Elections Intelligence

New Mexico 1st District

DEFENDED SEAT
SAFE D
Melanie A. Stansbury Democratic · Incumbent
KALSHI PARTY MARKETCHECKED Aug 27
DEMOCRAT 96.9¢9.9¢
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Louie Sanchez Republican · Challenger
FTP RACE SIGNAL

The market has run well past this seat's history — a 13-point Democratic hold in 2024, priced at 96.9¢ today.

Safe D
SAFE DLIKELY DLEAN DTOSS-UPLEAN RLIKELY RSAFE R
Market · Safe DD 96.9¢ — traders' price for a Democratic hold. Prior result · Likely DD+12.74 in 2024.
Signal clarityMediumas of 2026-08-27
MARKET BandPRICEToss-up50–65¢Lean65–82¢Likely82–95¢Safe95¢ and above
D 96.9¢

Kalshi party market · checked Aug 27

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POLLING BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–10Likely10–20Safe20 and above

No qualifying general-election poll has been retrieved for this race.

PRIOR RESULT BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–12Likely12–25Safe25 and above
D+12.74

Melanie A. Stansbury (D)

56.37 — 43.63 · 2024 general election

def. Steve Jones (R). Margin verified against retrieved official results.

FUNDRAISING BandRATIO TO 1Parity1–5Lean5 and above
Melanie A. Stansbury$1.35M

PULLED 08-04 · PERIOD 06-30 · FEC

Total receipts this cycle.

BALLOT & DATES Primary 06-02 · HELDGeneral Nov 3, 2026 D settled · R settled COMPARE THE CANDIDATES ⇄