Carlton Pennington

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Carlton Pennington

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Next election

June 2, 2026

Carlton Pennington (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent New Mexico's 1st Congressional District. Pennington was disqualified from the Republican primary scheduled on June 2, 2026.

Elections

2026

See also: New Mexico's 1st Congressional District election, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on June 2, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 1

Incumbent Melanie Ann Stansbury (D) is running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 1 on June 2, 2026.

		Candidate
		Melanie Ann Stansbury

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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 1

Steve Jones (R) and Ndidiamaka Okpareke (R) are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 1 on June 2, 2026.

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		Steve Jones
		Ndidiamaka Okpareke

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Carlton Pennington (R)

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Campaign themes

2026

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Footnotes

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New Mexico's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Martin Heinrich (D)

Ben Luján (D)

Representatives

District 1

Melanie Ann Stansbury (D)

District 2

Gabriel Vasquez (D)

District 3

Teresa Leger Fernandez (D)

Democratic Party (5)