The Daily Lobo · Pagosa Springs, CO
Candidate Profile: Gregg Hull
New Mexico republican gubernatorial candidate Gregg Hull. Photo courtesy of gregghull.com. News Candidate Profile: Gregg Hull Gregg Hull is the Republican gubernatorial candidate running against Democratic candidate Deb Haaland in the 2026 General Election on Nov. 3. Before running for governor, Hull served as the mayor of Rio Rancho since 2014, the longest to serve in the history of the city. Hull, 60, was born in Oklahoma and graduated from Pagosa Springs High School in Colorado, but settled in Rio Rancho in the mid 1990s. Vision as governor I want New Mexico to be a place where people can build a life without having to leave. That means a growing economy, safer communities, schools that deliver results, and a tax code that stops pushing jobs to Texas. As Mayor of Rio Rancho for 12 years, I watched our city grow from about 93,000 residents to nearly 113,000.