New Mexico Primary Election Results
Mark Ronchetti has been declared the projected winner of the New Mexico Republican Governor’s primary election
SHELLY: BALLOTS BEING FINALIZED FOR THIS YEAR’S PRIMARY DAY. GOOD EVENING. I’M SHELLY RIBANDO. DOUG: I’M DOUG FERNANDEZ. POLLS CLOSING JUST TWO HOURS AGO AND TONIGHT WE’RE CONTINUING TO BRING YOU THE LATEST FROM THE BALLOT BOXES. SHELLY: SASHA LENNINGER ANJOD HN CARDINALE ARE COVERING THE REPUBLICAN GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATES. STEPHANIE MUNIZ IS FOCUSING ON THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S RACE. AND ANGEL SALCEDO HAS MORE ON TODAY’S POLLS AND POSSIBLE ISSUES COMING FROM TODAY” VOTERS. DOUG: AND WE’RE ALSO JOINED BY OUR POLITICAL EXPERTS BRIAN SANDEROFF AND RHIANNON SAMUEL WITH THEIR THOUGHTS ON THE RESUS.LT WE BEGIN WITH THE GUBERNATORIAL REPUBLICAN RACE FOR GOVERNOR. JUST IN THE LAST HOUR, KOAT POLITICAL ANALYST BRIAN SANDEROFF CALLED THE RACFOE MARK FROM TEDDY. — MARK RONCHETTI. SO MARK RONCHETTI WILL TAKE ON MICHELLE LUJANGRISHAM COME NOVEMBER. SHELLY: JOHN CARDINALE IS LIVE AT THE RONCHETTI CAMPAIGN HEADQUARTERS. JOHN, A LOT OF CELEBRATING TONIT.GH JOHN: AN EMPTY ROOM RIGHT NOW, BUT AROUND 8:00 WHEN WE CALLED THAT RACE, THIS ROOM JUST ELECTED. AT THAT POINT IN TIME RONCHETTI WAS AHEAD OF HIS CLOSEST OPPONENT, REBECCA DOW, BY ABOUT 40 POINTS. THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKED LEIK SHORTLY AFTER THAT WHEN RONCHETTI WENT ON STAGE AND GAVE HIS VICTORY SPEECH. RONCHETTI THANKED THE CROWD FOR ALL OF THEIR SUPPORT, THEN TOUCHED ON WHAT HE WOULD LIKE TO DO IF ELECTED IN NOVEMBER. HE TOUCHED ON HOW HE WOULD LIKE TO HELP PASS MORE TOUGH ON CRIME LEGISLATION, BETTER EDUCATION FOR NEW MEXICO CHILDREN, AND CYFD REFORM. HE ALSO MADE SOME COMMENTS ABOUT THE CURRENT GOVERNOR. >> WE HAVE BIG CHANGE THAT IS NEEDED ACROSS THIS STATE. UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAVE A GOVERNOR WHO HAS DECIDED THAT ESH WILL LOOK OUT FOR THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE ELITES IN SANTA FE INSTEAD OF YOU. THAT STOPS TODAY. [APPE]LAUS JOHN: AND HE WILL FACE OFF AGNSAI MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM COME NOVEMBER. DOUG: THANK Y.OU HOWEVER THIS RACE LOOK LIKE OVER THE NEXT FIVE MONT?HS BRN:IA THIS WILL LOOK ORE COMPETITIVE. THE MOOD OF THE NATION HAS CHANGED A BIT. DOUG: RONCHETTI OKTO ON RELATIVELY WELL KNOWN REPRESENTATIVE REBECCA DOW. WHAT DO YOU THINK THE KEYS TO HIS VICTORY WHERE? BRIAN: HE STARTED OFFIT WH STRONG NAME RECOGNITION, HAVING RUN FOR THE US SENATE TWO YEARS AGO, SO RECOGNITION WAS ESSENTIAL. THEN HE RAN A GATE — GREAT CAMPAIGN, AND TTHA SUPPRESSED REBECCA DOW’S SUPPORT. DOUG: IT SEEMS TTHA THEY GO SO NEGATIVE SO QUICKLY AND IT ALREADY WENT TTHA WAY IN THE PRIMARY, SO CAN WE EXPECT THE ADS TO GET EVEN WSEOR DURING NOVEMBER? BRN:IA WE CAN ABSOLUTELY EXPECT A NASTY RE.AC UNFORTUNATELY THAT IS HOW THINGS PLAY OUT THESE DAYS. DOUG: WE TALKED ABOUT AN INSIDER, AND HE WOULD HAVE HIS INSIDER INFORMATION. WHAT WILL THE DEMOCRAT BE GOING AFTER THE REPUBLICAN IN THIS RACE BECAUSE HE DOES NOT HAVE THE BACKGROUND? BRN:IA THERE WILL TALK ABOUT HIS LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THESE TIMES THAT WE LIVE ,IN BUT RONCHETTI HAS AN ADVANTAGE OF NEVER BEING IN OFFICE SO HE DOES NOT HAVE A RECORD. SHELLY: MANY CONSIDER HUNGRY FROM THE FRONT RUNNER, BUT HISTORY MAY BE ON MARK R ONCHETTI’S SIDE. IN THE PAST 30 YEARS, NEW MEXICANS HAVE ELECTED A GOVERNOR FROM THE PARTY OPPOSITE THE PRESIDENT. THE LAST GOVERNOR TO LOSE RE-ELECTION WAS DEMOCRAT BRUCE KING IN 1994. IN THE RACE FOR THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FOR STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL, THIS RACE REMAINING TIGHT. AS OF RIGHT NOW, DA RAUL TORREZ IS LEADING BRIAN COLON. THE WINN OERF THAT RACE WILL FACE OFF WITH REPUBLICAN JEREMY GAY IN NOVEMBER. DOUG: REPORTER STEPHANIE MIZUN CHECKED IN WITH BOTH OF THEM TODAY. STEPHANIE: RIGHT NOW, THE DEMOCRATIC ATTORNEY GENERAL RACE IS PRETTY CLOSE BUT AT OUR LAST CHECK RAUL TORREZ IS LEADING WITH 53% OF VOTES. MEANWHILE BRIAN COLON HAS 47% OF VOTES. HERE AT RAUL TORREZ’S CAMPAIGN HEADQUARTERS HIS SUPPORTERS ARE WATCHING THE VOTES COME IN. WE TALKED TO HIM THIS MORNING WHEN HE VOTED AT MONTEZUMA ELEMENTARY SCHL.OO EARLIER I DID CATCH UP WITH BRIAN COLON AT HIS HOME. HE SAYS HE SPENT THE DAY AT BARELA’S COFFEE HOUS E. HE IS GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE VOTERS THAT WENT OUT AND VOT.ED ALTHOUGH TORREZ IS LEADING, COLON HAS NOT GIVEN UP YET. >> I AM JUST GRATEFUL. OF COURSE AREWE OPTIMISTIC, BUT MY MAIN EMOTION RIGHT NOW IS GRATEFUL. >> WE ARE HERE TO GET ENGAGED IN BIG POLICY ISSUES AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE FUTURE. STEPHANIE:EW ARE AT RAUL’S CAMPGNAI HEADQUARTERS AND I WANT TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAWET WERE TALKING — WE ARE LOOKING AT. WE HAVE NOT SEEN HIM COME IN YET. REPORTING IN ALBUQUERQUE, STEPHANIE MUNIZ, KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS. DOUG: THE NEW MEXICO ATTORNEY GENERAL IS ALLOWED TO SERVE TWO TERMS. LET’S TALK ABOUT THIS RACE. FOR THERE IS CAME OUT IN SUPPORT OF BRIAN COLON. A TLO OF TIMES WHEN YOU HAVE TWO RELATIVELY CLOSE CANDIDAS, TE THEY COMES DOWN — IT COMES DOWN TO ENDORSEMENTS. RHIANN:ON AND IT COMES DOWN TO NAMES PEOPLE KNOW AND TRUST. I THOUGHT IT WAS INTERESTING, THE DICHOTOMY OF A CURRENT AG AND FORMER ONES BACKING DIFFERENT CANDIDATES. DOUG: AND WE TALKED ABOUT BRIAN WITH THE GUBERNATORIAL RACE, AND THESE FOLKS WERE REALLY GOING AFTER EACH OTHER. SOMETIMES IT GOT PERSONAL DAN OFTEN IT GOT TO WHERE THEY WERE AND WEREN’T GETTING THEIR MONEY. WHAT RESONATES? RHIANNON: UNFORTUNATELY NEGATIVE ADS DO RESONATE, BUT IT IS ABOUT WHO DID SOMETHING WRONG WORSE? IT MAKES SENSE TO THEM AND THESE WORDS DETAIL ON WHEN IT COMES TO LITIGATION IN SOME CASES AND THOSE NEGATIVE ADS GO A LONG WAY. DOUG: WE TALK A LOT ABOUT GUN REFORM AND WE HAVE ALL OF THE TRAGEDIES OF THE LAST THREE WEEKS. DO YOU SEE EITHER ONE OF THESE CANDIDATES SPEARHEADING EFFORTS TO TRY AND RAIN IN –REIGN IN GUN-CONTROL IN NEW MEXICO? RHIANNON: CERTAINLY. TARAS ALREADY HAS AN IN COURT — AN ENDORSEMENT FROM A GUN REFORM ORGANIZATION. HE WILL HAVE MORE TO SAY GOING INTO THE GENERAL, AND HE MIGHT TAKE SOME SUIT AGAINST IT. DO:UG A LOT OF TIMES, THIS RACE DOES NOT