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U.S. House · New Mexico's 1st District

Central New Mexico, including the city of Albuquerque and most of Bernalillo County.

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

Melanie Ann Stansbury, projected winner

CandidateVotesShare
Melanie Stansbury179,79463.6%
Ndidiamaka Okpareke102,75336.4%

About 99% of the expected vote counted. As of November 9. Winners take office next year. Counts can change until states certify. NBC News ↗

Sources re-checked September 25, 2026 · How we research

  • Incumbent Rep. Melanie Ann Stansbury (D), first elected in a 2021 special election, ran unopposed in the June 2, 2026 Democratic primary (100%). Ndidiamaka "Didi" Okpareke won the Republican primary unopposed (100%) after two other Republicans, Steve Jones and Carlton Pennington, did not make the ballot.[1]

On the November 3 ballot · 2 candidates

Melanie Ann StansburyDINCUMBENTPROJECTED WINNERU.S. Representative (since 2021)Full profile →Ndidiamaka OkparekeRFull profile →

Issue evidence — side by side

Recorded votes, documented positions and candidates’ own words are shown with sources. “In their own words” quotes a candidate on the topic without inferring a stance. Votes describe specific bills or motions; they do not establish overall support or opposition to a broad issue. A dash means our research has no evidence on that topic, not that the candidate has no position.

Protect legal access to abortion

  • Melanie Ann Stansbury
    Recorded votes[34][35]

    Voted yes on Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 (H.R. 3755, 2021-09-24). Voted yes on Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 (H.R. 8296, 2022-07-15).

  • Ndidiamaka Okpareke
    —

Stricter gun laws

  • Melanie Ann Stansbury
    Recorded votes[32][33]

    Voted yes on Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 (H.R. 1808, 2022-07-29), which would have banned the sale of many semiautomatic assault weapons. Voted yes on Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (S. 2938, 2022-06-24), which expanded background checks for buyers under 21 and funded state red-flag programs.

  • Ndidiamaka Okpareke
    —

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

  • Melanie Ann Stansbury
    Recorded votes[20][21][22][23][24]

    Voted no on Laken Riley Act (S. 5, 2025-01-22). Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which funded expanded immigration enforcement, detention and border operations. Voted no on Secure the Border Act of 2023 (H.R. 2, 2023-05-11).

  • Ndidiamaka Okpareke
    —

Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

  • Melanie Ann Stansbury
    Recorded votes[21][22][23][28]

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which made the 2017 individual tax rates, including the 37% top rate, permanent. Voted yes on Inflation Reduction Act (H.R. 5376, 2022-08-12), which added a 15% minimum tax on large corporations and a stock-buyback excise tax.

  • Ndidiamaka Okpareke
    —

Expand public health coverage

  • Melanie Ann Stansbury
    Recorded votes[21][22][23][26]

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which reduced federal Medicaid spending and added Medicaid work requirements. Voted yes on Breaking the Gridlock Act (H.R. 1834, 2026-01-08), which extended enhanced ACA premium subsidies.

  • Ndidiamaka Okpareke
    —

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

  • Melanie Ann Stansbury
    Recorded votes[21][22][23][27][28]

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which phased out Inflation Reduction Act clean-energy tax credits. Voted yes on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19; 2022-08-12), which would have funded clean-energy tax credits.

  • Ndidiamaka Okpareke
    —

Raise the minimum wage

  • Melanie Ann Stansbury
    Supports[11]

    Cosponsored H.R. 2743, the Raise the Wage Act of 2025 (119th Congress), which would raise the federal minimum wage.

  • Ndidiamaka Okpareke
    —

Broad tariffs on imported goods

  • Melanie Ann Stansbury
    Recorded votes[31]

    Voted yes on Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada (H.J. Res. 72, 2026-02-11), which disapproved the tariffs on Canadian imports.

  • Ndidiamaka Okpareke
    Mixed[5]

    In the Albuquerque Journal candidate Q&A, says she supports tariffs as a negotiating tactic and economic tool on the condition that they lower costs for American families.

