Legal challenges still pending for some New Mexico legislative races

By: Joshua Bowling

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: April 8, 2026

Words: 727

Last Updated: 5 days, 10 hours ago

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A handful of legal challenges could strip a few candidates off of New Mexicans’ ballots ahead of the June 2 primary election.

Already, two challenges disqualified candidates from the primary election, and another two are pending in court. When a candidate files to run for office, they must turn in a minimum number of signatures showing they qualify to be on the ballot — for a seat in the state House of Representatives, it’s a …

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