Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, NM-01
Melanie Stansbury
American politician (born 1979)
- Term begins
- January 3, 2027
Unofficial result, not yet certified. Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · read 2026-11-07
Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Democrat (D +16.7, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Democrat won. Every call, frozen before polls closed
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Overview
Melanie Ann Stansbury is an American politician and former ecology instructor serving as the U.S. representative for New Mexico's 1st congressional district since 2021. The district includes the majority of Albuquerque and most of its suburbs.
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A Democrat, Stansbury previously served as a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives for the 28th district from 2019 to 2021.
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-08 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Born
- January 31, 1979 (age 47)
- Education
- Cibola High School, 1997
- Saint Mary's College of California, Bachelor of Arts, 2002
- Cornell University, Master of Science, 2007
- Occupation
- scientist
- In Congress
- 3 House terms, since June 14, 2021
Facts above: Wikidata (CC0, retrieved 2026-11-05) and congress-legislators (public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05).
The race
U.S. House, NM-01. Won.
- Melanie Stansbury Democratic · winnern/a
Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · retrieved 2026-11-07 · unofficial until certified
Polls and models against the result
- Frozen call
- Democrat (D +16.7, from the Vugol Vector model)
- Result
- Won
Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.
Money
Principal campaign committee: MELANIE FOR NEW MEXICO. Covers January 1, 2025 to October 14, 2026; latest report: Pre-General. Money raised after that date appears once the next report is filed.
Where the money came from
41.3% of the $1,430,851 from individuals came in contributions the FEC does not itemize (donors who gave $200 or less in total).
- Individuals, unitemized (donors giving $200 or less in total)34.4%$591,330
- Individuals, itemized48.8%$839,521
- Other political committees (PACs)15.4%$264,335
- Transfers, other loans and other receipts1.5%$26,129
Employers donors listed
- FIVE & DIME GENERAL STORES$7,0004 contributions
- THORNBURG INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT$7,0002 contributions
- TRUECOVERAGE LLC$7,0002 contributions
- CALCULEX INC.$6,2002 contributions
- UNM$5,87564 contributions
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO$4,32054 contributions
- GIBBS & BRUNS LLP$4,0003 contributions
- COLLINEAR NETWORKS$3,5002 contributions
- TPG CAPITAL$3,5001 contribution
- UNION SQUARE VENTURES$3,5001 contribution
Sum of itemized individual contributions by the employer the donor listed. These are employees giving as individuals, not donations by the companies. Entries such as retired, not employed or self-employed are left out of this list.
Source: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC) · reports filed through October 14, 2026 · retrieved 2026-11-14 · filings can be amended · response hash bb1b726bc21c
Industries
Industry totals are not on file here. OpenSecrets publishes them on its page for this member.
Record
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Natural Resources
2 subcommittees
- Water, Wildlife and Fisheries
- Federal Lands
- House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
1 subcommittees
- Delivering on Government Efficiency (Ranking Member)
Source: congress-legislators (current committees) · retrieved 2026-11-05 · current Congress; the new committees are set after January 3, 2027
Bills and resolutions, 119th Congress (2025 to 2027)
- Sponsored
- 28 bills and resolutions
- Cosponsored
- 601 bills and resolutions
Most recent sponsored bills
- H.R. 10527: Smithsonian Integrity and Historical Independence Act of 2026Introduced September 21, 2026. Latest action September 21, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- H.R. 9973: Indigenous Students Excel through Parity Act of 2026 (II)Introduced July 27, 2026. Latest action July 27, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- H.R. 9935: Indigenous Students Excel through Parity Act of 2026Introduced July 23, 2026. Latest action July 23, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- H.R. 9820: CDC Tribal Public Health Security and Preparedness ActIntroduced July 21, 2026. Latest action July 21, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- H.R. 9300: Postsecondary Student Success Act of 2026Introduced June 11, 2026. Latest action June 11, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- H.R. 9002: SURS Extension ActIntroduced May 21, 2026. Latest action May 21, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: Congress.gov (Library of Congress) · the 119th Congress runs until January 3, 2027; a later Congress is not included · retrieved 2026-11-08 · counts of activity, not a measure of results · response hash eb0227be9980
Bills and votes
The full list of bills and every recorded vote are published by Congress. We link to them rather than copy them:
Roll-call vote records are not on file here.
Issues and positions
Not yet on file: issue positions (we publish only what a source states). Are you this person? Update your profile
Contact and links
- Website
- stansbury.house.gov via Wikidata
- Office phone
- 202-225-6316
- Washington office
- 1421 Longworth House Office Building Washington DC 20515-3101
- Campaign email
- Not on file
- Social
Sources: congress-legislators (official, public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05); Wikidata (CC0) for linked accounts; campaign-provided items are labeled.
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Timeline
- 2026Called the winner of this race. Called by Wikipedia editors 7:46 AM ET
- 2024U.S. House, NM-01 · General · result not on file Vugol.Me record
- 2022U.S. House, NM-01 · General · won · 156,462 votes (55.8%) Vugol.Me record
- 2021 to presentUnited States representative Wikidata
- 2019 to 2021Member of the New Mexico House of Representatives Wikidata
Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0) (Q96184996). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.
In the news
- Pete Hegseth impeachment effort dies in the House as absent Democrats couldn't beat the traffic
- Democratic House lawmaker gets emotional as she blames rush hour traffic for missing Hegseth impeachment vote
- Jeffries shredded over Hegseth impeachment snafu as Dem jockeys for speaker’s gavel
- Pete Hegseth escapes impeachment as Dems threaten to try again in next Congress
- Dem rep blames 'horrific' traffic for missing Hegseth impeachment vote: 'I am so sorry'
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All sources
- Result: Wikipedia (House results table), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_New_Mexico&oldid=1384138574
- Call time: Called by Wikipedia editors 7:46 AM ET (revision)
- Pre-election call: Vugol.Me calls ledger (frozen), /calls
- Background: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanie_Stansbury
- Birth, education, occupation and offices held: Wikidata (CC0), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q96184996
- Congressional service, committees and official contact: congress-legislators (public domain), https://github.com/unitedstates/congress-legislators
- Term start: U.S. Constitution, 20th Amendment, section 1
- Campaign finance: Federal Election Commission
- Roster, FEC filing https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H2NM01144/
- photo_full_body https://stansbury.house.gov
- photo_action https://stansbury.house.gov
- photo_headshot https://github.com/unitedstates/images
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