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New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District

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New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District
Incumbent
Gabriel VasquezDemocratic
Assumed office: January 3, 2023

New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Gabriel Vasquez (D).

As of the 2020 Census, New Mexico representatives represented an average of 706,740 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 689,091 residents.

Elections

See also: New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District election, 2028


There are no official candidates yet for this election.


See also: New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District election, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on June 2, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 2

Incumbent Gabriel Vasquez (D) is running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 2 on June 2, 2026.

Candidate
Image of Gabriel Vasquez
Gabriel Vasquez

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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 2

Eddy Aragon (R), Greg Cunningham (R), and Jose Orozco (R) are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 2 on June 2, 2026.

Candidate
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Eddy Aragon
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Greg Cunningham
Image of Jose Orozco
Jose Orozco

There are no incumbents in this race.

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See also: New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. House New Mexico District 2

Incumbent Gabriel Vasquez (D) defeated Yvette Herrell (R) in the general election for U.S. House New Mexico District 2 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Gabriel Vasquez
Gabriel Vasquez (D)
 
52.1
 
138,177
Image of Yvette Herrell
Yvette Herrell (R)
 
47.9
 
127,145

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 265,322
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 2

Incumbent Gabriel Vasquez (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 2 on June 4, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Gabriel Vasquez
Gabriel Vasquez
 
100.0
 
29,613

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 29,613
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 2

Yvette Herrell (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 2 on June 4, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Yvette Herrell
Yvette Herrell
 
100.0
 
23,216

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 23,216
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See also: New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House New Mexico District 2

Gabriel Vasquez (D) defeated incumbent Yvette Herrell (R) and Eliseo Luna (D) in the general election for U.S. House New Mexico District 2 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Gabriel Vasquez
Gabriel Vasquez (D)
 
50.3
 
96,986
Image of Yvette Herrell
Yvette Herrell (R)
 
49.6
 
95,636
Image of Eliseo Luna
Eliseo Luna (D) (Write-in) Candidate Connection
 
0.0
 
51

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 192,673
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 2

Gabriel Vasquez (D) defeated Darshan Patel (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 2 on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Gabriel Vasquez
Gabriel Vasquez
 
76.1
 
24,010
Image of Darshan Patel
Darshan Patel  Candidate Connection
 
23.9
 
7,534

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 31,544
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 2

Incumbent Yvette Herrell (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 2 on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Yvette Herrell
Yvette Herrell
 
100.0
 
28,623

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 28,623
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

See also: New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House New Mexico District 2

Yvette Herrell (R) defeated incumbent Xochitl Torres Small (D) and Steve Jones (Independent) in the general election for U.S. House New Mexico District 2 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Yvette Herrell
Yvette Herrell (R)
 
53.7
 
142,283
Image of Xochitl Torres Small
Xochitl Torres Small (D)
 
46.3
 
122,546
Image of Steve Jones
Steve Jones (Independent) (Write-in) Candidate Connection
 
0.0
 
117

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 264,946
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 2

Incumbent Xochitl Torres Small (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 2 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Xochitl Torres Small
Xochitl Torres Small
 
100.0
 
48,095

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 48,095
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 2

Yvette Herrell (R) defeated Claire Chase (R) and Chris Mathys (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 2 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Yvette Herrell
Yvette Herrell
 
44.7
 
26,968
Image of Claire Chase
Claire Chase
 
31.5
 
19,017
Image of Chris Mathys
Chris Mathys
 
23.8
 
14,378

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 60,363
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See also: United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House New Mexico District 2

Xochitl Torres Small (D) defeated Yvette Herrell (R) in the general election for U.S. House New Mexico District 2 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Xochitl Torres Small
Xochitl Torres Small (D)
 
50.9
 
101,489
Image of Yvette Herrell
Yvette Herrell (R)
 
49.1
 
97,767

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 199,256
(100% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 2

Xochitl Torres Small (D) defeated Madeleine Hildebrandt (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 2 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Xochitl Torres Small
Xochitl Torres Small
 
72.6
 
25,395
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Madeleine Hildebrandt
 
