New Mexico voters headed to the polls on Tuesday, June 2, selecting winners in Republican and Democratic primaries for U.S. House, Senate, and governor races. With many incumbents running uncontested and key contests decided by vote shares, the outcomes set th
On Tuesday, June 2, New Mexico voters stepped into the kind of election day that feels both routine and consequential: a primary that decides who gets a shot at the November midterms, while lawmakers in Washington watch the party math tighten.
The state’s races—covering U.S. House, Senate, and the governor—arrived in a packed month of contests shaping fall ballots. Republicans are looking to hold a narrow majority on Capitol Hill. Democrats, meanwhile, are working to flip seats in the midterm cycle.
Here are the New Mexico primary results, as they stood ahead of the November elections.
New Mexico House primary results
In District 1, Republican Ndidiamaka Okpareke won the race uncontested. On the Democratic side, incumbent Rep. Melanie Ann Stansbury also won uncontested.
District 2 delivered a sharper contrast. The Republican nomination went to Greg Cunningham, who won with 84.6% of the vote against Jose Orozco’s 15.4%, with an estimated 97% of votes counted. In the Democratic contest in District 2, incumbent Rep. Gabriel Vasquez won uncontested.
District 3 featured more solidified lanes. Republican Martin Ruben Zamora won uncontested, while incumbent Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez won uncontested on the Democratic line.
New Mexico Senate primary results
The Republican Senate primary was uncontested, with Larry E. Marker winning.
On the Democratic side, incumbent Senator Ben Ray Luján faced challenger Matt Dodson. Luján won with 84.2% of the votes to Dodson’s 15.8%, with an estimated 97% of votes counted.
New Mexico governor primary results
The governor’s race carried extra weight because of both leadership continuity and an eligibility rule that forces an endpoint.
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, who has served since 2019, is not seeking reelection because New Mexico restricts governors from serving more than two consecutive terms.
In the Republican primary, Gregg Hull won with 47% of the vote. He defeated Doug Turner, who earned 36.9%, and Duke Rodriguez, who received 16.1%, with an estimated 97% of votes counted.
On the Democratic side, Deb Haaland won with 72.3% of the vote, defeating Sam Bregman, who received 27.7%, with an estimated 97% of votes counted.
One fact stands out about the Democratic governor nomination: Deb Haaland could be the first Native American female governor in U.S. history.
The pattern across these races—multiple incumbents winning uncontested. and a few contests decided by relatively decisive vote shares—leaves Democrats and Republicans with clear paths to the November midterms. With the calendar already crowded and the balance of power on Capitol Hill at stake. New Mexico’s primary results tighten the choices voters will face months from now.
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