2026 New Mexico House of Representatives election

2026 New Mexico House of Representatives election
November 3, 2026
All 70 seats in the New Mexico House of Representatives
36 seats needed for a majority
 
Leader Javier Martínez Rod Montoya
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since January 17, 2023 April 5, 2024
Leader's seat 11th - Albuquerque 1st - Farmington
Current seats 44 26
Status of the incumbents
     Democratic incumbent      Democratic incumbent retiring
     Republican incumbent      Republican incumbent retiring
Incumbent Speaker

Javier Martínez
Democratic


The 2026 New Mexico House of Representatives election will be held on November 3, 2026, alongside the other 2026 United States elections.[1] Voters will elect members of the New Mexico House of Representatives in all 70 of the U.S. state of New Mexico's legislative districts to serve a two-year term.[2]

Retirements

Democrats

  1. District 37: Joanne Ferrary is retiring
  2. District 41: Susan K. Herrera is retiring
  3. District 50: Matthew McQueen is retiring to run for Commissioner of Public Lands.[3]

Republicans

  1. District 59: Mark B. Murphy is retiring.
  2. District 63: Martin R. Zamora, is retiring.
  3. District 66: Jimmy Mason, is retiring.

Incumbents defeated

In primary elections

Democrats

One Democrat lost re-nomination.

  1. District 27: Marian Matthews lost re-nomination to Abby Foster.[4]

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[5] Safe D January 22, 2026

Summary of results by district

DistrictIncumbentPartyElected RepresentativeOutcome
1st Rod Montoya Rep TBD
2nd Mark Duncan Rep TBD
3rd Bill Hall Rep TBD
4th Joseph Franklin Hernandez Dem TBD
5th Doreen Wonda Johnson Dem TBD
6th Martha Garcia Dem TBD
7th Tanya Mirabal Moya Rep TBD
8th Brian Baca Rep TBD
9th Patricia Lundstrom Dem TBD
10th G. Andrés Romero Dem TBD
11th Javier Martínez Dem TBD
12th Art De La Cruz Dem TBD
13th Patricia Roybal Caballero Dem TBD
14th Miguel Garcia Dem TBD
15th Dayan Hochman-Vigil Dem TBD
16th Yanira Gurrola Dem TBD
17th Cynthia Borrego Dem TBD
18th Marianna Anaya Dem TBD
19th Janelle Anyanonu Dem TBD
20th Meredith Dixon Dem TBD
21st Debra M. Sariñana Dem TBD
22nd Stefani Lord Rep TBD
23rd Alan Martinez Rep TBD
24th Elizabeth Thomson Dem TBD
25th Cristina Parajón Dem TBD
26th Eleanor Chávez Dem TBD
27th Marian Matthews Dem TBD
28th Pamelya Herndon Dem TBD
29th Joy Garratt Dem TBD
30th Diane Torres-Velásquez Dem TBD
31st Nicole Chavez Rep TBD
32nd Jenifer Jones Rep TBD
33rd Micaela Lara Cadena Dem TBD
34th Raymundo Lara Dem TBD
35th Angelica Rubio Dem TBD
36th Nathan Small Dem TBD
37th Joanne Ferrary Dem TBD
38th Rebecca Dow Rep TBD
39th Luis Terrazas Rep TBD
40th Joseph L. Sanchez Dem TBD
41st Susan K. Herrera Dem TBD
42nd Kristina Ortez Dem TBD
43rd Christine Chandler Dem TBD
44th Kathleen Cates Dem TBD
45th Linda Serrato Dem TBD
46th Andrea Romero Dem TBD
47th Reena Szczepanski Dem TBD
48th Tara Lujan Dem TBD
49th Gail Armstrong Rep TBD
50th Matthew McQueen Dem TBD
51st John Block Rep TBD
52nd Doreen Gallegos Dem TBD
53rd Sarah Silva Dem TBD
54th Jonathan Henry Rep TBD
55th Cathrynn Brown Rep TBD
56th Harlan Vincent Rep TBD
57th Catherine Cullen Rep TBD
58th Angelita Meija Rep TBD
59th Mark Murphy Rep TBD
60th Joshua Hernandez Rep TBD
61st Randall Pettigrew Rep TBD
62nd Elaine Sena Cortez Rep TBD
63rd Martin R. Zamora Rep TBD
64th Andrea Reeb Rep TBD
65th Derrick J. Lente Dem TBD
66th Jimmy Mason Rep TBD
67th Jack Chatfield Rep TBD
68th Charlotte Little Dem TBD
69th Michelle Paulene Abeyta Dem TBD
70th Anita Gonzales Dem TBD

Partisan background

In the 2024 U.S. presidential election, Democratic nominee Kamala Harris won the most votes in 46 of New Mexico's state house districts and Republican nominee Donald Trump won 24. Two districts, 31 and 39, simultaneously cast more votes for Kamala Harris and elected Republican state representatives at the 2024 state house election.

