Current answers
New Mexico
Answers for people who live in New Mexico. As of September 29, 2026.
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U.S. senators
- Martin Heinrich
- Ben Ray Luján
Name either one.
U.S. representatives
Your answer is the representative for your congressional district.
Find your district with your ZIP code (house.gov)
- District 1Melanie A. Stansbury
- District 2Gabe Vasquez
- District 3Teresa Leger Fernandez
Governor
- Michelle Lujan Grisham
Capital
- Santa Fe
Coming up in New Mexico
These events may change some answers. We update the answers after each change.
November 3, 2026: U.S. Senate elections
May change: senators. The winners start on January 3, 2027. Source: U.S. Senate — 2026 elections.
November 3, 2026: House elections
May change: representatives. The winners start on January 3, 2027. Source: U.S. House of Representatives.
November 3, 2026: Governor election in New Mexico
May change: governor. The new governor starts on January 1, 2027. Source: National Governors Association — elections.
January 3, 2027: New Congress convenes (elects a Speaker)
May change: Speaker of the House, senators and representatives. Source: Clerk of the House.
Where this comes from
Last checked on September 29, 2026.
Show our sources
- U.S. Senate contact XML
- U.S. Senate appointed senators
- Clerk of the House MemberData XML
- Clerk of the House vacancies
- usa.gov state and territory pages (governor)
- National Governors Association roster + bios
- NGA 2026 gubernatorial elections
- CNMI Office of the Governor
- White House administration
- House leadership
- Speaker of the House
- Supreme Court biographies
- FEC candidate page (Trump party)
- USCIS Check for Test Updates
- USCIS 2025 civics study guide (capitals map p. 41)
- SC Governor press release (Darline Graham appointment)
- OK Governor press release (Alan Armstrong appointment)