Who is on the ballot in 88301?

Melanie Ann Stansbury represents New Mexico's 1st Congressional District in the U.S. House. Before Congress she worked as a STEM educator across New Mexico communities and as a researcher focused on land and water issues, per her congressional office. She previously served on the staff of the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, at the White House Office of Management and Budget, and as a New Mexico state legislator. She serves on the House Committees on Natural Resources and on Oversight and Government Reform, per the House's committee rosters. She grew up in a working family in Albuquerque and holds a bachelor's degree from Saint Mary's College of California and a master's degree in development sociology from Cornell University, per the campaign site.

Ndidiamaka Ekwua Charlene Okpareke, known as Didi Okpareke, is the Republican nominee for New Mexico's 1st Congressional District. She is a pharmacist and business owner who founded her own compounding pharmacy after training at the University of New Mexico, per her campaign site. She has nearly 20 years of experience in health care and had not previously held or run for political office, per the Albuquerque Journal.

Ben Ray Luján is New Mexico's sitting U.S. senator, per the campaign site. He was born and raised on a small family farm in Nambé by a union ironworker and a public school employee, per the campaign site. The campaign site says he chaired the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018.

Larry Marker was born in Hobbs in 1963 and raised in Roswell after his family settled there in 1972, per the campaign site. He has worked in oil and gas production, farming, ranching, manufacturing, construction and service, per the campaign site. The campaign site says his Senate campaign earned a spot on the general ballot through the write-in primary process.

Deb Haaland is New Mexico's Democratic nominee for governor, a former U.S. secretary of the interior, former U.S. representative, and former state Democratic Party chair. Her running mate for lieutenant governor is Stephanie Garcia Richard, the state's outgoing commissioner of public lands, per the Santa Fe New Mexican. Her campaign emphasizes lowering family costs, supporting working families, clean energy, rural infrastructure, and Native and community representation.

Gregg Hull is New Mexico's Republican nominee for governor and a former three-term mayor of Rio Rancho. His running mate for lieutenant governor is state Senator David Gallegos of Eunice, per the Santa Fe New Mexican. His campaign emphasizes economic development, crime reduction, executive experience, and changing one-party control in state government.

Raúl Torrez is New Mexico's incumbent attorney general and the Democratic nominee for re-election in 2026. A former federal prosecutor, Justice Department senior advisor, and elected district attorney for the Albuquerque area, his office has emphasized public safety, crimes against children, consumer protection, and civil rights enforcement.

Sam Kane is running for New Mexico Attorney General. He worked as a math teacher in Miami while attending law school at night, and later clerked for a federal judge in Las Cruces, New Mexico, per his campaign site.

Amanda López Askin is the Democratic nominee for New Mexico secretary of state, the Doña Ana County clerk and a former New Mexico State University regent. With incumbent Maggie Toulouse Oliver term-limited, her campaign emphasizes her county-level experience keeping elections running smoothly and securely.

Ramona Goolsby is the Republican nominee for New Mexico secretary of state, a retired nurse practitioner, Army veteran, and soil and water conservation board member. Her campaign emphasizes election integrity, enforcement of campaign finance statutes, and transparency in state government.

Laura Montoya is New Mexico's incumbent state treasurer and the Democratic nominee for re-election in 2026. The first Latina elected to the office, she previously served two terms as Sandoval County treasurer, and her campaign emphasizes serving with integrity, protecting public funds, and financial opportunity for all New Mexicans.

James Ellison is the Republican nominee for New Mexico state treasurer, a chartered financial analyst, former Public Regulation Commission member, and former utility analyst. His campaign emphasizes responsible stewardship of the roughly $20 billion in state funds the treasurer manages directly.

Joseph Maestas is New Mexico's incumbent state auditor and the Democratic nominee for re-election in 2026. An engineer and former mayor of Española and Santa Fe city councilor, his office audits government agencies statewide to protect public funds and root out fraud, waste, and abuse.

Joshua James Lawrence is the Republican nominee for New Mexico state auditor, a film-industry worker and 2022 sheriff candidate. He offers a Republican alternative for the state's financial-oversight office. No 2026 campaign site was found as of October 15, 2026; facebook.com/SheriffJoshuaJames is a Facebook page, which is not a campaign site.

Perry is a retired New Mexico Department of Game and Fish game warden and former Assistant Commissioner over state lands at the New Mexico State Land Office, per the campaign site. Per the campaign site, he owns Wildlife and Habitat Prescriptions, which works with ranch owners on land and habitat solutions, and serves as Vice Chair of the Chaves County Commission.

Juan De Jesus Sanchez, III is the Democratic nominee for New Mexico commissioner of public lands, a farmer and conservation advocate whose family's ranch near Belen has relied on a State Trust Land grazing lease, per his campaign site. He previously worked as a natural resources specialist for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and as political director for U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich, per Source New Mexico.

Kristopher Nicolas Houghton was appointed to the New Mexico Court of Appeals in August 2025 by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, per his campaign site. He previously served in the U.S. Attorney's Office in Albuquerque, including as Chief of the Criminal Division, and as a Department of Justice judicial attache in Bogota, Colombia, from 2012 to 2025, and is a graduate of the University of New Mexico School of Law, per his campaign site.

Bacon previously served as a district court judge on the Second Judicial District Court and as its Presiding Civil Judge, and before that was a partner at Sutin, Thayer and Brown, P.A., per the court's official biography. She was appointed to the Supreme Court in January 2019 and took the oath of office on February 4, 2019, and won election to the seat in 2020.

Thomson earned his law degree from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, clerked for a U.S. District Judge, worked as a litigation attorney and Deputy Attorney General in the New Mexico Attorney General's Office, and served as a state trial judge in the First Judicial District from 2015, per the court's official biography. He took the oath of office as a Supreme Court justice on February 4, 2019, and won election to the seat in 2020.

Hanisee earned his law degree from Pepperdine University School of Law, clerked for two Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals judges, and worked as an Assistant United States Attorney from 1996 to 2007 before entering private practice, per the court's official biography. Governor Susana Martinez appointed him to the Court of Appeals in 2011, and voters retained him in 2018.

Lori L. Willard currently serves as the Division II judge of the 12th Judicial District Court, covering Lincoln County, per the court's own website. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

Rex A. Wilson has served as Senator for Senate District 33, covering Chaves, Lincoln and Otero counties, since 2026, per the New Mexico Legislature member page, which lists his occupation as rancher. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.

William Neil Griffin is a Ruidoso based attorney with experience in real estate, business and government law, per a Good Party candidate listing. Griffin's own campaign site describes his run for Senate District 33.

Harlan H. Vincent has represented House District 56, covering Lincoln and Otero counties, since 2023, per the New Mexico Legislature member page, which lists his occupation as contractor. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.