List of districts

District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 29 • District 30 • District 31 • District 32 • District 33 • District 34 • District 35 • District 36 • District 37 • District 38 • District 39 • District 40 • District 41 • District 42 • District 43 • District 44 • District 45 • District 46 • District 47 • District 48 • District 49 • District 50 • District 51 • District 52 • District 53 • District 54 • District 55 • District 56 • District 57 • District 58 • District 59 • District 60 • District 61 • District 62 • District 63 • District 64 • District 65 • District 66 • District 67 • District 68 • District 69 • District 70

District 1

The 1st district is represented by Republican Rod Montoya, who is running for re-election.

Republican primary

Nominee

District 2

The 2nd district is represented by Republican Mark Duncan, who is running for re-election.

Republican primary

Nominee

District 3

The 3rd district is represented by Republican Bill Hall, who is running for re-election.

Republican primary

Nominee

District 4

The 4th district is represented by Democrat Joseph Franklin Hernandez, who is running for re-election.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Christina J. Aspaas[6]

Endorsements

Joseph Franklin Hernandez
Organizations

Republican primary

Nominee

  • Heather Scott Ellison[6]

District 5

The 5th district is represented by Democrat Doreen Wonda Johnson, who is running for re-election.

Democratic primary

Nominee

District 6

The 6th district is represented by Democrat Martha Garcia, who is running for re-election.

Democratic primary

Declared

Eliminated in primary

  • Priscilla Benally[6]
  • David L Alcon[6]
  • Johnny Valdez[6]

Disqualified

  • Leonardo J Torrez[6]

Republican primary

Nominee

  • Paul L. Spencer[6]

District 7

The 7th district is represented by Republican Tanya Mirabal Moya, who is running for re-election.

Republican primary

Nominee

Democratic primary

Nominee

  • Rickie Allen Gonzales II[6]

District 8

The 8th district is represented by Republican Brian Baca, who is running for re-election.

Republican primary

Nominee

Democratic primary

Nominee

  • Katherine Joanna Gauer[6]

District 9

The 9th district is represented by Democrat Patricia Lundstrom, who is running for re-election.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Disqualified

  • Brandy N. Laughter[6]

District 10

The 10th district is represented by Democrat G. Andrés Romero, who is running for re-election.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Republican primary

Nominee

  • Christopher P. Crane[6]

District 11

The 11th district is represented by Democrat Javier Martínez, who is running for re-election.

Democratic primary

Nominee

District 12

The 12th district is represented by Democrat Art De La Cruz, who is running for re-election.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Republican primary

Nominee

  • Steven E. Tafoya[6]

District 13

The 13th district is represented by Democrat Patricia Roybal Caballero, who is running for re-election.

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Matthew E. Archuleta[6]

Endorsements

Patricia Roybal Caballero
Organizations

District 14

The 14th district is represented by Democrat Miguel Garcia, who is running for re-election.

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Joseph M. Romero[6]

Endorsements

Miguel Garcia
Organizations

Republican primary

Nominee

  • Richard Victor Zubia[6]

District 15

The 15th district is represented by Democrat Dayan Hochman-Vigil, who is running for re-election.

Democratic primary

Nominee

District 16

The 16th district is represented by Democrat Yanira Gurrola, who is running for re-election.

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Marsella Duarte Serna[6]

Endorsements

Yanira Gurrola
Organizations

District 17

The 17th district is represented by Democrat Cynthia Borrego, who is running for re-election.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Republican primary

Nominee

  • Stacey Deanne Rich[6]

District 18

The 18th district is represented by Democrat Marianna Anaya, who is running for re-election.

Democratic primary

Nominee

District 19

The 19th district is represented by Democrat Janelle Anyanonu, who is running for re-election.

Democratic primary

Nominee

District 20

The 20th district is represented by Democrat Meredith Dixon, who is running for re-election.

Democratic primary

Nominee

District 21

The 21st district is represented by Democrat Debra M. Sariñana, who is running for re-election.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Republican primary

Nominee

  • Robert L. Mason[6]

Independent candidates

  • Zach Withers

District 22

The 22nd district is represented by Republican Stefani Lord, who is running for re-election.

Republican primary

Nominee

Democratic primary

Nominee

District 23

The 23rd district is represented by Republican Alan Martinez, who is running for re-election.

