Tag: new mexico
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71% of elections in New Mexico are uncontested
Of 317 regular elections in New Mexico—225 (71%) are uncontested. An uncontested election is one where the number of candidates on the ballot is less than or equal to the number of seats up for election. Of the 26 states where Ballotpedia is covering every election on Nov. 5, New Mexico has the seventh highest…
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Incumbent Martin Heinrich (D) and Nella Domenici (R) running in New Mexico’s U.S. Senate election
Incumbent Martin Heinrich (D) and Nella Domenici (R) are running in the general election for the United States Senate in New Mexico on Nov. 5, 2024. Heinrich was first elected in 2012. He won re-election in 2018 by 23 percentage points. Domenici is the daughter of the late U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici (R), who was in office from 1973 to 2009. He was the last Republican to be elected to…
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Both candidates for county commissioner in Sandoval County, N.M., complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey
Both candidates running in the general election for County Commissioner Board District 4 in Sandoval County, N.M.—Jordan Conner Juarez and Madigan Diana Ray—completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. All survey respondents are asked to tell voters what they…
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Incumbent Gabriel Vasquez (D) and Yvette Herrell (R) are running in the general election in New Mexico’s 2nd Congressional District
Incumbent Gabriel Vasquez (D) and Yvette Herrell (R) are running in the general election in New Mexico’s 2nd Congressional District on Nov. 5, 2024. This election is a rematch of the 2022 election, which Vasquez won by a 1,350-vote margin out of more than 192,000 votes cast. As of Aug. 27, 2024, The Cook Political…
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Six states passed laws related to the restoration of voting rights for felons or voting by incarcerated individuals
Six states adopted new laws related to voting by individuals convicted of a felony or voting by incarcerated individuals, including two states with Republican trifectas that passed bills to restore voting rights to certain individuals convicted of a felony more quickly. In Oklahoma, Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) signed HB 1629 on May 13, restoring voting rights to people convicted…
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New Mexico has 42 contested state legislative primaries this year. Here’s a breakdown
New Mexico has 42 contested state legislative primaries this year, the highest number since Ballotpedia started tracking that figure in 2014. There are 213 total candidates running in New Mexico’s state legislative primaries this year, 26 fewer than in 2020. New Mexico’s 42 Senate seats are up for election every four years, while the 70…
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Only one contested U.S. House primary in New Mexico this year
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in New Mexico was March 12, 2024. Seven candidates are running for New Mexico’s three U.S. House districts, including three Democrats and four Republicans. That’s 2.3 candidates per district, less than in the previous three election cycles. There were 2.67 candidates per district in 2022, 6.3…
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New Mexico governor signs $290.6 million bond package, sending four questions to the November ballot
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) signed House Bill 308—a bond package totaling over $290.6 million—on March 6, sending four ballot questions to the November ballot. The bond questions would issue the following amounts: Bond issues require a simple majority vote in each legislative chamber during one legislative session and the governor’s signature to appear on…
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New Mexico State Legislature sends two more constitutional amendments to the November ballot
The New Mexico State Legislature voted to send two constitutional amendments to voters in November on Feb. 14. These two constitutional amendments join two others that were certified for the ballot during last year’s legislative session. The new constitutional amendments are Senate Joint Resolution 1 (SJR 1) and Senate Joint Resolution 16 (SJR 16). SJR…
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Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) issues one executive order from May 8-14
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) issued one executive order from May 8-14. As of May 14, Lujan Grisham has issued 58 executive orders in 2023 — four more than she did at this point a year ago. The order is: Executive Order 2023-058, where the governor authorized additional emergency funds for the Department…