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GOP taps seasoned broadcaster for New Mexico governor race

Voters drive through a gauntlet of political picket signs at a primary election polling site in Santa Fe, N.M., on Tuesday, June 7, 2022. Republican voters are choosing a nominee for New Mexico governor from a field of five candidates. The winner of Tuesday's GOP contest will take on incumbent Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. Democratic voters are deciding on a nominee for the top law enforcement post as Attorney General Hector Balderas terms out of office, amid a long list of local races. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee) Voters drive through a gauntlet of political picket signs at a primary election polling site in Santa Fe, N.M., on Tuesday, June 7, 2022. Republican voters are choosing a nominee for New Mexico governor from a field of five candidates. The winner of Tuesday's GOP contest will take on incumbent Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. Democratic voters are deciding on a nominee for the top law enforcement post as Attorney General Hector Balderas terms out of office, amid a long list of local races. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee) People wait in line to cast their vote at the polls at a voting center located in the Daskalos shopping center in northeast Albuquerque, N.M., on Election Day on Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (Chancey Bush/The Albuquerque Journal via AP) Daniel Rascon-Barrow, 6, plays a video game while his mother Lisa Barrow casts her vote at the polls for the Albuquerque city election at a voting center located in the Daskalos shopping center in northeast Albuquerque, N.M., on Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (Chancey Bush/The Albuquerque Journal via AP) Republican Mark Ronchetti reacts with his supporters after winning the Republican primary for governor of New Mexico during an election party held at the Marriott in northeast Albuquerque, N.M., on Tuesday, June 7, 2022. Ronchetti will be running against Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. (Chancey Bush/The Albuquerque Journal via AP) Republican Mark Ronchetti shares a moment with Marie Brenner, 6, after he addressed the crowd after winning the Republican primary for governor of New Mexico, during an election party held in northeast Albuquerque, N.M., Tuesday, June 7, 2022. Ronchetti will be running against Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. (Chancey Bush/The Albuquerque Journal via AP) Republican Mark Ronchetti shares a moment with his wife Krysty and two daughters before taking the stage to address the crowd after winning the Republican primary for governor of New Mexico during an election party held at the Marriott in northeast Albuquerque, N.M., on Tuesday, June 7, 2022. Ronchetti will be running against incumbent Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. (Chancey Bush/The Albuquerque Journal via AP) Republican Mark Ronchetti addresses the crowd with his wife and two daughters after winning the Republican primary for governor of New Mexico, during an election party in northeast Albuquerque, N.M., Tuesday, June 7, 2022. Ronchetti will be running against Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. (Chancey Bush/The Albuquerque Journal via AP) FILE - New Mexico state auditor-elect Brian Colon, right, delivers his acceptance speech in Albuquerque, N.M., Nov. 6, 2018. Colón is running against Albuquerque-based District Attorney Raúl Torrez for the Democratic endorsement to succeed termed-out Democratic Attorney General Hector Balderas. Absentee and early in-person vote were underway Thursday, June 2, 2022, in advance of Election Day next Tuesday. (AP Photo/Juan Labreche, File) FILE - Bernalillo County District Attorney Raul Torrez speaks to a panel of New Mexico lawmakers during a meeting in Albuquerque, N.M., Sept. 27, 2017. Torrez is running against State Auditor Brian Colón for the Democratic endorsement to succeed termed-out Democratic Attorney General Hector Balderas. Absentee and early in-person vote were underway Thursday, June 2, 2022, in advance of Election Day next Tuesday. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan, File) Los Alamos County Elections Manager Victoria Martinez, right, and student clerk Katelyn Alarid retrieve absentee ballots from a drop box outside a public library in Los Alamos, N.M., on Thursday, May 12, 2022. Absentee and early in-person voting were underway in advance of Election Day on June 7. Democrats are deciding between two candidates for attorney general to compete in an open race in November. Five Republican candidates are pursuing the nomination for governor to take on incumbent Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham in the November general election. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee) A ballot drop box awaits deposits at an early voting center in Santa Fe, N.M., on Wednesday, June 1, 2022. Absentee and early in-person voting were underway in advance of Election Day on June 7. Democrats are deciding between two candidates for attorney general to compete in an open race in November. Five Republican candidates are pursuing the nomination for governor to take on incumbent Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham in the November general election. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee) Registered Democrats Gilbert Archuleta, foreground, and Audrey Esquibel of Santa Fe fill out primary ballots at an early voting center in Santa Fe, N.M., on Wednesday, June 1, 2022. Absentee and early in-person voting were underway in advance of Election Day on June 7. Democrats are deciding between two candidates for attorney general to compete in an open race in November. Five Republican candidates are pursuing the nomination for governor to take on incumbent Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham in the November general election. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee) FILE - New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham delivers the State of the State address during the 56th legislative session Jan. 18, 2022, in Santa Fe, N.M. Five Republican candidates are competing to take on Grisham. The incumbent is favored to keep her job in a state where Democrats control every statewide office and dominate the Legislature. (Jim Weber/Santa Fe New Mexican via AP, Pool, File)
GOP taps seasoned broadcaster for New Mexico governor race