2026 Pre-Primary Convention
2026 Pre-Primary Convention
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pre-Primary Convention Information
When: Saturday, March 07. The meeting will be called to order at 12:00 p.m. We estimate the meeting to be over by 4:00 p.m.
Where: Inn of the Mountain Gods, 287 Carrizo Canyon Rd, Mescalero, NM 88340
A zoom link will be provided to delegates to watch virtually if they cannot attend.
All state-convention voting for the candidates, platform, and any resolutions will be conducted through our absentee voting process to ensure that all delegates within our party organization are able to participate fully in all aspects of the convention process.
County Convention information
Each county party will be electing delegates that will attend the DPNM Pre-Primary Convention
For more information on when each county will be holding their elections, please click here.
Background on being a pre-primary delegate
According to New Mexico State Statute, the Democratic Party of New Mexico must hold pre-primary conventions in election years. Party Pre-Primary Conventions must be held by the second Tuesday of March. The purpose of the pre-primary convention is to decide who makes it on the primary ballot.
The pre-primary convention delegates vote on their preferred candidate for statewide races and federal races. A candidate who does not receive 20% or more of the votes at the pre-primary convention is required to submit more signatures to make it on the ballot. Simply put, our pre-primary convention determines who makes it on the Democratic primary ballot for the June 02, 2026 primary.
The responsibilities of a delegate are simple. Delegates vote for their preferred candidates running to be the Democratic Party's nominee for statewide races (New Mexico Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Treasurer, Auditor, and Land Commissioner) as well as their Federal Races (U.S. Senate and their member of the United States House of Representatives). Delegates also vote on the Democratic Party of New Mexico's platform and resolutions.
Room Block Information
We have a room block at the Inn of the Mountain Gods. To book a room, call the front desk of the Inn of the Mountain Gods at (575) 464-7059. If you have issues booking, please contact Clayton at [email protected]
2026 Pre-Primary Candidates
This information is from the Secretary of States website and is currently shown as pending. We will update the lists once they have been accepted.
United States Senator
BEN R LUJAN United States Senator
MATT DODSON
United States RepresentativeDISTRICT 1
MELANIE ANN STANSBURY
United States RepresentativeDISTRICT 2
GABRIEL VASQUEZ
United States RepresentativeDISTRICT 3
TERESA LEGER FERNANDEZ
New Mexico Governor
DEB HAALAND
SAM BREGMAN
New Mexico Lieutenant Governor
HAROLD JAMES POPE, JR
MAGGIE TOULOUSE OLIVER
New Mexico Secretary of State
AMANDA LÓPEZ ASKIN
SONYA LEE SMITH
KATHARINE E CLARK
New Mexico Attorney General
RAUL TORREZ
New Mexico State Auditor
JOSEPH M MAESTAS
New Mexico State Treasurer
LAURA M MONTOYA
New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands
JUAN DE JESUS SANCHEZ, III
MATTHEW MCQUEEN
JONAS MOYA
New Mexico Judge of the Court of Appeals
KRIS HOUGHTON