New Mexico Election 2026: New Mexico governor

New Mexicans will elect a new governor on Nov. 3 for the first time in eight years. Source NM spoke with the two nominees — Democrat and former U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and Republican and former Rio Rancho Mayor Gregg Hull — about how they'd approach the job.

By: Joshua Bowling

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: September 24, 2026

Words: 2,759

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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New Mexicans will elect a new governor on Nov. 3 for the first time in eight years.

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Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, a term-limited Democrat, has steered the state through a pandemic and overseen the growth of several lucrative state trust funds. She created a new state agency, the Early Childhood Education and Care Department; implemented the first statewide universal childcare

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