New Mexico in Focus 2026 midterm election wrap-up

This week, New Mexico in Focus digs into the results - and the implications - of this year's midterm elections, including the historic win for New Mexico's Deb Haaland, the first Indigenous woman elected governor in U.S. history.

Host Nash Jones spoke with three local political journalists to contextualize the election: Joshua Bowling with Source New Mexico, Shaun Griswold of High Country News and Buffalo's Fire, and NMiF Politics Correspondent Gwyneth Doland.

Then, political experts Eric Griego and Merritt Allen join Nash to analyze the results and consider how a blue state like New Mexico could somehow get bluer.

NMiF airs on NMPBS 5.1 (KNME HD) on Friday, Nov. 6, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 8 at 7 a.m. and streaming on the PBS video app. Involved, informed, in-depth media: watch New Mexico in Focus again online shortly thereafter.

Host
Nash Jones

NMiF Segments
Deb Haaland Wins Historic Race for Governor
and
New Mexico Becomes Final State to Pay its Lawmakers
Correspondent
Nash Jones

Guests
Joshua Bowling, reporter, Source New Mexico
Shaun Griswold, reporter, Buffalo's Fire, High Country News
Gwyneth Doland, politics correspondent, New Mexico in Focus

How Trump Helped NM Dems Win Big
and
A Rough Election Night for NM Republicans
Correspondent
Nash Jones

Guests
Eric Griego, UNM professor and former state senator
Merritt Allen, Vox Optima Public Relations

New Mexico in Focus is the New Mexico PBS prime-time news magazine show covering the events, issues, and people shaping life in New Mexico and the Southwest. NMiF takes a multi-layered look at social, political, economic, educational, and art issues, exploring them in depth with a critical eye to provide context beyond the "news of the moment."

NMPBS Executive Producer, Public Affairs is Jeff Proctor. New Mexico in Focus's senior producer for public affairs is Lou DiVizio. Host and producer of New Mexico in Focus is Nash Jones. The producer is Antonio Sanchez, and the multimedia journalist is Cailley Chella.

Funding for New Mexico in Focus is provided by the McCune Charitable Foundation and Viewers Like You. Funding for the Your New Mexico Government Project comes from the Thornburg Foundation and New Mexico Local News Fund. Funding for Our Land: New Mexico's Environmental Past, Present & Future is provided in part by the Neeper Natural History Programming.