New Mexico Primary 2026: lieutenant governor (Republicans)

Three candidates hope to run as lieutenant governor on the New Mexico Republican Party ticket.

By: Patrick Lohmann

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: May 4, 2026

Words: 1,962

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Three Republicans are vying in the state’s lieutenant governor primary, the winner of which will join a ticket seeking to take control of New Mexico’s executive branch for the first time since 2018.

The three candidates are Aubrey Blair Dunn, a lawyer with deep family ties to New Mexico politics; state Sen. David Gallegos (R-Eunice), a current minority state Senate leader; and Manuel “Manny” Lardizabal, a longtime Albuquerque pastor and businessman.

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