Municipal elections in Bernalillo County, New Mexico (2026)
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| 2026 Bernalillo County elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: March 10, 2026 & June 25, 2026 |
| Primary election: June 2, 2026 General election: November 3, 2026 |
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| Offices up: Assessor, sheriff, county commissioners, county court judges, and probate court judges |
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Bernalillo County, New Mexico, is holding general elections for assessor, sheriff, county commissioners, county court judges, and probate court judges on November 3, 2026. A primary is scheduled for June 2, 2026. The filing deadline for this election is March 10, 2026. The filing deadline for judicial retention races is June 25, 2026.
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About the county
- See also: Bernalillo County, New Mexico
The county government of Bernalillo County is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The county was first established in 1852 as one of the original counties in the New Mexico Territory. It covers a total of 1,167 square miles in central New Mexico. As of 2020, its population was 676,444.
County government
Bernalillo County has five commissioners who are elected by district to four-year terms with a limit of two terms in office.[1] Additionally, residents of Bernalillo County elect an assessor, clerk, probate judge, sheriff, and treasurer.
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Bernalillo County, New Mexico | ||
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| Bernalillo County | New Mexico | |
| Population | 676,444 | 2,117,522 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 1,161 | 121,312 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 70.2% | 70% |
| Black/African American | 2.8% | 2.1% |
| Asian | 2.7% | 1.6% |
| Native American | 4.7% | 9.3% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Other (single race) | 10.3% | 8.8% |
| Multiple | 9.3% | 8.1% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 50.3% | 49.2% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 90% | 86.5% |
| College graduation rate | 35.3% | 28.1% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $54,308 | $51,243 |
| Persons below poverty level | 15.9% | 18.6% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
See also
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