2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

New Mexico races on the 2026 ballot

The federal and statewide races and statewide ballot measures on New Mexico's general election ballot, with candidates listed alphabetically. Open the app to see the races for your address, including your U.S. House district.

Find your exact ballot

What's included: U.S. Senate and House, statewide offices and statewide ballot measures.

Local races (county, city, school board, judges) and anything else on your ballot are on your official sample ballot: voterportal.servis.sos.state.nm.us.

Not included: state legislature; local races (county, city, school board, special districts); judicial races below the state supreme court; judicial retention questions unless listed; state supreme court (none found on the Nov. 3 ballot, or not yet compiled): see the official lookup link for your full sample ballot.

Candidate lists as of Wednesday, October 14, 2026.

This is not an official ballot. Confirm your registration, polling place and ballot with your election office through vote.gov.

Federal

U.S. Senator

Statewide
- Ben Ray Luján · DemocraticIncumbent
- Larry Marker · Republican

U.S. House

New Mexico has 3 U.S. House districts. You vote in one; enter your address to find yours.

U.S. Representative, District 1
- Didi Okpareke · Republican
- Melanie Stansbury · DemocraticIncumbent
U.S. Representative, District 2
- Greg Cunningham · Republican
- Gabe Vasquez · DemocraticIncumbent
U.S. Representative, District 3
- Teresa Leger Fernández · Democratic
- Martin Zamora · Republican

Statewide offices

Governor

Statewide
- Deb Haaland · Democratic
- Gregg Hull · Republican
Attorney General

Statewide
- Sam Kane · Republican
- Raúl Torrez · DemocraticIncumbent
Secretary of State

Statewide
- Amanda López Askin · Democratic
- Ramona Goolsby · Republican
State Treasurer

Statewide
- Jim Ellison · Republican
- Laura Montoya · Democratic
State Auditor

Statewide
- Joshua Lawrence · Republican
- Joseph Maestas · DemocraticIncumbent
Commissioner of Public Lands

Statewide
- Michael Perry · Republican
- Juan Sanchez · Democratic
Public Education Commission

Statewide
- Ken Pascoe · Republican
Public Education Commission

Statewide
- Jacob Trujillo · Democratic
Public Education Commission

Statewide
- Sharon Clahchischilliage · Republican
Public Education Commission

Statewide
- Stewart Ingham · Republican
Public Education Commission

Statewide
- John Foreman · Republican
- Frederick Parker · Democratic

Statewide ballot measures

Constitutional Amendment 1 (governor's veto messages; unsigned bills become law)

Statewide ballot measure

Would require the governor to explain every veto in a message and would make bills the governor does not act on become law.
Constitutional Amendment 2 (school elections)

Statewide ballot measure

Would remove the constitutional requirement that school elections be held separately from partisan elections.
Constitutional Amendment 3 (boards of regents nominating committees)

Statewide ballot measure

Would create nominating committees that give the governor lists of nominees for university boards of regents, have student regents chosen from a list from an elected student government, and bar non-student regents who changed party registration in the prior…
Constitutional Amendment 4 (legislative compensation)

Statewide ballot measure

Would allow legislators to be paid compensation capped at New Mexico's median household income, rising or falling with that figure, with delayed implementation.
Bond Question 1 (senior citizen facilities, $21,582,213)

Statewide ballot measure

Authorizes up to $21,582,213 in state general obligation bonds for senior citizen facility projects, repaid through a statewide property tax levy.
Bond Question 2 (libraries, $19,324,188)

Statewide ballot measure

Authorizes up to $19,324,188 in state general obligation bonds for academic, public school, public and tribal library resources, repaid through a statewide property tax levy.
Bond Question 3 (higher education, special schools and tribal schools, $352,225,379)

Statewide ballot measure

Authorizes up to $352,225,379 in state general obligation bonds for higher education, special schools and tribal schools, repaid through a statewide property tax levy.

Voting in New Mexico

Registration deadline: Registration by mail or online closes October 6, 2026. Same-day registration is available at the county clerk's office from October 6, at all early voting locations from October 17, and at all locations on Election Day.
Early voting: Early voting begins October 6 at county clerk offices and expands to alternate locations on October 17; the last day of early voting is October 31, 2026. October 20 is the last day to request an absentee ballot.
ID at the polls: NCSL category as of 2024: No ID required to vote at ballot box (in most cases). Rules may have changed since; confirm with the official site.

Check your registration and sample ballot (voterportal.servis.sos.state.nm.us)

Sources

2026 General Election: Statewide Constitutional Amendments and General Obligation Bonds (important dates) (New Mexico Secretary of State, Public record)
vote.gov state voter registration data (data/states.json and content/en/register/*.md) (U.S. General Services Administration (vote.gov), Public domain (U.S. government work))
Voter identification laws in the United States (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

About this page

Candidates: Legal Insights national 2026 ballot research for New Mexico (as of 2026-10-14). Candidates are listed alphabetically by last name, not in official ballot order, and never grouped by party. Incumbent is marked only where the state list or our research confirms it. We don't endorse or rate candidates or questions. How we research.