Albuquerque, New Mexico sample ballot 2026

Linda Stover is a Democratic candidate for Bernalillo County Assessor. She previously served as Bernalillo County Clerk and currently works as the county's Deputy Treasurer, per her campaign site. Her earlier career included 33 years in the mortgage industry and six years as a realtor, per the Albuquerque Journal.

Riley is an East Mountain area resident of Bernalillo County who graduated with Honors from the University of Oklahoma in 2010 with a degree in Anthropology and a minor in History, per his campaign site. He works in financial services with his father and brother at Riley & Lowe Financial Solutions, produces a history program called 'The American Southwest,' and serves as an officer of Elks Lodge #461 in Albuquerque and treasurer of his neighborhood association, per his campaign site.

Olivas is a small business owner and lifelong resident of Bernalillo County who currently serves on the County Commission representing District 5, per his campaign site.

Kerry J. Morris is a Republican candidate for Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court, Division V. He has been a New Mexico resident since 1953 and earned his law degree from the UNM School of Law in 1981. His legal career spans more than four and a half decades, beginning as a prosecutor and continuing in private practice representing individuals and small businesses, per his campaign site. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.

Ben Ray Luján is New Mexico's incumbent U.S. senator and the Democratic nominee for a second term in 2026. Raised in Nambé, he served six terms in the U.S. House before winning his Senate seat in 2020, and his work centers on good-paying jobs, affordable health care, rural broadband, and protecting New Mexico's land, water, and culture.

• Opposed advancing the continuing resolution that ended the fall 2025 shutdown because it did not extend Affordable Care Act health insurance tax credits, saying the deal was one many New Mexicans could not afford. Opposed

Larry Marker is the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in New Mexico, a businessman who previously ran for land commissioner in 2022 and state Senate in 2024. His platform emphasizes border security, expanded energy production, and support for New Mexico agriculture.

Deb Haaland is New Mexico's Democratic nominee for governor, a former U.S. secretary of the interior, former U.S. representative, and former state Democratic Party chair. Her running mate for lieutenant governor is Stephanie Garcia Richard, the state's outgoing commissioner of public lands, per the Santa Fe New Mexican. Her campaign emphasizes lowering family costs, supporting working families, clean energy, rural infrastructure, and Native and community representation.

Gregg Hull is New Mexico's Republican nominee for governor and a former three-term mayor of Rio Rancho. His running mate for lieutenant governor is state Senator David Gallegos of Eunice, per the Santa Fe New Mexican. His campaign emphasizes economic development, crime reduction, executive experience, and changing one-party control in state government.

Raúl Torrez is New Mexico's incumbent attorney general and the Democratic nominee for re-election in 2026. A former federal prosecutor, Justice Department senior advisor, and elected district attorney for the Albuquerque area, his office has emphasized public safety, crimes against children, consumer protection, and civil rights enforcement.

Sam Kane is running for New Mexico Attorney General. He worked as a math teacher in Miami while attending law school at night, and later clerked for a federal judge in Las Cruces, New Mexico, per his campaign site.

Amanda López Askin is the Democratic nominee for New Mexico secretary of state, the Doña Ana County clerk and a former New Mexico State University regent. With incumbent Maggie Toulouse Oliver term-limited, her campaign emphasizes her county-level experience keeping elections running smoothly and securely.

Ramona Goolsby is the Republican nominee for New Mexico secretary of state, a retired nurse practitioner, Army veteran, and soil and water conservation board member. Her campaign emphasizes election integrity, enforcement of campaign finance statutes, and transparency in state government.

Laura Montoya is New Mexico's incumbent state treasurer and the Democratic nominee for re-election in 2026. The first Latina elected to the office, she previously served two terms as Sandoval County treasurer, and her campaign emphasizes serving with integrity, protecting public funds, and financial opportunity for all New Mexicans.

James Ellison is the Republican nominee for New Mexico state treasurer, a chartered financial analyst, former Public Regulation Commission member, and former utility analyst. His campaign emphasizes responsible stewardship of the roughly $20 billion in state funds the treasurer manages directly.

Joseph Maestas is New Mexico's incumbent state auditor and the Democratic nominee for re-election in 2026. An engineer and former mayor of Española and Santa Fe city councilor, his office audits government agencies statewide to protect public funds and root out fraud, waste, and abuse.

Joshua James Lawrence is the Republican nominee for New Mexico state auditor, a film-industry worker and 2022 sheriff candidate. He offers a Republican alternative for the state's financial-oversight office.

Juan De Jesus Sanchez, III is the Democratic nominee for New Mexico commissioner of public lands, a farmer and conservation advocate whose family's ranch near Belen has relied on a State Trust Land grazing lease, per his campaign site. He previously worked as a natural resources specialist for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and as political director for U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich, per Source New Mexico.