<ul class="summary-list"><li>Rep. Yvette Herrell was defeated by Democrat Gabriel Vasquez in New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District.</li><li>The 2nd District encompasses western portions of of Albuquerque, the largest city in New Mexico. </li></ul>Republican New Mexico Rep. Yvette Herrell lost her bid for reelection against Democrat Gabriel Vasquez in New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District.Vasquez beat Herrell by less than a 1 percentage point margin. Polls closed in the state at 7 p.m. local time, or 9 p.m. EST. 2022 General Embeds <iframe id="embed-30456a9d-34e4-444e-a978-19022cb83a79" src="https://embeds.ddhq.io/app/v2/client/1.0/index.html?U2FsdGVkX18pQm0pkUd9EY/+s16yCsbTVCDb6fFGEvFcp6HzAfPOlxocztWGsTugHqN3ZFlBIAAzaqfpZ+anYyooEBc5pwTUZZPkU/ewsUQeYusN6Qg0RoHDAx5syfHHerWGWgB86WyJg9nAkMowAkNmR6uYElIKtnxX13RaxsNF58Ml8WQlY8ZZ5TtybmivPmDWUwPa46nVgNjAiTpsRxjXW/EvIs34tUo03qgY8qM7JHT+9DvdFWYQE/1gLLXHQVrqSJxLT1fnVt0ztUXzfJ2ElUkwnzPOn8FZIDU6Rr8rKGWEACnhbilJHiIHhZfL8FCXKY2PxKkgYhX0wvuec9dQCZRSoxotsg5LElhEeKzlh7ia7kWaobXiXC/A9d2bvQgjcpjSmsf2FNOym08xHrpnXxhyidsSBrhRTC3K8B5jZolu4FNzbe4jAHKK+tvXWAfXLUYWyxXkset+vRgd0H88H7C4vMf0zLV+R+Shyz4Skqebr/28aDS+kGTvJexTgcR0c3ruUNn9PLFjjp8sD+GzrPr2I7AzlXEeI8yCJJemijYQ6i1Ql8QPE899teKH" frameborder="0" width="100%"></iframe><h2>New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District candidates</h2>Herrell, a Cherokee, joined the ranks of the very few Native Americans in Congress following her victory in 2020. She is the <a href="https://www.cherokeephoenix.org/news/herrell-first-native-gop-woman-elected-to-u-s-house/article_25e4df90-801d-11eb-9413-5fc8a7bfbb36.html">first</a> Native American Republican woman elected to the US House. The 58-year-old New Mexico native ran for the seat in 2018, but was narrowly defeated by her opponent, Democratic attorney and former Rep. Xochitl Torres Small. Herrell <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/04/us/politics/new-mexico-yvette-herrell.html">defeated</a> Small two years later.Prior to her time in Congress, Herrell represented New Mexico's 51st District for four terms in the New Mexico House of Representatives.<a href="https://gabeforcongress.com/meet-gabe/">Vasquez</a>, Herrell's challenger, is an outgoing Las Cruces city councilor. He defeated his opponent by a wide margin in the Democratic primary, bringing in more than two-thirds of the vote. Prior to running for Congress, Vasquez worked for US Sen. Martin Heinrich in southern New Mexico. He is <a href="https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/11/04/every-vote-counts-in-gabe-vasquez-run-to-unseat-yvette-herrell-in-congress-cd2-new-mexico/69620035007/">endorsed</a> by President Joe Biden. <h2>Voting history for New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District</h2>New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District encompasses the city of Las Cruces, the second largest city in the state, and western portions of Albuquerque, the largest. Former President Donald Trump had a 12 percentage point margin of victory over Biden under the district's previous boundaries in 2020 before it was <a href="https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/redistricting-2022-maps/new-mexico/">redrawn to concede portions of the northeast</a> in redistricting following the 2020 Census, changing its political leaning from Republican to Democratic.Previously, the district spanned the entire southern portion of New Mexico, from one state line to the next. <h2>The money race</h2>According to <a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary?cycle=2022&amp;id=NM02">OpenSecrets</a>, Herrell raised $3.9 million, spent $3.3 million, and had $683,057 of cash on hand, as of October 19. Her opponent, Vasquez, raised $3.2 million, spent $2.9 million, and had $348,172 of cash still left to spend, as of October 19.As of early November, super PACs, national party committees, and other non-candidate committees had combined to <a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/races/outside-spending?cycle=2022&amp;id=NM02&amp;spec=N">spend</a> about $13.4 million to advocate for or against candidates in this race, including during the primaries.<h2>What experts say</h2>The race between Herrell and Vasquez was rated as a "toss-up" by <a href="https://insideelections.com/ratings/house">Inside Elections</a>, a "toss-up" by <a href="https://www.cookpolitical.com/ratings/house-race-ratings">The Cook Political Report</a>, and "leans Republican" by <a href="https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2022-house/">Sabato's Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia Center for Politics</a>.

