New Mexico Election 2026: trail notes

By: Joshua Bowling, Danielle Prokop, Julia Goldberg

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: April 10, 2026

Words: 1,429

Last Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago

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The journey along the campaign trail took an unexpected detour this week when a judge kicked an incumbent state lawmaker seeking reelection off the June 2 primary ballot.

Incumbent Republican Rep. Rebecca Dow lost her spot after Tara Jaramillo, a Democrat who previously represented District 38 along the Rio Grande near Truth or Consequences and Elephant Butte, won a legal challenge alleging that Dow had inappropriately turned in digital screenshots of nominating petitions.

Dow, …

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