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orywireDeb Haaland won the Democratic primary and Gregg Hull won the Republican primary for New Mexico governor, the Associated Press reported. State election officials’ latest unofficial returns showed Haaland with 157,805 votes and Hull with 56,578, with results still uncertified.
Deb Haaland and Gregg Hull will move on to the New Mexico governor’s race after winning their parties’ primaries, the Associated Press reported. The New Mexico Secretary of State’s latest unofficial returns showed Haaland well ahead in the Democratic primary and Hull leading the Republican field, with results still not certified.
The Secretary of State’s statewide results page was last updated at 5:13 p.m. MT on June 3. It listed 1,506 precincts fully reporting and 698 partially reporting, out of 2,204 statewide precincts.
Democratic primary:
The percentages are calculated from the unofficial vote totals posted by state election officials. The Democratic contest had 218,241 votes counted for governor, while the Republican contest had 120,380.
AP reported that Haaland won the Democratic nomination and Hull won the Republican nomination. That sets up a November race for governor in a state where Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is term-limited.
Haaland, a former U.S. interior secretary and former member of Congress, defeated Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman. Hull, the former mayor of Rio Rancho, finished ahead of Doug Turner and Duke Rodriguez in the Republican primary.
The official state results page does not certify the winners. It provides the unofficial vote count while counties and state officials complete the post-election process.
Election results in New Mexico remain unofficial until canvassing is complete and the State Board of Canvass certifies the results. The Secretary of State’s office said the canvassing process is meant to ensure every ballot cast is accurately accounted for and included.
That means the numbers posted on the results page can still move as election officials finish required work. Readers should treat the current totals as unofficial returns from the official state source, not final certified results.
The Secretary of State said the State Board of Canvass is scheduled to meet Tuesday, June 23, 2026, to certify the official results and order any automatic recounts.
The 2026 New Mexico general election is scheduled for Tuesday, November 3. Haaland and Hull are expected to be the major-party nominees for governor once the primary results are certified.
The Secretary of State’s candidate information page also lists Thursday, June 25, as the filing day for minor party and independent candidates for statewide offices. That means the full November ballot may not be settled immediately after the major-party primaries.
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For vote totals, the New Mexico Secretary of State’s election results page is the primary source. It shows the latest unofficial count, precinct reporting status and the time of the latest update.
The next important checkpoint is certification by the State Board of Canvass. This article should be refreshed if the Secretary of State updates the totals, if the canvass changes the totals materially or when official certification is complete.
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