{"id":49754,"date":"2026-11-06T10:56:01","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T17:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=49754"},"modified":"2026-11-06T10:56:03","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T17:56:03","slug":"nm-2026-election-wrap-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/nm-2026-election-wrap-up\/","title":{"rendered":"NM 2026 Election Wrap-Up"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week on New Mexico in Focus, we dig into the results \u2014 and the implications \u2014 of this year&#8217;s midterm elections, including the historic win for New Mexico\u2019s 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 with Source New Mexico, Shaun Griswold of High Country News and Buffalo\u2019s Fire, and NMiF Politics Correspondent Gwyneth Doland. Then, political experts Eric Griego and Merritt Allen join Nash to analyze the results and consider how a blue state like New Mexico could somehow get bluer.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Host:\u00a0Nash Jones\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Segments:\u00a0<br>\u00a0<br><em>Deb Haaland Wins Historic Race for Governor<\/em>\u00a0<br>Correspondent:\u00a0Nash Jones\u00a0<br>Guests:\u00a0<br>Joshua Bowling, Reporter, Source New Mexico\u00a0<br>Shaun Griswold, Reporter, Buffalo&#8217;s Fire, High Country News\u00a0<br>Gwyneth Doland, Politics Correspondent, New Mexico in Focus\u00a0<br>\u00a0<br><em>How Trump Helped NM Dems Win Big<\/em>\u00a0<br>Correspondent:\u00a0Nash Jones\u00a0<br>Guests:\u00a0<br>Eric Griego, UNM Professor and Former State Senator\u00a0<br>Merritt Allen, Vox Optima Public Relations\u00a0<br>\u00a0<br><em>New Mexico Becomes Final State to Pay its Lawmakers<\/em>\u00a0<br>Correspondent:\u00a0Nash Jones\u00a0<br>Guests:\u00a0<br>Joshua Bowling, Reporter, Source New Mexico\u00a0<br>Shaun Griswold, Reporter, Buffalo&#8217;s Fire, High Country News\u00a0<br>Gwyneth Doland, Politics Correspondent, New Mexico in Focus\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>A Rough Election Night for NM Republicans<\/em>\u00a0<br>Correspondent:\u00a0Nash Jones\u00a0<br>Guests:\u00a0<br>Eric Griego, UNM Professor and Former State Senator\u00a0<br>Merritt Allen, Vox Optima Public Relations\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week on New Mexico in Focus, we dig into the results \u2014 and the implications \u2014 of this year&#8217;s midterm elections, including the historic win for New Mexico\u2019s Deb Haaland, the first Indigenous woman elected governor in U.S. history. 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