2025 in New Mexico

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The following is a list of events of the year 2025 in New Mexico .

Incumbents

State government

• Governor: Michelle Lujan Grisham (D)

Events

Ongoing: 2025 Southwest United States measles outbreak ^[1]

• February 11 – 2025 Southwest United States measles outbreak: The New Mexico Department of Health confirms the state's first measles case of 2025. ^[2]
• February 26 – Actor Gene Hackman, pianist Betsy Arakawa, and one of their dogs are found dead in their Santa Fe home. It is determined that Arakawa died of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome on February 12. Hackman, who had Alzheimer's disease, died around February 18. ^[3]
• March 21 – A shooting at a car meet-up in Las Cruces kills three people and injures 15. ^[4]
• May 23 – Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the armorer convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of Rust in 2021, is released on parole. ^[5]
• July 8 – A man and two children are killed in flash floods in Ruidoso. ^[6]
• August 17 – Organizers announce that the Gathering of Nations event in Albuquerque will host its final pow-wow in 2026. ^[7]
• November 4 –
  • 2025 Albuquerque mayoral election ^[8]
  • 2025 Santa Fe mayoral election ^[9]

See also

• 2025 in the United States

References

1. Mukherjee, Neha (March 7, 2025). "Nearly 230 measles cases reported in outbreaks in West Texas and New Mexico". CNN. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
2. "First New Mexico measles case of 2025 confirmed in Lea County". www.nmhealth.org. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
3. "Gene Hackman died of heart disease, his wife died of hantavirus about 1 week prior, authorities say". WYFF. March 7, 2025. Archived from the original on March 7, 2025. Retrieved July 13, 2025.
4. Burge, Dave (March 22, 2025). "3 killed, 15 injured in shooting at park in Las Cruces". KTSM-TV . Retrieved March 22, 2025.
5. Tabachnick, Cara (May 23, 2025). ""Rust" armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed released from prison 13 months after involuntary manslaughter conviction". CBS News. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
6. Montoya Bryan, Susan (July 9, 2025). "Flash flooding that killed 3 leaves New Mexico village heartbroken, anxious as cleanup begins". The Associated Press. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
7. Montoya Bryan, Susan (August 17, 2025). "The last dance? Organizers of North America's largest powwow say 2026 will be the event's final year". Associated Press . Retrieved August 19, 2025.
8. Writer, Cathy Cook / Journal Staff (August 30, 2024). "Albuquerque mayor planning to run for a third term". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
9. "Regular Local Election 2025". www.santafecountynm.gov. Retrieved March 10, 2025.