Republican Mark Ronchetti to face Rep. Ben Ray Luján in New Mexico Senate race
New Mexico Republican Mark Ronchetti won New Mexico’s GOP Senate primary, setting up a battle with Rep. Ben Ray Luján (D) in the race to replace retiring Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.).
Rochetti, a former television meteorologist, beat two Republican rivals, leading with 59 percent of the vote with 42 percent of precincts reporting, according to The Associated Press.
Luján, who was elected to the House of Representatives in 2008, ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.
The Cook Political Report, a nonpartisan election handicapper, rates the race as “Likely” Democratic.
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