Not sure this is your district? Enter your ZIP to confirm — and see your full ballot
2026 candidates we're tracking in NM-1
-
Melanie Ann Stansbury
D
Incumbent
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 Accountability. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
-
Ndidiamaka Ekwua Charlene Okpareke
R
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.
About this race
New Mexico's 1st Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The New Mexico primary is Tuesday, June 2, 2026, and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.