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In the heart of Albuquerque, the longtime Democratic Senate District 15 seat is up for grabs between Republican candidate Craig Degenhardt and Democratic candidate Heather Berghmans.

In southwest New Mexico, the seat for House District 39 is heating up between incumbent Republican Luis Terrazas from Grant County and Democratic challenger Gabby Begay who is Navajo from Silver City.

Monday October 14th is Indigenous Peoples Day and a new campaign will use the holiday to encourage Native people to go to the polls.

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Historically, voters aged 18-34 are some of the most underrepresented in elections across the country – but, these trends are starting to shift as younger folks are becoming increasingly politically active and more diverse.

With longtime House Representative Anthony Allison retiring, three Democratic candidates are battling for House District 4 seat. Navajo community organizer Joseph Hernandez is running against two members of the local school board Christina Aspaas and Cheryl George. Whoever wins on June 4th will face off against Republican candidate Lincoln Mark in November.

In the Democratic primary race for House District 69, incumbent Harry Garcia faces Navajo attorney Michelle Pauline Abeyta and miner Stanley Michael. With no Republican running, whoever wins this race on June 4th will most likely go to the state Legislature in January.

Two Democratic candidates are vying for the District 30 State Senate seat in western New Mexico. With no Republican candidate running that means whoever wins during the primary election, will be the winner. Advocate Angel Charley is facing off against former State Senator Clemente Sanchez.

Two Republican candidates are vying to run against Democratic Representative Melanie Stansbury in the fall for New Mexico’s District 1 Congressional seat, which covers the central part of the state, including most of Albuquerque. But first, they’ll square off in the June primary.