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Historically, voters aged 18-34 are some of the most underrepresented in elections across the country – but, these trends are starting to shift as younger folks are becoming increasingly politically active and more diverse.
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The Democratic House District 27 race in Bernalillo is between the incumbent Representative Marian Matthews and challenger Greg Seeley. With one Republican candidate running unchallenged.
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Senate District 9, which covers Bernalillo and Sandoval county, has four candidates running in this primary – two Democrats and two Republicans. They’re vying to replace one-term Democratic Senator Brenda McKenna after a tight race back in 2020.
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The 2nd Judicial District Attorney’s primary race in Bernalillo County is now the battleground for the top two funded candidates in the entire state – incumbent Sam Bregman and his challenger, former U.S. Attorney Damon Martinez – both Democrats.
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In the Democratic primary race for House District 69, incumbent Harry Garcia faces Navajo attorney Michelle Pauline Abeyta and miner Stanley Michael. With no Republican running, whoever wins this race on June 4th will most likely go to the state Legislature in January.
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Las Vegas-area state Rep. Ambrose Castellano (D-Serrafina) has defeated his challenger in this year’s District 70 Democratic primary election twice before, but by less than 100 votes both times. This round, the more progressive Anita Gonzales has the support of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham behind her.
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Two Democratic candidates are vying for the District 30 State Senate seat in western New Mexico. With no Republican candidate running that means whoever wins during the primary election, will be the winner. Advocate Angel Charley is facing off against former State Senator Clemente Sanchez.
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After 27 years in the state House, New Mexico Rep. Gail Chasey (D-Albuquerque) is retiring, and four Democratic candidates are vying for her Nob Hill-area District 18 seat in the primary election. With the four progressives sharing similar political ideals, their varied backgrounds have emerged as a focal point of the campaign.
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Early voting in primary elections is already underway. One race set to be closely-contested is State Senate District 15, where Democrat Heather Berghmans is running against incumbent Daniel Ivey-Soto. Whoever wins the seat will be up against Republican Craig Degenhardt in the general election.
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Incumbent Mary Carmack-Altwies faces criticism from challenger Marco Serna over her handling of high-profile cases.