2026 Elections ยท New Mexico

New Mexico Congressional Candidates 2026

See every declared 2026 U.S. House candidate across New Mexico's congressional districts, with FEC campaign finance.

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Who is running for Congress in New Mexico in 2026?

6 candidates are on the ballot in New Mexico's 3 congressional districts.

  • District 1: Melanie Stansbury (Democratic) and Ndidiamaka Okpareke (Republican).
  • District 2: Gabriel Vasquez (Democratic) and Greg Cunningham (Republican).
  • District 3: Teresa Leger Fernandez (Democratic) and Martin Zamora (Republican).

New Mexico's 1st Congressional District

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Where they differ: Ndidiamaka Okpareke advocates for federal investments and programs to create jobs and increase paychecks, supporting tariffs only if they guarantee lower costs for American families 12. She supports affordable and accessible healthcare focused on protecting quality, lowering pharmacy costs, and expanding community access 5. Okpareke opposes U.S. involvement in the Iran war, opposing troop deployment and spending billions fighting other countries' wars 8. Melanie Stansbury works to build a fairer economy, protect federal workers, and opposes tariffs that hurt Americans, voting yea on technology and financial protection bills but nay on capital access and privacy purchase acts 34. She supports expanding healthcare access, extending ACA tax credits, and addressing provider shortages, voting yea on rural care and patient support acts but nay on Medicaid harm and lowering premiums bills 67. Stansbury votes yea on war powers removal resolutions and veterans clinic naming but nay on defense authorization and FISA extension 9.
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New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District

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Where they differ: Gabriel Vasquez supports raising wages, workers' rights, repealing Trump tax cuts for the rich, and cutting taxes on working families to build a thriving economy, and he also supports increasing police funding and bipartisan efforts to crack down on cartels and violent criminals 15. Greg Cunningham supports targeted tariffs as a tool for fair trade deals to protect New Mexico jobs and farm products, and he emphasizes funding law enforcement and enforcing laws to address crime driving families away from the state 48.
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New Mexico's 3rd Congressional District

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Where they differ: Teresa Leger Fernandez supports a vibrant economy through infrastructure investment, small business support, and raising the minimum wage, voting yea on technology and small business bills but nay on capital access and KIDS Act bills 12. She also backs humane immigration reform with a path to citizenship and votes nay on multiple immigration enforcement bills while supporting a national emergency resolution 45. Martin Zamora advocates for pro-growth policies that lower taxes and reduce regulations to create jobs 3 and supports securing the southern border by finishing the wall, reinstating Remain in Mexico, and stopping illegal immigration and drug flow 6.
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Common questions

When is the election?

The general election is on November 3, 2026.