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A flyer hitting mailboxes this week purports to be trying to dissuade people from writing in little-known candidate Kenneth Gomez for governor. Don’t be fooled. The mailer actually appears to be about trying to get people to vote for Gomez instead of Republican Susana Martinez. Continue Reading
Looking for information on the candidates’ final finance reports, which were due Thursday? Here are some links. Continue Reading
UPDATED: Police are investigating allegations that someone involved in the Doña Ana County Republican Party illegally altered seven voter registration forms to change new voters’ party affiliation from “declined to state” to Republican. Continue Reading
Yes, there really have been an unusually high number of false claims made by politicians in TV ads, debates, interviews, mailings and elsewhere this election cycle. Continue Reading
Republican attorney general candidate Matt Chandler’s new attack ad spins the truth, while the central claim in Democratic candidate Gary King’s new ad appears to be patently false. Continue Reading
While Lt. Gov. Diane Denish has chaired the New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority’s board of directors, an insurance company controlled by Denish’s family has made money by helping the agency obtain various types of liability insurance. Continue Reading
UPDATED: Republican Jon Barela is leading Democratic incumbent Martin Heinrich in the 1st Congressional District race by 2 points, according to an internal poll released today by Barela’s campaign. Continue Reading
A day after dueling polls from the gubernatorial candidates showed Republican Susana Martinez leading Democrat Diane Denish by either 1 point or eight points, a new poll has Martinez leading by 10 points. Continue Reading
With a week remaining before Election Day, dueling polls released by the gubernatorial candidates find that Republican Susana Martinez is either leading Democrat Diane Denish by one point, or by eight points. Continue Reading
The first publicly released poll of the secretary of state race – an internal poll conducted for the campaign of Republican Dianna Duran – has Duran leading Democratic incumbent Mary Herrera by 12 points. Continue Reading
A Las Cruces municipal judge has been suspended without pay after he threatened an employee for cooperating with an investigation into the judge’s actions. Continue Reading
Candidates for New Mexico’s 2nd and 3rd congressional district seats participated in separate debates Sunday evening on KOAT-TV in the Albuquerque market. Continue Reading
Ray Powell says his time working with Jane Goodall has been a needed sabbatical from politics – one that has empowered him and given him the desire to return to the New Mexico Land Office and work for change. Continue Reading
Doña Ana County District Attorney Susana Martinez’s office bought supplies and equipment from a business owned by the niece of an employee at the same time that her office was making purchases from a business owned by that employee. Continue Reading
UPDATED: A new poll conducted for the campaign of Republican Steve Pearce has him leading Democrat Harry Teague by 9 points and at the magic 50-percent mark. Continue Reading