NM-1

Name: NM-1 Election 2026
Start: 2026-11-03
Location: New Mexico

New Mexico — U.S. House District 1

Nov 3, 2026New Mexico2 candidates

Incumbent

Melanie Stansbury

(D)Incumbent

In office since 2021 · 3 terms

Participation

98%

Party Unity

96%

Bipartisan

Coverage Scorecard

Net +55102 votes

Good Look (79)Bad Look (23)

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Melanie Stansbury

(D)Incumbent

Since 2021

Participation

98%

Party Unity

96%

Bipartisan

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Challengers

Didi Okpareke

(R)

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Campaign finance data not yet available for this race.

Recent Coverage

Pam Bondi ignored a Congressional subpoena. Now House Democrats are coming for her with contempt charges

The Mary SueApr 15, 2026

positive

Did you know there was a Black Maternal Health Week?

nalert.blogspot.comApr 12, 2026

positive

Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-NM): AG's office "tried to inform the Oversight Committee" that Bondi would not appear

democraticunderground.comApr 8, 2026

positive

New Mexico lawmakers and leaders react to threats to ‘whole civilization’ in Iran

KOB.comApr 7, 2026

mixed

‘Too soon to tell’ how delays in federal family planning grants might affect New Mexico

Searchlight New MexicoApr 3, 2026

positive

Rep. Stansbury: It’s Time To Depose Trump. Period.

Crooks and LiarsMar 27, 2026

mixed

Election History

2024

2022

2020

2018

2026

Melanie Stansbury(D)N/A

Didi Okpareke(R)N/A

2024

Melanie A. Stansbury(D)56.4%

Steve Jones(R)43.6%

2022

Melanie A Stansbury(D)55.7%

Michelle Garcia Holmes(R)44.2%

2020

Debra A Haaland(D)58.2%

Michelle Garcia Holmes(R)41.8%

2018

Debra A Haaland(D)59.1%

Janice E Arnold-Jones(R)36.3%

Lloyd J Princeton(L)4.5%

Campaign finance data sourced from FEC filings. Election results from MIT Election Lab. ChamberLight is not an official government source.