Santa Fe, New Mexico sample ballot 2026

Ivan Barry is a long-term Santa Fe resident who currently serves as Chief Deputy Assessor for the Santa Fe County Assessor's Office, with more than 20 years of local government experience, per his campaign site.

Henry Roybal is the sitting Santa Fe County Commissioner for District 1, first elected in January 2015, per Santa Fe County. He has worked in federal and county government for 19 years, including at Los Alamos National Laboratory and Santa Fe County, and holds degrees from Northern New Mexico College in Electronic Packaging and Design and in Electromechanical Engineering Design. He also coaches youth sports and serves on regional organizations including the Santa Fe Metropolitan Planning Organization.

Harry B. Montoya was born and raised in northern New Mexico and earned a degree in Psychology from Westmar College and a Master's Degree in Counseling Psychology from New Mexico State University, per his campaign site. Montoya has spent his career as a nonprofit executive, a Santa Fe County commissioner and a school board leader, and is a recognized authority on substance abuse prevention, per his campaign site.

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.