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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
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
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
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 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
Susana Martinez won last week’s non-scientific poll on this site asking who will win the Republican gubernatorial primary. Continue Reading
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Democratic Lt. Gov. candidate Jerry Ortiz y Pino is the latest candidate unveil a TV ad. Watch it here. Continue Reading
Polls show Republican gubernatorial candidate Susana Martinez ahead in the primary and leading Democrat Diane Denish by six points in a potential November contest. Martinez is now the likely – but not certain – winner of the primary, but the honeymoon with a state that’s just discovering her will soon end. Martinez’s journey would only get more difficult after the primary. Continue Reading