New Mexico's 2nd congressional district

{{Short description|U.S. House district for New Mexico}}

{{Disambig-acronym|NM-2|New Mexico State Road 2}}

{{Redirect|NM-02|the Mexico City train|NM-02 (Mexico City Metro)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2020}}

{{Infobox U.S. congressional district

| state = New Mexico

| district number = 2

| image name = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|from=New Mexico's 2nd congressional district (2023–).map|frame-height=300|frame-width=400|frame-latitude=33.4|frame-longitude=-106|zoom=6|overlay-horizontal-alignment=right|overlay-vertical-alignment=bottom|overlay=120px}}

| image width =

| image caption = Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023

| representative = Gabe Vasquez

| party = Democratic

| residence = Las Cruces

| english area =

| percent urban = 70.82

| percent rural = 29.18

| population = 710,078

| population year = 2023

| median income = $56,082{{Cite web |last=Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP) |first=US Census Bureau |title=My Congressional District |url=https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=35&cd=02 |website=www.census.gov}}

| percent white = 29.4

| percent hispanic = 59.9

| percent black = 1.8

| percent asian = 1.1

| percent native american = 5.0

| percent other race = 0.5

| percent more than one race = 2.3

| cpvi = Even{{Cite web |date=2025-04-03 |title=2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress) |url=https://www.cookpolitical.com/cook-pvi/2025-partisan-voting-index/district-map-and-list |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=Cook Political Report |language=en}}

}}

New Mexico's 2nd congressional district serves the southern half of New Mexico, including Las Cruces, and the southern fourth of Albuquerque. It is currently represented by Democrat Gabe Vasquez.

The district was one of 13 congressional districts that voted for Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election while simultaneously electing a Democrat in the 2024 House of Representatives elections.{{cite web |last1=Bowman |first1=Bridget |title=Trump's victory sets up fight for the House on his turf in 2026 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/trumps-victory-sets-fight-house-turf-2026-rcna184017 |publisher=NBC News |access-date=16 March 2025 |date=14 December 2024}}

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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 2018. 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."{{cite news |title=New Mexico Redistricting is Completed |url=https://www.leacountytribune.com/2021/12/18/nm-redistricting-map/ |access-date=11 November 2022 |work=Lea County Tribune}} 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.{{cite news |title=Democrats Make a Clean Sweep in New Mexico |url=https://www.leacountytribune.com/2022/11/10/democratic-sweep/ |access-date=11 November 2022 |work=Lea County Tribune}} Nevertheless, with a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of EVEN, it is the least Democratic district in New Mexico, a state with an all-Democratic congressional delegation.{{Cite web |date=2025-04-03 |title=2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress) |url=https://www.cookpolitical.com/cook-pvi/2025-partisan-voting-index/district-map-and-list |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=Cook Political Report |language=en}}

Recent election results from statewide races

class=wikitable

! Year

! Office

! Resultshttps://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::ec1c76cd-f59f-445b-8f24-fbffb0e8bdf5{{cite web | url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vRLCTBDZ1EWgNIgLLpnv9W13fXA5HWrUf-E3ovzsfwo96pgBaTZARE0gMXM9dQ1505grw3r0lq8uPq3/pubhtml | title=2024 U.S. Senate Election in New Mexico by Congressional District }}

rowspan=2|2008

| President

| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Obama 57% - 42%

Senate

| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Udall 60% - 40%

rowspan=5|2010

| Governor

| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|Martinez 55% - 45%

Secretary of State

| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|Duran 54% - 46%

Attorney General

| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|King 54% - 46%

Treasurer

| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Lewis 54% - 46%

Auditor

| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Balderas 54% - 46%

rowspan=2|2012

| President

| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Obama 55% - 45%

Senate

| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Heinrich 52% - 44%

rowspan=6|2014

| Senate

| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Udall 54% - 46%

Governor

| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|Martinez 59% - 41%

Secretary of State

| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|Duran 54% - 46%

Attorney General

| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Balderas 55% - 45%

Treasurer

| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Eichenberg 50.1% - 49.9%

Auditor

| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Keller 51% - 49%

rowspan=2|2016

| President

| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Clinton 48% - 42%

Secretary of State (Spec.)

| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Toulouse Oliver 54% - 46%

rowspan=4|2018

| Senate

| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Heinrich 53% - 33%

Governor

| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Lujan Grisham 55% - 44%

Attorney General

| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Balderas 59% - 36%

Auditor

| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Colón 55% - 45%

rowspan=2|2020

| President

| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Biden 52% - 46%

Senate

| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Ray Luján 50% - 47%

rowspan=4|2022

| Governor

| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|Ronchetti 49% - 48%

Secretary of State

| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Toulouse Oliver 50% - 47%

Attorney General

| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Torrez 52% - 48%

Treasurer

| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|H. Montoya 50.1% - 49.9%

rowspan=2|2024

| President

| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|Trump 50% - 48%

Senate

| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Heinrich 52% - 48%

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_NM01.pdf https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST35/CD118_NM02.pdf]

Bernalillo County (5)

: Albuquerque (part; also 1st), Isleta, Pajarito Mesa, Rio Rancho (part; also 1st; shared with Sandoval County), 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, Hope, 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, Monument, 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

class=wikitable style="text-align:center"

! Member
{{Small|(Residence)}}

! Party

! Years

! Cong
ress

! Electoral history

! width=350px | District location

style="height:3em"

| colspan=6 | District established January 3, 1969

style="height:3em"

| align=left | 100px
Ed Foreman
{{Small|(Las Cruces)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | January 3, 1969 –
January 3, 1971

| {{USCongressOrdinal|91}}

| Elected in 1968.
Lost re-election.

| rowspan=4 | 1969–1983
Catron, Chaves, Curry, De Baca, Doña Ana, Eddy, Grant, Hidalgo, Lea, Lincoln, Luna, McKinley, Otero, Roosevelt, San Juan, Sierra, Socorro, and Valencia

style="height:3em"

| align=left | 100px
Harold Runnels
{{Small|(Lovington)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | January 3, 1971 –
August 5, 1980

| {{USCongressOrdinal|92|96}}

| Elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Died.

style="height:3em"

| colspan=2 | Vacant

| nowrap | August 5, 1980 –
January 3, 1981

| {{USCongressOrdinal|96}}

|

style="height:3em"

| rowspan=3 align=left | 100px
Joe Skeen
{{Small|(Picacho)}}

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| rowspan=3 nowrap | January 3, 1981 –
January 3, 2003

| rowspan=3 | {{USCongressOrdinal|97|107}}

| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Retired.

style="height:3em"

| 1983–1993
{{dm|date=September 2021}}

style="height:3em"

| 1993–2003
Bernalillo, Catron, Chaves, Cibola, De Baca, Doña Ana, Eddy, Grant, Guadalupe, Hidalgo, Lea, Lincoln, Luna, Otero, Sierra, Socorro, and Valencia

style="height:3em"

| align=left | 100px
Steve Pearce
{{Small|(Hobbs)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2009

| {{USCongressOrdinal|108|110}}

| Elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.

| rowspan=3 | 2003–2013
300px
Bernalillo, Catron, Chaves, Cibola, De Baca, Doña Ana, Eddy, Grant, Guadalupe, Hidalgo, Lea, Lincoln, Luna, McKinley, Otero, Sierra, Socorro, and Valencia

style="height:3em"

| align=left | 100px
Harry Teague
{{Small|(Hobbs)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | January 3, 2009 –
January 3, 2011

| {{USCongressOrdinal|111}}

| Elected in 2008.
Lost re-election.

style="height:3em"

| rowspan=2 align=left | 100px
Steve Pearce
{{Small|(Hobbs)}}

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| rowspan=2 nowrap | January 3, 2011 –
January 3, 2019

| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|112|115}}

| rowspan=2 | Elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Retired to run for Governor of New Mexico.

style="height:3em"

| rowspan=3 | 2013–2023
300px
Bernalillo, Catron, Chaves, Cibola, De Baca, Doña Ana, Eddy, Grant, Guadalupe, Hidalgo, Lea, Lincoln, Luna, McKinley, Otero, Roosevelt, Sierra, Socorro, and Valencia

style="height:3em"

| align=left | 100px
Xochitl Torres Small
{{Small|(Las Cruces)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | January 3, 2019 –
January 3, 2021

| {{USCongressOrdinal|116}}

| Elected in 2018.
Lost re-election.

style="height:3em"

| align=left | 100px
Yvette Herrell
{{Small|(Alamogordo)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | January 3, 2021 –
January 3, 2023

| {{USCongressOrdinal|117}}

| Elected in 2020.
Lost re-election.

style="height:3em"

| align=left | 100px
Gabe Vasquez
{{Small|(Las Cruces)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | January 3, 2023 –
present

| {{USCongressOrdinal|118|present}}

| Elected in 2022.
Re-elected in 2024.

| 2023–present
300px
Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Doña Ana, Eddy, Grant, Hidalgo, Lea, Lincoln, Luna, McKinley, Otero, Sierra, Socorro, and Valencia

