New Mexico Election 2026: trail notes

New Mexico's Democratic frontrunner for governor cancels town hall to instead meet 'with voters' and a super PAC jumps into a state race just weeks before the state's June 2 primary election.

By: Joshua Bowling, Patrick Lohmann, Danielle Prokop

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: May 15, 2026

Words: 1,191

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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With less than three weeks until the June 2 New Mexico primary election, the Democratic frontrunner for governor has pulled out of a public town hall event.

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For months, candidates seeking to be New Mexico’s next governor have taken the stage at an ongoing Albuquerque Journal town hall series, where they’ve fielded questions from journalists and the public about how they would steer the state through …

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