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 […]
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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 […]
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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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Senate Republicans agree to Dem demands funding DHS without ICE ops; House approval uncertain
The United States Senate voted by unanimous consent overnight to break the impasse and fund the Department of Homeland Security without ICE deportation operations, sending the package to the House of Representatives where passage is still uncertain. Democrats had offered support for this funding strategy for weeks but President Donald Trump and Senate Republicans had […]
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New Mexico jury finds Meta guilty of putting profits over child safety, ordering $375 million fine
After hearing more than seven weeks of evidence, a Santa Fe jury took less than two days to decide that Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, prioritized profits over the safety of children who were targeted and exploited on its platforms. The jury set a fine of $375 million, a maximum available of […]
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Heinrich, breaking with most Dems., will vote yes on Mullin to lead DHS
New Mexico’s U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich will be one of the few Democrats to support Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin’s nomination to succeed Kristi Noem as President Trump’s homeland security secretary. In a statement shared with NM Political Report over the weekend, Heinrich said he has a good working relationship with Mullin and hopes to establish […]
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Oops! Candidate for Gov forgot to file paperwork to make the ballot. Now what?
Republican voters may have one less candidate to choose from on their June primary ballot after one candidate failed to show up to file paperwork confirming his eligibility for the primary ballot. State Senator Steve Lanier, a first-term legislator from San Juan County, and Duke Rodriguez, a former health department secretary and cannabis business owner, […]
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NMGOP scrambles to qualify a write-in against Ben Ray Lujรกn. Who is he and how does that work?
When the Secretary of State’s Office closed on the deadline day for candidates to qualify for 2026 elections, Republicans had qualified at least one candidate in most competitive races except one very big one: U.S. Senate. Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include detail on the write-in rules for qualification and the write-in […]
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Here’s everyone running for Congress in New Mexico this year
Democrats and Republicans both met this past weekend to pick their nominees for U.S. Senate and all three Congressional districts up for election in 2026. Candidates vying for a spot on the ballot were first required to collect thousands of signatures from qualified party voters (2,351 for Republicans, 2,531 for Democrats). They are then required […]
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State Republicans pick Hull, Turner to lead ’26 ticket
The state Republican Party’s convention in Ruidoso narrowed the list of five men vying for New Mexico’s biggest political prize in 2026 down to two: Rio Rancho Mayor Greg Hull and advertising executive Doug Turner — but that may not keep the other candidates from using a backdoor to get their name on the ballot […]