You might think candidates who didn't get the needed 20 percent at the pre-primary conventions earlier this month would have given up by now.

Not so.

Several today have filed additional signatures to get on the June 3 ballot, making the races almost as crowded as they were on the day of the pre-primary conventions.

Here's a look at those who filed as of 5 p.m.

In CD 1, (mostly Albuquerque) the Democrats filing today are:

Rebecca Vigil-Giron. She got 11.5 percent in the pre-primary.
Robert Pidcock. He got just more than four percent.
Joe Carraro, a Republican, also filed signatures with the Secretary of State. He got 14.8 percent.

Already on the ballot are Martin Heinrich and Michelle Lujan Grisham, both Democrats, and Darren White, a Republican.


In CD 3 (mostly northern New Mexico) the Democrats who filed today are:
Benny Shendo, Jr. who got about 16 percent at the pre-primary.
Harry Montoya, who got almost 11 percent.
Jon Adams, who got 2.37 percent.
Rudy Martin, who got less than one percent.
Already on the ballot are Democrats Ben Ray Lujan and Don Wiviott. Republicans Marco Gonzales and Dan East also qualified for the ballot.

In CD 2, (southern New Mexico) today's filers are:
Monty Newman and Greg Sowards, both Republicans. They garnered 18.5 and 1.5 percent of the delegate vote respectively.
Already on the ballot are Bill McCamley  and Harry Teague, both Democrats. 
Republicans on the ballot are Aubrey Dunn, Earl Greer and Ed Tinsley.

The SOS has until next Tuesday to certify the petitions. It's up to another candidate to challenge someone's signatures. Given what is at stake, don't be surprised to see that happen. Candidates have until next Friday to challenge.