Universal, publicly funded child care

  • Melanie Ann Stansbury
    Recorded votes[27]

    Voted yes on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19), which would have funded universal pre-K and child-care subsidies.

  • Ndidiamaka Okpareke
    —

Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote

  • Melanie Ann Stansbury
    Recorded votes[25]

    Voted no on SAVE Act (H.R. 22, 2025-04-10).

  • Ndidiamaka Okpareke
    Supports[5]

    In the Albuquerque Journal candidate Q&A, says she supports requiring ID and proof of citizenship to register and vote.

Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroad

  • Melanie Ann Stansbury
    Recorded votes[29][30]

    Voted yes on War Powers Resolution on Venezuela (H. Con. Res. 64, 2025-12-17), which would have directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Venezuela absent congressional authorization. Voted yes on War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities (H. Con. Res. 86, 2026-06-03), which directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran absent congressional authorization.

  • Ndidiamaka Okpareke
    —

Research notes & limits

Sitting-member key floor votes and FEC finance totals for Stansbury are added separately by script. Stansbury's specific policy positions were not independently documented within the research budget beyond her committee record; her official site's issue pages list topic categories without detailed statements. Okpareke has not completed a Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey; positions above come from her campaign website only, marked "mixed" on healthcare_public because her site does not state a position on public coverage specifically. Stansbury's birth year is omitted because sources differ.

Sources · 39

Researched 2026-09-25. Green citations are official government records.

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  3. 3.Home | Didi Okpareke for Congress · Didi Okpareke campaign website Candidate's own words
  4. 4.Rep. Stansbury: Imposing Tariffs Will Hurt Americans · Office of Rep. Melanie Stansbury · 2025-04-02 Official record
  5. 5.1st Congressional District: Ndidiamaka "Didi" Okpareke (R) - Candidate Q&A · Albuquerque Journal · 2026-10-02 News report
  6. 6.Melanie Ann Stansbury · Ballotpedia Reference
  7. 7.About | Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury · Office of Rep. Melanie Stansbury Official record
  8. 8.Committees and Caucuses | Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury · Office of Rep. Melanie Stansbury Official record
  9. 9.New Mexico's 1st District U.S. House election results 2026 · NBC News News report
  10. 10.H.R. 3115, the Assault Weapons Ban of 2025 (Assault Weapons Ban of 2025) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  11. 11.H.R. 2743, the Raise the Wage Act of 2025 (Raise the Wage Act of 2025) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  12. 12.H.R. 3069, the Medicare for All Act (Medicare for All Act) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  13. 13.H.R. 12, the Women's Health Protection Act of 2025 (Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  14. 14.H.R. 4099, the Ensuring Women's Right to Reproductive Freedom Act (Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  15. 15.H.R. 8085, the Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act of 2026 (Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act of 2026) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  16. 16.H.Con.Res. 38 (Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in the Islamic Republic of Iran.) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  17. 17.H.Con.Res. 40 (Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  18. 18.H.Con.Res. 64 (To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against Venezuela that have not been authorized by Congress.) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  19. 19.H.Con.Res. 68 (To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from Venezuela that have not been authorized by Congress.) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  20. 20.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
  21. 21.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
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  23. 23.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-07-03 Official record
  24. 24.Roll call: Secure the Border Act of 2023 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2023-05-11 Official record
  25. 25.Roll call: SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-04-10 Official record
  26. 26.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
  27. 27.Roll call: Build Back Better Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-11-19 Official record
  28. 28.Roll call: Inflation Reduction Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-08-12 Official record
  29. 29.Roll call: War Powers Resolution on Venezuela · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-12-17 Official record
  30. 30.Roll call: War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-06-03 Official record
  31. 31.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record
  32. 32.Roll call: Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-29 Official record
  33. 33.Roll call: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-06-24 Official record
  34. 34.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-09-24 Official record
  35. 35.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-15 Official record
  36. 36.Home | Didi Okpareke for Congress · Didi Okpareke campaign website Candidate's own words
  37. 37.Rio Rancho pharmacist running for House · NM Political Report · 2025-07-25 News report
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