Elections

Women broke barriers on election night 2026

The victories put new leaders in charge of policy – and raise a harder question for the political establishment: whose judgment about viable candidates deserves to be trusted?

November 4, 2026 · 8 min read

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Historic Democratic blue wave reshapes Washington and the states

Democrats break Republican strongholds in Senate and governor races. Dems likely to control both chambers of Congress.

November 3, 2026 · 7 min read

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DOJ sends 1,000 election monitors nationwide but skips Doña Ana County

November 3, 2026 · 3 min read

Las Cruces voters will decide whether to authorize $26 million in bonds to renovate and expand Thomas Branigan Memorial Library when polls open Tuesday, Nov. 3. The library bond is the only city-level ballot measure. Las Cruces residents will also weigh in on seven statewide questions: four proposed constitutional amendments and three state bond measures.

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Las Cruces voters approve $26M library bond, all state measures pass

November 3, 2026 · 4 min read

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AP calls New Mexico Senate race for Luján

November 2, 2026 · 2 min read

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Voting carrels in the 2019 Ohio general election. These are used for people who must sit at a table when filling out their ballot.

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Maldonado wins Doña Ana County Commission District 1 seat

Democrat Daisy Maldonado defeated Republican Samantha Barncastle Salopek for the open Doña Ana County Commission District 1 seat on Nov. 3, 2026, taking about 60% of the unofficial vote in a race shaped by Project Jupiter and water policy.

November 2, 2026 · 3 min read

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Haaland wins New Mexico governor race, AP reports

The Associated Press called the New Mexico governor's race for Democrat Deb Haaland on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, making her the first Native American woman elected governor of any U.S. state. She defeated Republican Gregg Hull.

November 2, 2026 · 4 min read