One candidate is tracked for New Mexico 10th Judicial District Court, Division I on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Timothy L. Rose. Candidate information follows official De Baca County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Timothy L. Rose is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for this seat on the Tenth Judicial District, per the New Mexico Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. Timothy L. Rose is the sitting judge in this division, per https://tenthdistrict.nmcourts.gov/about-this-district/judges/. Every voter in De Baca, Harding, and Quay counties elects this seat, since New Mexico district judges are elected district-wide across the 10th Judicial District (the New Mexico Courts' Courts by District page). New Mexico district 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.
Trial court judge. A trial judge presides over criminal and civil cases at the first level: bail and pleas, motions, trials, sentencing and civil judgments. Judges are bound by state law and appellate precedent and are barred by judicial conduct rules from campaigning on how they would rule. Most states elect trial judges on a nonpartisan ballot; the term and the courts a judge may sit on vary by state.
This race. The sitting officeholder, Timothy L. Rose, is on the ballot. One name is on the ballot for this seat.
New Mexico › De Baca County › New Mexico 10th Judicial District Court, Division I
Independent Incumbent
Timothy L. Rose currently serves as chief judge of the 10th Judicial District Court, which serves Quay, De Baca and Harding counties, per the court's own website. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Who is running for New Mexico 10th Judicial District Court, Division I in 2026?
One candidate is tracked for New Mexico 10th Judicial District Court, Division I on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Timothy L. Rose. Candidate information follows official De Baca County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the New Mexico 10th Judicial District Court, Division I 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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