Republican primary

Nominee

Democratic primary

Withdrawn

  • Elise Falanga Taylor[6]

District 24

The 24th district is represented by Democrat Elizabeth Thomson, who is running for re-election.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Disqualified

  • Frankie Byron Santos Mcquerry[6]

District 25

The 25th district is represented by Democrat Cristina Parajón, who is running for re-election.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Republican primary

Nominee

  • Denis Litvinenko[6]

District 26

The 26th district is represented by Democrat Eleanor Chávez, who is running for re-election.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Republican primary

Nominee

  • Corey Rubin Zimmerman[6]

District 27

The 27th district is represented by Democrat Marian Matthews, who is running for re-election.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Endorsements

Abby Foster
Organizations

Republican primary

Declared

  • Jahnelle Louise Garcia[6]
  • Robert S. Godshall[6]

District 28

The 28th district is represented by Democrat Pamelya Herndon, who is running for re-election.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Republican primary

Nominee

  • Brenda J. Olson[6]

District 29

The 29th district is represented by Democrat Joy Garratt, who is running for re-election.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Republican primary

Nominee

  • Carolyn Stith[6]

District 30

The 30th district is represented by Democrat Diane Torres-Velásquez, who is running for re-election.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary
  • Veronica Nadine Mireles[6]

Endorsements

Diane Torres-Velásquez
Organizations

Republican primary

Nominee

  • Jerry L. Trujillo[6]

District 31

The 31st district is represented by Republican Nicole Chavez, who is running for re-election.

Republican primary

Nominee

Democratic primary

Nominee

  • Ryan Anselm Braid[6]

District 32

The 32nd district is represented by Republican Jenifer Jones, who is running for re-election.

Republican primary

Nominee

Democratic primary

Nominee

  • Laura Mairel Parra[6]

District 33

The 33rd district is represented by Democrat Micaela Lara Cadena, who is running for re-election.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary
  • Ramona J. Martinez[6]

Endorsements

Micaela Lara Cadena
Organizations

Republican primary

Nominee

  • Enrique Kiki Vigil[6]

District 34

The 34th district is represented by Democrat Raymundo Lara, who is running for re-election.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary
  • Juan A. Fuentes[6]

District 35

The 35th district is represented by Democrat Angelica Rubio, who is running for re-election.

Democratic primary

Nominee

District 36

The 36th district is represented by Democrat Nathan Small, who is running for re-election.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Republican primary

Nominee

  • Julia E. Ruiz[6]

District 37

The 37th district is represented by Democrat Joanne Ferrary, who is retiring.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Lori A. Martinez[6]
Eliminated in primary
  • Tilli Villalobos[6]
Declined

Endorsements

Lori A. Martinez
Organizations
Tilli Villalobos

Republican primary

Nominee

  • Isabella Solis[6]

District 38

The 38th district is represented by Republican Rebecca Dow, who is running for re-election.

Republican primary

Nominee

Democratic primary

Nominee

  • David L. Mooney[6]

District 39

The 39th district is represented by Republican Luis Terrazas, who is running for re-election.

Republican primary

Nominee

Democratic primary

Nominee

  • Raul S. Turrieta[6]

District 40

The 40th district is represented by Democrat Joseph Sanchez, who is running for re-election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared
Eliminated in primary
  • Nancy J. Wright[6]

Endorsements

Nancy J. Wright
Organizations

Republican primary

Nominee

  • Landon McGuire Dooley[6]

District 41

The 41st district is represented by Democrat Susan K. Herrera, who is retiring.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Yolanda "Pancho" Jaramillo, former school teacher[6]
Eliminated in primary
Declined
  • Susan K. Herrera, incumbent state representative since 2019 (endorsed Pancho Jaramillo)

Endorsements

Pancho Jaramillo
Organizations

District 42

The 42nd district is represented by Democrat Kristina Ortez, who is running for re-election.[6]

Democratic primary

Nominee

District 43

The 43rd district is represented by Democrat Christine Chandler, who is running for re-election.[6]

Democratic primary

Nominee

District 44

The 44th district is represented by Democrat Kathleen Cates, who is running for re-election.[6]

Democratic primary

Nominee

Endorsements

Kathleen Cates (D)

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Adam Stanley Prior[6]
Withdrawn
  • Raul R. Vigil[6]

District 45

The 45th district is represented by Democrat Linda Serrato, who is running for re-election.

Democratic primary

Nominee

District 46

The 46th district is represented by Democrat Andrea Romero, who is running for re-election.

Democratic primary

Nominee

District 47

The 47th district is represented by Democrat Reena Szczepanski, who is running for re-election.

