About District Attorney
About this position
- Office level
- Regional
- Election frequency
- Every 4 years
- Commitment level
- Full Time
- Affiliation
- Partisan
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for District Attorney
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
Must be at least 18 years of age, live in the district they wish to represent, a resident of New Mexico for at least 3 years, not convicted of any felonies, and be a licensed attorney in good standing.
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- Filing fee is $0; signature requirement of a number of voters equal to at least 3% of the total vote of the candidate's party in the district or division, of 15 qualified voters (major party candidates), 1% of the total number of votes cast for governor at the last preceding general election in the district (minor party candidates), or a number of voters equal to at least 2% of the total number of votes cast in the district (independent candidates).
- Filing period
- June 27, 2024 - June 27, 2024
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the County Clerk office in the county of your residence.
- Where to file
- Submit paperwork to the County Clerk office in the county of your residence.
- Filing phone
- Submit paperwork to the County Clerk office in the county of your residence.
- Step 3
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Mary V. Carmack-AltwiesDistrict 1Democratic · Current term 2025 to 2029 - View profile
Sam BregmanDistrict 2Democratic · Current term 2025 to 2029 - View profileFernando R. MaciasDistrict 3Democratic · Current term 2025 to 2029
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Thomas A. ClaytonDistrict 4Democratic · Current term 2025 to 2029 - View profile
Dianna L. LuceDistrict 5Republican · Current term 2025 to 2029 - View profile
Norman R. WheelerDistrict 6Republican · Current term 2025 to 2029 - View profile
Clint WellbornDistrict 7Republican · Current term 2025 to 2029 - View profile
Marcus Joseph MontoyaDistrict 8Democratic · Current term 2025 to 2029 - View profileQuentin Paul RayDistrict 9Republican · Current term 2025 to 2029
- View profileHeidi Lyn AdamsDistrict 10Republican · Current term 2025 to 2029
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Barbara A. RomoDistrict 13Democratic · Current term 2025 to 2029
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