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SANTA FE 鈥� New Mexico鈥檚 push to move to the front of the line 鈥� or at least close to it 鈥� in the 2028 presidential primary calendar could place the state in the national political spotlight, while also causing some logistical headaches.

While a Democratic National Committee panel recently voted to include New Mexico among the first six states in the 2028 calendar, shifting the state鈥檚 primary from early June to mid-February would require lawmakers to approve legislation during next year鈥檚 60-day session.

And it鈥檚 not yet certain whether such a change would mean moving up all state primary races 鈥� or just the state鈥檚 presidential primary.

House Speaker Javier Mart铆nez, D-Albuquerque, who seeking to make New Mexico鈥檚 presidential primary the first in the nation, said Tuesday it makes sense to leave state and legislative primary races untouched.

鈥淢y sense is this should be the presidential primary, and everything else should stay in June,鈥� Mart铆nez told the Journal.

However, Republican gubernatorial nominee Gregg Hull indicated he might veto legislation setting up two separate primary elections, due primarily to cost concerns.

鈥淏efore this Legislature votes on anything, the people of New Mexico deserve to know what it costs and who鈥檚 paying for it,鈥� Hull said in a statement. 鈥淚f the answer is that taxpayers get stuck funding two statewide elections in the same year so a national party committee in Washington, D.C., can hit its calendar 鈥� that鈥檚 a bill sent to New Mexico families for someone else鈥檚 convenience.鈥� 

Top state Democrats have been pushing for the change to the state鈥檚 presidential primary date, arguing that moving it up in the calendar would increase the state鈥檚 political profile and lead to more candidates holding campaign events in New Mexico.

Specifically, Mart铆nez said immigration and other border-related issues could get more attention with New Mexico playing a more prominent role as the 鈥渃leanup hitter鈥� in the presidential primary calendar.

鈥淚 think you鈥檙e going to see more and more of those folks making their way to New Mexico,鈥� said Mart铆nez, who said many candidates currently view the state as a 鈥渇lyover state鈥� to other locations.

Democratic gubernatorial nominee Deb Haaland has also expressed support for the early primary plan, and a Haaland campaign spokeswoman confirmed this week she would sign legislation moving up the primary date.

If the proposed schedule is approved next week by the DNC, New Mexico鈥檚 primary Feb. 15, 2028 鈥� a week after New Hampshire and a week before Michigan. The other three early window states would be South Carolina, Nevada and Virginia.

However, that date would fall two days before the end of the state鈥檚 legislative session, a typically frenzied time of bill action.

All 112 legislative seats will be up for election in 2028, and Mart铆nez acknowledged it would be 鈥渢ricky鈥� to hold primary races for those seats during the session鈥檚 final days.

Lindsey Bachman, the communications director for Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver, said an analysis of the proposed date change鈥檚 impact is being conducted in the wake of the DNC鈥檚 recent vote. That review will include what laws would need to be updated and the associated costs, she added.

But Bachman also confirmed at least some statutory changes will be required if the DNC approves the proposed schedule.

Per state law, New Mexico鈥檚 primary is on the first Tuesday in June, with early voting beginning 28 days before the election. In presidential election years, that makes New Mexico one of the last states to hold its primary, and major party nominations are often clinched before state voters even cast their ballots.

That was the case in 2024, when now-President Donald Trump secured the GOP presidential nomination in May.

While New Mexico was long viewed as a swing state, no Republican has won the state鈥檚 five electoral votes since President George W. Bush did so in 2004. In addition, Democrats currently hold all statewide offices in New Mexico and comfortable majorities in both legislative chambers.

Meanwhile, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham helped lead the state鈥檚 official push for early state status, and said in a nationally televised interview that New Mexico鈥檚 demographics and recent policy initiatives like state-subsidized childcare assistance should make it a key bellwether for presidential candidates.

鈥淲e are a great blueprint for democracy given that we are telling the story about what democratic values and leadership can look like,鈥� Lujan Grisham said on ABC 近距离内射合集.

For its part, the Republican Party of New Mexico has not taken a stance on the proposed early presidential primary, though the party鈥檚 executive director, Leticia Mu帽oz, said earlier this year she鈥檇 had talks with her counterpart in the state Democratic Party about the idea.

In a statement this week, state GOP interim chairman Mike Nelson said the party is focused for now on this year鈥檚 general election cycle.

鈥淲e have an incredibly strong slate of Republican candidates, each of whom has exactly what it takes to turn our state around,鈥� Nelson said. 鈥淲e are working tirelessly to be successful on Nov. 3, and that is our priority.鈥�

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.