Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Judges on the ballot
In New Mexico, judges first win a seat in a partisan election; later they face a yes or no retention vote. Retention votes for the judges on your ballot are listed here, from the Secretary of State's candidate list. The list does not say which court the three statewide retention judges sit on. District, Metropolitan Court, magistrate and municipal judge races are on each county's page.
Judges on your ballot
- Statewide retention (court not named on the official list)
David K Thomson source: sos.nm.gov (Secretary of State candidate portal)On the ballot in not stated on the official list (it has no county for these three); check your sample ballot - Statewide retention (court not named on the official list)
Shannon Bacon source: sos.nm.gov (Secretary of State candidate portal)On the ballot in not stated on the official list (it has no county for these three); check your sample ballot - Statewide retention (court not named on the official list)
J Miles Hanisee source: sos.nm.gov (Secretary of State candidate portal)On the ballot in not stated on the official list (it has no county for these three); check your sample ballot - District Court Judge, First Judicial District, Division 01
Francis J Mathew source: sos.nm.gov (Secretary of State candidate portal)On the ballot in Santa Fe County - District Court Judge, Second Judicial District, Division 01
William Edward Parnall source: sos.nm.gov (Secretary of State candidate portal)On the ballot in Bernalillo County - District Court Judge, Third Judicial District, Division 01
Manuel Isaac Arrieta source: sos.nm.gov (Secretary of State candidate portal)On the ballot in Dona Ana County - District Court Judge, Fourth Judicial District, Division 01
Michael A Aragon source: sos.nm.gov (Secretary of State candidate portal)On the ballot in Mora County - District Court Judge, Fifth Judicial District, Division 01
David E Finger source: sos.nm.gov (Secretary of State candidate portal)On the ballot in Eddy County - District Court Judge, Sixth Judicial District, Division 1
Tom F Stewart source: sos.nm.gov (Secretary of State candidate portal)On the ballot in Grant County - District Court Judge, Seventh Judicial District, Division 01
Mercedes C Murphy source: sos.nm.gov (Secretary of State candidate portal)On the ballot in Socorro County - District Court Judge, Eighth Judicial District, Division 01
Emilio Jacob Chavez source: sos.nm.gov (Secretary of State candidate portal)On the ballot in Taos County - District Court Judge, Ninth Judicial District, Division 01
Benjamin S Cross source: sos.nm.gov (Secretary of State candidate portal)On the ballot in Curry County - District Court Judge, Ninth Judicial District, Division 04
Donna J Mowrer source: sos.nm.gov (Secretary of State candidate portal)On the ballot in Roosevelt County - District Court Judge, Eleventh Judicial District, Division 01
Bradford J Dalley source: sos.nm.gov (Secretary of State candidate portal)On the ballot in San Juan County - District Court Judge, Eleventh Judicial District, Division 04
Curtis R Gurley source: sos.nm.gov (Secretary of State candidate portal)On the ballot in San Juan County - District Court Judge, Twelfth Judicial District, Division 01
Stephen P Ochoa source: sos.nm.gov (Secretary of State candidate portal)On the ballot in Lincoln County - District Court Judge, Thirteenth Judicial District, Division 01
James Lawrence Sanchez source: sos.nm.gov (Secretary of State candidate portal)On the ballot in Valencia County - District Court Judge, First Judicial District, Division 07
T Glenn Ellington source: sos.nm.gov (Secretary of State candidate portal)On the ballot in Santa Fe County - District Court Judge, Second Judicial District, Division 04
Beatrice J Brickhouse source: sos.nm.gov (Secretary of State candidate portal)On the ballot in Bernalillo County - District Court Judge, Third Judicial District, Division 07
Douglas R Driggers source: sos.nm.gov (Secretary of State candidate portal)On the ballot in Dona Ana County - District Court Judge, Fifth Judicial District, Division 07
