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Elections · U.S. House · New Mexico

2026 New Mexico House race, District 3

Teresa Leger Fernández (Democrat) and Martin Zamora (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for U.S. House in New Mexico District 3, as recorded September 21, 2026 from the New Mexico Secretary of State.

The November ballot

Fernández
$1.2M
Zamora
$441K

Raised so far, filed with the FEC

Official candidate list: New Mexico Secretary of State. Not a prediction.

The seat

Teresa Leger Fernández

Democrat · Holds the seat now

First took office 2021 · Age 67

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Trades disclosed
$33K
Estimated volume
Cosponsored H.R. 396, the TRUST in Congress Act

From the member's own disclosures and congress.gov. Not cosponsoring is not a vote against a ban.

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How to vote in New Mexico

  • General electionNovember 3, 2026 

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

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How they won the primary

The primary · 68,768 votes

  • Teresa Leger Fernández Won: Unopposed 68,768

Primary results as recorded October 12, 2026, ordered by votes. Source: New Mexico Secretary of State certified primary results. Certified June 23, 2026. A primary result is a recorded fact about a past contest, not a prediction of November.

The money on this race

Raised by candidates
$1.7M
Outside money
$10

Outside money, for and against

Supporting Leger Fernández$10
Opposing Leger Fernández-
Supporting Zamora-
Opposing Zamora-

Independent expenditures; direction is each filer's own declared filing.

Where each candidate's money comes from

9%$115KSmall donors$24K5%
72%$903KLarge donors$403K92%
17%$212KPACs$14K3%
--Party$700<1%
2%$20KOther--

Small donors give $200 or less; PACs are political action committees. Shares of each candidate's own receipts on file with the FEC. Outside money is not part of these figures.

Who is spending on this race

The largest group spending independently here, ranked; open a row for whose race the money went into.

Independent expenditures reported to the FEC; direction is each group's own declared filing.

How this seat voted last time

D+13 in 2024

  • Teresa Leger Fernandez Won: 56.3%
  • Sharon E. Clahchischilliage: 43.7%

288,427 votes for candidates. A past result is a filed fact, not a prediction of November.

Certified returns via MIT Election Data and Science Lab, from the House Clerk's election statistics and state canvasses.

The district

Census context
People
701K
Median household income
$63K
Unemployment
6.2%
Living below the poverty line
19.9%
Without health insurance
10.6%

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

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Candidates and financing from the FEC, public domain. Candidate totals are reported to the FEC through June 30, 2026. Outside money is the FEC's processed total of independent expenditures plus the 24- and 48-hour reports filed since each group's latest regular report. It covers this two-year cycle, the same as the candidate totals. Dataset built 2026-10-12. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.