Election results

=1968=

{{Election box begin no change | title=1968 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 2{{Cite web |title=1968 Election Results |url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1968election.pdf}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Ed Foreman

| votes = 71,857

| percentage = 50.48

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = E. S. Johnny Walker

| votes = 69,858

| percentage = 49.08

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Independent

| candidate = Wilfredo Sedillo

| votes = 633

| percentage = 0.44

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 142,348

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box new seat win

| winner = Republican Party (US)

}}

{{End}}

=1970=

{{Election box begin no change | title= 1970 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 2{{Cite web |title=1970 Election Results |url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1970election.pdf}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Harold L. Runnels

| votes = 64,518

| percentage = 51.37

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Ed Foreman (Incumbent)

| votes = 61,074

| percentage = 48.63

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 125,592

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box gain with party link without swing

| winner = Democratic Party (US)

| loser = Republican Party (US)

}}

{{End}}

=1972=

{{Election box begin no change | title= 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 2{{Cite web |title=1972 Election Results |url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1972election.pdf}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Harold L. Runnels (Incumbent)

| votes = 116,152

| percentage = 72.17

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = George E. Presson

| votes = 44,784

| percentage = 27.83

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 160,936

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing

| winner = Democratic Party (US)

}}

{{End}}

=1974=

{{Election box begin no change | title= 1974 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 2{{Cite web |title=1974 Election Results |url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1974election.pdf}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Harold L. Runnels (Incumbent)

| votes = 90,127

| percentage = 66.74

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Donald W. Trubey

| votes = 43,045

| percentage = 31.88

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = American Independent Party

| candidate = Herbert Horton

| votes = 1,860

| percentage = 1.38

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 135,032

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing

| winner = Democratic Party (US)

}}

{{End}}

=1976=

{{Election box begin no change | title= 1976 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 2{{Cite web |title=1976 Election Results |url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1976election.pdf}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Harold L. Runnels (Incumbent)

| votes = 123,563

| percentage = 70.33

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Donald W. Trubey

| votes = 52,131

| percentage = 29.67

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 175,694

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing

| winner = Democratic Party (US)

}}

{{End}}

=1978=

{{Election box begin no change | title= 1978 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 2{{Cite web |title=1978 Election Results |url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1978election.pdf}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Harold L. Runnels (Incumbent)

| votes = 95,710

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 95,710

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing

| winner = Democratic Party (US)

}}

{{End}}

=1980=

{{Election box begin no change | title=1980 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 2{{Cite web |title=1980 Election Results |url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1980election.pdf}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Joe Skeen (as a write-in)

| votes = 61,564

| percentage = 38.00

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = David King

| votes = 55,085

| percentage = 34.00

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Independent

| candidate = Dorothy Runnels (as a write-in)

| votes = 45,343

| percentage = 28.00

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 161,992

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box gain with party link without swing

| winner = Republican Party (US)

| loser = Democratic Party (US)

}}

{{End}}

=1982=

{{Election box begin no change | title= 1982 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 2{{Cite web |title=1982 Election Results |url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1982election.pdf}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Joe Skeen (Incumbent)

| votes = 71,021

| percentage = 58.40

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Caleb Chandler

| votes = 50,599

| percentage = 41.60

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 121,620

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing

| winner = Republican Party (US)

}}

{{End}}

=1984=

{{Election box begin no change | title= 1984 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 2{{Cite web |title=1984 Election Results |url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1984election.pdf}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Joe Skeen (Incumbent)

| votes = 116,006

| percentage = 74.33

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Peter R. York

| votes = 40,063

| percentage = 25.67

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 156,069

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing

| winner = Republican Party (US)

}}

{{End}}

=1986=

{{Election box begin no change | title= 1986 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 2{{Cite web |title=1986 Election Results |url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1986election.pdf}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Joe Skeen (Incumbent)

| votes = 77,787

| percentage = 62.88

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Mike Runnels

| votes = 45,924

| percentage = 37.12

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 123,711

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing

| winner = Republican Party (US)

}}

{{End}}

=1988=

{{Election box begin no change | title= 1988 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 2{{Cite web |title=1988 Election Results |url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1988election.pdf}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Joe Skeen (Incumbent)

| votes = 100,324

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 100,324

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing

| winner = Republican Party (US)

}}

{{End}}

=1990=

{{Election box begin no change | title= 1990 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 2{{Cite web |title=1990 Election Results |url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1990election.pdf}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Joe Skeen (Incumbent)

| votes = 80,677

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 80,677

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing

| winner = Republican Party (US)

