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NM 2026 Election Wrap-Up

Deb Haaland speaks at a podium in front of a New Mexico banner, with supporters standing behind her.

This week on New Mexico in Focus, we dig into the results — and the implications — of this year’s midterm elections, including the historic win for New Mexico’s Deb Haaland, the first Indigenous woman elected governor in U.S. history. Host Nash Jones spoke with three local political journalists to contextualize the election: Joshua Bowling…

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NM 2026 Election: CD3, Secretary of State

Teresa Leger Fernandez and Gabe Vasquez on either side of a map of New Mexico highlighting specific districts.

This week on New Mexico in Focus, we wrap up our election coverage in northern and southeast New Mexico — the state’s 3rd Congressional District. Politics Correspondent Gwyneth Doland sat down with both candidates: Democratic U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández and her Republican opponent, NM Rep. Martin Zamora. They ran through a list of constituent…

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