C. Shannon Bacon
Retention: yes or no
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Judges on the New Mexico ballot in November 2026
New Mexico voters see 3 retention questions on the November 3, 2026 ballot in the races The Ballot Brief tracks. Retention questions are a yes-or-no vote on keeping a sitting judge; elected seats work like any other race.
Judicial retention votes: yes or no on keeping a judge
A New Mexico appellate judge is first appointed by the governor from a nominating commission's list and must win a contested partisan election at the next general election with enough time before it; after that initial partisan win, the judge stands periodically in a nonpartisan yes/no retention election requiring 57 percent approval to keep the seat.
New Mexico Supreme Court
David K. Thomson
Retention: yes or no
New Mexico Court of Appeals
J. Miles Hanisee
Retention: yes or no
Source: nmcourts.gov, as of 2026-09-15.
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