GET AS MUCH ATTENTION, BUT THIS CERTAINLY DOES. SHELLY: ACROSS OUR STATE, THOUSANDS OF BALLOTS HAVE BEEN COLLECTED AND ARE NOW BEING COUND.TE ANGEL SALCEDO IS LIVE FROM THE BERNALILLO COUNTY COLLECTION WAREHOUSE WHERE A GROUP OF LOCAL ATHLETES ARE LENDING A HD.AN ANGEL: THE JOB IS JUST ABTOU FINISHED HERE . THESE ARE THE LAST TWO OR THREE CARS LTEF FOR BERNALILLO COUNTY. BERNALILLO COUNTY HAS 72 POLLING CENTERS SO YOU CAN IMAGINE JUST HOW MANY BALLOT BOXES HAVE BEEN TAKEN INTO THIWAS REHOUSE, BUT THE DUKE CITY GLADIATORS WERE HERE TO HELP. WE SPOKE TO DEFENSIVE END BYRON COOPER ABOUT THEIR DAY HELPING THE COMMUNITY. BYRON: JUST TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF WEIGHT OFF OF THE COMMUNITY, BEING ABLE TO CARRY THESE BOXES IN. IT IS A GREAT FAR TEAMMATES TO SEE WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE COMMUNITY SO WE FEEL LIKE WERE A SERVICING THE COMMUNITY MORE THAN ANYONE PLAYING FOR ETH HIGH DOLLAR. ANGEL: COOPER ALSO TELLS ME MANY OF THE GLADIATORS MAKE OUR STATE THEIR HOME, SO TODAY IS A GREAT EXPERIENCE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THEIR COMMUNIT
New Mexico Primary Election Results
Mark Ronchetti has been declared the projected winner of the New Mexico Republican Governor’s primary election
New Mexico’s primary election was held on Tuesday, June 7. Here are the latest election results on the top races in New Mexico.PGlmcmFtZSBjbGFzcz0iYXAtZW1iZWQiIHNyYz0iaHR0cHM6Ly9pbnRlcmFjdGl2ZXMuYXAub3JnL2VsZWN0aW9uLXJlc3VsdHMvY3VzdG9tZXJzL2xheW91dHMvb3JnYW5pemF0aW9uLWxheW91dHMvcHVibGlzaGVkLzY2NTk3LzE2NjkuaHRtbCIgd2lkdGg9IjEwMCUiIGZyYW1lYm9yZGVyPSIwIiBzY3JvbGxpbmc9Im5vIiBtYXJnaW5oZWlnaHQ9IjAiPjwvaWZyYW1lPjxzY3JpcHQgZGVmZXIgc3JjPSJodHRwczovL2ludGVyYWN0aXZlcy5hcC5vcmcvZWxlY3Rpb24tcmVzdWx0cy9hc3NldHMvbWljcm9zaXRlL3Jlc2l6ZUNsaWVudC5qcyI+PC9zY3JpcHQ+ App users: Click here to see resultsSTATEWIDE RESULTS: GOVERNOR & LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR | ALL NEW MEXICO COUNTIESRepublican Governor’s primary raceMark Ronchetti is the projected winner of the Republican primary for governor to challenge incumbent Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. The former television meteorologist on Tuesday defeated four other candidates including state Rep. Rebecca Dow. Ronchetti’s campaign emphasized concerns about crime, illegal immigration, high rates of unemployment and underperforming schools. He pledged to deploy 150 state law enforcement personnel to the state’s remote international border with Mexico to combat illegal migration and drug and human trafficking. Attorney General primary race The race for state Attorney General has been closed all night. KOAT political expert Brian Sanderoff has declared Raul Torrez the projected winner of the Democratic Attorney General race. Statewide racesLive updates10:30 pm – KOAT Political Expert Brian Sanderoff projects Michelle Garcia Holmes the winner of the Republican Congressional District 1 primary race. 10:00 pm – KOAT projects Laura Montoya to win the Democratic State Treasurer race. Joseph Maestas is also projected to win the Democratic race for State Auditor. 