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With just over two months to go until Election Day, New Mexico鈥檚 open race for governor is playing out on a surprisingly civil track.

Gubernatorial candidates Deb Haaland and Gregg Hull staked out their policy differences during a Tuesday forum in Albuquerque, but steered clear of attacks on each other鈥檚 stances or records. 

Hull, a Republican, drew applause from an estimated crowd of 600 people at the Albuquerque Convention Center when he reiterated his support for eliminating the state鈥檚 personal income tax and overhauling the gross receipts tax code. 

The former Rio Rancho mayor also took an indirect swipe at Albuquerque, saying store clerks should not have to open locked display cases for customers due to shoplifting concerns, describing such a practice as more prevalent in the state鈥檚 largest city than it is in neighboring Rio Rancho.

鈥淥ur communities have to take a strong stance on enforcing the laws,鈥� Hull said. 

For her part, Haaland, the Democratic nominee, focused much of her comments on affordability issues and stubbornly high inflation rates.

Specifically, she said she would work with the State Land Office to explore building affordable housing units on state trust land. She also left open the door to asking lawmakers to divert money from New Mexico鈥檚 permanent funds to help pay for such an effort, along with ramped-up public safety initiatives.

New Mexico鈥檚 various trust funds were valued at as of last week, a figure that puts the state鈥檚 total assets among the sovereign wealth funds in the world, according to the Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute.

鈥淚 am ready to have deep conversations with appropriators, the folks who realize how important these things are to New Mexicans,鈥� Haaland said.

A former congresswoman and U.S. interior secretary, Haaland enters the stretch run to this fall鈥檚 election as the perceived frontrunner in the race to succeed outgoing Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, who is barred under the state Constitution from seeking a third consecutive term.

As of July, Haaland had raised more than $13.8 million for her campaign to be the first Native American woman elected as governor, with thousands of donations from around the country.

For his part, Hull has struggled to keep up with Haaland鈥檚 fundraising prowess, as he has reported taking in roughly $945,000 in contributions since announcing his campaign.

But the former Rio Rancho mayor has pointed out he won a three-way GOP primary race in June despite being outspent by his two opponents 鈥� Doug Turner and Duke Rodriguez. He has also pledged to refrain from negative attacks against his Democratic opponent.

During Tuesday鈥檚 hour-long forum, Hull described himself as a consensus-builder who would work to make New Mexico more economically competitive if elected governor. 

鈥淲e have to start embracing growth, development and opportunity in our state,鈥� Hull said at one point. 

But he also said he would support allocating more state funding to build a steady water supply, citing declared in Angel Fire and several other New Mexico communities amid ongoing drought conditions.

Haaland also discussed water issues, touting New Mexico鈥檚 potential to generate significant power from . In addition, she expressed support for expanding other types of renewable energy installations in the state.

As she has frequently since launching her campaign for governor in February 2025, Haaland talked openly during Tuesday鈥檚 forum about her past reliance on food stamps to make ends meet.

She said New Mexico needs to continue to provide financial relief to its residents amid high gas prices and grocery costs, saying, 鈥淭hings get more expensive right now by the day in this economy.鈥�

The Tuesday forum was moderated by KRQE-TV anchor Jessica Garate and sponsored by the New Mexico chapter of the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, formerly known as NAIOP.

It marked one of the most high-profile joint events the candidates have jointly appeared at since each won contested primary races in June to advance to the November general election.

Haaland and Hull are also slated to face off in at least one televised debate this fall. That debate is scheduled for mid-October on KOB-TV.

Early voting for the general election begins Oct. 6, and Election Day is Nov. 3.

Dan Boyd covers state government and politics for the Journal in Santa Fe. Follow him on X at @DanBoydNM or reach him via email at dboyd@abqjournal.com.