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Elections · U.S. House, District 1 · New Mexico

Didi Okpareke

Republican On the November ballot

Raised for this seat

$100K

Through June 30, 2026

Cash on hand

$43K

Through June 30, 2026

On the November ballot

Okpareke faces Melanie Stansbury for this seat on November 3, 2026.

Melanie StansburyDemocrat · $1.4MDidi Okparekethis pageRepublican · $100K

The ballot as filed by the nominee source, recorded August 27, 2026, not a prediction. Minor-party and write-in filers are on the race page.

The whole race

Where the money comes from

15%from small donors
Small donors
15%$15K
Large donors
83%$83K
PACs
2%$2K
Party
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Self-funding
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Other
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Receipts reported through June 30, 2026. Source: FEC.

How to vote in New Mexico

  • General electionNovember 3, 2026In 10 weeks

Register 28 days before, or same-day through the Saturday before Election Day and on Election Day in person.

All dates and rules

The district they want to represent

People
712K
Median household income
$71K
Unemployment
5.4%
Living below the poverty line
13.5%
Without health insurance
7.5%

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Context about the district, not a statement about any candidate.

Against the field for this seat

Each campaign's reported receipts on one shared scale, in ballot order, not money order.

The whole race

Record in office

Okpareke has not held this office, so there is no federal voting record, no cosponsorships and no committee service to report.

That absence is not a position for or against anything; it is what a first federal campaign looks like in the public record.

What the campaign says, on didiforcongress.com

Candidates and financing from the FEC, public domain. Portrait: Campaign photo, campaign website (reference use, candidate's own published headshot). Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.