GOP Effectively Flips New Mexico House Seat Before Election Day After State Supreme Court Blocks Democrats’ Late Ballot Rescue
Republican Heather Scott Ellison (Credit: heatherellisonfornm) Republican Heather Scott Ellison is now running unopposed for a Democrat-held seat after the New Mexico Supreme Court rejected the party’s attempt to install replacement candidates past the statutory deadline. Republicans have effectively flipped a seat in the New Mexico House of Representatives before a single Election Day vote has been counted. The New Mexico Supreme Court ruled Thursday