Judge disqualifies Republican NM Rep. Rebecca Dow from June primary ballot

By: Joshua Bowling

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: April 8, 2026

Words: 394

Last Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago

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New Mexico state Rep. Rebecca Dow (R-Elephant Butte) announced on Wednesday morning that she had lost a legal challenge to her re-election campaign’s legitimacy and won’t appear on the June 2 primary ballot. The Republican, who first won the seat in 2016 and unsuccessfully ran for governor in 2022, said she plans to appeal to the New Mexico Supreme Court.

Tara Jaramillo, a Democrat who previously held Dow’s District 38 seat in the New Mexico …

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