LIVE BLOG: New Mexico 2026 semi-open primary elections
UPDATE (June 3, 2026, 4:56 a.m.) -- One hundred percent of precincts reported Todd J. Garrison is leading the Republican race for Doña Ana County Sheriff. Garrison has 57% (4,177) of the votes while Jaime Quezada has 17% (1,220).
See the latest results here.
UPDATE (June 3, 2026, 4:45 a.m.) -- One hundred percent of precincts reported Vanessa Ordoñez is leading the Democratic race for Doña Ana County Sheriff. Ordoñez has 37% (6,019) of the votes while Frietze has 33% (5,450).
UPDATE (June 3, 2026, 2:35 a.m.) -- One hundred percent of precincts reported Daisy Ann Maldonado is leading the Democratic race for Doña Ana County Commissioner, District 1. Maldonado has 54% (2,013) of the votes while Garcia has 46% (1,736).
UPDATE (June 3, 2026, 2:16 a.m.) -- One hundred percent of precincts reported Amanda López Askin is leading the Democratic nomination race for New Mexico Secretary of State. Askin has 53% (106,968) of the votes while Katharine Clark has 47% (94,424).
UPDATE (10:21 p.m.) -- Thirty percent of precincts reported the incumbent State Representative Ray Lara is leading in the Democratic nomination race to represent District 34. Rep. Lara has 76% (597) of the votes while Juan Fuentes has 190.
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UPDATE (10:13 p.m.) -- In a close race, Amanda Lopez Askin is leading in the Democratic race for secretary of state. Ninety-two percent of precincts reported she has 53% of the vote.
UPDATE (10:10 p.m.) -- Daisy Maldonado has a small lead of 52% (1,400 votes) over Angela Garcia (1,290) in the Democratic race for Doña Ana County Commissioner, District 1.
UPDATE (9:54 p.m.) -- With 92% of precincts reporting, ABC-7 projects David Gallegos will defeat the two other candidates for the Republican nomination for state lieutenant governor.
Gallegos secured 50% of the vote (49,057). Aubrey Dunn came in second with 37% of votes (36,548) and Manuel Lardizabal fell behind with 12,000 votes.
UPDATE (9:36 p.m.) -- ABC-7 projects Maggie Oliver will secure the Democratic nomination for New Mexico lieutenant governor. With 89% of precincts reporting, Oliver has 81% of votes, with 136,756 total so far.
Her opponent, Harold Pope Jr., has 33,036 votes.
UPDATE (9:20 p.m.) -- ABC-7 projects incumbent New Mexico Representative Micaela Cadena will defeat Ramona Martinez for the Democratic nomination to represent District 33. With 85% of precincts reporting, Cadena holds 70% of the votes (1,580) while Martinez has 688.
For the Democratic nomination to represent District 37, ABC-7 projects Lori Martinez will defeat Matilda Villalobos. With 96% of precincts reporting, Martinez has 60% of votes (1,640).
UPDATE (9:09 p.m.) -- With 76% of precincts reporting, ABC-7 projects Greg Hull is projected to win the Republican nomination for New Mexico governor. He has 46% of votes (37,862).
Hull will face Haaland in November.
UPDATE (9 p.m.) -- Vanessa Ordoñez took the lead from James Frietze for the Democratic nomination for Doña Ana County Sheriff.
She currently has 37% of votes (4,023). Frietze follows with 34% (3,706).
UPDATE (8:36 p.m.) -- According to the New Mexico Secretary of State, Larry E. Marker made enough votes (4,579) as a write-in Republican candidate to appear as the party nomination for U.S. Senate.
He would challenge the incumbent Sen. Ben Ray Luján in November.
UPDATE (8:13 p.m.) -- In the nomination races for Doña Ana County Sheriff, James Frietze leads the Democratic race with 3,188 votes.
Todd J. Garrison is leading the Republican race with 1,874 votes.
UPDATE (7:59 p.m.) -- With 40% of precincts reporting, Greg Hull leads the Republican nomination race for New Mexico governor. He has 48% of the current vote (20,469). Doug Turner trails behind with 36% (15,561) and Duke Rodriguez has 6,901 votes now.
UPDATE (7:37 p.m.) -- ABC-7 projects Haaland will win the Democratic nomination for New Mexico governor. With 49% of precincts reporting, Haaland has 73% of the vote (65,646) while Bregman has 24,656.
The Associated Press also projected Haaland's victory.
UPDATE (7:34 p.m.) -- With 20% of precincts reporting, ABC-7 projects the incumbent Sen. Luján will defeat Dodson. Luján currently has 87% of the vote (32,814).
UPDATE (7:26 p.m.) -- Polls closed at 7 p.m.
With 19% of precincts reporting, Deb Haaland is leading the Democratic governor race against Sam Bregman. Haaland currently has 79% of votes (28,195) while Sam Bregman has 7,503.
With 17% of precincts reporting, the incumbent U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján is leading the Democratic race for U.S. Senator against Matt Dodson. Sen. Luján currently has 30,999 (87%) votes while Dodson has 4,500.
(KVIA) -- Tuesday, New Mexico voters will decide who will move on to the November general election through the state's first semi-open primary.
Semi-open primary elections allow voters who aren't affiliated with a qualified political party to vote without changing their voter registration.
You can find out who's on your ballot here.
Polls close at 7 p.m. ABC-7 will have live results on air and online through this live blog and our Full Election Results page.
Check back for updates.
