General election Tuesday, Nov 3, 2026 · Local and district races
Source: Ballotpedia, Lea County, New Mexico, elections, 2026 (secondary source, not the official ballot) (accessed Oct 19, 2026). Names are shown as listed by the source. Which district races you see depends on where you live; check yours at New Mexico Voter Information Portal (Secretary of State).
| Office | Candidates |
|---|---|
| Courts & justices of the peace | |
| Lea County Magistrate Court Division 2 | Boris Dwayne Smith (D) vs. Willie R. Henry (R) |
| Lea County Magistrate Court Division 3 | Shannon Elizabeth Arguello (R) vs. Jimmie Jones (R) |
Also on every Lea County ballot: Governor, U.S. Senate, the other statewide offices, your U.S. House district, your New Mexico House district, the state Supreme Court and Court of Appeals races and the statewide ballot questions.
Party labels are as listed by Ballotpedia (D = Democrat, R = Republican, L = Libertarian). New Mexico county offices, magistrate and probate judges are partisan; judges standing for retention are on a nonpartisan yes/no ballot. Party nominees were chosen in the June 2 primary; only races on the Nov 3 ballot are listed.
This list comes from Ballotpedia, a secondary source, not the official ballot, and Ballotpedia notes its local lists may be incomplete. Your exact ballot: New Mexico Voter Information Portal (Secretary of State).
One candidate per seat on the list (write-ins may still be possible).
Yes or no on keeping each judge in office.
David E. Finger
Michael Harold Stone
Dustin Kelly Hunter
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