Midterm Forecast2026 · Senate & House
20,000 simulated elections · Model run Oct 28, 12:50 AM ETPolls through Oct 27 · Election Nov 3
Governors / New MexicoNew Mexico governor 2026 · open seat, held by Democrats

Deb Haaland is heavily favored to win New Mexico

Deb Haaland99%Democrat
Gregg Hull1%Republican
Forecast marginD+18.580%: D+9.0 to D+28.0
Polling averageD+22.01 polls, adjusted
Cook ratingSolid DOct 27
2024 presidentD+6.0nation R+1.5

Governor polls

Each dot is a poll after adjustment; grey ticks show where it was as published

Dot size shows the weight a poll gets. The line is the model's polling average, with its 80% band. The bar at right is the 80% range of the forecast on election day.

Range of outcomes

Democratic margin across simulations

Deb Haaland wins in 99% of simulations (about 1 in 138 for the underdog). Median margin D+19.0.

Chance of winning over time

Daily reruns of the model

Each day is a fresh run of today's model using only the polls that had finished by the day before. Daily runs since Jul 1.

How the forecast is built

Fundamentals D+13.3. Governor races follow a state's partisanship only about half as closely as federal races, and incumbents carry a much bigger edge (both fit on the 2018 and 2022 results). The fundamentals average half the state's lean plus the national environment (D+8.7) with the eight published ratings.

Polls D+22.0. 1 polls, adjusted for house effects and likely-voter screens. Polls carry about 60% of the weight.

Polling errors here move with the same state's Senate race and with similar states.

What the forecasters say

Eight published ratings
CookSolid D
Inside ElectionsLikely D
SabatoSolid D
DDHQLikely D
Fox NewsSolid D
NBCSolid D
RealClearPoliticsLean D
Silver BulletinSolid D

Every poll in the model

PollsterField endSamplePublishedHouse effectAdjustedWeight
BSP ResearchAug 7800 RVD+17.0D+1.7D+21.90.93