9:00 pm – KOAT Political Expert Brian Sanderoff declares Gabriel Vasquez the winner of the Democratic Congressional District 2 primary race. 8:30 pm – Mark Ronchetti addresses supporters after being declared the projected winner of the Republican Gubernatorial primary race. 8:00 pm – KOAT Political Expert Brian Sanderoff has declared Mark Ronchetti the projected winner of the New Mexico Republican Gubernatorial primary race. Ronchetti will face Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham in November. 7:00 pm – The polls have closed. If you are in line at a voting location, you will still be allowed to vote. Action 7 News spoke with the Secretary of State’s Office and the Bernalillo County Clerk today, they say no major issues were seen at the polls. One power outage impacted a small area in Albuquerque. Power has since been restored in that area.
New Mexico’s primary election was held on Tuesday, June 7.
Here are the latest election results on the top races in New Mexico.
App users: Click here to see results
STATEWIDE RESULTS: GOVERNOR & LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR | ALL NEW MEXICO COUNTIES
Republican Governor’s primary race
Mark Ronchetti is the projected winner of the Republican primary for governor to challenge incumbent Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. The former television meteorologist on Tuesday defeated four other candidates including state Rep. Rebecca Dow.
Ronchetti’s campaign emphasized concerns about crime, illegal immigration, high rates of unemployment and underperforming schools. He pledged to deploy 150 state law enforcement personnel to the state’s remote international border with Mexico to combat illegal migration and drug and human trafficking.
Attorney General primary race
The race for state Attorney General has been closed all night. KOAT political expert Brian Sanderoff has declared Raul Torrez the projected winner of the Democratic Attorney General race.
Statewide breeds
Live updates
10:30 p.m. – KOAT Political Expert Brian Sanderoff projects Michelle Garcia Holmes the winner of the Republican Congressional District 1 primary race.
10:00 p.m.. – KOAT projects Laura Montoya to win the Democratic State Treasurer race. Joseph Maestas is also projected to win the Democratic race for State Auditor.
9:00 p.m.- KOAT Political Expert Brian Sanderoff declares Gabriel Vasquez the winner of the Democratic Congressional District 2 primary race.
8:30 p.m.- Mark Ronchetti addresses supporters after being declared the projected winner of the Republican Gubernatorial primary race.
8:00 p.m.- KOAT Political Expert Brian Sanderoff has declared Mark Ronchetti the projected winner of the New Mexico Republican Gubernatorial primary race. Ronchetti will face Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham in November.
7:00 p.m. – The polls have closed. If you are in line at a voting location, you will still be allowed to vote.
Action 7 News spoke with the Secretary of State’s Office and the Bernalillo County Clerk today, they say no major issues were seen at the polls. One power outage impacted a small area in Albuquerque. Power has since been restored in that area.
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