New Mexico's 2nd congressional district serves the southern half of

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, including Las Cruces, and the southern fourth of

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. It is currently represented by Democrat Gabe Vasquez. The district was one of 13 congressional districts that voted for

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in the 2024 presidential election while simultaneously electing a Democrat in the 2024 House of Representatives elections.

History

Historically, the district has leaned more Republican than New Mexico's other two districts, particularly in presidential elections. In the 2020 election, Republican candidate Yvette Herrell defeated Democratic representative Xochitl Torres Small in a rematch of their race in

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. Herrell is the third Native woman elected to Congress and she assumed office on January 3, 2021. Following the 2020 census, each congressional district in the state underwent redistricting "to ensure that each district has a variety of constituents better reflecting the diversity of interests in New Mexico as a whole." This district was made much more Democratic, as it gained more of Albuquerque while losing some heavily Republican areas in the eastern part of the state. With a tight margin, Democratic challenger Gabe Vasquez won the 2022 midterm election. Nevertheless, with a

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rating of EVEN, it is the least Democratic district in New Mexico, a state with an all-Democratic congressional delegation.

Recent election results from statewide races

Composition

For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities:https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST35/CD118_NM02.pdf
/ref> Bernalillo County (5) :

(part; also

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), Isleta, Pajarito Mesa, Rio Rancho (part; also

; shared with

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), South Valley Catron County (18) : All 18 communities Chaves County (0) : No incorporated municipalities or census-recognized places Cibola County (34) : All 34 communities Doña Ana County (30) : All 30 communities Eddy County (10) : Atoka (part; also 3rd), Carlsbad, Happy Valley,

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, La Huerta, Livingston Wheeler, Loco Hills, Loving, Malaga, Whites City Grant County (26) : All 26 communities Hidalgo County (8) : All 8 communities Lea County (5) : Eunice, Hobbs (part; also 3rd), Jal,

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, Nadine Luna County (11) : All 11 communities McKinley County (3) : Ramah, Timberlake (shared with Cibola County), Zuni Pueblo Otero County (17) : All 17 communities Sierra County (11) : All 11 communities Socorro County (16) : All 16 communities Valencia County (9) : Belen, Casa Colorada, Highland Meadows, Jarales, Los Chaves, Los Lunas, Madrone, Pueblitos, Sausal

List of members representing the district

Election results

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