Democrats flip House seat in New Mexico with Vasquez victory
Associated PressSANTA FE, N.M. — Democratic challenger Gabe Vasquez has won election to Congress in New Mexico’s 2nd District, defeating incumbent Rep. Yvette Herrell in a majority-Hispanic district along the U.S. border with Mexico. Republicans are challenging the new outline of the 2nd District under a redistricting plan from Democratic lawmakers that divvied up a politically conservative oilfield region among three congressional districts. Herrell has congratulated Vasquez on his victory while also blasting recent changes to the 2nd District’s boundaries by Democratic state lawmakers at the expense of rural communities. In Tuesday’s election, Democrats consolidated control of New Mexico’s congressional district while sweeping a long list of statewide races for governor, secretary of state, attorney general and state Supreme Court seats.
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