New Mexico welcomes newly elected Democratic governor
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is celebrating the transition to a newly elected governor with New Year's Eve galas in the state's capital city.
Democratic New Mexico Gov.-elect Michelle Lujan Grisham is scheduled to attend ballroom celebrations Monday at a luxury hotel and the Santa Fe Convention Center. She will take office on New Year's Day at a private ceremony before attending morning Mass and a public inauguration.
Lujan Grisham defeated Republican Steve Pearce by a 14 percent margin in November as Democrats consolidated control over all statewide offices and New Mexico's congressional delegation by flipping a Republican controlled seat in southern New Mexico.
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