On June 4, the 2024 election primary occurred.
Following are the primary election results for Bernalillo County
BERNALILLO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY (DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY)
SAM BREGMAN 25,997 56.34% (INCUMBENT)
DAMON MARTINEZ 20,142 43.66%
District Attorney Sam Bregman has no Republican opponent in the November general election and therefore will be elected to a full 4 year term.
https://www.abqjournal.com/election/bregman-looks-to-second-term-after-victory/article_ec9322d2-2
BERNALILLO COUNTY COMMISSION DIST. 2 (DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY)
FRANK BACA 4,045 73.37%
WILLIAM WALKER 1,468 26.63%
Frank Baca will face in the November general election Republican Kay Ingham who ran unopposed in the Republican primary.
BERNALILLO COUNTY COMMISSION DIST. 3 (DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY)
ADRIANN BARBOA 5,293 53.25% (INCUMBENT)
ROBERT PADILLA 2,981 29.99%
LAURA NASARIA CHAVEZ 1,665 16.75%
Incumbent County Commissioner Adriann Barboa will face in the November general election Republican Rene Coronado who ran unopposed Republican primary.
BERNALILLO COUNTY CLERK (DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY)
MICHELLE KAVANAUGH 26,688 60.21%
KAREN MONTOYA 17,901 39.99%
BERNALILLO COUNTY CLERK (REPUBLICAN PRIMARY)
CLAY PRYOR 14,166 67,21%
ROBERT KWASNY 6,911 32.79%
Democrat Michelle Kavanaugh will face Republican Clay Pryor in the November General Election .
BERNALILLO COUNTY TREASURER (DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY)
TIM EICHENBERG ENBERG 29,622 66.88%
KENNETH SCOTT JR. 14,666 33.12%
Tim Eichenberg will face Republican Lelan Morrison in the November general election.
The link to relied upon news source is here: https://results.bernco.gov/
SANTA FE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY
The Santa Fe County District Attorney race was one of the most contentious races in the state. Following are the results of that race:
SANTA FE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY (DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY)
MARY CARMACK-ALTWIES 16,145 61.61% (INCUMBENT)
MARCO SERNA 10,060 38.29%
NEW MEXICO STATE SENATE
Following are the results in the contested state senate races:
STATE SENATE DISTRICT 3 (DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY)
SHANNON PINTO 2,290 62.68% (INCUMBENT)
SHERYLENE YAZZIE 1,352 37.12%
STATE SENATE DISTRICT 4 (DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY)
GEORGE MUNOZ 3, 289 78.27% (INCUMBENT)
KEITH HILLOCK 913 21.73%
STATE SENATE DISTRICT 8 (DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY)
PETE CAMPOS 3,540 54.65% (INCUMBENT)
MICHAEL LOPEZ 2,938 45.35%
STATE SENATE DISTRICT 9 (DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY)
CINDY NAVA 2,638 54.59%
HEATHER BALAS 2,194 45.41%
STATE SENATE DISTRICT 9 (REPUBLICAN PRIMARY)
Frida Suasana Vasquez 748 41.99%
Audrey Trujillo 853 58.01%
STATE SENATE DISTRICT 11 (DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY)
LINDA LOPEZ 1,445 81.45% (INCUMBENT)
RICHARD CARRION 329 18.55%
THERE IS NO REPUBLICAN RUNNING IN THE GENERAL ELECTION.
STATE SENATE DISTRICT 12 (REPUBLICAN PRIMARY)
JAY BLOCK 1,917 67.91%
CANDACE GOULD 906 32.09%
Jay Block will face Democrat Phillip Perez in the November general election.
STATE SENATE DISTRICT 13 (DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY)
DEBBIE O’MALLEY 2,297 52.03%
BILL O’NEILL 2,118 47.97% (INCUMBENT)
THERE IS NO REPUBLICAN RUNNING IN THE GENERAL ELECTION.
STATE SENATE DISTRICT 15 (DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY)
HEATHER BERGHMANS 2,826 76.09%
DANIEL IVEY-SOTO 888 23.91% (INCUMBENT)
Heather Berghams will face Republican Craig Degenhart in the November general election.
STATE SENATE DISTRICT 21 (DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY)
ATHENA CHRISTODOULOUN 2,826 76.09%
PHILIP SNEDEKER 888 23.91%
STATE SENATE DISTRICT 21 (REPUBLICAN PRIMARY)
NICOLE TOBIASSEN 1,832 43.96%
MICHAEL WIENER 1,269 30.45%
JOHN MORTON 1,066 25.58%
STATE SENATE DISTRICT 23 (REPUBLICAN PRIMARY)
TERRY ARAGON 1,014 58.11%
MANNY GONZALES 731 41.89%
Republican TERRY ARAGON will face Democrat Incumbent State Senator harold Pope in the November general election.
