What's on New Mexico's Ballot: An Open Governor's Race, a Senate Seat, and Every House Seat
Governor Lujan Grisham is term-limited, Sen. Ben Ray Luján's seat is on the ballot, and all of New Mexico's U.S. House seats are up — a plain guide to the state's 2026 choices.
New Mexico's 2026 ballot is the state's biggest in years, starting at the top. Voters will choose a new governor in an open race: Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is term-limited, so the office changes hands this election no matter which candidate and party the voters choose on Tuesday.
The federal ballot is full as well. A U.S. Senate seat is on the 2026 ballot — the seat held by Sen. Ben Ray Luján — giving New Mexico voters a statewide Senate choice alongside the governor's race. Senate and governor together at the top of one ballot is a combination the state does not see every cycle.
Every New Mexico voter will also choose a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, with all of the state's House seats on the ballot as they are every two years. For Bernalillo County voters, that means a congressional contest for their district appears below the statewide races on the same ballot.
Below those headline contests sit state legislative races, judicial retention questions, and county and local measures that vary by community — Rio Rancho's ballot is not Albuquerque's, and neither matches Las Cruces or Santa Fe. The ballot is built for your registration address, which is why checking a sample ballot in advance is worth the few minutes it takes.
Voters can preview their choices through the Secretary of State's voter information resources and the Bernalillo County Clerk. Know your races before you go, bring ID if you plan to register the same day, and remember the county's convenience centers let you pick the location that fits your Tuesday.
