New Mexico voters choose party nominees for governor as revenue soars from oil boom
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Candidates for governor of New Mexico participate in a public forum in Rio Rancho, N.M., on April 28, 2026, ahead of a June 2 primary election: From left to right, they are Democratic Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman, Republican businessman Doug Turner; Republican cannabis entrepreneur and health care expert Duke Rodriguez, Democratic former U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, and Republican former Rio Rancho mayor Gregg Hull. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)Democratic gubernatorial candidate Deb Haaland campaigns along a roadside in San Felipe Pueblo, N.M., on Tuesday, June 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman, one of two Democratic candidates for New Mexico governor, speaks at a candidate forum in Rio Rancho, N.M., on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, ahead of a June 2 primary election. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)Republican candidate for governor Duke Rodriguez -- a cannabis entrepreneur and former state Cabinet secretary discusses his approach to taxes and spending amid a surge in state government income from oil and natural gas at a cannabis greenhouse in Bernalillo, N.M., on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, ahead of a June 2 primary election. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)Gregg Hull, a three-time mayor of Rio Rancho, N.M., speaks at a candidate forum in his home town on April 28, 2026, as he pursues the Republican nomination for governor in an open race to succeed New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham as she terms out of office. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)Businessman Doug Turner, one of three Republican candidates seeking the nomination for governor of New Mexico, speaks at a candidate forum in Rio Rancho, N.M., on April 28, 2026, ahead of a June 2 primary election. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)
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Candidates for governor of New Mexico participate in a public forum in Rio Rancho, N.M., on April 28, 2026, ahead of a June 2 primary election: From left to right, they are Democratic Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman, Republican businessman Doug Turner; Republican cannabis entrepreneur and health care expert Duke Rodriguez, Democratic former U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, and Republican former Rio Rancho mayor Gregg Hull. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)