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Darshan Patel
Darshan Patel (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 7, 2022.
Patel completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2022
See also: New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House New Mexico District 2
Gabriel Vasquez defeated incumbent Yvette Herrell and Eliseo Luna in the general election for U.S. House New Mexico District 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Gabriel Vasquez (D) | 50.3 | 96,986 |
 | Yvette Herrell (R) | 49.6 | 95,636 | |
 | Eliseo Luna (D) (Write-in)  | 0.0 | 51 | |
| Total votes: 192,673 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 2
Gabriel Vasquez defeated Darshan Patel in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 2 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gabriel Vasquez | 76.1 | 24,010 |
 | Darshan Patel | 23.9 | 7,534 | |
| Total votes: 31,544 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 2
Incumbent Yvette Herrell advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 2 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Yvette Herrell | 100.0 | 28,623 |
| Total votes: 28,623 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Darshan Patel completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Patel's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Access to high quality and affordable healthcare. I am a rural family medicine physician and work in a public critical access hospital in Lea County, NM. I’ve shown up everyday for New Mexicans in our fight against COVID 19. The pandemic has revealed the systemic inequities in our health system. I see how hard it is to access quality primary and specialty care, affordable prescription drugs, and health insurance – especially in our rural communities. Expanding access to care and health insurance coverage will be one of my top priorities.
- Expanding the middle class. I grew up in a working class immigrant family in New Mexico. I know what it is like to live paycheck to paycheck, rely on public health insurance and free/reduced lunch at school. Jobs that pay a living wage, offer health and retirement benefits and time off to raise a family and care for your loved ones is an essential component of living a flourishing life in New Mexico.
- Access to high quality public education. I was a public high school math teacher before I entered medicine. I know what it takes to provide high quality public education, especially in our communities of greatest need. Safe, equitable, funded and effective public schools are the bedrock of any community.
Expanding the middle class.
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See also
2022 Elections
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