2026 results · New Mexico · New Mexico 1st District
Melanie Stansbury, the Democrat, wins re-election in New Mexico's 1st District
Kamala Harris carried the district by 12.7 points in 2024; this year's count is a 14.6-point move toward the Democrats.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melanie StansburyDemocrat, incumbent | 179,794 | 63.6% | |
| Didi OkparekeRepublican | 102,753 | 36.4% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 3, 10:53 PM EST · 98% counted.
About 98% of the expected vote counted282,547 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 4:58 PM EST · checked Nov 7, 5:10 PM ESTSource: the official state and county counts, gathered by civicAPI
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About the seat
New Mexico's 1st District takes in all or part of 10 counties. The Democrats held it before this election. Its voters went D+12.7 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 14.6 points toward the Democrats, ranks 3 of 3 among the state's districts, counting from the largest move toward the Democrats.
- 2024 president
- D+12.7
- 2024 House race, same lines
- D+12.7
- Move from 2024, rank in state
- 3 of 3
- Bernalillo County68%
- Sandoval County20%
- Valencia County4%
- Lincoln County3%
- Torrance County2%
- Santa Fe County2%
- Chaves County1%
- Guadalupe County1%
- 2 more0%
Shares are of the votes counted this year. The 2024 House figure is the same district, on the same lines.
What the count shows
Added together, the 10 counties compared moved 14.6 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 80% as many votes as in 2024, from 82% in Sandoval County to 58% in Chaves County.
Torrance County moved most: R+38.0 for president in 2024, R+16.7 this year
The 7 counties with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.
2024 president 2026
Bernalillo County added 16,371 net votes for Stansbury against the 2024 margin, 51% of the district's change
Across the 10 counties compared, the margin moved by 32,240 votes toward Stansbury: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, county by county. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.
- Bernalillo County+16,371 Stansbury
- Sandoval County+6,724 Stansbury
- Valencia County+2,586 Stansbury
- Lincoln County+1,989 Stansbury
- Torrance County+1,829 Stansbury
- Santa Fe County+996 Stansbury
- Chaves County+832 Stansbury
- Guadalupe County+511 Stansbury
2 counties Donald Trump carried in 2024 are led by Stansbury this year
Striped on the map above. Largest first; the 1 largest of 2, leaving out any under 2,000 votes in 2024.
- Valencia CountyR+16.4D+3.7
New Mexico’s ballot
All of New Mexico’s resultsThe state legislatureBallot measures
StatewideDemocrats won 5 of New Mexico's 7 statewide races and lead 2 more.
U.S. HouseBefore the election D 3–0, now D 3–0
won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.
Every count on this page is the official count, from the state and its counties. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are the Democrat minus the Republican, in points of all votes.