With the 2022 New Mexico primary approaching on June 7, early voting is underway. It's the first election since state lawmakers redrew voting districts for the U.S. House, state Legislature and Public Education Commission last year.
All three are now Democratic-leaning, though the northern 3rd District, represented by Democrat Teresa Leger Fernandez, is now
A significant portion of the westside of the Albuquerque Metro Area will be voting in a new congressional district, as will eastern New Mexico residents.
Most Albuquerque voters south of Interstate 40 and west of Interstate 25, excluding Downtown, have moved from Democrat Melanie Stansbury鈥檚 1st District to Republican Yvette Herrell鈥檚 2nd. Democrats in this area will be choosing between Darshan Patel and Gabe Vasquez to run against Herrell in the
Further north, much of Rio Rancho is by Stansbury,. Republicans in the largely conservative city will nominate either Michelle Garcia Holmes or Louie Sanchez as their candidate for the 1st Congressional District.
Eastern New Mexico Republicans in Guadalupe, De Baca, Lincoln, and even parts of Chaves and Otero counties will also be weighing Holmes and Sanchez.
Further southeast, voters in the rest of Chavez County, including those in Roswell, along with Roosevelt and northern Lea counties will cast a ballot in CD 3 for the first time, where Republican Alexis Martinez Johnson is running unopposed to represent the party in November.
Districts for the state legislature have also shifted, with both chambers adding Democratic-leaning districts. has seven more districts that are either compared to the former. has four additional blue districts compared to , according to
Check which districts you are in and review a sample primary ballot on the Secretary of State's . You must by Thursday, June 2. Election regulators suggest dropping it off at a polling location or ballot drop box if you haven鈥檛 mailed it by June 3 to ensure it arrives by 7 p.m. on Election Day, June 7.
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