Only one candidate disqualified for NM House primary election — because of a typo

By: Joshua Bowling

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: March 18, 2026

Words: 650

Last Updated: 2 days, 14 hours ago

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Election officials disqualified just one state House of Representatives candidate seeking a spot on the June 2 primary ballot, according to online records.

Tuesday marked the deadline for election officials to qualify candidates for statewide and county offices who filed paperwork to run last week.

Each of the state House of Representatives’ 70 seats is up for re-election this year, though fewer than one-third of incumbents face a challenger.

Brandy Laughter, the …

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