New Mexico Election 2026: trail notes

In a busy campaign week, national Democrats weigh in on New Mexico races, minor parties eye campaigns and a Democratic Socialist seeking office is "permanently suspended" from the state party.

By: Joshua Bowling, Patrick Lohmann, Danielle Prokop

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: April 3, 2026

Words: 1,463

Last Updated: 3 months, 4 weeks ago

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The June 2 primary election is just two months away, and candidates vying for office across New Mexico spent the week touting a number of high-profile endorsements.

Stacey Abrams, the former Georgia state representative who was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2021, on Monday endorsed former U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland in the Democratic primary race to be New Mexico’s next governor.

Haaland faces Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman in the June …

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