}}

{{End}}

=1992=

{{Election box begin no change | title= 1992 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 2{{Cite web |title=1992 Election Results |url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1992election.pdf}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Joe Skeen (Incumbent)

| votes = 94,838

| percentage = 56.39

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Dan Sosa Jr.

| votes = 73,157

| percentage = 43.50

}}

{{Election box candidate no change

| party = Write-in

| candidate =

| votes = 175

| percentage = 0.11

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 168,170

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing

| winner = Republican Party (US)

}}

{{End}}

=1994=

{{Election box begin no change | title= 1994 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 2{{Cite web |title=1994 Election Results |url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1994election.pdf}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Joe Skeen (Incumbent)

| votes = 89,966

| percentage = 63.28

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Benjamin Anthony Chavez

| votes = 45,316

| percentage = 31.87

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Green Party of the United States

| candidate = Rex R. Johnson

| votes = 6,898

| percentage = 4.85

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 142,180

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing

| winner = Republican Party (US)

}}

{{End}}

=1996=

{{Election box begin no change | title=1996 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 2{{Cite web |title=1996 Election Results |url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1996election.pdf}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Joe Skeen (Incumbent)

| votes = 95,091

| percentage = 55.93

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = E. Shirley Baca

| votes = 74,915

| percentage = 44.07

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 170,006

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing

| winner = Republican Party (US)

}}

{{End}}

=1998=

{{Election box begin no change | title=1998 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 2{{Cite web |title=1998 Election Results |url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1998election.pdf}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Joe Skeen (Incumbent)

| votes = 85,077

| percentage = 57.93

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = E. Shirley Baca

| votes = 61,796

| percentage = 42.07

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 146,873

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing

| winner = Republican Party (US)

}}

{{End}}

=2000=

{{Election box begin no change | title=2000 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 2{{Cite web |title=2000 Election Results |url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2000election.pdf}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Joe Skeen (Incumbent)

| votes = 100,742

| percentage = 58.11

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Michael A. Montoya

| votes = 72,614

| percentage = 41.89

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 173,356

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing

| winner = Republican Party (US)

}}

{{End}}

=2002=

{{Election box begin no change | title=2002 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 2{{Cite web |title=2002 Election Results |url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2002election.pdf}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Steve Pearce

| votes = 79,631

| percentage = 56.23

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = John Arthur Smith

| votes = 61,916

| percentage = 43.72

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Green Party of the United States

| candidate = George L. Dewey (as a write-in)

| votes = 43

| percentage = 0.03

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Padraig M. Lynch (as a write-in)

| votes = 39

| percentage = 0.02

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 141,629

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing

| winner = Republican Party (US)

}}

{{End}}

=2004=

{{Election box begin no change | title=2004 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 2{{Cite web |title=2004 Election Results |url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2004election.pdf}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Steve Pearce (Incumbent)

| votes = 130,498

| percentage = 60.20

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Gary King

| votes = 86,292

| percentage = 39.80

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 216,790

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing

| winner = Republican Party (US)

}}

{{End}}

=2006=

{{Election box begin no change | title=2006 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 2{{Cite web |title=2006 Election Results |url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2006election.pdf}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Steve Pearce (Incumbent)

| votes = 92,620

| percentage = 59.42

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Albert Kissling

| votes = 63,119

| percentage = 40.49

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = C. Dean Burk (as a write-in)

| votes = 135

| percentage = 0.09

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 155,874

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing

| winner = Republican Party (US)

}}

{{End}}

=2008=

{{Election box begin no change | title=2008 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 2{{Cite web |title=2008 Election Results |url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2008election.pdf}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Harry Teague

| votes = 129,572

| percentage = 55.96

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Edward R. Tinsley

| votes = 101,980

| percentage = 44.04

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 231,552

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box gain with party link without swing

| winner = Democratic Party (US)

| loser = Republican Party (US)

}}

{{End}}

=2010=

{{Election box begin no change | title=2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 2{{Cite web |title=2010 Election Results |url=http://www.sos.state.nm.us/10GenResults/SOSNMG10CAN.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927000631/http://www.sos.state.nm.us/10GenResults/SOSNMG10CAN.pdf |archive-date=September 27, 2011 |access-date=May 11, 2011}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Steve Pearce

| votes = 94,053

| percentage = 55.40

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Harry Teague (Incumbent)

| votes = 75,709

| percentage = 44.60

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 169,762

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box gain with party link without swing

| winner = Republican Party (US)

| loser = Democratic Party (US)

