Early Voting Begins Oct 6, in Alamogordo- What to Know.

ALAMOGORDO — Early voting for the Nov. 3 general election opens Tuesday, Oct. 6, at the Otero County Administration Building, the only Alamogordo site open that first week. Expanded early voting begins Saturday, Oct. 17, and early voting ends Saturday, Oct. 31. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3, with polls open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Voters do not have to give a reason to vote early. Absentee ballots also begin going out Oct. 6 to people who have already applied. The last day to request a mail ballot is Tuesday, Oct. 20. Voted absentee ballots must be received by 7 p.m. on Election Day.

Where to vote early in Alamogordo

• Otero County Administration Building, 1101 N. New York Ave., Room 101. Oct. 6 through Oct. 31, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. This is the county’s in-person absentee and early-voting office for the opening stretch.

• Otero County Fairgrounds, 401 Fairgrounds Road. Oct. 17 through Oct. 31, Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., according to the city listing.

• In-person absentee marking at the Otero County Clerk’s Office, 1104 N. White Sands Blvd., Suite C, Oct. 19 through Oct. 30, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Statewide, expanded early voting at alternate sites begins Oct. 17 and ends Oct. 31. Voters should confirm the latest hours before they go, especially around Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Monday, Oct. 12, when many clerk offices are closed.

The clerk’s office can be reached at 575-437-4942. Registration, a sample ballot, and an absentee application are at nmvote.org. Same-day registration is available at early-voting sites and on Election Day for eligible voters.

Election Day in the city

On Nov. 3, any Otero County voter may use a voting convenience center.

City sites posted by Alamogordo are the Fairgrounds, the Sgt. Willie Estrada Memorial Civic Center at 800 E. First St., and the Tays Special Events Center at 2400 N. Scenic Drive, all open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Who is on the ballot

This is a midterm general election, not a city commission election. Alamogordo’s commission races were decided in the 2025 regular local election. The November ballot is federal, statewide, legislative, county, judicial, and bond questions. A voter’s exact ballot depends on address. The official sample ballot is at nmvote.org and on the Otero County Clerk’s “2026 General Election Super Sample Ballot.”

At the top of the ballot:

• U.S. Senate: Democrat Ben Ray Luján and Republican Larry Marker.

• U.S. House, District 2 (covers Otero County): Democrat Gabe Vasquez and Republican Gregory Cunningham.

• Governor: Democrat Deb Haaland, with running mate Stephanie Garcia Richard, and Republican Gregg Hull, with running mate David Gallegos. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is term-limited.

• Secretary of state: Democrat Amanda López Askin and Republican Ramona Goolsby.

Legislative races that touch Otero County:

• House District 51: Republican incumbent John Block and independent Grace A. Nagamine.

• House District 53: Republican Ben Luna Jr., who did not draw a general-election opponent in the June independent-filing window.

• House District 56: Republican incumbent Harlan Vincent.

• Senate District 33 (parts of Otero, Lincoln, and Chaves counties): Democrat William Griffin and Republican Rex Wilson.

County races filed for November:

• Commission District 1: Republican Christopher Wayne Glidden and Democrat Alan David Gonzalez.

• Commission District 2: Republican Jonathan T. Emery and independent Evan Christopher Lambert.

• Sheriff: Republican Geraldine Yazza Martinez, who won a three-way June primary and is uncontested.

• Assessor: Republican James M. Bowman, unopposed.

• Probate judge: Jessica Lynn Suggs, listed as unopposed.

Judicial questions include retention of 12th Judicial District judges, including Stephen P. Ochoa and Angie K. Schneider, a special election for Division 2, and magistrate races. Retention is a yes-or-no vote, not a contest between candidates.

Statewide questions include four constitutional amendments and three general-obligation bonds. The amendments cover the governor’s pocket veto, school-election timing, a salary for legislators tied to median household income, and university regent appointments. The bonds are for senior facilities (about $21.6 million), libraries (about $19.3 million), and higher-education, special-school, and tribal-school projects (about $352.2 million), repaid with a statewide property-tax levy. Otero County also has a local bond question on the ballot.

What to bring

New Mexico does not require photo identification for most voters. First-time voters who registered by mail and did not provide ID then may be asked for identification. Anyone unsure of status, precinct, or ballot should look up the record at nmvote.org or call the clerk before Tuesday.

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