Libertarian US Senate hopeful in New Mexico to quit race

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Libertarian Party U.S senatorial candidate Aubrey Dunn is expected to announce that he is quitting the race, opening the door for former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson to jump in. Dunn is scheduled to unveil Monday his reasons why he is leaving the race in New Mexico where he was to face Democratic incumbent Sen. Martin Heinrich and Republican Mick Rich in November. Dunn is the current New Mexico Land Commissioner and won that seat in 2014 as a Republican. Johnson consultant Ron Nielson told The Associated Press on Friday the former governor is "strongly considering" running if Dunn quits the race. Johnson garnered 3 percent of the vote against President Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election. He ran as the Libertarian Party candidate.