New Mexico Election 2026: trail notes

By: Joshua Bowling, Patrick Lohmann

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: March 20, 2026

Words: 757

Last Updated: 15 hours, 31 minutes ago

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The Republican Party of New Mexico kicked off a busy week of campaigning with a power struggle: Bernalillo County Republicans issued a call for state party Chair Amy Barela to resign from her post.

In addition to leading the state GOP, Barela holds a seat on the Otero County Commission. She filed to seek re-election this year, and a fellow Republican filed to challenge her in the June primary. The state party’s rules say …

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