THE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FOR NEW MEXICO SECRETARY OF STATE IS DROPPING OUT OF THE RACE. IN A NEWS RELEASE, JOHANNA COX SAYS SHE’S WITHDRAWING HER CANDIDACY IN ORDER TO TEND TO PERSONAL MATTERS INVOLVING HER FAMILY.
THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS COX, AN ATTORNEY, HAS BEEN SUED FOR MALPRACTICE THREE TIMES IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS. THE REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE WILL SELECT A NEW NOMINEE.
THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE IS INCUMBENT SECRETARY OF STATE MAGGIE TOULOUSE OLIVER.
