New Mexico
What New Mexico’s election results reveal about state voters
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Over 200,000 New Mexicans forged ballots to resolve which candidates will square-off this November. You in all probability already know a few of the outcomes. However are you aware which precincts voted for successful candidates?
To dive deeper into the outcomes of the 2022 major election, KRQE Information 13 mapped and analyzed the unofficial outcomes from the New Mexico Secretary of State (NMSOS). The outcomes present precisely the place candidates noticed assist all through their districts and the place there have been voter holdouts.
Ronchetti’s victory
Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Ronchetti beat out 4 different Republican candidates to safe his social gathering’s nomination on the street to the November normal election. He obtained greater than 50% of the 117,115 votes forged through the major election, information from NMSOS exhibits.
A lot of his assist got here from northern and central New Mexico counties. Of votes forged within the race for the Republicans, he obtained greater than 70% of the vote in Rio Arriba, Mora, Harding, Taos, Los Alamos, Guadalupe, and Cibola Counties, the info reveals.
He obtained comparatively little assist from southern and jap New Mexico counties. In Grant, Sierra, and Doña Ana Counties, for instance, he obtained lower than 40% of the votes forged amongst Republican candidates. In truth, in these counties, Rebecca Dow prevailed with nearly all of the votes. A Sierra county native, Dow has represented Fact or Penalties and surrounding areas as a New Mexico Home lawmaker since 2017.
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Interactive Maps: Whereas Mark Ronchetti noticed assist from a majority of New Mexico counties, runner-up Rebecca Dow clearly had extra assist in a number of southern counties. Information from NMSOS.
Inside Bernalillo County, Mark Ronchetti noticed comparatively sturdy assist from most precincts. Precincts within the North Valley and the Eastside confirmed assist of various ranges. However he noticed extra assist from Airport and South Valley voters, the info exhibits.
Rebecca Dow, then again, noticed her best assist inside Bernalillo County from North Valley and Eastside voters. Though all through Bernalillo County, Dow by no means obtained greater than about 40% of votes forged for Republican gubernatorial candidates, she did see assist from a number of precincts all through the realm.
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Interactive Pictures: Within the race for the Republican candidate for governor, Mark Ronchetti had sturdy assist all through Bernalillo County, however Rebecca Dow did get votes in a number of precincts. Information from NMSOS ,UNMRGIS.
A detailed race for the democratic lawyer normal candidate
Two candidates competed to develop into the Democratic candidate within the race for the state’s lawyer normal. Raúl Torrez and Brian Colón had a comparatively shut race, with Torrez getting about 6% extra of the votes than Colón.
Assist for Torrez was strongest in a number of southern New Mexico counties, the place he obtained round 60% of the votes forged for the Democratic lawyer normal candidates. He had the least assist in Harding County, the place he obtained solely about 31% of the votes.
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Interactive Map: Torrez noticed comparatively sturdy assist all through the state. In just one county did he see lower than 40% of the votes. Information from NMSOS.
In Bernalillo County — the place Torrez is presently the district lawyer — he solely obtained a slight majority of the votes. Of the 56.33% of votes from the county forged in his favor, Torrez noticed a scattering of assist from varied precincts all through the county.
He obtained the overwhelming majority of votes in only some precincts in Bernalillo county. However he did see comparatively sturdy assist from the Eastside of Albuquerque.
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Assist for Raúl Torrez was unfold all through Bernalillo County. Information from NMSOS,UNMRGIS.
Democratic state auditor race exhibits a county-level break up
Joseph Maestas battled towards Zachary Quintero to develop into the Democratic candidate for the state auditor’s seat. Maestas earned practically 20,000 extra votes than Quintero to realize a statewide victory. However the outcomes do present a geographic break up.
The vast majority of Maestas’ assist got here from Northern New Mexico, the place he has some political recognition. He previously served because the mayor of Española, in Rio Arriba County.
In that county, Maestas obtained greater than 80% of the votes within the race for a Democratic candidate for state auditor. He additionally obtained practically 80% in Mora County and over 80% in Harding.
Within the southern half of the state, Quintero was in a position to achieve extra floor. Quintero obtained essentially the most assist from Doña Ana and Catron Counties. A southern New Mexico native, Quintero was raised in Las Cruces.
In Bernalillo County, the vote was virtually completely break up between the 2 candidates. Quintero beforehand challenged longtime Albuquerque Metropolis Councilor Isaac Benton within the 2019 metropolis election, the place an in depth District 2 race went to a runoff.
What’s subsequent on the street to November?
Candidates who had been victorious within the major are actually campaigning for the November normal election. For some, getting votes in November will seemingly require much more work than through the major — particularly within the governor’s race.
“It’s going to be a aggressive race,” KRQE Information 13 political analyst Gabe Sanchez says. “I feel the [incumbent] Governor has acquired all of the assets she wants . . . however, issues tighten up down the house stretch. And I anticipate they are going to as we take into consideration the overall election.”
