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Bernalillo County, New Mexico

Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court, Division V

2 candidates are tracked for Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court, Division V on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Ramon J. Maestas and Kerry J. Morris. Candidate information follows official Bernalillo County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

About this race

Ramon J. Maestas and Kerry J. Morris are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for this seat on the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court, per the New Mexico Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. Ramon J. Maestas is the sitting judge in this division, per https://metro.nmcourts.gov/about-this-court/judges/. Every Bernalillo County voter elects this seat. New Mexico's metropolitan court judges run in a partisan election the first time they seek the seat, then stand later on a separate nonpartisan retention question; this is that partisan race.

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Ramon J. Maestas

Democratic Incumbent

Biography

Ramon J. Maestas currently serves as the Division V judge of the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court, per the court's own judges directory. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

Kerry J. Morris

Republican

Top priorities
  • Says courts must uphold the Constitution and Bill of Rights as written.
  • Says judges should decide the cases before them rather than make policy from the bench.

Per the campaign site.

Biography

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.

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Who is running for Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court, Division V in 2026?

2 candidates are tracked for Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court, Division V on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Ramon J. Maestas and Kerry J. Morris. Candidate information follows official Bernalillo County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

When is the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court, Division V election in New Mexico?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for New Mexico are on the New Mexico election hub at theballotbrief.com.

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