With the blessing of the Libertarian Party, former Governor Gary Johnson has entered the New Mexico Senate race, threatening to spoil the Democrats’ chances come November.
PJ Media explains:
Johnson served two terms as the state’s chief executive from 1995-2002, and first ran for president as a Republican before shifting his candidacy to the Libertarian ticket at the end of 2011. He got 1,275,971 votes in the 2012 election, or 1 percent of the popular vote.
Johnson was in the cannabis business before deciding to take another shot at the White House. His showing improved in 2016 and he got 4,489,235 votes, or 3.3 percent. Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton were separated by 2.1 percent in the popular vote; Green Party nominee Jill Stein also captured 1.1 percent of the vote.
Now he’ll be trying to oust incumbent Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.). Mick Rich, a political newcomer and construction company owner, has been battling Heinrich as the GOP nominee. And state Land Commissioner Aubrey Dunn, a former Republican, was on the ballot for the Libertarian Party but dropped out in late July.
Johnson, coming off a summertime 2,700-mile bike ride along the Continental Divide, filed his campaign papers with New Mexico’s secretary of state late Monday evening.
With one-quarter of New Mexican voters not claiming any party affiliation, prognosticators give Johnson a fighting chance – especially if his Republican counterpart withdraws.
AAN Staff
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