By Kevin Hendricks — A 334-vote margin just handed Democrats control of the Sandoval County Commission. Democrat Frank Smith Jr. edged out Republican Edwin Linson 7,983 to 7,649 for the District 3 seat Tuesday, according to unofficial results. Smith replaces term-limited Republican Commissioner Mike Meek, and his win flips the board to a Democratic majority. […]
By Kevin Hendricks, Jesse Jones, Rodd Cayton and Pat Davis, The Paper & The New Mexico News — 2026’s midterm elections may be among the biggest in recent memory, both nationally and here in New Mexico, if early voting and midday Election Day turnout trends continue until polls close at 7 p.m. tonight. Election Day […]
By Terri Harber, The Roswell Daily Record — Some of the nuns from the Poor Clare Monastery of Our Lady of Guadalupe are shown obtaining their ballots to vote Tuesday morning at the Chaves County Administrative Center. Share this story and start a conversation
By Kevin Hendricks, The New Mexico News — If you live anywhere between Albuquerque’s South Valley and El Paso and own a TV, you already know somebody really wants your vote in the 2nd Congressional District. Actually, several somebodies – and each has several million dollars. Campaign donors and outside political action committees have spent […]
By Pat Davis, The New Mexico News — As Chaves County voters turn their attention to Tuesday’s final Election Day, early voting data shows that local partisan voters in both major parties are eager to vote this cycle, while unaffiliated voters are still mostly on the sidelines. Voter turnout data from the Secretary of State’s […]
By Pat Davis, The New Mexico News — As Sandoval County voters turn their attention to Tuesday’s final Election Day, early voting data shows that partisan voters in both major parties were eager to vote this cycle, though Democrats outperformed Republicans in early turnout, while unaffiliated voters are still mostly on the sidelines. Voter turnout […]
By Pat Davis, The New Mexico News — If early voting turnout is any indication of a blue wave year for Democrats in New Mexico, 2026 is shaping up to be one for the record books. Voter turnout data from the Secretary of State’s Office analyzed by The New Mexico News found that 51% of […]
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. — Sandoval County voters will pick a new sheriff Tuesday, decide two county commission seats and vote on whether to spend $22 million on a secure storage building for the office that runs the election. Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. Nov. 3 at 42 voting […]
Countywide early voting ended on Saturday evening. An early voting site inside Roswell Mall enabled people to vote and shop or eat a meal under one roof. Saturday was also Halloween, and some people — especially children — donned costumes. Roswell’s only other early voting location was at the Chaves County Clerk’s Office. The county’s […]
Pat Davis, New Mexico Political Report — An Albuquerque megachurch whose pastor has a long history of endorsing conservative candidates is once again testing the IRS’ prohibition on nonprofits engaging in politics by telling congregants of his Legacy Church to vote for Gregg Hull and Greg Cunningham, Republicans ru nning for governor and Congress, respectively, […]
