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New Mexico voters head to polls for 2026 gubernatorial primary elections

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Joshua Bowling, Julia Goldberg, Patrick Lohmann, Danielle Prokop, Leah Romero

10d ago· 14 min readenNews

Summary

New Mexico voters are casting ballots in the June 2, 2026 primary election, with the gubernatorial races on both the Democratic and Republican sides drawing the most attention. Term-limited Democratic Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham is finishing her second term, leaving the seat open. By 10 a.m. on election day, 23,605 voters had cast ballots, with nearly 208,000 total votes (about 15% of the electorate) cast so far. Source NM reporters fanned out across the state to speak with voters about key issues including crime in southern New Mexico.

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Voters across New Mexico started casting ballots early on Tuesday, with many saying the gubernatorial contests — both the Democratic and Republican parties have contested primaries — stood out as the most important race
By 10 a.m., 23,605 voters had cast ballots on election day, with just under 208,000 — approximately 15% of the state's electorate — having voted so far
Thinking about crime in southern New Mexico
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New Mexico voters turned out to vote in the June 2, 2026 primary election, which features Republican and Democratic gubernatorial contests

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