NM Supreme Court upholds judge’s decision to toss challenge to Rodriguez’s gubernatorial campaign

By: Joshua Bowling

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: April 1, 2026

Words: 342

Last Updated: 4 months ago

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Justices on the New Mexico Supreme Court on Wednesday afternoon unanimously upheld a District Court judge’s decision to dismiss a challenge to the legitimacy of former state cabinet secretary Duke Rodriguez’s Republican campaign for governor.

“This was the highest court in New Mexico and the decision was unanimous. Period. That should be the end of the conversation,” Rodriguez told Source NM. “It is done. Finished. Complete.”

The lawsuit, brought in February by Navajo Dam …

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