Here are the federal, state and local candidates on Doña Ana County primary ballots

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LAS CRUCES - Tuesday, March 8, was the deadline for candidates of major parties in New Mexico to declare their intentions to run for state- and county-level offices.

Residents have an extended deadline to file if they plan to run as an independent or write-in candidate.

Here are the federal, state and county races that will appear on all, or at least some, ballots in Doña Ana County for the primary election on June 7. Only registered Democrats, Libertarians and Republicans can vote in the primary election and only for candidates within their respective party.

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The winners of the primary elections will face off in the general election on Nov. 8.

Federal

U.S. Representative, District 2

  • Darshan N. Patel | Dem

  • Gabriel Vasquez | Dem

  • Yvette Herrell* | Rep

State

Governor

  • Michelle Lujan Grisham* | Dem

  • Karen Evette Bedonie | Lib

  • Tim Walsh | Lib

  • Jay C. Block | Rep

  • Rebecca L. Dow | Rep

  • Ethel R. Maharg | Rep

  • Mark V. Ronchetti | Rep

  • Gregory Joseph Zanetti | Rep

Lieutenant Governor

  • Howie C. Morales* | Dem

  • Travis Steven Sanchez | Lib

  • Anastacia Anise Golden Morper | Rep

  • Patrick H. Lyons | Rep

  • Peggy L. Muller-Aragon | Rep

  • Isabella Solis | Rep

  • Ant L. Thornton | Rep

Secretary of State

  • Maggie Toulouse Oliver* | Dem

  • Mayna Erika Myers | Lib

  • Audrey Trujillo | Rep

Attorney General

  • Brian S. Colón | Dem

  • Raúl Torrez | Dem

  • Jeremy Michael Gay | Rep

State Auditor

  • Joseph M. Maestas | Dem

  • Zackary A. Quintero | Dem

State Treasurer

  • Heather R. Benavidez | Dem

  • Laura M. Montoya | Dem

  • Harry B. Montoya | Rep

Commissioner of Public Lands

  • Stephanie Garcia Richard* | Dem

  • Jefferson L. Byrd | Rep

  • Aubrey Dunn | Rep

Public Education Commissioner, District 7

  • Patricia E. Gipson* | Dem

State judicial

Justice of the Supreme Court, Position 1

  • Julie J. Vargas* | Dem

  • Thomas C. Montoya | Rep

Justice of the Supreme Court, Position 2

  • Briana H. Zamora* | Dem

  • Kerry J. Morris | Rep

Judge of the Court of Appeals, Position 1

  • Gerald Edward Baca* | Dem

  • Barbara V. Johnson | Rep

Judge of the Court of Appeals, Position 2

  • Katherine Anne Wray* | Dem

  • Stephen P. Curtis | Lib

  • Gertrude Lee | Rep

State Legislature

State Representative, District 32

  • Candie G. Sweetser* | Dem

  • Jenifer Marie Jones | Rep

State Representative, District 33

  • Micaela Lara Cadena* | Dem

State Representative, District 34

  • Raymundo Lara* | Dem

State Representative, District 35

  • Angelica Rubio * | Dem

  • Richelle A. Peugh-Swafford | Rep

State Representative, District 36

  • Nathan P. Small* | Dem

  • Kimberly A. Skaggs | Rep

State Representative, District 37

  • Joanne J. Ferrary* | Dem

  • Rene Ezequiel Rodriguez | Rep

  • Ronnie M. Sisneros | Rep

State Representative, District 38

  • Ravi Bhasker MD | Dem

  • Tara Jaramillo | Dem

  • Melba T. Aguilar | Rep

  • Sandra Kay Hammack | Rep

State Representative, District 52

  • Doreen Yvonne Gallegos* | Dem

  • John Foreman | Rep

State Representative, District 53

  • Willie D. Madrid* | Dem

  • Ricky L. Little | Rep

  • Elizabeth Lee Winterrowd | Rep

Doña Ana County

County Commission, District 1

  • Lynn Ellins* | Dem

  • Emma Johnson Ortiz | Dem

  • Christopher Schaljo-Hernandez | Dem

  • Janice Marie Williams | Rep

County Commission, District 3

  • Shannon Dale Reynolds* | Dem

  • Patricia Susan Kimble | Rep

County Sheriff

  • James A. Frietze | Dem

  • Kim Kristine Stewart* | Dem

  • Omar Chavez | Rep

  • Byron N. Hollister | Rep

County Assessor

  • Eugenia (Gina) Montoya Ortega | Dem

  • Ruben Reyes | Dem

  • Daniel Ramon Sambrano | Dem

Doña Ana County judicial

District Court Judge, Division 2

  • Mick I.R. Gutierrez | Dem

  • Robert Lara Jr. | Dem

  • Jeanne H. Quintero | Dem

  • Jessica L. Streeter | Dem

District Court Judge, Division 5

  • Casey B. Fitch* | Dem

Magistrate Judge, Division 1

  • Samantha Madrid* | Dem

Magistrate Judge, Division 2

  • Linda L. Flores | Dem

Magistrate Judge, Division 3

  • Rebecca C. Duffin* | Dem

Magistrate Judge, Division 4

  • Bryan Michael Gelecki | Dem

Magistrate Judge, Division 5

  • Kent L. Wingenroth* | Dem

Magistrate Judge, Division 6

  • Joel Cano* | Dem

Magistrate Judge, Division 7

  • G. Alexander Rossario* | Dem

Probate Judge

  • Judith Ann Baca | Dem

  • Norma L. Torres Roberts | Dem

*Incumbent

This article originally appeared on Las Cruces Sun-News: Federal, state and local candidates on Doña Ana County primary ballots