Catron County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
4 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 3 Catron County races, led by the New Mexico House District 39 contest.
School board
Public Education Commission District 6Stewart Alan Ingham (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Stewart Alan Ingham (Republican) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Public Education Commission District 6.
Stewart Alan Ingham Republican Incumbent
Stewart Ingham, raised in Albuquerque, earned a Bachelor of Science in Construction Management from the University of New Mexico in 1992 and obtained his contractor's license in 1986, per the New Mexico Public Education Department. He served as Construction Manager at Albuquerque Public Schools from 2007 until his retirement in October 2022, overseeing projects including Atrisco Heritage and Del Norte High Schools, and was elected to the Public Education Commission as a write-in candidate in 2019, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Incumbent Stewart Ingham is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for the Public Education Commission District 6 seat, per the New Mexico Secretary of State's certified candidate list. The name still appears on the ballot; the race is uncontested.
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These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Catron County is split across 2 New Mexico House districts.
Find your districts by addressNew Mexico House: 2 districtsDistricts 39, 49
New Mexico House District 39Luis M. Terrazas (R) · Raul S. Turrieta (D)
Luis M. Terrazas Republican Incumbent
Luis M. Terrazas is a business owner who has represented a Silver City based district in the New Mexico House since 2021, per the New Mexico Legislature. He serves as ranking member of the House Labor, Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee, per the New Mexico Legislature. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Raul S. Turrieta Democrat
Raul S. Turrieta is a Navy veteran who served four terms as Grant County Assessor, per the Santa Fe New Mexican. Turrieta hosts local radio programs and coaches youth sports in the Silver City area, per the Santa Fe New Mexican. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Luis M. Terrazas (R), Raul S. Turrieta (D) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for New Mexico House District 39. Luis M. Terrazas is the sitting member, per the New Mexico Legislature's member roster. Party nominees were chosen at the June 2, 2026 primary, per the New Mexico Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list.
Full race pageNew Mexico House District 49Gail "Missy" Armstrong (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Gail "Missy" Armstrong Republican Incumbent
- Supports balancing water rights across affected parties
- Supports agriculture with fewer regulations
- Supports rural economic development and local school board autonomy
Per the campaign site.
About Gail "Missy" Armstrong
Gail Armstrong has represented House District 49, covering Catron, Sierra, Socorro and Valencia counties, since 2017 and serves as Minority Floor Leader, per the New Mexico Legislature member page.
Gail "Missy" Armstrong (R) is the only candidate on the November 3, 2026 ballot for New Mexico House District 49; unopposed candidates still appear on New Mexico ballots, so the race is on the ballot but is not contested. Gail "Missy" Armstrong is the sitting member, per the New Mexico Legislature's member roster. Party nominees were chosen at the June 2, 2026 primary, per the New Mexico Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list.
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New Mexico's field is the Secretary of State's candidate portal list for the November 3, 2026 general election. Party nominees were chosen at the June 2 primary. All 70 state House seats are up; state senators serve four-year terms and are not on the 2026 ballot except where a special election fills a vacancy. The governor and lieutenant governor run as a ticket. Unopposed candidates still appear on the ballot.
Who is on the ballot in Catron County, New Mexico on November 3, 2026?
Catron County sample ballot 2026: who is running for public education commission and new mexico house, with bios, priorities and campaign sites. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
When is the 2026 general election in New Mexico?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for New Mexico are listed on the New Mexico election hub. New Mexico election hub →
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