The 2026 New Mexico gubernatorial election will take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the next governor and lieutenant governor of New Mexico. Due to term limits, incumbent Democratic governor Michelle Lujan Grisham will be ineligible to seek re-election to a third consecutive term.
^Baldwin expressed his interest in running "beyond [the] fractured two party system" as part of the White Lotus Party, named in reference to the secret society in Avatar: The Last Airbender.
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^Egan, Lauren; Stokols, Eli; Johansen, Ben (August 23, 2024). "About all that DNC cabinet chatter". Politico. Retrieved August 27, 2024. With Interior Secretary DEB HAALAND expected to run for governor in 2026, there was also conversation about whether Sen. MARTIN HEINRICH (D-N.M.) could be looking to replace her in a Harris cabinet.
