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Ballot facts
- Name as listed
- Deb Haaland
- Office
- Governor of New Mexico
- Party
- Democratic (as listed by the state)
- Seat
- Open seat (incumbent term-limited) · current governor: Michelle Lujan Grisham
- Election
- November 3, 2026 general
- Website
- Website: debhaaland.com
- Candidate list
- New Mexico Secretary of State — 2026 General Election Contest/Candidate List (cross-checked against other published lists)
Stated positions
Paraphrased neutrally from the candidate’s own published materials. Each statement is attributed (“says…”) and cited. We do not evaluate the feasibility or accuracy of promises. Every candidate in this race is summarized the same way. How we compile these.
| Topic | Summary of stated position | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Education | Proposes earlier literacy screening, expanded universal child care, and more summer and after-school reading programs. | Campaign website — debhaaland.com/debsplans Accessed October 23, 2026 |
| Higher education | Proposes expanding the Opportunity Scholarship to provide free tuition, including for graduate education. | Campaign website — debhaaland.com/debsplans Accessed October 23, 2026 |
| Wages | Proposes raising the minimum wage and increasing the child tax credit. | Campaign website — debhaaland.com/debsplans Accessed October 23, 2026 |
| Housing | Proposes banning algorithmic rent setting and speeding up permits to build more housing. | Campaign website — debhaaland.com/debsplans Accessed October 23, 2026 |
Attributed to the candidate; not verified or evaluated by SaveYourState. Candidates can request a correction by pointing to their own published materials.
Campaign finance
Not yet compiled. Candidates for governor report to New Mexico’s state campaign-finance office, not the FEC. Their reports are public on the official New Mexico campaign-finance search.
Record in office
- Has served in the U.S. Congress: Biographical Directory entry (Bioguide ID H001080), with bills sponsored and cosponsored listed on Congress.gov. Linked by Bioguide ID from the candidate’s Wikidata item (Q54860790).
Sources
- Candidate list: New Mexico Secretary of State — 2026 General Election Contest/Candidate List — retrieved October 23, 2026
- Campaign website — debhaaland.com/debsplans — retrieved October 23, 2026
- Photo: Franmarie Metzler, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
- Website: Wikidata Q54860790 official website (P856)
- Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress (Bioguide ID H001080)
- New Mexico campaign-finance search (official)