Chaves County — where Republicans get to vote in hotly contested primaries in the U.S. Senate and 2nd Congressional District races and two state legislative primaries — there were no morning lines at polling sites. “It’s kind of like throwing a party and no one shows up,” Chaves County Clerk Rhoda Coakley told the news service. Continue Reading

‘Very light turnout’ reported in Doña Ana County

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“Very light turnout” is how Doña Ana County’s director of public information and special projects described the first few hours of voting on this primary election day, but he expects that to change as the day progresses. “I think it’s early in the day,” county spokesman Jess Williams said. “I think it’ll pick up this afternoon.” He said there were a few glitches when polls opened this morning — some machines had problems and some poll workers were late or didn’t show up — but those issues have been resolved. In addition, two polling places had to be moved two weeks ago, one because the church where the polling place was to be housed had sold its building to another church and was in the process of moving. Williams said he didn’t have information on why the other location was moved, but he said both polling places have been successfully moved and information is posted to notify voters of the change. Continue Reading

Democrats and Republicans, it’s time to vote

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For Democrats and Republicans across New Mexico, today is an opportunity to participate in one of the most significant elections in the state’s history. If you haven’t already done it, it’s time to vote. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. If you were registered as a Democrat or Republican as of May 6, you’re eligible to vote today. Think your vote doesn’t matter? There are at least four federal primary races that are up in the air. Continue Reading