Elections · U.S. House · New Mexico
New Mexico House race, District 3
Teresa Leger Fernández holds this seat and is running to keep it against Martin Zamora.
The November ballot
Raised so far, filed with the FEC
General-election ballot as recorded August 27, 2026. Not a prediction.
The seat
Teresa Leger Fernández
Democrat · Holds the seat now
From the member's own disclosures and congress.gov. Not cosponsoring is not a vote against a ban.
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.
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How they won the primary
The primary · 68,768 votes
- Teresa Leger FernándezWon100%68,768
The primary · 32,901 votes
- Martin ZamoraWon100%32,901
Primary results as recorded August 25, 2026, in the canvass's own published order. Via Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), which cites each state's canvass. A primary result is a filed 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
Independent expenditures; direction is each filer's own declared filing.
Where each candidate's money comes from
Small donors give under $200; 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 1 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 FernandezWon56.3%
- Sharon E. Clahchischilliage43.7%
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.
Candidates and financing from the FEC, public domain; money figures carry their own coverage dates. Dataset built 2026-08-27. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.