Democratic primary

Nominee

District 48

The 48th district is represented by Democrat Tara Lujan, who is running for re-election.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Republican primary

Nominee

  • Victoria May Garcia[6]

District 49

The 49th district is represented by Republican Gail Armstrong, who is running for re-election.

Republican primary

Nominee

District 50

The 50th district is represented by Democrat Matthew McQueen, who is retiring to run for Commissioner of Public Lands.[3]

Democratic primary

Nominee

Declined

  • Matthew McQueen, incumbent state representative since 2015 (running for Commissioner of Public Lands)

Republican primary

Nominee

  • Kenneth Donald Brennan[6]

District 51

The 51st district is represented by Republican John Block, who is running for re-election.

Republican primary

Nominee

Independent candidates

  • Zach Withers

District 52

The 52nd district is represented by Democrat Doreen Gallegos, who is running for re-election.

Democratic primary

Nominee

District 53

The 53rd district is represented by Democrat Sarah Silva, who is running for re-election.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Republican primary

Nominee

  • Ben Luna Jr.[6]

District 54

The 54th district is represented by Republican Jonathan Henry, who is running for re-election.

Republican primary

Nominee

District 55

The 55th district is represented by Republican Cathrynn Brown, who is running for re-election.

Republican primary

Nominee

District 56

The 56th district is represented by Republican Harlan Vincent, who is running for re-election.

Republican primary

Nominee

District 57

The 57th district is represented by Republican Catherine Cullen, who is running for re-election.

Republican primary

Nominee

Democratic primary

Nominee

  • Chriselle Verene Martinez[6]

District 58

The 58th district is represented by Republican Angelita Meija, who is running for re-election.

Republican primary

Nominee

District 59

The 59th district is represented by Republican Mark B. Murphy, who initially sought re-election but withdrew.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Stephen Ryan Dodson[6]
Withdrawn

District 60

The 60th district is represented by Republican Joshua Hernandez, who is running for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Zachary David Anaya[6]

Democratic primary

Nominee

  • Luke Nicholas Jungmann[6]

District 61

The 61st district is represented by Republican Randall Pettigrew, who is running for re-election.

Republican primary

Nominee

District 62

The 62nd district is represented by Republican Elaine Sena Cortez, who is running for re-election.

Republican primary

Nominee

District 63

The 63rd district is represented by Republican Martin R. Zamora, who is retiring.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Seth H. Martin[6]
Declined

District 64

The 64th district is represented by Republican Andrea Reeb, who is running for re-election.

Republican primary

Nominee

District 65

The 65th district is represented by Democrat Derrick Lente, who is running for re-election.

Democratic primary

Nominee

District 66

The 66th district is represented by Republican Jimmy Mason, who is retiring.

Republican primary

Nominee

  • Leanne Gandy[6]
Eliminated in primary
  • Dan S. Lewis[6]
  • Trinidad Malone[6]
Declined

District 67

The 67th district is represented by Republican Jack Chatfield, who is running for re-election.

Republican primary

Nominee

Democratic primary

Nominee

  • Vincent M. Soule[6]

District 68

The 68th district is represented by Democrat Charlotte Little, who is running for re-election.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Republican primary

Nominee

  • David E. Adkins[6]

District 69

The 69th district is represented by Democrat Michelle Paulene Abeyta, who is running for re-election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Endorsements

Michelle ‘Paulene’ Abeyta
Organizations

District 70

The 70th district is represented by Democrat Anita Gonzales, who is running for re-election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Endorsements

Anita Gonzales
Organizations

References

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  2. ↑ "New Mexico House of Representatives elections, 2026". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
  3. 1 2 Hendricks, Kevin (June 30, 2025). "State Rep. McQueen announces candidacy for New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands". New Mexico Political Report. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  4. ↑ Boetel, Ryan (2026-06-03). "Abby Foster is lone challenger to knock off incumbent". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved 2026-06-05.
  5. ↑ Jacobson, Louis (January 22, 2026). "Handicapping The 2026 State Legislative Map: A First Look". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 "2026 Primary Election Contest/Candidate List". New Mexico Secretary of State. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Our Candidates". Working Families Party. Retrieved July 1, 2026.
  8. ↑ https://www.organmountainnews.com/rep-joanne-ferrary-will-not-seek-re-election-opening-nm-house-district-37-seat/
  9. 1 2 "Our Endorsements". New Mexico Forward Party. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  10. ↑ https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/rep-herrera-endorses-newcomer-succeed-035900638.html
  11. ↑ https://sourcenm.com/2026/04/23/new-mexico-primary-2026-nm-house-of-representatives-district-66/
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