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The 2nd district encapsulates southern and western New Mexico, including the cities of Las Cruces, Carlsbad, and Alamogordo, as well as the southwestern suburbs of Albuquerque. The incumbent is Democrat Gabe Vasquez , who flipped the district and was elected by a 0.7% margin in 2022 [ 3 ] over then incumbent Yvette Herrell , who ran again for ...
New Mexico's 22nd House District general election, 2024 Party Candidate Votes % Republican: Stefani Lord: 10,476 56% Democratic: Fred Ponzlov 35% 6,486 Independent: Zachary P. Withers 1,620 9% Total votes 18,582 : 100%
One of the founding fathers of the Republican Party of New Mexico was Thomas B. Catron. [9] At the time of New Mexico's admission to the Union, Catron owned a significant majority [citation needed] of land in the state. Due to that wealth, Catron was influential in shaping the party. Catron served as U.S. Senator from New Mexico from 1912 to ...
With a crippling minority and no real path forward to a red wave in the 2024 elections here, the next class of NM GOP legislative leadership must do more than scream a one-sided agenda; they must ...
Mar. 29—What should have been a race turned out to be no contest. The last gubernatorial election in New Mexico was for an open seat. Republicans lost it in a landslide. Then-President Donald ...
Adding to the challenge of finding a new leader is that Rep. Jim Townsend of Artesia, a veteran lawmaker who serves as House minority whip, is running uncontested for an open seat in the Senate.
Deb Haaland successfully defended her seat against a challenge from perennial Republican candidate Michelle Garcia Holmes. [7] Additionally, Representative Ben Ray Luján stepped down from his seat in the 3rd district, in order to run for New Mexico's open Senate seat, which was made vacant by Senator Tom Udall's retirement. [8]
The Democratic party gained the 2nd Congressional seat, gaining unitary control of New Mexico's Congressional (House and Senate) delegation for the first time since 2018 and improving the advantage in the House delegation for New Mexico from 2–1 in favor of Democrats to 3–0.