New Mexico's 2Nd Congressional District

New Mexico's 2nd congressional district
New Mexico's 2nd congressional district
	Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
	Gabe Vasquez; D–Las Cruces
Distribution	70.82% urban; 29.18% rural;
Population (2022)	696,764
Median household; income	$53,550
Ethnicity	59.9% Hispanic; 29.4% White; 5.0% Native American; 2.3% Two or more races; 1.8% Black; 1.1% Asian; 0.5% other;
Cook PVI	D+1

It is currently represented by Democrat Gabe Vasquez.

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 D+1, it is the least Democratic district in New Mexico, a state with an all-Democratic congressional delegation.

Election results from statewide races

Results under current lines (since 2023)

Year	Office	Result
2016	President	Clinton 47.6% – 41.5%
2018	Governor	Lujan Grisham 55.4% - 44.6%
2018	Senate	Heinrich 52.9% - 32.7%
2020	President	Biden 51.9% - 46.0%
2020	Senate	Luján 50.2%- 47.0%

Results under old lines (2013-2023)

Year

Office

Result

2008

President

McCain 50 - 48%

2012

President

Romney 52 - 45%

2016

President

Trump 50 - 40%

2018

Senate

Heinrich 46 - 40%

2018

Governor

Pearce 53 - 47%

2020

President

Trump 55 - 43%

2020

Senate

Ronchetti 55 - 42%

Results under old lines (2003-2013)

Year

Office

Result

2000

President

Bush 54 - 43%

2004

President

Bush 58 - 41%

2008

President

McCain 50 - 49%

List of members representing the district

Member (Residence)	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	District location
District established January 3, 1969
Ed Foreman (Las Cruces)	Republican	January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1971	91st	Elected in 1968. Lost re-election.	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 – August 5, 1980	92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th	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	96th
Joe Skeen (Picacho)	Republican	January 3, 1981 – January 3, 2003	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. Retired.
					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 – January 3, 2009	108th 109th 110th	Elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Retired to 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 – January 3, 2011	111th	Elected in 2008. Lost re-election.
Steve Pearce (Hobbs)	Republican	January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2019	112th 113th 114th 115th	Elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Retired to run for Governor of New Mexico.
Steve Pearce (Hobbs)	Republican	January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2019	112th 113th 114th 115th		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 – January 3, 2021	116th	Elected in 2018. Lost re-election.
Yvette Herrell (Alamogordo)	Republican	January 3, 2021 – January 3, 2023	117th	Elected in 2020. Lost re-election.
Gabe Vasquez (Las Cruces)	Democratic	January 3, 2023 – present	118th	Elected in 2022.	2023–present Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Doña Ana, Eddy, Grant, Hidalgo, Lea, Lincoln, Luna, McKinley, Otero, Sierra, Socorro, and Valencia

Election results

1968

1968 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ed Foreman	71,857	50.48
	Democratic	E. S. Johnny Walker	69,858	49.08
	Independent	Wilfredo Sedillo	633	0.44
Total votes			142,348	100.0
	Republican win (new seat)

1970

1970 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harold L. Runnels	64,518	51.37
	Republican	Ed Foreman (Incumbent)	61,074	48.63
Total votes			125,592	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

1972

1972 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harold L. Runnels (Incumbent)	116,152	72.17
	Republican	George E. Presson	44,784	27.83
Total votes			160,936	100.0
	Democratic hold

1974

1974 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harold L. Runnels (Incumbent)	90,127	66.74
	Republican	Donald W. Trubey	43,045	31.88
	American Independent	Herbert Horton	1,860	1.38
Total votes			135,032	100.0
	Democratic hold

1976

1976 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harold L. Runnels (Incumbent)	123,563	70.33
	Republican	Donald W. Trubey	52,131	29.67
Total votes			175,694	100.0
	Democratic hold

1978

1978 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harold L. Runnels (Incumbent)	95,710	100.00
Total votes			95,710	100.0
	Democratic hold

1980

1980 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Skeen (as a write-in)	61,564	38.00
	Democratic	David King	55,085	34.00
	Independent	Dorothy Runnels (as a write-in)	45,343	28.00
Total votes			161,992	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

