New Mexico's 2nd congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in New Mexico's 2nd congressional district, 1976 to 2024: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.

Current representative: Gabe Vasquez (Democrat), term ends 2027-01-03.

New Mexico's 2nd congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Winner	Party	Share	Margin
2024	Gabriel Vasquez	Democratic	52.1%	4.2
2022	Gabriel Vasquez	Democratic	50.3%	0.7
2020	Yvette Herrell	Republican	53.7%	7.5
2018	Xochitl Torres Small	Democratic	50.9%	1.9
2016	Stevan Pearce	Republican	62.7%	25.5
2014	Stevan Pearce	Republican	64.4%	28.9
2012	Stevan Pearce	Republican	59.1%	18.2
2010	Stevan Pearce	Republican	55.4%	10.8
2008	Harry Teague	Democratic	56.0%	11.9
2006	Stevan Pearce	Republican	59.4%	18.9
2004	Stevan Pearce	Republican	60.2%	20.4
2002	Stevan Pearce	Republican	56.2%	12.5
2000	Joseph R. Skeen	Republican	58.1%	16.2
1998	Joseph R. Skeen	Republican	57.9%	15.9
1980	Joseph R. Skeen	Republican	38.0%	4.0
1978	Harold Runnels	Democratic	100.0%	—
1976	Harold Runnels	Democratic	70.3%	40.7

2024

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Gabriel Vasquez Won	DEM	138,177	52.08%
Yvette Herrell	REP	127,145	47.92%
Total		265,322

2022

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Gabriel Vasquez Won	DEM	96,986	50.34%
Yvette Herrell	REP	95,636	49.64%
Eliseo Luna	W	51	0.03%
Total		192,673

2020

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Yvette Herrell Won	REP	142,283	53.70%
Xochitl Torres Small	DEM	122,546	46.25%
Steve Jones	W	117	0.04%
Total		264,946

Questions and answers

Who represents New Mexico's 2nd congressional district?

Gabe Vasquez (Democrat) is the current representative; the term ends on 2027-01-03.

Who won the last election in New Mexico's 2nd congressional district?

Gabriel Vasquez won in 2024 by 4.2 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.