An in-depth have a look at the outcomes and what’s coming subsequent will be present in subsequent week’s episode of the KRQE Information 13 New Mexico Information Podcast. The dialog with Sanchez can be accessible Tuesday, June 14.
New Mexico
Washington’s 19 help New Mexico down Texas Southern 99-68
Associated Press
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Tru Washington scored 19 points as New Mexico beat Texas Southern 99-68 on Sunday night.
Washington added 10 rebounds and four steals for the Lobos (5-1). Mustapha Amzil scored 18 points, shooting 6 for 15 (2 for 6 from 3-point range) and 4 of 6 from the free-throw line. Filip Borovicanin finished 5 of 6 from the field to finish with 11 points.
Kavion McClain led the way for the Tigers (0-5) with 15 points and six assists. Jaylen Wysinger added 12 points for Texas Southern. Zaire Hayes finished with 10 points.
New Mexico took the lead with 1:13 remaining in the first half and did not give it up. Washington led their team in scoring with eight points in the first half to help put them up 38-31 at the break. New Mexico extended its lead to 77-48 during the second half, fueled by an 11-0 scoring run. Borovicanin scored a team-high 11 points in the second half as their team closed out the win.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
New Mexico
A New Mexico city has reached a $20 million settlement in the death of a grandmother fatally shot in her car by an officer | CNN
CNN
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The city of Las Cruces, New Mexico, has reached a $20 million settlement with the family of a grandmother fatally shot by a police officer last year, according to The Associated Press and local media.
Felipe Hernandez, then working for the Las Cruces Police Department, fatally shot Teresa Gomez, 45, in her car in October 2023. Her family filed a lawsuit in federal court against the city, the police chief, and three members of the police force.
The settlement is the city’s largest agreement in a civil lawsuit, according to CNN affiliate KFOX14. The parties reached a settlement on November 7, according to a court filing. CNN has reached out to the city and an attorney representing the Gomez family for comment.
“This settlement should be understood as a statement of the City’s profound feeling of loss for the death of Gomez and of the City’s condolences to her family,” the city of Las Cruces said in a news release sent Friday, according to AP.
Hernandez, who was fired from the police department months after the shooting, faces a second-degree murder charge, court records show. He has pleaded not guilty. His trial is scheduled to begin June 2. CNN has reached out to Hernandez’s attorney for comment.
Gomez was sitting in her car when Hernandez accused her and her passenger of trespassing, footage from the officer’s body-worn camera shows. He then shouted commands laced with the F-word at her and threatened to arrest her, “tase” her and make her life “a living hell” if she didn’t comply with his plan to investigate, the footage shows.
After Hernandez approached Gomez on a bicycle as she sat in her car, Gomez told him she had been visiting someone at the address and said she was looking for her misplaced keys, the body-camera footage shows. Gomez and the officer discussed why she and the passenger were parked outside a public housing complex – a place Hernandez said the passenger was not supposed to be. Gomez said multiple times she was unaware of any visitor rules, the video shows.
After Hernandez repeatedly asked Gomez to leave her car, Gomez stood outside it for a while, answering some of the officer’s questions, the video shows. Her passenger was never asked to get out or questioned in a similar way.
The grandmother eventually found her car keys and, with the officer’s permission, sat back in the driver’s seat, according to the video and the lawsuit.
Half a minute later, she engaged the engine and, with her car door still open, shifted into reverse, pulled back, then put the car into drive, the video shows.
Hernandez shouted “stop!” three times, then fired his gun several times, the video shows.
The lawsuit alleges Gomez presented “no threat of any physical injury to Hernandez or anyone else” and Hernandez “left her to bleed out in her car as he turned away from her gasping body to retrieve his bicycle and flashlight.”
The suit claims Las Cruces “has adopted a de facto policy of indifference to the escalation of encounters between its officers and the public” and it “it allows officers to use deadly force in situations in which there is no threat of great bodily harm or death posed by the subject receiving deadly force.”
The complaint also alleges city employees disproportionately use excessive force against people of color – like Gomez, who was Hispanic.
Gomez’s sister, Angela Lozano-Gutierrez, previously told CNN the video of her mother’s encounter with Hernandez was “shocking.”
“We may never get the apology we need,” Lozano-Gutierrez said. “We’re just trying to cling to each other, and we just keep telling ourselves: She would want us to continue to live to be happy.”
New Mexico
New Mexico hosts Texas Southern after Posey’s 26-point game
Associated Press
Texas Southern Tigers (0-4) at New Mexico Lobos (4-1)
Albuquerque, New Mexico; Sunday, 8 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Lobos -23.5; over/under is 155.5
BOTTOM LINE: Texas Southern takes on New Mexico after Duane Posey scored 26 points in Texas Southern’s 97-82 loss to the Samford Bulldogs.
The Lobos are 3-0 on their home court. New Mexico is fourth in the MWC with 40.8 points per game in the paint led by Nelly Junior Joseph averaging 12.0.
Texas Southern finished 16-17 overall with a 6-11 record on the road a season ago. The Tigers allowed opponents to score 71.1 points per game and shot 42.5% from the field last season.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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