STATE SENATE DISTRICT 24 (DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY)
LINDA TRUJILLO 3,612 62.00%
ANNA HANSEN 1,314 22.55%
VERONICA KRUPNICK 900 15.45%
THERE IS NO REPUBLICAN RUNNING IN THE GENERAL ELECTION.
STATE SENATE DISTRICT 26 (DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY)
ANTONIO MAESTAS 2,014 59.24% (INCUMBENT)
JULIE RADOSLOVICH 1,386 40.76%
THERE IS NO REPUBLICAN RUNNING IN THE GENERAL ELECTION
STATE SENATE DISTRICT 27 (REPUBLICAN PRIMARY)
PATRICK BOONE 2,442 43.20%
GREG NIBERT 2,341 41.41%
LARRY MARKER 870 15.39%
STATE SENATE DISTRICT 30 (DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY)
ANGEL CHARLEY 1,929 63.31%
CLEMENTE SANCHEZ 1,118 36.69%
STATE SENATE DISTRICT 32 (REPUBLICAN PRIMARY)
CANDY SPENCE EZZELL 1,930 57.89%
CHAD HAMILL 1,404 42.11%
STATE SENATE DISTRICT 33 (REPUBLICAN PRIMARY)
NICHOLAS PAUL 2,639 50.31%
LYNN CRAWFORD 1,555 29.65%
RHONDA ROMACK 1,051 20.04%
STATE SENATE DISTRICT 42 (REPUBLICAN PRIMARY)
LARRY SCOTT 3,226 61.05%
STEVEN MCCUTCHEON 2,058 38.95%
STATE HOUSE RACES
Following are the results in the contested House races:
STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 1 (REPUBLICAN PRIMARY)
RODNEY MONTOYA 1,829 65.53%
KEITH NEIL 962 34.47%
STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 4 (DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY)
JOSEPH HERNANDEZ 549 50.79%
CHRISTINA ASPAAS 318 33.12%
CHERYL GEORGE 174 16.10%
STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 6 (DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY)
ELISEO ALCON 1,051 45.96%
PRISCILLA BENALLY 763 33.36%
DANIEL TORREZ 473 20.68%
STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 9 (DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY)
PATRICIA LUNDSTROM 1,429 61.92% (INCUMBENT)
CHRISTOPHER HUDSON 679 29.42%
ARVAL MCCABE 200 8.67%
STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 13 (DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY)
PATRICIA ROYBAL CABALLERO 513 57.77% (INCUMBENT)
TERESA GARCIA 375 42.23%
THERE IS NO REPUBLICAN RUNNING IN THE GENERAL ELECTION
STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 16 (DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY)
YANIRA GURROLA VALENZUELA 1,629 63.78%
MARSELLA DUARTE 925 36.22%
Democrat YANIRA GURROLA VALENZUELA will face Republican Leland Benwood Bohannnon in the November general election.
STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 18 (DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY)
MARIANNA ANAYA 2,246 48.95%
ANJALI TANEJA 1,891 42.21%
GLORIA DOHERTY 342 7.45%
JUAN LARRANAGA 110 2.40%
STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 27 (DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY)
MARIAN MATTHEWS 1,441 55.77% (INCUMBENT)
GREG SEELEY 1,143 44.23%
Democrat Incumbent Marian Mathews will face Republican Gregory R. Gallegos in the November general election.
STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 30 (REPUBLICAN PRIMARY)
JARED SECRET 734 54.29%
VICTORIA DORE 618 45.71%
Republican JARED SECRET will face Democrat Elixabeth Torrez-Velasquez in the November general election.
STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 31 (REPUBLICAN PRIMARY)
NICOLE CHAVEZ 1,550 57.41%
SARAH JANE ALLEN 804 29.78%
PATRICK HUESTED 346 12.81%
Republican Nicole Chavez will face Democrat Vicky Estrada-Bustillo the November general election.
STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 32 (DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY)
LINDA ALVAREZ 725 56.82%
ANDREW HERNANDEZ 551 41.18%
STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 35 (DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY)
ANGELICA RUBIO 1,089 61.35%
GABRIEL DURAN 686 38.65%
STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 39 (DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY)
GABRIELLE BEGAY 2,297 80.23%
GILBERT GUADIANA 566 19.77%
STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 50 (REPUBLICAN PRIMARY)
KENNETH BRENNAN 985 59.73%
WENDY Ann LOSSING 664 40.27%
Republican WENDY Ann LOSSING will face Democrat Matthew McQueen in the November general election.
STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 41 (DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY)
SUSAN HERRERA 2,390 63.48%
MARGARET CAMPOS 1,375 36.52%
STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 53 (DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY)
JON HILL 630 58.06%
WILLIE MADRID 455 41.94%
STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 55 (REPUBLICAN PRIMARY)
CATHRYNN BROWN 2,143 71.74%
JACK VOLPATO 844 28.26%
STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 57 (REPUBLICAN PRIMARY)
CATHERINE CULLEN 522 37.50%
JOHN D’ANTONIO 458 32.90%
CORRINE RIOS 412 29.60%
Republican CATHERINE CULLEN will face Democrat MICHELLE SANDOVAL in the November general election.
STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 59 (REPUBLICAN PRIMARY)
JARED HEMBREE 2,495 74.84%
TRACY DE LA ROSA 839 25.16%
STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 62 (REPUBLICAN PRIMARY)
ELAINE CORTEZ 1,131 40.38%
DEBRA HICKS 1,082 38.63%
D’NAE ROBINETT MILLS 568 20.99%
STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 68 (REPUBLICAN PRIMARY)
NATHAN BROOKS 710 58.53
VIRGINIA GONZALES 503 41.97%
Republican Nathan Brooks will face Democrat CHARLOTT LITTLE in the November general election.
STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 69 (DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY)
MICHELLE ABEYTA 1,340 56.76%
HARRY GARCIA 825 34.94%
STANLEY MICHAEL 1,969 44.76%
DEMOCRAT MICHELLE ABEYTA FACES NO OPPOSITION IN THE NOVEMBER ELECTION
STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 70 (DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY)
ANITA GONZALES 2,430 55.24%
AMBROSE CASTELLANO 1, 969 44.76
The links to quoted news sources are here:
https://www.krqe.com/election-results/?ipid=promo-link-block1
https://electionresults.sos.nm.gov/Default.aspx?
LOW VOTER TURNOUT
“Little more than 1 in 5 eligible voters turned out Tuesday in Bernalillo County, a tally slightly lower than the 2022 primary contest. Low turnout also marked the statewide results where 225,000 New Mexicans voted in the primary election, or about 22% of the state’s 1,011,000 eligible voters.
Excluded from voting Tuesday were the state’s approximately 326,000 registered voters who did not declare as Democrats, Republicans or Libertarians. In Bernalillo County, 71,733 votes were cast in the primaries, or about 22.6% of eligible voters, according to unofficial results.
Democrats turned out in greater numbers than Republicans in Bernalillo County. About 47,500 Democrats cast primary votes, or about 66% of the total votes cast in the county. Republican voters cast 23,972 votes and Libertarians, 259 votes.
In total, Bernalillo County has about 199,209 registered Democratic voters, 117,889 Republican voters and 5,173 Libertarians, according to the New Mexico Secretary of State’s Office.
Turnout … was little different from the 2022 primary election, when 23% of eligible voters made their voices heard.”
The link to the quoted news source is here:
COMMENTARY ANALYSIS
Despite being a very low voter turn out, election night in the Democratic primary was clearly a major victory for Progressives within the party. It saw progressives defeating incumbent State Senator Daniel Ivey-Soto and ousting conservative House Democrats Ambrose Castellano, Willie Madrid and Harry Garcia, all while bolstering turnout among women voters. Ambrose Castellano was defeated 55% to 45% by Governor Lujan Grisham endorsed Anita Gonzales in District 70 in the Las Vegas area, and in House District 69 incumbent Representative Harry Garcia was beaten in a 3 way race to Michelle Abeyta, a lawyer and Navajo nation member. Representative Willie Madrid of House District 53 near Las Cruces was defeated by progressive Democrat Dr. Jon Hill, a lifelong educator. Long time State Senator Bill O’Neill was unable to fend off and aggressive campaign and lost to progressive and former Bernalillo County Commissioner Debbie O’Malley 52% to 48%.
There were two major losses for progressive Democrats. Albuquerque Democrat State Representative Marian Matthews came under severe attack from Progressive Greg Seeley for voting against the family medical leave act but Matthews defended her vote and defended her seat by defeating Seeley with 56% of the vote. Although Matthews represents a conservative leaning district, she does stick with the Democratic party on most votes. Another defeat for progressives was State Senator Moe Maestas who successfully beat an aggressive challenge by JULIE RADOSLOVICH beating her 59.24% to 40.76%.
Congratulations to all the victors and on to the November general election.