{"id":2609838,"date":"2026-06-02T21:46:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T01:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/deb-haaland-wins-democratic-nomination-for-new-mexico-governor\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T21:46:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T01:46:14","slug":"deb-haaland-wins-democratic-nomination-for-new-mexico-governor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/deb-haaland-wins-democratic-nomination-for-new-mexico-governor\/","title":{"rendered":"Deb Haaland wins Democratic nomination for New Mexico governor"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdeb-haaland-wins-democratic-nomination-for-new-mexico-governor%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2609838&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Deb Haaland, the former Biden-era Interior Secretary, won the Democratic nomination for governor of New Mexico, defeating Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman. With about 17% of the vote counted, the Associated Press projected Haaland at 78.3% versus Bregman\u2019s 21.7%.  <\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/recall-gov-newsom-calls-grow-louder-calif-dems-join-in\/\" title=\"Recall Gov. Newsom calls grow louder, Calif. Dems join in\">current governor<\/a>, Michelle Lujan Grisham, is term-limited and can\u2019t run again, and she did not endorse between Haaland and Bregman. Throughout the campaign, Haaland was widely viewed as the front-runner, supported by prominent Democrats including sen. Ben Ray Luj\u00e1n, former Sen. Tom Udall, and early backing from Pete Buttigieg. Haaland served as Interior Secretary throughout Biden\u2019s term and previously represented New Mexico\u2019s 1st Congressional District in Congress.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former Biden-era Interior Secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/deb-haaland\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1402\">Deb Haaland<\/a> won the Democratic nomination for governor of<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-mexico\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"769\"> New Mexico<\/a> on Tuesday. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Haaland secured the Democratic nomination over Sam Bregman, the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >district attorney<\/a> of Bernalillo County. The <em>Associated Press<\/em> called the race with 17% of the vote counted, showing Haaland with 78.3% to Bregman\u2019s 21.7%.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4591946\/deb-haaland-democrat-nomination-new-mexico-governor\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Biden\u2019s former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ted-cruz-manages-to-trigger-leftists-by-doing-something-millions-of-americans-do-every-year\/\" title=\"Ted Cruz Manages To Trigger Leftists by Doing Something Millions of Americans Do Every Year\">interior secretary<\/a> Deb Haaland wins Democratic nomination for New Mexico governor<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4591331\/hilton-investigate-newsom-fraud-elected-california-governor\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Hilton vows to investigate Newsom for fraud if elected California governor<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4589569\/trump-south-carolina-governor-endorsement\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Nancy Mace and Ralph Norman refuse to exit South Carolina governor\u2019s race after losing Trump endorsement<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Incumbent Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM), who was first elected in 2018, is term-limited and cannot seek a second term. Lujan Grisham did not endorse in the contest between Haaland and Bregman. <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/4582857\/trump-2028-gop-revenge-list-grows\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/4582857\/trump-2028-gop-revenge-list-grows\/\">WITH TOUGH MIDTERM ELECTIONS LOOMING, TRUMP 2028 GOP REVENGE LIST GROWS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For most of the campaign, Haaland was seen as the front-runner for the Democratic nomination. The former Cabinet head outraised Bregman and was backed by Sen. Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) and ex-Sen. Tom Udall. Haaland\u2019s former colleague in the Biden cabinet, ex-Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, also backed her run early.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Haaland served as interior secretary during Biden\u2019s entire term in office. Before joining the Biden Cabinet, Haaland was a member of the House of Representatives from New Mexico\u2019s 1st Congressional District.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deb Haaland wins New Mexico Democratic governor nomination over Sam Bregman<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2609839,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/deb-haaland-governor-2026.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[48686,32923,51159,34818,32603],"class_list":["post-2609838","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-deb-haaland","tag-democratic-party","tag-gubernatorial-election","tag-new-mexico","tag-political-news"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/deb-haaland-governor-2026.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2609838","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2609838"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2609838\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2609842,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2609838\/revisions\/2609842"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2609839"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2609838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2609838"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2609838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}