New Mexico Election 2026: trail notes

By: Joshua Bowling, Patrick Lohmann, Danielle Prokop, Julia Goldberg

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: April 17, 2026

Words: 1,728

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Last week, former Marine and Albuquerque detective Greg Cunningham lost his only opponent in the June 2 Republican primary for the state’s 2nd Congressional District, currently represented by Democratic U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez. This week, Cunningham picked up a notable endorsement: from President Donald Trump.

Trump posted to his social media platform Truth Social and said Cunningham “knows the Wisdom and Courage required to Defend our Country, Support our Brave Military, Veterans, and Law …

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