2026 results · New Mexico · New Mexico 3rd District
Teresa Leger Fernandez, the Democrat, holds New Mexico's 3rd District for the Democrats
Kamala Harris carried the district by 5.2 points in 2024; this year's count is a 18.1-point move toward the Democrats.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teresa Leger FernandezDemocrat | 141,332 | 61.6% | |
| Martin ZamoraRepublican | 87,915 | 38.4% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 3, 10:05 PM EST · 96% counted.
About 96% of the expected vote counted229,247 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 1:14 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 3rd District takes in all or part of 18 counties. The Democrats held it before this election. Its voters went D+5.2 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 18.1 points toward the Democrats, ranks 2 of 3 among the state's districts, counting from the largest move toward the Democrats.
- 2024 president
- D+5.2
- 2024 House race, same lines
- D+12.6
- Move from 2024, rank in state
- 2 of 3
- Santa Fe County29%
- San Juan County17%
- McKinley County8%
- Chaves County6%
- Taos County6%
- Rio Arriba County5%
- Lea County5%
- Curry County5%
- 10 more20%
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 18 counties compared moved 18.1 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 77% as many votes as in 2024, from 87% in Mora County to 63% in Lea County.
McKinley County moved most: D+22.8 for president in 2024, D+48.5 this year
The 10 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
San Juan County added 10,764 net votes for Fernandez against the 2024 margin, 28% of the district's change
Across the 18 counties compared, the margin moved by 37,916 votes toward Fernandez: 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.
- San Juan County+10,764 Fernandez
- Lea County+5,867 Fernandez
- Chaves County+4,736 Fernandez
- McKinley County+3,338 Fernandez
- Curry County+3,027 Fernandez
- Eddy County+2,283 Fernandez
- Rio Arriba County+1,642 Fernandez
- Roosevelt County+1,244 Fernandez
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.