2024 Elections Coverage
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Latest KUNM Election Stories
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The upcoming presidential inauguration brings a mix of feelings for people in the state of New Mexico. KUNM has put together a guide of both protests and celebrations for President Donald Trump's second term. -
Capital & Main's Jerry Redfern talks about his recent report on large oil and gas companies giving to New Mexico Democrats, contrary to where they overwhelmingly put their money nationally. -
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham outlines potential impacts of a second Trump presidency on New Mexico and how she is working with lawmakers to prepare. -
Following internal elections over the weekend, the leadership of the New Mexico House come January is mostly set. While some leaders are returning to their posts on both sides of the aisle, most will be new to their roles. -
As federal policy shifts more to the right with the election of Donald J. Trump, conservationists are increasingly worried how the incoming administration’s vows to cut climate spending and ramp up oil and gas drilling will change New Mexico’s landscape. -
New Mexico saw a record number of people in this election using same day registration. That made for some logistical challenges. Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver told New Mexico in Focus. Producer Jeff Proctor why she supports offering this option and why it's increasingly popular. -
President-elect Donald Trump was backed by 46% of Latino voters Tuesday, surpassing Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush to win the biggest share of the national Latino vote by a Republican presidential contender in modern times, a new exit poll shows.
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Former President Donald Trump traveled to New Mexico last Thursday in a final attempt to rally voters in the state. He focused the rally on Hispanic voters, but there were also a number of Native Americans at the event. -
Tuesday’s election will be the very first litmus test of a district that hasn’t seen a large local election since the implementation of a new state Senate map in 2022. -
In the heart of Albuquerque, the longtime Democratic Senate District 15 seat is up for grabs between Republican candidate Craig Degenhardt and Democratic candidate Heather Berghmans. -
While New Mexico is unlikely to be in play in the presidential election, the former president urged the crowd to prove the predictions wrong. He hit familiar themes like the border and gas price inflation and enthusiastically praised Hispanic communities. -
Watch former President Donald Trump's campaign rally in Albuquerque, N.M., on Oct. 31, 2024.
