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U.S. House district for New Mexico
New Mexico's 2nd congressional district Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative Distribution Population (2023) 710,078 Median household $56,082[ 1] Ethnicity Cook PVI R+1[ 2]
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 .
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."[ 3] Gabe Vasquez won the 2022 midterm election.[ 4] Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+1, it is the least Democratic district in New Mexico, a state with an all-Democratic congressional delegation.[ 2]
Election results from statewide races [ edit ] Results under current lines (since 2023) Results under old lines (2013-2023) [ 5] Results under old lines (2003-2013) [ 6]
#
County
Seat
Population
1
Bernalillo
Albuquerque
671,586
3
Catron
Reserve
3,825
5
Chaves
Roswell
63,561
6
Cibola
Grants
26,780
13
Doña Ana
Las Cruces
225,210
15
Eddy
Carlsbad
60,275
17
Grant
Silver City
27,472
23
Hidalgo
Lordsburg
3,965
25
Lea
Lovington
72,101
29
Luna
Deming
25,316
31
McKinley
Gallup
68,797
35
Otero
Alamogordo
68,835
51
Sierra
Truth or Consequences
11,488
53
Socorro
Socorro
15,963
61
Valencia
Los Lunas
79,141
[ edit ] Albuquerque – 564,559Rio Rancho – 131,852Las Cruces – 111,385Hobbs – 40,508South Valley – 38,338Carlsbad – 31,499Alamogordo – 31,384Los Lunas – 17,242Sunland Park – 16,702Chaparral – 16,551Deming – 14,758[ edit ] Silver City – 9,704Grants – 9,163Socorro – 8,707Anthony – 8,693Belen – 7,360Zuni Pueblo – 6,176Truth or Consequences – 6,052Santa Teresa – 5,044Los Chavez – 4,997Eunice – 3,056University Park – 3,007Vado – 2,930Tularosa – 2,593List of members representing the district [ edit ]
Member(Residence)
Party
Years
Cong
Electoral history
District location
District established January 3, 1969
Ed Foreman (Las Cruces )
Republican
January 3, 1969 –
91st
Elected in 1968 .1969–1983 Catron , Chaves , Curry , De Baca , Doña Ana , Eddy , Grant , Hidalgo , Lea , Lincoln , Luna , McKinley , Otero , Roosevelt , San Juan , Sierra , Socorro , and Valencia
Harold Runnels (Lovington )
Democratic
January 3, 1971 –
92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th
Elected in 1970 .Re-elected in 1972 .Re-elected in 1974 .Re-elected in 1976 .Re-elected in 1978 .
Vacant
August 5, 1980 –
96th
Joe Skeen (Picacho )
Republican
January 3, 1981 –
97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th
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 .
1983–1993 [data missing
1993–2003 Bernalillo , Catron , Chaves , Cibola , De Baca , Doña Ana , Eddy , Grant , Guadalupe , Hidalgo , Lea , Lincoln , Luna , Otero , Sierra , Socorro , and Valencia
Steve Pearce (Hobbs )
Republican
January 3, 2003 –
108th 109th 110th
Elected in 2002 .Re-elected in 2004 .Re-elected in 2006 .run for U.S. senator .
2003–2013 Bernalillo , Catron , Chaves , Cibola , De Baca , Doña Ana , Eddy , Grant , Guadalupe , Hidalgo , Lea , Lincoln , Luna , McKinley , Otero , Sierra , Socorro , and Valencia
Harry Teague (Hobbs )
Democratic
January 3, 2009 –
111th
Elected in 2008 .
Steve Pearce (Hobbs )
Republican
January 3, 2011 –
112th 113th 114th 115th
Elected in 2010 .Re-elected in 2012 .Re-elected in 2014 .Re-elected in 2016 .run for Governor of New Mexico .
2013–2023 Bernalillo , Catron , Chaves , Cibola , De Baca , Doña Ana , Eddy , Grant , Guadalupe , Hidalgo , Lea , Lincoln , Luna , McKinley , Otero , Roosevelt , Sierra , Socorro , and Valencia
Xochitl Torres Small (Las Cruces )
Democratic
January 3, 2019 –
116th
Elected in 2018 .
Yvette Herrell (Alamogordo )
Republican
January 3, 2021 –
117th
Elected in 2020 .
Gabe Vasquez (Las Cruces )
Democratic
January 3, 2023 –
118th
Elected in 2022 .Re-elected in 2024 .
2023–present Bernalillo , Catron , Cibola , Doña Ana , Eddy , Grant , Hidalgo , Lea , Lincoln , Luna , McKinley , Otero , Sierra , Socorro , and Valencia
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