Incumbent Gabriel Vasquez (D) and Yvette Herrell (R) are running in the general election in New Mexico’s 2nd Congressional District

Incumbent Gabriel Vasquez (D) and Yvette Herrell (R) are running in the general election in New Mexico’s 2nd Congressional District on Nov. 5, 2024.

This election is a rematch of the 2022 election, which Vasquez won by a 1,350-vote margin out of more than 192,000 votes cast. As of Aug. 27, 2024, The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter, Decision Desk HQ and The Hill, and Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales each rated the election a Toss-up while Larry J. Sabato’s Crystal Ball rated it Lean Democratic. Vasquez has raised $3,991,488 to Herrell’s $2,415,944.

Vasquez is a former city councilor, newspaper editor, and nonprofit executive. Vasquez says he is running “to be a champion for working families and to build an economy that benefits everyone.” Vasquez says Herrell is among the “extremist politicians who take orders from party leaders instead of us…I’ll stand up to any party leader.”

Herrell is a business owner and former state legislator who represented the district from 2021 to 2023. Herrell says she is running to be “a champion for hardworking New Mexicans, protecting our freedoms, and always putting New Mexico first.” Herrell says Vasquez is “a radical in our Capitol…Gabe is bankrolled by the same people who are funding the anti-Israel protests.”

All 435 U.S. House seats are up for election in 2024. Republicans have a 220 to 211 majority with four vacancies. As of June 2024, 45 members of the U.S. House had announced they were not running for re-election.

In the 2022 election in this district, the Democratic candidate won 50.3%-49.6%. Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have defeated Donald Trump (R) 51.9%-46.1%.