Michael Harold Stone source: sos.nm.gov (Secretary of State candidate portal)On the ballot in Lea County - District Court Judge, Twelfth Judicial District, Division 04
Angie K Schneider source: sos.nm.gov (Secretary of State candidate portal)On the ballot in Otero County - District Court Judge, Thirteenth Judicial District, Division 04
Amanda Connie Sanchez Villalobos source: sos.nm.gov (Secretary of State candidate portal)On the ballot in Cibola County - District Court Judge, First Judicial District, Division 10
Kathleen McGarry Ellenwood source: sos.nm.gov (Secretary of State candidate portal)On the ballot in Santa Fe County - District Court Judge, Second Judicial District, Division 07
Alma C Garcia Roberson source: sos.nm.gov (Secretary of State candidate portal)On the ballot in Bernalillo County - District Court Judge, Fifth Judicial District, Division 10
Dustin Kelly Hunter source: sos.nm.gov (Secretary of State candidate portal)On the ballot in Chaves County - District Court Judge, Eleventh Judicial District, Division 07
Douglas W Decker source: sos.nm.gov (Secretary of State candidate portal)On the ballot in McKinley County - District Court Judge, Thirteenth Judicial District, Division 07
Christopher George Perez source: sos.nm.gov (Secretary of State candidate portal)On the ballot in Sandoval County - District Court Judge, Second Judicial District, Division 10
Bruce C Fox source: sos.nm.gov (Secretary of State candidate portal)On the ballot in Bernalillo County - District Court Judge, Second Judicial District, Division 13
Lisa Chavez Ortega source: sos.nm.gov (Secretary of State candidate portal)On the ballot in Bernalillo County - District Court Judge, Second Judicial District, Division 16
Jennifer J Wernersbach source: sos.nm.gov (Secretary of State candidate portal)On the ballot in Bernalillo County - District Court Judge, Second Judicial District, Division 22
Amber Louisee Chavez Baker source: sos.nm.gov (Secretary of State candidate portal)On the ballot in Bernalillo County - District Court Judge, Second Judicial District, Division 25
Jane Conway Levy source: sos.nm.gov (Secretary of State candidate portal)On the ballot in Bernalillo County - District Court Judge, Second Judicial District, Division 28
Clara M Moran source: sos.nm.gov (Secretary of State candidate portal)On the ballot in Bernalillo County - Judge of the Metropolitan Court, Division 2
Christine Eve Rodriguez source: sos.nm.gov (Secretary of State candidate portal)On the ballot in Bernalillo County - Judge of the Metropolitan Court, Division 4
Joshua J Sanchez source: sos.nm.gov (Secretary of State candidate portal)On the ballot in Bernalillo County - Judge of the Metropolitan Court, Division 8
Jill Martinez source: sos.nm.gov (Secretary of State candidate portal)On the ballot in Bernalillo County - Judge of the Metropolitan Court, Division 10
Brittany Maldonado Malott source: sos.nm.gov (Secretary of State candidate portal)On the ballot in Bernalillo County - Judge of the Metropolitan Court, Division 12
Jason M Jaramillo source: sos.nm.gov (Secretary of State candidate portal)On the ballot in Bernalillo County - Judge of the Metropolitan Court, Division 14
Vidalia G Chavez source: sos.nm.gov (Secretary of State candidate portal)On the ballot in Bernalillo County - Judge of the Metropolitan Court, Division 16
Claire Ann McDaniel source: sos.nm.gov (Secretary of State candidate portal)On the ballot in Bernalillo County - Judge of the Metropolitan Court, Division 18
Rosie Lazcano Allred source: sos.nm.gov (Secretary of State candidate portal)On the ballot in Bernalillo County - District Court Judge, Sixth Judicial District, Division 4
Jarod Kyle Hofacket source: sos.nm.gov (Secretary of State candidate portal)On the ballot in Luna County
Seats from the Secretary of State's official candidate list , which lists the seats but not the names. Names from the sources linked. District judges who face opponents are on each county page.