}}

{{End}}

=2012=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 2{{Cite web |title=Statewide Results |url=http://www.electionpeople.com/nmger2012/StatewideResults/ShowStatewideResultsTable.aspx? |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171227151548/http://www.electionpeople.com/nmger2012/StatewideResults/ShowStatewideResultsTable.aspx |archive-date=December 27, 2017 |publisher=New Mexico Secretary of State}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Steve Pearce (Incumbent)

| party = Republican Party (US)

| votes = 133,180

| percentage = 59.06

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Evelyn Madrid Erhard

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| votes = 92,162

| percentage = 40.87

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Jack A. McGrann (Write-In)

| party = Independent

| votes = 173

| percentage = 0.08

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 225,515

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (US)

}}

{{End}}

=2014=

{{Election box begin no change | title= 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 2{{Cite web |date=November 4, 2014 |title=Official Results General Election - November 4, 2014 |url=http://electionresults.sos.state.nm.us/resultsSW.aspx?type=FED&map=CTY |access-date=January 2, 2015 |publisher=New Mexico Secretary of State}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Steve Pearce (Incumbent)

| votes = 95,209

| percentage = 64.43

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Rocky Lara

| votes = 52,499

| percentage = 35.52

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Jack McGrann (Write-In)

| votes = 69

| percentage = 0.05

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 147,777

| percentage = 100

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (US)

}}

{{End}}

=2016=

{{Election box begin no change | title=2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 2{{Cite web |date=November 8, 2016 |title=Election Night Results - November 8, 2016 |url=http://electionresults.sos.state.nm.us/resultsSW.aspx?type=FED&map=CTY |access-date=December 7, 2016 |publisher=New Mexico Secretary of State}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Steve Pearce (Incumbent)

| votes = 143,514

| percentage = 62.72

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Merrie Lee Soules

| votes = 85,232

| percentage = 37.25

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Jack A McGrann (write in)

| votes = 70

| percentage = 0.03

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 228,816

| percentage = 100

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (US)

}}

{{End}}

=2018=

{{Election box begin no change | title=2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 2{{Cite web |date=November 6, 2018 |title=Election Night Results - November 6, 2018 |url=http://electionresults.sos.state.nm.us/resultsSW.aspx?type=FED&map=CTY |access-date=November 7, 2018 |publisher=New Mexico Secretary of State}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Xochitl Torres Small

| votes = 101489

| percentage = 50.90

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Yvette Herrell

| votes = 97767

| percentage = 49.10

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 199256

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box gain with party link without swing

| winner = Democratic Party (US)

| loser = Republican Party (US)

}}

{{End}}

= 2020 =

{{Election box begin no change|title=2020 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 2}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|candidate=Yvette Herrell|party=Republican Party (United States)|percentage=53.75|votes=142,169}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Xochitl Torres Small (incumbent)|votes=122,314|percentage=46.25}}{{Election box total no change|percentage=100.0|votes=264,483}}{{Election box gain with party link no change|winner=Republican Party (United States)|loser=Democratic Party (United States)}}{{Election box end}}

= 2022 =

{{Election box begin no change|title=2022 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 2https://electionstats.sos.nm.gov/contest/12730}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|candidate=Gabe Vasquez|party=Democratic Party (United States)|percentage=50.34|votes=96,986}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Yvette Herrell (incumbent)|votes=95,636|percentage=49.64}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Eliseo Luna (write-in)

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 51

| percentage = 0.03

}}{{Election box total no change|percentage=100.00|votes=192,673}}{{Election box gain with party link no change|loser=Republican Party (United States)|winner=Democratic Party (United States)}}{{Election box end}}

= 2024 =

{{Election box begin no change|title=2024 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 2{{cite web |title=2024 General Election Candidate Summary Results Report|website=Secretary of State of New Mexico |date=November 26, 2024 |access-date=November 28, 2024 |url=https://klvg4oyd4j.execute-api.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/prod/PublicFiles/ee3072ab0d43456cb15a51f7d82c77a2/c7e73a30-8a5e-4a1b-bb76-669da1347713/2024%20General%20Summary%20Results%20Report.pdf}}}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|candidate=Gabe Vasquez (incumbent)|party=Democratic Party (United States)|percentage=52.08|votes=138,177}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Yvette Herrell|votes=127,145|percentage=47.92}}{{Election box total no change|percentage=100.00|votes=265,322}}{{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=Democratic Party (United States)}}{{Election box end}}

See also

References

  • {{Cite book |last=Martis |first=Kenneth C. |title=The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress |publisher=Macmillan Publishing Company |year=1989 |location=New York}}
  • {{Cite book |last=Martis |first=Kenneth C. |title=The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts |publisher=Macmillan Publishing Company |year=1982 |location=New York}}
  • [http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present]

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