NM Secretary of State asks Supreme Court to keep incumbent state Rep. Rebecca Dow off the ballot

By: Joshua Bowling

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: April 15, 2026

Words: 298

Last Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks ago

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Lawyers for the New Mexico Secretary of State on Wednesday asked the New Mexico Supreme Court to uphold a lower court’s decision to kick incumbent state Rep. Rebecca Dow (R-Elephant Butte) off the ballot for the June 2 primary election in a move that would leave the district with only a Democratic write-in candidate.

A state district court judge last week ruled to remove Dow from the ballot after Democrat Tara Jaramillo, who previously …

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