As the sun peeked over the Sandia Mountains, Deb Haaland was at a familiar spot, the tribal community where she used to work, waving at motorists and encouraging them to stop and vote in New Mexico’s primary.

Deb Haaland won with 72% of Democratic Party voters on her side. Her total vote tally sits at 156,861, according to unofficial results, which is roughly 36,000 more votes than the entire Republican Party primary won by Gregg Hull,

New Mexicans are choosing Democratic and Republican nominees for governor as the state grapples with high rates of violent crime, chronically underperforming schools and cuts to federal safety net programs.