Deb Haaland wins New Mexico Democratic race for governor

By: Joshua Bowling

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: June 3, 2026

Words: 405

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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Former U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is the Democratic nominee to be New Mexico’s next governor after handily defeating fellow Democrat Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman in Tuesday’s primary election.

Polls closed across New Mexico at 7 p.m. About 30 minutes later, local pollsters and the Associated Press called the race for Haaland.

In Albuquerque, around the Old Town plaza, Haaland supporters gathered and raised “Deb for Gov” signs in the air.

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