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U.S. House · New Mexico's 3rd District

Northern New Mexico, including Santa Fe, Rio Arriba, Taos and surrounding counties.

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

Teresa Leger Fernandez, projected winner

CandidateVotesShare
Teresa Leger Fernandez141,33261.7%
Martin Zamora87,91538.3%

About 98% 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. Teresa Leger Fernandez (D), first elected in 2020, ran unopposed in the June 2, 2026 Democratic primary. Martin Ruben Zamora, a Republican member of the New Mexico House of Representatives (District 63) since 2019 who is not seeking re-election to that seat, won the Republican primary unopposed.[1]

On the November 3 ballot · 2 candidates

Teresa Leger FernandezDINCUMBENTPROJECTED WINNERU.S. Representative (since 2021)Full profile →Martin Ruben ZamoraRMember, New Mexico House of Representatives, District 63 (since 2019; not seeking re-election to that seat)Full 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

  • Teresa Leger Fernandez
    Recorded votes[35][36]

    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).

  • Martin Ruben Zamora
    —

Stricter gun laws

  • Teresa Leger Fernandez
    Recorded votes[33][34]

    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.

  • Martin Ruben Zamora
    —

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

  • Teresa Leger Fernandez
    Recorded votes[20][21][22][23][24][25]

    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). Voted yes on American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 (H.R. 6, 2021-03-18).

  • Martin Ruben Zamora
    Supports[6]

    His campaign border page lists ending catch-and-release and mandatory detention for illegal border crossers, plus finishing the border wall and more Border Patrol resources, among his policy priorities.

Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

  • Teresa Leger Fernandez
    Recorded votes[21][22][23][29]

    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.

  • Martin Ruben Zamora
    —

Expand public health coverage

  • Teresa Leger Fernandez
    Recorded votes[21][22][23][27]

    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.

  • Martin Ruben Zamora
    —

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

  • Teresa Leger Fernandez
    Recorded votes[21][22][23][28][29]

    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.

  • Martin Ruben Zamora
    —

Raise the minimum wage

  • Teresa Leger Fernandez
    Supports[12]

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

  • Martin Ruben Zamora
    —

Broad tariffs on imported goods

  • Teresa Leger Fernandez
    Recorded votes[32]

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

  • Martin Ruben Zamora
    —

Universal, publicly funded child care

  • Teresa Leger Fernandez
    Recorded votes[28]

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

  • Martin Ruben Zamora
    —

Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote

  • Teresa Leger Fernandez
    Recorded votes[26]

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

  • Martin Ruben Zamora
    —

Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroad

  • Teresa Leger Fernandez
    Recorded votes[30][31]

    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.

  • Martin Ruben Zamora
    —

Research notes & limits

Sitting-member key floor votes and FEC finance totals for Leger Fernandez are added separately by script. Neither candidate's campaign or official website could be confirmed to yield stated policy priorities within the research budget: Leger Fernandez's house.gov issues pages list topic categories without detailed text, and Zamora has not completed a Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey and his sponsored state legislation was not listed in the fetched Ballotpedia table. researchDepth is basic for both; no positions could be documented against a direct source for either candidate, so the positions array is empty for both. Biography gaps: no education or military information for Zamora was found in the sources loaded, and his campaign website could not be loaded directly (its content is reported via the Albuquerque Journal).

Sources · 40

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

  1. 1.United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico, 2026 · Ballotpedia Reference
  2. 2.Teresa Leger Fernandez · Ballotpedia Reference
  3. 3.Martin Ruben Zamora · Ballotpedia Reference
  4. 4.Health Care · Office of Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández Official record
  5. 5.Our Planet · Office of Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández Official record
  6. 6.Securing the Southern Border · Zamora for New Mexico Candidate's own words
  7. 7.Teresa Leger Fernandez · Ballotpedia Reference
  8. 8.Meet Teresa — Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández · U.S. House of Representatives Official record
  9. 9.Leger Fernández faces Rep. Zamora in bid for fourth term in congressional District 3 · Albuquerque Journal News report
  10. 10.New Mexico's 3rd District U.S. House election results 2026 · NBC News News report
  11. 11.H.R. 3115, the Assault Weapons Ban of 2025 (Assault Weapons Ban of 2025) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  12. 12.H.R. 2743, the Raise the Wage Act of 2025 (Raise the Wage Act of 2025) — 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
  22. 22.H.R. 1 (119th Congress) — One Big Beautiful Bill Act: text and summary · Congress.gov Official record
  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: American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-03-18 Official record
  26. 26.Roll call: SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-04-10 Official record
  27. 27.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
  28. 28.Roll call: Build Back Better Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-11-19 Official record
  29. 29.Roll call: Inflation Reduction Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-08-12 Official record
  30. 30.Roll call: War Powers Resolution on Venezuela · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-12-17 Official record
  31. 31.Roll call: War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-06-03 Official record
  32. 32.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record
  33. 33.Roll call: Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-29 Official record
  34. 34.Roll call: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-06-24 Official record
  35. 35.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-09-24 Official record
  36. 36.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-15 Official record
  37. 37.Martin Ruben Zamora · Ballotpedia Reference
  38. 38.Leger Fernández faces Rep. Zamora in bid for fourth term in congressional District 3 · Albuquerque Journal News report
  39. 39.State lawmaker, Clovis farmer to challenge Leger Fernández · Rio Rancho Observer News report
  40. 40.U.S. House · New Mexico's 3rd District results 2026 · NBC News News report