General election Tuesday, Nov 3, 2026 · Local and district races
Source: Ballotpedia, Valencia 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 |
|---|---|
| County offices | |
| Valencia County Assessor | Torres G. Leyba (D) vs. Burgandy Bree Casias (R) |
| Valencia County Commissioner District 1 | Sharalaina Piro-Rael (D) vs. Christopher K. Williams (R) |
| Valencia County Commissioner District 3 | Karla J. Laurie (D) vs. Sharon L. Smith (R) |
| Valencia County Sheriff | Alan Fredrick Montano (D) vs. Joseph Eugene Rowland (R) |
| Courts & justices of the peace | |
| Valencia County Magistrate Court Division 3 | Rorik S. Rivenburgh (D) vs. Eric Montano (R) |
| Valencia County Probate Court | Pedro Rael (D) vs. Wendy Emily Wallace (R) |
Also on every Valencia 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.
James Lawrence Sanchez
Amanda Connie Sanchez Villalobos
Christopher George Perez
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