OFFICE OF THE NEW MEXICO SECRETARY OF STATE
Proclamation
GENERAL ELECTION PROCLAMATION
Pursuant to NMSA 1978, § 1-8-11 to 1-8-52 (1969, as amended through 2021), I, Sara Torres, Colfax County Clerk, by virtue of the authority vested in me, do hereby issue the following proclamation;
That the Primary Election is called to be held throughout the State of New Mexico and in each county and precincts thereof on June 2, 2026, for the nomination of General Election candidates; and
That the General Election is called to be held throughout the State of New Mexico in each county and precincts thereof on November 3, 2026; and
That the Primary Election shall be applicable to the Democratic Party and the Republican Party to nominate candidates for the following offices:
FEDERAL OFFICES
ONE UNITED STATES SENATOR SIX-YEAR TERM
UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVES
District 3 TWO-YEAR TERM
STATE, DISTRICT, AND METROPOLITAN OFFICES
ONE GOVERNOR FOUR-YEAR TERM
ONE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR FOUR-YEAR TERM
ONE SECRETARY OF STATE FOUR-YEAR TERM
ONE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOUR-YEAR TERM
ONE STATE AUDITOR FOUR-YEAR TERM
ONE STATE TREASURER FOUR-YEAR TERM
ONE COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC LANDS FOUR-YEAR TERM
SEVENTY MEMBERS OF THE STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
District 40 Pcts 1-9 TWO-YEAR TERM
District 67 Pcts 10-22 TWO-YEAR TERM
ONE JUDGE OF THE COURT OF APPEALS
Position 1 EIGHT-YEAR TERM
COUNTY OFFICES
COLFAX COUNTY
TWO MAGISTRATE JUDGES
Division 1 FOUR-YEAR TERM Division 2 FOUR-YEAR TERM
ONE COUNTY SHERIFF FOUR-YEAR TERM
ONE COUNTY ASSESSOR FOUR-YEAR TERM
TWO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
District 1 FOUR-YEAR TERM
District 2 FOUR-YEAR TERM
ONE PROBATE JUDGE FOUR-YEAR TERM
PRIMARY ELECTION FILING DEADLINES:
Declarations of candidacy by pre-primary convention designation and nominating petitions for the office of United States Representative, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, State Auditor, State Treasurer, Commissioner of Public Lands, and one judge of the Court of Appeals, shall be filed with the Secretary of State on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Declarations of candidacy and nominating petitions for state representatives, one state senator, district judges, metropolitan court judges, magistrate judges, and public education commissioners, shall be filed with the county clerk of the county in which the candidate resides, on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Declarations of candidacy and filing fees or, in lieu thereof, pauper statements for all other elective county offices, shall be filed with the county clerk of the county in which the candidate resides, on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Declarations of candidacy and nominating petitions for candidates who seek, but fail to receive pre-primary convention designation for the offices of United States Senator, United States Representative, and for all statewide offices shall be filed with the Secretary of State either ten days following the date of the pre-primary convention or on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, whichever is later, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Declarations of intent to be a write-in candidate for the offices of United States Senator, United States Representative, and all statewide offices, shall be filed with the Secretary of State on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Declarations of intent to be a write-in candidate for state representatives, one state senator, district judges, one district attorney, and public education commissioners shall be filed with the county clerk of the county in which the candidate resides, on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
No state convention for designating Primary Election candidates shall be held later than Sunday, March 8, 2026.
Certificates of Designation of Primary Election candidates shall be submitted by political parties to the Secretary of State no later than the first Tuesday succeeding the state convention between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
GENERAL ELECTION FILING DEADLINES:
Declarations of candidacy by pre-primary convention designation and nominating petitions for the office of United States Representative, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, State Auditor, State Treasurer, Commissioner of Public Lands, and one judge of the Court of Appeals, shall be filed with the Secretary of State on Thursday, June 25, 2026, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Declarations of candidacy and nominating petitions for state representatives, one state senator, district judges, one district attorney, metropolitan court judges, magistrate judges, and public education commissioners, shall be filed with the county clerk of the county in which the candidate resides, on Thursday, June 25, 2026, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Declarations of candidacy for nonpartisan judicial retention for the Metropolitan Court shall be filed with the county clerk on Thursday, June 25, 2026, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Declarations of candidacy and filing fees or, in lieu thereof, pauper statements for all other elective county offices shall be filed with the county clerk of the county in which the candidate resides on Thursday, June 25, 2026, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Declarations of intent to be a write-in candidate for the office of United States Senator, United States Representative, and all statewide offices, shall be filed with the Secretary of State on Thursday, June 25, 2026, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Declarations of intent to be a write-in candidate for state representatives, one state senator, district judges, and public education commissioners shall be filed with the county clerk of the county in which the candidate resides, on Thursday, June 25, 2026, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto subscribe my name and affix my official seal on this the 2nd day of February, 2026.
/s/ Sara Torres
Sara Torres Colfax County Clerk