1982

1982 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Skeen (Incumbent)	71,021	58.40
	Democratic	Caleb Chandler	50,599	41.60
Total votes			121,620	100.0
	Republican hold

1984

1984 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Skeen (Incumbent)	116,006	74.33
	Democratic	Peter R. York	40,063	25.67
Total votes			156,069	100.0
	Republican hold

1986

1986 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Skeen (Incumbent)	77,787	62.88
	Democratic	Mike Runnels	45,924	37.12
Total votes			123,711	100.0
	Republican hold

1988

1988 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Skeen (Incumbent)	100,324	100.00
Total votes			100,324	100.0
	Republican hold

1990

1990 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Skeen (Incumbent)	80,677	100.00
Total votes			80,677	100.0
	Republican hold

1992

1992 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Skeen (Incumbent)	94,838	56.39
	Democratic	Dan Sosa Jr.	73,157	43.50
	Write-in		175	0.11
Total votes			168,170	100.0
	Republican hold

1994

1994 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Skeen (Incumbent)	89,966	63.28
	Democratic	Benjamin Anthony Chavez	45,316	31.87
	Green	Rex R. Johnson	6,898	4.85
Total votes			142,180	100.0
	Republican hold

1996

1996 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Skeen (Incumbent)	95,091	55.93
	Democratic	E. Shirley Baca	74,915	44.07
Total votes			170,006	100.0
	Republican hold

1998

1998 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Skeen (Incumbent)	85,077	57.93
	Democratic	E. Shirley Baca	61,796	42.07
Total votes			146,873	100.0
	Republican hold

2000

2000 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Skeen (Incumbent)	100,742	58.11
	Democratic	Michael A. Montoya	72,614	41.89
Total votes			173,356	100.0
	Republican hold

2002

2002 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Pearce	79,631	56.23
	Democratic	John Arthur Smith	61,916	43.72
	Green	George L. Dewey (as a write-in)	43	0.03
	Republican	Padraig M. Lynch (as a write-in)	39	0.02
Total votes			141,629	100.0
	Republican hold

2004

2004 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Pearce (Incumbent)	130,498	60.20
	Democratic	Gary King	86,292	39.80
Total votes			216,790	100.0
	Republican hold

2006

2006 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Pearce (Incumbent)	92,620	59.42
	Democratic	Albert Kissling	63,119	40.49
	Democratic	C. Dean Burk (as a write-in)	135	0.09
Total votes			155,874	100.0
	Republican hold

2008

2008 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harry Teague	129,572	55.96
	Republican	Edward R. Tinsley	101,980	44.04
Total votes			231,552	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

2010

2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Pearce	94,053	55.40
	Democratic	Harry Teague (Incumbent)	75,709	44.60
Total votes			169,762	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

2012

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Pearce (Incumbent)	133,180	59.06
	Democratic	Evelyn Madrid Erhard	92,162	40.87
	Independent	Jack A. McGrann (Write-In)	173	0.08
Total votes			225,515	100.0
	Republican hold

2014

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Pearce (Incumbent)	95,209	64.43
	Democratic	Rocky Lara	52,499	35.52
	Republican	Jack McGrann (Write-In)	69	0.05
Total votes			147,777	100
	Republican hold

2016

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Pearce (Incumbent)	143,514	62.72
	Democratic	Merrie Lee Soules	85,232	37.25
	Republican	Jack A McGrann (write in)	70	0.03
Total votes			228,816	100
	Republican hold

2018

2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Xochitl Torres Small	101,489	50.90
	Republican	Yvette Herrell	97,767	49.10
Total votes			199,256	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

2020

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Yvette Herrell	142,169	53.75
	Democratic	Xochitl Torres Small (incumbent)	122,314	46.25
Total votes			264,483	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

2022

2022 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico: District 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gabe Vasquez	96,986	50.34
	Republican	Yvette Herrell (incumbent)	95,636	49.64
Total votes			192,217	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

References

Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

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New Mexico's 2Nd Congressional District

History

Election results from statewide races

List of members representing the district

Election results

1968

1970

1972

1974

1976

1978

1980

1982

1984

1986

1988

1990

1992

1994

1996

1998

2000

2002

2004

2006

2008

2010

2012

2014

2016

2018

2020

2022

See also

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