About this race
This district leans Democratic. Nobody in this race has donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group, according to available records. The candidates are Melanie Stansbury, a Democrat, and Didi Okpareke, a Republican.
Key issues in New Mexico
Major issues facing New Mexico, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.
- Health care access and costs — Polling ranks health care as a top voter concern, with rural access and insurance prices straining families.
- The economy and jobs — Voters rank the economy alongside health care as their top concern amid a sluggish statewide job market.
- Crime and public safety — New Mexico posts some of the nation's highest violent crime rates, and half of voters say they feel less safe.
- Public school performance — The state's public schools rank near the bottom nationally, driving debate over funding and accountability.
- Water scarcity and rights — Drought and competing demands strain water supplies, prompting tougher penalties for illegal well drilling.
- Oil and gas dependence — The state leans on oil revenue to fund government, leaving the budget exposed when production income levels off.
Candidates & funding
Didi Okpareke Republican Nominee
Where the money comes from
FEC campaign finance data through Jun 30, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.
| Melanie Stansbury D | Didi Okpareke R | |
|---|---|---|
| Raised | $1.4M | $100K |
| Individuals | $1.1M83% | $98K98% |
| PACs & parties | $202K15% | $2K2% |
| Self-funded | $0 | $0 |
| Other | $25K2% | $0 |
| AIPAC-linked* | — | — |
| Outside spending† | — | — |
* AIPAC-linked money is already counted in the rows above — it flags the pro-Israel share, not extra money.
† Independent spending on ads for or against a candidate. It never goes to their campaign.
“Individuals” covers both small-dollar (under $200) and large donors.
Who are the biggest donors?
Every donor ranked by how much they gave, from the candidate’s own FEC filings — individuals, PACs, and party committees all in one list. Expand a candidate to see theirs, then tap any name to learn more about the donor.
Why are so many gifts exactly $10,000? That’s the legal maximum a PAC can give one candidate for the whole cycle — $5,000 for the primary plus $5,000 for the general — so many PACs give the max. Individuals can give up to $3,500 per election.
Melanie Stansbury 1066 donors
- PAC$10K
- Labor PAC$10K
- Labor PAC$10K
- Labor PAC$10K
- Leadership PAC$10K
- Individual$9K
- Individual$7K
- Organization$7K
- Organization$7K
- Individual$7K
- Organization$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Labor PAC$7K
- Membership PAC$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$6K
- Individual$6K
- PAC$6K
- Individual$5K
- Labor PAC$5K
- Membership PAC$5K
- Labor PAC$5K
- Trade association PAC$5K
- Labor PAC$5K
- PAC$5K
- Labor PAC$5K
- Labor PAC$5K
- Labor PAC$5K
- Individual$5K
- Individual$4K
- Individual$4K
- Individual$4K
- Individual$4K
- Labor PAC$4K
- Membership PAC$4K
- Individual$4K
- Individual$4K
- Individual$4K
- Individual$4K
- Individual$4K
- Individual$4K
- Individual$4K
- Individual$4K
- Organization$4K
- Organization$4K
- Individual$4K
- Organization$4K
- Individual$4K
- Individual$4K
Showing the 50 biggest of 1066 donors. The other 1016 gave $594K combined.
Plus $525K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.
Didi Okpareke 89 donors
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$5K
- Individual$4K
- Individual$4K
- Individual$3K
- Individual$3K
- Individual$2K
- Individual$2K
- Individual$2K
- Individual$2K
- Individual$1K
- Individual$1K
- Individual$1K
- Individual$1K
- Individual$1K
- Individual$1K
- Individual$1K
- Individual$1K
- Individual$1K
- Individual$1K
- Membership PAC$1K
- Individual$821
- Individual$729
- Individual$729
- Individual$624
- Individual$521
- Individual$521
- Individual$521
- Individual$521
- Individual$521
- Individual$521
- Individual$521
- Individual$521
- Individual$521
- Individual$500
- Individual$500
- Individual$500
- Individual$500
- Individual$500
- Individual$468
- Individual$468
- Individual$400
- Individual$312
- Individual$312
- Individual$312
- Individual$300
- Individual$260
- Individual$260
Showing the 50 biggest of 89 donors. The other 39 gave $8K combined.
Plus $19K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.
These figures come from the candidate’s own itemized FEC reports (2026 cycle, through the coverage date above), with amendments applied and refunds netted. Joint fundraising transfers are left out of the ranking: they’re pass-throughs, and the individual donations behind them are listed above. Bank interest, vendor refunds, and other non-donation receipts are excluded. Donor names are as reported — the same person can appear twice if their name was recorded differently. Independent spending on ads is never included here — see the Outside spending column.