Provisional Ballots Help Ben Lujan

The provisional ballots in the tight Ben Lujan / Carl Trujillo race in House District 26 broke slightly for House Speaker Lujan. (These figures were just verified by Santa Fe County Elections Director Denise Lamb)

Out of the original 37 ballots cast, only 10 were counted.

23 were thrown out for being from voters who are not registered in District 46.

4 were thrown out for being from voters who were not registered Democrat

3 were for for Carl Trujillo

7 were for Ben Lujan

This means the Speaker expanded his lead by four votes. But his margin over Trujillo still remains under 100 votes.