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House Speaker Ben Luján’s primary challenger is a nephew of state Rep. Jim Trujillo. And Rep. Andy Nuñez faces two primary challengers, including former Doña Ana County Commissioner Gilbert Apodaca. Those are among the more interesting situations that developed on Tuesday when candidates for legislative and other state, county and judicial races filed to run.
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UPDATED: Joe Campos qualified to appear on the primary ballot for lieutenant governor on Saturday after all, the Democratic Party of New Mexico has decided. The party says it’s required by state law to round up Campos’ 19.69 percent of delegate votes from the preprimary nominating convention to 20 percent – the threshold for qualifying for the ballot at the convention. Continue Reading
The New York Times is the latest news outlet to single out U.S. Rep. Harry Teague, D-N.M., as one of the House Democrats who could decide the fate of health-care reform, highlighting the immense pressure on Teague from the left and right as the debate comes to a head. Continue Reading
Democratic Lt. Gov. candidate Joe Campos says he’s staying in the race even though he didn’t get 20 percent at the party’s preprimary nominating convention on Saturday. Continue Reading
Democratic Lt. Gov. candidate Jerry Ortiz y Pino says he’s staying in the race even though he didn’t get 20 percent at the party’s preprimary nominating convention on Saturday. Continue Reading
Democratic Land Commissioner candidate Harry Montoya says he’s staying in the race even though he didn’t get 20 percent at the party’s preprimary nominating convention on Saturday. Continue Reading
Democratic Land Commissioner candidate Sandy Jones says he’s staying in the race even though he didn’t get 20 percent at the party’s preprimary nominating convention on Saturday. Continue Reading
The Democratic Party is accusing Republican gubernatorial candidate Susana Martinez, Doña Ana County’s district attorney, of “hiding” public records – a claim a good-government activist says is difficult to back up because the party has been allowed to inspect the records, even if it doesn’t yet have copies. But the director of the Foundation for Open Government says there are things Martinez’s office could do better. Continue Reading
UPDATED: With recounting of the ballots out of the way, here are the final numbers from the Democratic Party’s preprimary convention held Saturday. Continue Reading
Republican gubernatorial candidate Susana Martinez gained in stature at today’s Republican Party preprimary nominating convention. Allen Weh did what he needed to do. And Pete Domenici Jr. is down but not necessarily out. That’s how Albuquerque pollster Brian Sanderoff analyzed the results following today’s vote. Continue Reading
UPDATED: In the Democratic lieutenant governor’s race, only Brian Colón and Lawrence Rael qualified today to appear on the ballot, and in the land commissioner race only one candidate – Ray Powell – topped the 20 percent threshold. Recounts are underway in both races. Continue Reading
UPDATED: Susana Martinez, Brian Moore and Matt Rush scored big wins at the state GOP’s preprimary convention today. Click on the headline for those and other numbers from the convention. Continue Reading
A Las Cruces resident has filed a federal Hatch Act complaint alleging that Republican Rick Wellborn’s candidacy for district judge violates the ban on partisan political activity by public employees whose jobs involve federal funds. Continue Reading
As a Democrat, Doña Ana County Clerk Lynn Ellins says he worries that the allegations against Secretary of State Mary Herrera may hurt the party’s ability to keep the state office in the November election. Continue Reading
County clerks handle the nuts and bolts of elections, so a former state elections director’s allegations of unethical behavior by Secretary of State Mary Herrera probably won’t affect the integrity of the upcoming June primary, many say. Still, some point out that there are a few areas in which the secretary of state directly impacts elections. Continue Reading