Three Republican write-in candidates. Three victories. Three names headed to the November ballot.
🇺🇸 Larry Marker for U.S. Senate – over 18,000 votes
💰 James F. Ellison for State Treasurer – over 18,000 votes
📊 Joshua James Ryan
@SheriffJJames Lawrence for State Auditor – over 18,000 votes
Think about that for a minute.
None of these candidates had their names printed on the ballot. Voters had to physically write them in. Yet all three generated statewide support strong enough to earn a place on the November ballot.
Watch dog Joshua James Ryan Lawrence’s performance for State Auditor is particularly noteworthy because statewide write-in campaigns rarely receive this level of voter participation. New Mexicans made the effort to seek out his name and cast a vote for accountability and transparency.
Whether it was Larry Marker, James Ellison, or Joshua Lawrence, thousands upon thousands of New Mexicans went out of their way to support candidates who weren’t even listed on the ballot.
That doesn’t happen by accident.
Congratulations to all three Republican write-in candidates on an impressive and historic showing.
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I have so much gratitude and very humbled for all the New Mexicans that stepped up to the plate by writing in our names on the ballot. I truly believe that the three of us have our hearts in the right place to help save New Mexico from the evil and wicked corrupt ways that we are all forced to live under. Now is not the time to give up and now we move forward to the general election. All three of us write in candidates and all the candidates that moved past the primaries need the help of our communities to win this next election and take back our state.
Thank you all for believing in us and let's get this done.