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2026 New Mexico District 1 House Election

Melanie Stansbury (D)

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.

Candidates & funding

Melanie Stansbury Democrat Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
2026 fundraising (FEC)$1,353,564 raised · $1,082,562 spent · $416,711 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: Protecting our lands and waters, addressing critical issues facing our communities

Didi Okpareke Republican Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
2026 fundraising (FEC)$100,340 raised · $57,599 spent · $42,741 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: Affordable, accessible healthcare; strong economy; answers to New Mexico, not Washington

Where the money comes from

FEC campaign finance data through Jun 30, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.

Melanie Stansbury DDidi 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
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$1.4M
Campaign spent$1.1M
Cash on hand$417K
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals83%
PACs / committees15%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
  • 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.

See Melanie Stansbury’s full FEC filings →

Didi Okpareke 89 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$100K
Campaign spent$58K
Cash on hand$43K
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals98%
PACs / committees2%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
  • 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.

See Didi Okpareke’s full FEC filings →

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.

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