27.4
 
9,577

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 34,972
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 2

Yvette Herrell (R) defeated Monty Newman (R), Gavin Clarkson (R), and Clayburn Griffin (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 2 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Yvette Herrell
Yvette Herrell
 
49.0
 
16,023
Image of Monty Newman
Monty Newman
 
32.0
 
10,474
Image of Gavin Clarkson
Gavin Clarkson
 
12.4
 
4,060
Image of Clayburn Griffin
Clayburn Griffin  Candidate Connection
 
6.6
 
2,143

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 32,700
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Previous election results


District map

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Redistricting

2020-2021

See also: Redistricting in New Mexico after the 2020 census

On December 17, 2021, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed new a congressional map into law.[10] The New Mexico State Senate approved the bill 25-15 on December 10, 2021, and the New Mexico House of Representatives approved the bill 44-24 on December 11, 2021.[11] The map was based on the New Mexico Citizen Redistricting Committee's H congressional map concept. This map took effect for New Mexico's 2022 congressional elections. On November 27, 2023, the New Mexico Supreme Court upheld the state's congressional map and dismissed the remaining litigation against it.[12]

How does redistricting in New Mexico work? In New Mexico, congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn by the state legislature. These lines are subject to veto by the governor.[13]

State statutes require that state legislative districts be contiguous and compact. Redistricting guidelines adopted in 2011 suggest that congressional and state legislative districts meet the following criteria:[13]

  1. All districts should be "reasonably compact."
  2. Districts should "not split voting precincts."
  3. Districts should "attempt to preserve communities of interest and take into consideration political and geographic boundaries."

These guidelines are nonbinding and may be altered by the legislature at its discretion.[13]

On April 6, 2021, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) signed SB304 into law, forming a seven-member advisory redistricting commission. The legislation bars public officials, candidates, political party officeholders, federal legislative or state employees, and the relatives of federal or state officeholders from serving on the commission. The commission's proposals do not bind the state legislature, which retains the authority to adopt, amend, or discard the proposals as it sees fit.[14]

2020

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2024

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2010-2011

This is the 2nd Congressional District of New Mexico after the 2001 redistricting process.
See also: Redistricting in New Mexico after the 2010 census

In 2011, the New Mexico State Legislature re-drew the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census.

District analysis

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index
See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

2026

Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is EVEN. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were about the same as the national average. This made New Mexico's 2nd the 211th most Republican district nationally.[15]

2024

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+1. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 1 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made New Mexico's 2nd the 204th most Democratic district nationally.[16]

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have defeated Donald Trump (R) 51.9%-46.1%.[17]

2022

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+1. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 1 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made New Mexico's 2nd the 205th most Democratic district nationally.[18]

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 51.9% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 46.1%.[19]

2018

Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+6. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 6 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District the 181st most Republican nationally.[20]

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 1.14. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.14 points toward that party.[21]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ New Mexico Scretary of State ,"2016 Primary Election Contest/Candidate List," accessed February 3, 2016
  2. ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Contest/Candidate List," accessed September 7, 2016
  3. ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, New Mexico," accessed November 7, 2012
  4. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
  5. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013
  6. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed March 28, 2013
  7. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013
  8. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002," accessed March 28, 2013
  9. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013
  10. ↑ New Mexico Office of the Governor, "Gov. Lujan Grisham signs new Congressional map approved by N.M. Legislature," December 17, 2021
  11. ↑ New Mexico State Legislature, "2021 2nd Special Session - SB 1," accessed December 14, 2021
  12. ↑ Democracy Docket, "New Mexico Congressional Redistricting Challenge," accessed December 1, 2023
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 All About Redistricting, "New Mexico," accessed May 6, 2015
  14. ↑ All About Redistricting, "New Mexico," accessed April 19, 2021
  15. ↑ Cook Political Report, "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)," accessed July 1, 2025
  16. ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed January 10, 2024
  17. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
  18. ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023
  19. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
  20. ↑ Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
  21. ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018


New Mexico's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators
Martin Heinrich (D)
Ben Luján (D)
Representatives
District 1
District 2
District 3
Democratic Party (5)

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