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Posted inAlbuquerque, Politics & Elections

Uballez urges votes for Keller, sort of

by Pat Davis December 1st, 2025December 1st, 2025

When Alex Uballez lost his bid for mayor in Nov., he quickly endorsed candidates in two of the city’s three runoff elections, both for Westside council seats, scheduled a month later — but not for mayor. That changed, sort of, this past weekend when Uballez penned a lukewarm endorsement of his former rival in the […]

Posted inAlbuquerque

Who is giving the homeless “I ? Tim Keller” hoodies?

by City Desk ABQ December 1st, 2025December 1st, 2025
Posted inPolitics & Elections

Outside groups spent over $1 million to influence ABQ’s elections in 2025

by Pat Davis November 24th, 2025November 24th, 2025
Posted inAlbuquerque, Politics & Elections

Who’s funding Albuquerque’s runoff campaigns? Voters may never know

by Jesse Jones November 24th, 2025November 24th, 2025
Posted inPolitics & Elections

Aztec state senator joins gubernatorial race, focuses on education, rural New Mexico

by Alex Ross November 6th, 2025November 6th, 2025
Kenneth Snow overtook three other candidates, including incumbent Bobby Ortiz. In his campaign, Snow focused on government transparency, public safety and community-building. Snow had 30% of the vote with 141. Robin Spalding followed with 122 (26%) and Ortiz had 122 (25%). Maggie Gipson got 96 votes, or 20%.
Posted inMoriarty

Snow, Spalding projected to overtake incumbent Moriarty councilor, possible recount

by nm.news November 4th, 2025November 6th, 2025
Posted inPolitics & Elections

Corrales Mayoral candidates answer questions on development, finances and infrastructure

by Corrales Comment Staff October 31st, 2025October 31st, 2025
Posted inPolitics & Elections

Oops! City forgot to include a ballot question on ABQ ballots

by Jesse Jones October 30th, 2025October 31st, 2025
Chris Sedillo, candidate for ABQ City Council, Dist 3.
Posted inAlbuquerque, Albuquerque, Politics & Elections, Politics & Elections

Candidates spend big in final weeks of city elections

by Jesse Jones October 28th, 2025
Dr. Gabriella Durán Blakey, APS Superintendant
Posted inAlbuquerque, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, Bernalillo County, Politics & Elections, Politics & Elections

Letter to the Editor: The bond APS is proposing and what it would pay for

by Guest Commentary October 26th, 2025
Jose Orozco
Posted inPolitics & Elections

Former GOP legislative candidate jumps into Congressional race to oust Vasquez

by Alex Ross October 24th, 2025October 24th, 2025
A substantial portion of the village's population turned out on Oct. 21 to hear the two mayoral candidates’ visions for the future.
Posted inPolitics & Elections

Corrales mayoral candidates share their visions at forum

by Rodd Cayton, City Desk ABQ October 23rd, 2025October 23rd, 2025
Pictured are citizens going to vote at the voting at the Tijeras City Hall building headquarters in the Village of Tijeras in the East Mountains Wednesday afternoon. Photo by Roberto E. Rosales/City Desk Abq.
Posted inEast Mountains

Community turns out for early voting in East Mountains

by nm.news October 23rd, 2025October 23rd, 2025
Posted inPolitics & Elections

Stuffing the ballot box

by Rodd Cayton, City Desk ABQ October 21st, 2025October 21st, 2025
She has put her campaign for lieutenant governor on hold, but campaign finance reports issued last week show that Democrat Stephanie Garcia Richard’s cash haul since April far exceeded those of her two rivals for the party’s nomination.  
Posted inPolitics & Elections

Garcia Richard led Democratic contenders for Lt. Gov’s race in fundraising before dropping out

by Alex Ross October 20th, 2025October 20th, 2025
Marchers in Downtown ABQ / Indivisible ABQ
Posted inAlbuquerque, Albuquerque, Politics & Elections, Politics & Elections

Thousands attend “No Kings” march Downtown

by Pat Davis October 20th, 2025
Posted inPolitics & Elections

Zamora edges out Leger Fernandez in latest fundraising period; Other Congressional candidates, incumbents report big numbers

by Alex Ross October 17th, 2025October 17th, 2025
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Sam Bregman is shown during his campaign announcement in April in Las Vegas, NM. (Kevin Hendricks)
Posted inPolitics & Elections

Bregman campaign fundraising picks up, Haaland campaign still holds edge

by Alex Ross October 16th, 2025October 16th, 2025
State Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard at the groundbreaking of a community solar project in Valencia County.
Posted inPolitics & Elections

Garcia Richard halts lieutenant governor bid due to husband’s health

by Alex Ross October 16th, 2025October 17th, 2025
Posted inPolitics & Elections

Corrales mayor candidates to make their cases at forum

by Rodd Cayton, City Desk ABQ October 16th, 2025October 16th, 2025
New Mexico State Auditor Joseph Maestas officially announced his reelection bid on Tuesday, vowing to continue what he described as a “fight for accountability, transparency, and innovation in New Mexico’s public entities and officials.”
Posted inPolitics & Elections

