By the #s: NM contested primary candidates report raising more than $3M over last month

The two gubernatorial candidates who raised the most over the last month did so in vastly different ways.

By: Patrick Lohmann

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: May 12, 2026

Words: 271

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago


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New Mexico candidates battling in primary contests for the June 2 election reported fundraising more than $3 million over the last month, according to the most recent campaign finance reports, due Monday.

The two highest earners between April 7 and May 4 achieved that designation in very different ways. While Republican gubernatorial candidate Duke Rodriguez reported about $1.006 million in fundraising in that period, all but $6,000 of that came from his own pocket. In …

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