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Former Rio Rancho Mayor Gregg Hull has secured the GOP nomination New Mexicois the open gubernatorial race.
Hull, widely viewed as the leading candidate heading into Election Day, championed public safety, government experience and economic growth.
A man casts his vote at a polling station in New Mexico. (Nicholas Roberts/AFP/Getty Images)
He defeated businessman Doug Turner and former New Mexico Human Services Secretary Duke Rodriguez.
Turner portrayed himself as a business-oriented conservative and political outsider focused on jobs and education reform. Rodriguez, a health care executive and former state cabinet secretary, focused on addiction treatment, health care and government reform.
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During the race, Hull argued that New Mexico needs tougher approaches to violent crime, fentanyl trafficking and border security, while also criticizing Democratic leadership Santa Fe.
The American flag and the New Mexico state flag fly side by side at the New Mexico Museum of Art in Santa Fe, New Mexico. (Robert Alexander/Getty Images)
Hull’s victory solidifies Republican support behind a candidate many in the party see as a strong statewide contender in November.
Democratic New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is term limited. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
He will now meet former President Joe Biden’s Interior Secretary, Deb Haaland general election as Republicans try to flip the governor’s office in New Mexico for the first time since 2019.
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November’s gubernatorial race to succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is expected to be one of the most closely watched political contests in the state in 2026.
