- Source: 2026 New Mexico gubernatorial election
The 2026 New Mexico gubernatorial election will take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the next governor and lieutenant governor of New Mexico. Due to term limits, incumbent Democratic Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham will be ineligible to seek re-election to a third consecutive term.
Democratic primary
= Candidates
=Potential
Deb Haaland, U.S. Secretary of the Interior (2021–present) and former U.S. Representative from New Mexico's 1st congressional district (2019–2021)
Martin Heinrich, U.S. Senator (2013–present)
Tim Keller, mayor of Albuquerque (2017–present) and former New Mexico State Auditor (2015–2017)
Howie Morales, Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico (2019–present)
Declined
Teresa Leger Fernandez, U.S. representative from New Mexico's 3rd congressional district (2021–present)
Jerry Ortiz y Pino, state senator from the 12th district (2005–present)
Republican primary
= Candidates
=Potential
Gregory A. Baca, minority leader of the New Mexico Senate (2021–present) from the 29th district (2017–present)
Declined
John Block, state representative from the 51st district (2023–present)
Crystal Diamond, state senator from the 35th district (2021–present)
Independents and third parties
= Candidates
=Publicly expressed interest
Greg Baldwin, voice actor
Notes
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