By Jamie Palafox
Las Cruces, NM – IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO, PROJECTED NUMBERS DECLARE DEMOCRAT MARY JANE GARCIA AS STATE SENATOR FOR DISTRICT 36 OVER REPUBLICAN LEE S. COTTER AND DEMOCRAT STEPHEN H. FISCHMANN WITH A THREE PERCENT LEAD OVER REPUBLICAN INCUMBANT LEONARD LEE RAWSON FOR THE NEW MEXICO STATE SENATE DISTRICT 37. DEMOCRAT ANDREW NUNEZ HAS A 600 VOTE LEAD OVER REPUBLICAN MIKE A. TELLEZ IN THE STATE REPRESENTATIVE 36 RACE, DEMOCRAT JEFF STEINBORN LEADS REPUBLICAN KENT EVENS, 60.3% TO 39.7% IN THE STATE REPRESENTATIVE 37 RACE.