Wyoming Stories
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![New Mexico attorney Justin Jones [left] and Navajo Nation Council Speaker Crystalyne Curley [right] at their respective Election Night watch parties in Arizona on Nov. 3, 2026.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a55a84f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1920x1070+0+5/resize/280x156!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnpr.brightspotcdn.com%2Fdims3%2Fdefault%2Fstrip%2Ffalse%2Fcrop%2F1920x1080%200%200%2Fresize%2F1920x1080%21%2F%3Furl%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd8%2F89%2F92ad333a4af8a21487a622663402%2Fnavajo-election-night-justin-jones-crystalyne-curley-20261103.png)
Navajo Nation Council Speaker Crystalyne Curley and along with her running mate, former Arizona Democratic state House Rep. Chris Deschene, won by a margin of 1,115 votes. But the opposing ticket, led by New Mexico attorney Justin Jones, isn't giving up. -
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus projects it'll have 55 members heading into next year, the most since the organization formed 50 years ago.
![New Mexico attorney Justin Jones [left] and Navajo Nation Council Speaker Crystalyne Curley [right] at their respective Election Night watch parties in Arizona on Nov. 3, 2026.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b0d7549/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1920x1070+0+5/resize/560x312!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnpr.brightspotcdn.com%2Fdims3%2Fdefault%2Fstrip%2Ffalse%2Fcrop%2F1920x1080%200%200%2Fresize%2F1920x1080%21%2F%3Furl%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd8%2F89%2F92ad333a4af8a21487a622663402%2Fnavajo-election-night-justin-jones-crystalyne-curley-20261103.png)
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