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.
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." 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 Cook Partisan Voting Index 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 Year Office Results2008 PresidentObama 57–42% SenateUdall 60–40%2010 GovernorMartinez 55–45% Secretary of StateDuran 54–46% Attorney GeneralKing 54–46% AuditorBalderas 54–46% TreasurerLewis 54–46%2012 PresidentObama 55–45% SenateHeinrich 52–44%2014 SenateUdall 54–46% GovernorMartinez 59–41% Secretary of StateDuran 54–46% Attorney GeneralBalderas 55–45% AuditorKeller 51–49% TreasurerEichenberg 50.1–49.9%2016 PresidentClinton 48–42% Secretary of State (Spec.)Toulouse Oliver 54–46%2018 SenateHeinrich 53–33% GovernorLujan Grisham 55–44% Attorney GeneralBalderas 59–36% AuditorColón 55–45%2020 PresidentBiden 52–46% SenateRay Luján 50–47%2022 GovernorRonchetti 49–48% Secretary of StateToulouse Oliver 50–47% Attorney GeneralTorrez 52–48% TreasurerH. Montoya 50.1–49.9%2024 PresidentTrump 50–48% SenateHeinrich 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:
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 Member Party Years Congress Electoral history District location District established January 3, 1969 Ed Foreman Republican January 3, 1969 –January 3, 1971 Elected in 1968.Lost re-election. 1969–1983Catron, Chaves, Curry, De Baca, Doña Ana, Eddy, Grant, Hidalgo, Lea, Lincoln, Luna, McKinley, Otero, Roosevelt, San Juan, Sierra, Socorro, and Valencia Harold Runnels Democratic January 3, 1971 –August 5, 1980 Elected in 1970.Re-elected in 1972.Re-elected in 1974.Re-elected in 1976.Re-elected in 1978.Died. Vacant August 5, 1980 –January 3, 1981 Joe Skeen Republican January 3, 1981 –January 3, 2003 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. 1983–1993 1993–2003Bernalillo, Catron, Chaves, Cibola, De Baca, Doña Ana, Eddy, Grant, Guadalupe, Hidalgo, Lea, Lincoln, Luna, Otero, Sierra, Socorro, and Valencia Steve Pearce Republican January 3, 2003 –January 3, 2009 Elected in 2002.Re-elected in 2004.Re-elected in 2006.Retired to run for U.S. senator. 2003–2013Bernalillo, Catron, Chaves, Cibola, De Baca, Doña Ana, Eddy, Grant, Guadalupe, Hidalgo, Lea, Lincoln, Luna, McKinley, Otero, Sierra, Socorro, and Valencia Harry Teague Democratic January 3, 2009 –January 3, 2011 Elected in 2008.Lost re-election. Steve Pearce Republican January 3, 2011 –January 3, 2019 Elected in 2010.Re-elected in 2012.Re-elected in 2014.Re-elected in 2016.Retired to run for Governor of New Mexico. 2013–2023Bernalillo, Catron, Chaves, Cibola, De Baca, Doña Ana, Eddy, Grant, Guadalupe, Hidalgo, Lea, Lincoln, Luna, McKinley, Otero, Roosevelt, Sierra, Socorro, and Valencia Xochitl Torres Small Democratic January 3, 2019 –January 3, 2021 Elected in 2018.Lost re-election. Yvette Herrell Republican January 3, 2021 –January 3, 2023 Elected in 2020.Lost re-election. Gabe Vasquez Democratic January 3, 2023 –present Elected in 2022.Re-elected in 2024. 2023–presentBernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Doña Ana, Eddy, Grant, Hidalgo, Lea, Lincoln, Luna, McKinley, Otero, Sierra, Socorro, and Valencia
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See also
New Mexico's congressional districts List of United States congressional districts
References
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present