Rio Arriba County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
6 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 5 Rio Arriba County races, led by the New Mexico House District 40 contest.
Judges
New Mexico 1st Judicial District Court, Division IVDenise Marie Thomas (D)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Denise Marie Thomas Democratic Incumbent
Denise Marie Thomas currently serves as the Division IV judge of the 1st Judicial District Court, covering Santa Fe County, per the court's own website. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Denise Marie Thomas is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for this seat on the First Judicial District, per the New Mexico Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. Denise Marie Thomas is the sitting judge in this division, per https://firstdistrict.nmcourts.gov/about-this-district/judges/. Every voter in Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, and Santa Fe counties elects this seat, since New Mexico district judges are elected district-wide across the 1st 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.
Full race pageNew Mexico 1st Judicial District Court, Division VIIIAnastasia Rose Martin (D)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Anastasia Rose Martin Democratic Incumbent
Anastasia Rose Martin currently serves as the Division VIII judge of the 1st Judicial District Court, covering Santa Fe County, per the court's own website. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Anastasia Rose Martin is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for this seat on the First Judicial District, per the New Mexico Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. Anastasia Rose Martin is the sitting judge in this division, per https://firstdistrict.nmcourts.gov/about-this-district/judges/. Every voter in Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, and Santa Fe counties elects this seat, since New Mexico district judges are elected district-wide across the 1st 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.
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These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Rio Arriba County is split across 3 New Mexico House districts.
Find your districts by addressNew Mexico House: 3 districtsDistricts 40, 41, 65
New Mexico House District 40Landon McGuire Dooley (R) · Joseph L. Sanchez (D)
Landon McGuire Dooley Republican
- Public safety and secure communities
- Stronger schools with accountability
- Economic growth, jobs and fewer barriers for small businesses
Per the campaign site.
About Landon McGuire Dooley
Landon McGuire Dooley is a combat veteran, rancher and local business owner in Colfax County, per Dooley's campaign site. Dooley has operated a campground and works as a marksmanship instructor and rodeo producer, per the campaign site.
Joseph L. Sanchez Democrat Incumbent
Joseph L. Sanchez has represented House District 40 since 2023, after an earlier term from 2019 to 2021, per the New Mexico Legislature member page. Sanchez is the general manager and chief executive of Jemez Mountain Electric Cooperative and has an engineering background, per the Albuquerque Journal. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Landon McGuire Dooley (R), Joseph L. Sanchez (D) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for New Mexico House District 40. Joseph L. Sanchez 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 41Yolanda R. Jaramillo (D)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Yolanda R. Jaramillo Democrat
Yolanda R. Jaramillo, of Dixon in Rio Arriba County, is a board member of the New Mexico Acequia Association and a commissioner on the La Acequia de La Plaza de Dixon, per the Albuquerque Journal. Jaramillo holds a master's degree in Spanish literature from New Mexico Highlands University, per the Albuquerque Journal. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Yolanda R. Jaramillo (D) is the only candidate on the November 3, 2026 ballot for New Mexico House District 41; unopposed candidates still appear on New Mexico ballots, so the race is on the ballot but is not contested. The New Mexico Legislature's member roster shows no incumbent seeking this seat. 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 65Derrick J. Lente (D)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Derrick J. Lente Democrat Incumbent
Derrick J. Lente has represented House District 65, covering parts of Rio Arriba, Sandoval and San Juan counties, since 2017, per the New Mexico Legislature member page, which lists his occupation as business owner. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Derrick J. Lente (D) is the only candidate on the November 3, 2026 ballot for New Mexico House District 65; unopposed candidates still appear on New Mexico ballots, so the race is on the ballot but is not contested. Derrick J. Lente 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 Rio Arriba County, New Mexico on November 3, 2026?
Rio Arriba County sample ballot 2026: who is running for new mexico house and new mexico 1st judicial, with bios, priorities and campaign sites. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
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