Maestas vows continued fight for accountability in State Auditor reelection bid

by Alex Ross October 15th, 2025October 15th, 2025
Posted inPolitics & Elections

GOP mega-donor backs Dem. for mayor, and other surprises from new campaign reports for mayor

by Jesse Jones and Pat Davis October 15th, 2025October 15th, 2025
KOAT logo
Posted inPolitics & Elections

How to watch the only televised mayoral debate in ABQ

by Jesse Jones October 14th, 2025October 14th, 2025
Alex Uballez
Posted inCity Desk ABQ, Letters to the Editor, Letters to the Editor, Politics & Elections, Politics & Elections

Letter to the Editor: Vote Uballez to keep Darren White out of the run-off

by Guest Commentary October 10th, 2025
Posted inPolitics & Elections

KOAT debate excludes two mayoral candidates, sparks controversy

by Jesse Jones October 8th, 2025October 14th, 2025
Corrales Village Hall
Posted inPolitics & Elections

Corrales to host mayoral candidate forum Oct. 21

by Corrales Comment Staff October 6th, 2025October 6th, 2025
Posted inPolitics & Elections, Sandoval County

Early voting begins Tuesday at Sandoval County Admin Building

by Kevin Hendricks October 6th, 2025October 6th, 2025
Posted inPolitics & Elections

“A tunnel to Rio Rancho” or more bridges? Mayoral candidates pitch plans for Westside traffic woes

by Jesse Jones October 3rd, 2025October 3rd, 2025
Posted inCity Desk ABQ

City will pay to air Keller speech on TV, again

by Jesse Jones October 3rd, 2025October 4th, 2025
Gregory Cunningham is mulling a run for the Republican nomination to take on Vasquez in 2026. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, NM Political Report, Politics & Elections, Politics & Elections

Greg Cunningham enters race for Congress in CD2, covering southern NM and ABQ’s Westside

by Alex Ross October 3rd, 2025
Posted inCongress & Federal Gov, Congress & Federal Gov., Congress & Federal Gov., NM Political Report, Politics & Elections, Politics & Elections

New Mexico’s Congressional leaders on the shutdown: Speaker “doesn’t give a f*ck about working people” and more

by NM Political Report October 1st, 2025October 1st, 2025
Posted inCourts, Justice & Safety

Albuquerque mayoral candidate charged for inappropriate touching of former campaign staffer

by Kevin Hendricks September 24th, 2025September 24th, 2025
New Mexico Democratic candidate for governor Sam Bregman talks during an event in Roswell Friday. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inPolitics & Elections

Bregman would back ban on local immigrant detention centers, limit arrests of immigrants without other crimes

by Alex Ross September 23rd, 2025September 23rd, 2025
U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez announced his 2026 re-election bid over the weekend, touring his sprawling southern New Mexico district with campaign stops in Albuquerque's West Side, Los Lunas, Truth or Consequences and Mesilla.
Posted inPolitics & Elections

Vasquez launches 2026 re-election campaign, emphasizes bipartisan record

by Kevin Hendricks September 23rd, 2025September 23rd, 2025
PACs in city elections
Posted inPolitics & Elections

PACs pour $375k into Albuquerque elections, skirting campaign limits

by Jesse Jones September 23rd, 2025September 23rd, 2025
Gregory Cunningham is mulling a run for the Republican nomination to take on Vasquez in 2026. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inPolitics & Elections

Former APD detective, state legislative candidate seeks to challenge Rep. Vasquez in CD-2

by Alex Ross September 22nd, 2025September 22nd, 2025
Sandoval County Commissioner Michael Meek will run for mayor of Rio Rancho in March. (Sandoval County)
Posted inRio Rancho

First hat hits Rio Rancho ring

by Rodd Cayton September 19th, 2025September 22nd, 2025
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Sam Bregman is shown during his campaign announcement in April in Las Vegas, NM. (Kevin Hendricks)
Posted inPolitics & Elections

Bregman policies include language copied from other sources without credit

by Kevin Hendricks September 19th, 2025September 19th, 2025
Posted inPolitics & Elections

Board dismisses Westside candidates’ complaint against opponent’s manager

by City Desk ABQ September 11th, 2025September 11th, 2025
Santa Fe Public Schools Board of Education member Sarah Boses announced her candidacy Monday for the New Mexico House of Representatives, seeking to represent District 50.
Posted inPolitics & Elections, Sandoval County, Santa Fe County

Santa Fe School Board member announces run for state House

by NM Political Report September 8th, 2025September 8th, 2025
Rio Rancho Mayor Gregg Hull so far is the Republican who has committed to running for governor in 2026. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inPolitics & Elections

New Mexico Republicans eyeing governor’s office, but slowly

by Alex Ross September 4th, 2025September 8th, 2025
State Rep. Martin Zamora
Posted inPolitics & Elections

Republican state rep. files to run against Leger Fernandez

by Kevin Hendricks September 2nd, 2025September 2nd, 2025

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