2026 race · follow the money
New Mexico U.S. House District 1
3 filings report $1.9M raised, and outside groups reported $63 in independent spending for or against them. Compare where each campaign's money came from and who spent to help or hurt it.
The count.
Checking the election sources…
Side by side.
Raised excludes transfers between a candidate's own committees. Shares are of that total. Filings appear in order of money raised; this includes primary candidates who are no longer running.
| Candidate | Raised | Individuals | PACs | Own money | Spent | Cash | Outside for | Outside against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melanie StansburyDemocrat · Filed as incumbent | $1.7M | 84% | 16% | 0% | $1.6M | $311K | $63 | — |
| Ndidiamaka OkparekeRepublican · Filed as challenger | $175K | 97% | 2% | 0% | $117K | $58K | — | — |
| Steve JonesRepublican · Filed as challenger | $673 | 74% | 0% | 26% | $26K | $0 | — | — |
Who spent from outside.
The largest independent spenders in this race, summed from each candidate's five largest spenders on each side.
- GIVEGREEN UNITED ACTION$53 for Melanie Stansbury
- SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION$10 for Melanie Stansbury
Each campaign.
Sitting member of Congress · Melanie A. Stansbury
In the U.S. House (NM-1) since 2021 · current term ends Jan 3, 2027
- Recorded yea or nay on 22 of the 24 key House floor votes captured in Hugin's snapshot
- 2 committees: Natural Resources, Oversight and Government Reform · 3 subcommittees
- 71 committees reported contributions to them this cycle · 2 committees reported outside spending for or against them
Linked to this filing by its exact FEC candidate ID (H2NM01144) in the congress-legislators roster of Oct 21, 2026. Votes are one key floor vote per bill on bills named in contractor lobbying reports (Oct 29, 2026); committee seats are the roster as of Oct 24, 2026; money counts are FEC reports for 2026 as of Oct 24, 2026. These are what Hugin's snapshots captured, not complete records, and none of them is a score or evidence of motive.
- Raised
- $1.7M
- Spent
- $1.6M
- Cash on hand
- $311K
- Individuals 84% $1.4M
- PACs & other committees 16% $264K
- Other receipts 0.2% $3,471
Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026. Excludes $23K moved between the candidate's own committees.
Outside groups: $63 supporting · $0 opposing
Biggest spenders supporting
Largest direct PAC contributions
Where the money went $938K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $938K of the $1.6M the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 30, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 2% $21K
- Consultants & strategy 48% $448K
- Staff & payroll 1% $8,983
- Fundraising & processing fees 26% $243K
- Polling, research & data <0.1% $250
- Travel, meals & events 7% $63K
- Office, technology & overhead 8% $76K
- Legal & compliance 6% $57K
- Other or unclassified 2% $21K
Largest payees
- NEW BLUE INTERACTIVE LLC $325K
- ELECTIONS IN MOTION $176K
- BRANDON RAY PADILLA LLC $124K
- CAPITOL COMPLIANCE ASSOCIATES, INC. $57K
- ACTBLUE TECHNICAL SERVICES $37K
Paid to individuals: $39K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Jan 2, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (570 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗
Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.
- Raised
- $175K
- Spent
- $117K
- Cash on hand
- $58K
- Individuals 97% $170K
- PACs & other committees 2% $3,900
- Other receipts 0.5% $942
Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Largest direct PAC contributions
Where the money went $56K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $56K of the $117K the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 30, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 40% $22K
- Consultants & strategy 33% $18K
- Staff & payroll 4% $2,000
- Fundraising & processing fees 4% $2,239
- Travel, meals & events 19% $11K
- Office, technology & overhead 0.3% $157
- Legal & compliance 0.8% $473
- Contributions, transfers & refunds <0.1% $9
Largest payees
- APEX STRATEGIES $18K
- STUDIO BLUE $17K
- ANEDOT $2,239
- HOMETOWN HEROEZ STORE $1,727
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES $1,701
Paid to individuals: $10K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Aug 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (78 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗
Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.
- Raised
- $673
- Spent
- $26K
- Cash on hand
- $0
- Debts
- $193K
- Individuals 74% $500
- Candidate's own money & loans 26% $173
Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Where the money went $25K in itemized spending
- Advertising & outreach 78% $19K
- Polling, research & data 8% $1,929
- Travel, meals & events 9% $2,268
- Office, technology & overhead 5% $1,227
- Legal & compliance 0.4% $99
- Other or unclassified 0.1% $30
Largest payees
- EXPRESS CANVASSING $12K
- MCSHANE LLC $6,000
- MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES $2,116
- I360 LLC $1,870
- CAMPAIGN PARTNERS LLC $1,123
Payments dated Jan 27, 2025 to Feb 4, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (71 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗
Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.
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FEC bulk data read November 4, 2026. Campaign totals come from each filing's own FEC summary through its latest processed report. Outside spending is independent expenditures itemized in committee reports in the FEC bulk files, primaries included; late 24- and 48-hour reports, party coordinated spending, communication costs and groups that do not report to the FEC are not included. Outside spending is, by law, made without coordinating with the candidate, and it is not the candidate's money. A contribution or expenditure is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing.