(N.M.) Six contenders vie for 1st Congressional District seat
Its official: Six candidates are running in a special election June 1 for the 1st Congressional District seat vacated by Interior Secretary Deb Haaland.
Along with Republican state Sen. Mark Moores and Democratic state Rep. Melanie Stansbury, the field includes Libertarian Chris Manning, independent candidate Aubrey Dunn Jr. and two write-in candidates Laura Olivas and Robert Ornelas, who is listed with an address in California.
Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver announced the candidates in a news release Friday. Im pleased to announce today that my Office has officially certified six candidates for the special election ballot and I encourage all eligible voters to start learning about the candidates and getting prepared to vote, she said in the statement.
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