Former Biden administration Interior Secretary Deb Haaland will face former Rio Rancho Mayor Gregg Hull in New Mexico’s gubernatorial election to succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham.
Haaland outpaced Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman in the state’s June 2 Democratic primary to earn the party’s November nod, while Hull nudged two GOP rivals to secure the Republican berth.
Elected to represent New Mexico’s Congressional District 1 in 2018 and reelected in 2020 before being confirmed as Interior Secretary from 2021 to 2025, Haaland defeated Bregman 69,526 votes to 25,895 votes in a race that polls indicated she was projected to win by double-digit percentage points. The Associated Press called the race for Haaland at 9:34 p.m. ET on June 2….
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