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Democrats are deciding between two candidates for attorney general to compete in an open race in November. Absentee and early in-person voting were underway in advance of Election Day on June 7. Juan Antonio Labreche/AP Show More Show Less 13 of18 Los Alamos County Elections Manager Victoria Martinez, right, and student clerk Katelyn Alarid retrieve absentee ballots from a drop box outside a public library in Los Alamos, N.M., on Thursday, May 12, 2022. Absentee and early in-person vote were underway Thursday, June 2, 2022, in advance of Election Day next Tuesday. Colón is running against Albuquerque-based District Attorney Raúl Torrez for the Democratic endorsement to succeed termed-out Democratic Attorney General Hector Balderas. Susan Montoya Bryan/AP Show More Show Less 12 of18 FILE - New Mexico state auditor-elect Brian Colon, right, delivers his acceptance speech in Albuquerque, N.M., Nov. Torrez is running against State Auditor Brian Colón for the Democratic endorsement to succeed termed-out Democratic Attorney General Hector Balderas. Morgan Lee/AP Show More Show Lessġ0 of18 11 of18 FILE - Bernalillo County District Attorney Raul Torrez speaks to a panel of New Mexico lawmakers during a meeting in Albuquerque, N.M., Sept. Democratic voters are deciding on a nominee for the top law enforcement post as Attorney General Hector Balderas terms out of office, amid a long list of local races. The winner of Tuesday's GOP contest will take on incumbent Democratic Gov. Republican voters are choosing a nominee for New Mexico governor from a field of five candidates.
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(Chancey Bush/The Albuquerque Journal via AP) Chancey Bush/AP Show More Show Less 9 of18 Voters drive through a gauntlet of political picket signs at a primary election polling site in Santa Fe, N.M., on Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (Chancey Bush/The Albuquerque Journal via AP) Chancey Bush/AP Show More Show Less 8 of18 People wait in line to cast their vote at the polls at a voting center located in the Daskalos shopping center in northeast Albuquerque, N.M., on Election Day on Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (Jim Weber/Santa Fe New Mexican via AP, Pool, File) Jim Weber/AP Show More Show Less 7 of18 Daniel Rascon-Barrow, 6, plays a video game while his mother Lisa Barrow casts her vote at the polls for the Albuquerque city election at a voting center located in the Daskalos shopping center in northeast Albuquerque, N.M., on Tuesday, June 7, 2022. The incumbent is favored to keep her job in a state where Democrats control every statewide office and dominate the Legislature. Five Republican candidates are competing to take on Grisham.
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Michelle Lujan Grisham delivers the State of the State address during the 56th legislative session Jan. (Chancey Bush/The Albuquerque Journal via AP) Chancey Bush/AP Show More Show Lessĥ of18 6 of18 FILE - New Mexico Gov. Ronchetti will be running against Democratic Gov. (Chancey Bush/The Albuquerque Journal via AP) Chancey Bush/AP Show More Show Less 4 of18 Republican Mark Ronchetti reacts with his supporters after winning the Republican primary for governor of New Mexico during an election party held at the Marriott in northeast Albuquerque, N.M., on Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (Chancey Bush/The Albuquerque Journal via AP) Chancey Bush/AP Show More Show Less 3 of18 Republican Mark Ronchetti shares a moment with Marie Brenner, 6, after he addressed the crowd after winning the Republican primary for governor of New Mexico, during an election party held in northeast Albuquerque, N.M., Tuesday, June 7, 2022.
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Ronchetti will be running against incumbent Democratic Gov. (Chancey Bush/The Albuquerque Journal via AP) Chancey Bush/AP Show More Show Less 2 of18 Republican Mark Ronchetti shares a moment with his wife Krysty and two daughters before taking the stage to address the crowd after winning the Republican primary for governor of New Mexico during an election party held at the Marriott in northeast Albuquerque, N.M., on Tuesday, June 7, 2022. 1 of18 Republican Mark Ronchetti addresses the crowd with his wife and two daughters after winning the Republican primary for governor of New Mexico, during an election party in northeast Albuquerque, N.M., Tuesday, June 7, 2022.