Santa Fe — State Representative Rebecca Dow will be on the ballot after all. The months-long dispute was settled unanimously by the state Supreme Court who ordered her name placed on the ballot, overturning a decision by a district court judge who had ruled that screenshots of voter names who had signed Dow’s petitions did […]
Elections & Politics
Opinion: Former Sheriff Phil Snekeker makes his pitch for BernCo sheriff in Dem. primary
My name is Philip A. Snedeker. I am a candidate for the office of Bernalillo County Sheriff. I will be seeking the Democratic nomination for the office, in the Primary Election, in June of 2026. I grew up in Southern New Mexico, in the Town of Silver City. I attended local rarea schools. I earned […]
“First Endorser” Martin Heinrich is wading into primaries to fix the Democratic Party from the bottom up
Santa Fe โ On a chilly Friday night in late February, a steady line of cars made their way up Santa Feโs famed Canyon Road. Past the art galleries and James Beard-nominated restaurants, they continued up the canyon where city pavement gives way to a graveled side road and arrived at their destination where samples […]
Wymer outspent, outraised Piland and won big in mayoral election
Paul Wymer’s larger campaign war chest helped fuel a landslide victory in Rio Rancho’s mayoral runoff Tuesday, with unofficial results showing him defeating Alexandria Piland 63% to 37%. Wymer’s “Paul Wymer for Mayor” committee raised $92,418 and spent $84,394 through the final pre-election reporting deadline, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Rio Rancho […]
Rio Rancho mayoral runoff draws highest turnout in city history
Rio Rancho voters turned out in record numbers Tuesday for the city’s mayoral runoff, with nearly 20% of eligible voters casting ballots โ the highest turnout ever recorded for a runoff election in the city’s history. Unofficial results from the New Mexico Secretary of State’s office show 16,492 ballots cast out of 83,751 registered voters […]
Wymer elected Rio Rancho mayor: Whatโs next?
Paul Wymer will be Rio Rancho’s next mayor, and he’s already thinking about what comes first when he walks into City Hall on May 1. The District 4 city councilor defeated retired teacher and former Sandoval County Democratic Party chair Alexandria Piland in Tuesday’s runoff election, 10,394 votes (63%) to 6,096 (37%), according to unofficial […]
Sam Bregman’s campaign laid off staff ahead of finance deadline
By Pat Davis — In the days leading up to a critical fundraising deadline, Sam Bregman’s campaign for governor laid off staff in areas of the state key to Bregman’s early strategy to win the Democratic primary for governor. Sources close to the campaign reached by New Mexico Political Report on Tuesday confirmed that several […]
Rio Rancho voters choose their next mayor Tuesday โ here’s what you need to know before you head to the polls
Rio Rancho voters head to the polls Tuesday to choose the city’s next mayor โ and the choice couldn’t be clearer. District 4 City Councilor Paul Wymer, a licensed architect and planner with more than 40 years in Rio Rancho, faces Alexandria Piland, a retired union teacher and former Sandoval County Democratic Party chair, in […]
Rio Rancho runoff on pace to top March turnout โ if Election Day holds
Rio Rancho’s mayoral runoff is on pace to exceed total turnout from March’s six-candidate municipal election โ a potentially historic result for a race that typically draws far fewer voters. The city clerk’s office reported 10,230 early votes cast in the runoff, representing 12.5% of the city’s 81,919 registered voters ahead of Tuesdayโs election. That […]
Get a Sneak Peek at Deb Haaland’s First TV Ad for Gov
More than a year after announcing her campaign for the Democratic nomination for governor, Deb Haaland has remained conspicuously absent from the television ad wars. That all changes this weekend with the launch of her first ad, “Who fights,” which is previewed exclusively here before it airs. The ad follows the traditional campaign playbook of […]



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