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
Democrat Republican
ONE UNITED STATES SENATOR SIX-YEAR TERM
Ben R. Lujan Write in
Matt Dodson
UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVES
District 3 TWO-YEAR TERM
Teresa Ledger Fernandez Martin Zamora
STATE, DISTRICT, AND METROPOLITAN OFFICES
ONE GOVERNOR FOUR-YEAR TERM
Deb Haaland Greggory D. Hull
Sam Bregman Doug W. Turner
Duke Rodriguez
ONE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR FOUR-YEAR TERM
Maggie Toulouse Oliver David M. Gallegos
Harold James Pope, Jr. Manuel (Manny) Lardizabal
Aubrey Blair Done
ONE SECRETARY OF STATE FOUR-YEAR TERM
Katharine E. Clark Romana L. Goolsby
Amanda Lopez Askin
ONE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOUR-YEAR TERM
Raul Torrez Samuel Isaiah Kane, Sr
ONE STATE AUDITOR FOUR-YEAR TERM
Joseph M. Maestas Write-in
ONE STATE TREASURER FOUR-YEAR TERM
Laura M. Montoya Write-in
ONE COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC LANDS FOUR-YEAR TERM
Juan De Jesus Sanchez, III Michael Jack Perry
Matthew McQueen
Jonas Moya
SEVENTY MEMBERS OF THE STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
District 40 Pcts 1-9 TWO-YEAR TERM
Nancy J. Wright Landon McGuire Dooley
Joseph L. Sanchez
District 67 Pcts 10-22 TWO-YEAR TERM
Vincent M. Soule Jackey O. Chatfield
ONE JUDGE OF THE COURT OF APPEALS
Position 1 EIGHT-YEAR TERM
Kris Houghton
COUNTY OFFICES
COLFAX COUNTY
TWO MAGISTRATE JUDGES
Division 1 FOUR-YEAR TERM
Amy A. Hronich
Division 2 FOUR-YEAR TERM
Linda E. Baca Warren G. Walton
ONE COUNTY SHERIFF FOUR-YEAR TERM
Nolberto Dominguez, Jr. Bill Cody Ayon
ONE COUNTY ASSESSOR FOUR-YEAR TERM
Linda L. Gallegos Joseph J. Martinez, Jr
TWO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
District 1 FOUR-YEAR TERM
Robert Jay Thompson Si. S. Trujillo
District 2 FOUR-YEAR TERM
Lydia M. Garcia Mary Lou Kern
ONE PROBATE JUDGE FOUR-YEAR TERM
Roy J. Manfredi
John Perry Sakelaris
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 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.
Colfax County Polling Locations
Voter Convenience Centers (VCC):
(All voters in the county may vote at these locations, regardless of where they live.)
151 Willow Creek Drive, Eagle Nest, NM
8-9 Angel Fire Community Center
15 CS Ranch Road, Angel Fire, NM
2 -3 Cimarron Village Hall
356 9th Street B, Cimarron, NM
4 – 5 Springer LUNA Community College
516 Maxwell Avenue, Springer, NM
7 Maxwell School Auditorium
4th Street and Parque, Maxwell, NM
10-22 St. Patrick/St. Joseph Parish Hall – VCC
104 Buena Vista Street, Raton, NM
10-22 Raton Convention Center – VCC
901 South 3rd Street, Raton, NM
Absentee/In Person Courthouse-Clerk’s Office
333 Savage Avenue, Raton
WITNESS my hand and seal of my office at Raton, New Mexico, this ___7th__ day of May, 2026.
/s/ Sara Torres
Sara Torres Colfax County Clerk
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