Results: Republican Rep. Yvette Herrell defeated by Democrat Gabriel Vasquez in New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District election

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Rep. Yvette Herrell is running against Democrat Gabriel Vasquez in New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District.</li><li>The 2nd District encompasses western portions of of Albuquerque, the largest city in New Mexico. </li></ul>Republican New Mexico Rep. Yvette Herrell faces off against Democrat Gabriel Vasquez in New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District.<h2>New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District candidates</h2>Herrell, a Cherokee, joined the ranks of the very few Native Americans in Congress following her victory in 2020. She is the <a href="https://www.cherokeephoenix.org/news/herrell-first-native-gop-woman-elected-to-u-s-house/article_25e4df90-801d-11eb-9413-5fc8a7bfbb36.html">first</a> Native American Republican woman elected to the US House. The 58-year-old New Mexico native ran for the seat in 2018, but was narrowly defeated by her opponent, Democratic attorney and former Rep. Xochitl Torres Small. Herrell <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/04/us/politics/new-mexico-yvette-herrell.html">defeated</a> Small two years later.Prior to her time in Congress, Herrell represented New Mexico's 51st District for four terms in the New Mexico House of Representatives.<a href="https://gabeforcongress.com/meet-gabe/">Vasquez</a>, Herrell's challenger, is an outgoing Las Cruces city councilor. He defeated his opponent by a wide margin in the Democratic primary, bringing in more than two-thirds of the vote. Prior to running for Congress, Vasquez worked for US Sen. Martin Heinrich in southern New Mexico. He is <a href="https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/11/04/every-vote-counts-in-gabe-vasquez-run-to-unseat-yvette-herrell-in-congress-cd2-new-mexico/69620035007/">endorsed</a> by President Joe Biden. <h2>Voting history for New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District</h2>New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District encompasses the city of Las Cruces, the second largest city in the state, and western portions of Albuquerque, the largest. Former President Donald Trump had a 12 percentage point margin of victory over Biden under the district's previous boundaries in 2020 before it was <a href="https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/redistricting-2022-maps/new-mexico/">redrawn to concede portions of the northeast</a> in redistricting following the 2020 Census, changing its political leaning from Republican to Democratic.Previously, the district spanned the entire southern portion of New Mexico, from one state line to the next. <h2>The money race</h2>According to <a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary?cycle=2022&amp;id=NM02">OpenSecrets</a>, Herrell has raised $3.9 million, spent $3.3 million, and has $683,057 of cash on hand, as of October 19. Her opponent, Vasquez, has raised $3.2 million, spent $2.9 million, and has $348,172 of cash still left to spend, as of October 19.As of early November, super PACs, national party committees, and other non-candidate committees had combined to <a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/races/outside-spending?cycle=2022&amp;id=NM02&amp;spec=N">spend</a> about $13.4 million to advocate for or against candidates in this race, including during the primaries.<h2>What experts say</h2>The race between Herrell and Vasquez is rated as a "toss-up" by <a href="https://insideelections.com/ratings/house">Inside Elections</a>, a "toss-up" by <a href="https://www.cookpolitical.com/ratings/house-race-ratings">The Cook Political Report</a>, and "leans Republican" by <a href="https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2022-house/">Sabato's Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia Center for Politics</a>.

Republican Rep. Yvette Herrell faces off against Democrat Gabriel Vasquez in New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District election

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The first-term Rep. <keyword id="9842793" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="xochitl-torres-small">Xochitl Torres Small</keyword> has lost <keyword id="163030" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="new-mexico">New Mexico</keyword>'s 2nd Congressional District to her Republican challenger, <keyword id="9842794" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="yvette-herrell">Yvette Herrell</keyword>, according to Decision Desk HQ. </li><li>Herrell, a staunch conservative, made it through a bitter primary fight in June to face Torres Small, who defeated her by under 2 points in the 2018 midterm.</li><li>See the live coverage and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/2020-house-elections-results">full results from all US House elections</a>.</li><li>The district encompasses the entire southern half of the state, stretching from the area immediately south of Albuquerque down to the US-Mexico border, and voted for Donald Trump by 10 points in 2016.</li></ul>The former GOP State Rep. Yvette Herrell has defeated the incumbent Democratic Rep. Xochitl Torres Small to win control of New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ. <h2>The candidates</h2>When former GOP Rep. Steve Pearce retired to run for governor in 2018, Torres Small narrowly beat out Herrell — a staunch conservative and supporter of President Donald Trump — by just under 2 percentage points despite Pearce carrying the district by 6 points in his gubernatorial campaign.Before being elected to Congress, Torres Small worked as an attorney on clean-water access and other environmental issues in New Mexico and later as an aide to the outgoing Sen. Tom Udall. In Congress, she serves on the powerful House Homeland Security and Agriculture committees.Herrell defeated the energy executive and businesswoman Claire Chase and the real-estate broker Chris Mathys to secure the Republican nomination again in the <keyword id="7600569" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="2020-election">2020 election</keyword>, <a href="https://apnews.com/8735f48299855e187a9465d38075d1ee">a contentious and at-times bitter primary fight</a>.Several well-funded Democratic organizations including the EMILY's List Women Vote PAC also got involved in the primary <a href="https://twitter.com/kirk_bado/status/1264922760721174529?">by sending out mailers</a> attacking Chase as insufficiently loyal to Trump in an effort to boost Herrell, who those groups believed to be a weaker candidate than Chase.The liberal super PAC Patriot Majority also spent $250,000 on ads similarly negatively framing Chase as a Trump-critical "lobbyist" and Herrell as a "loyalist," <a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2020/05/democratic-super-pac-nm02-gop-primary/#utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=twitt_nm02-osg-052720g-052720">the Center for Responsive Politics</a> reported.<h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/2020-election-results">See live coverage and full results for the US presidential election</a></h3><h2>The district</h2>The vast 2nd Congressional District encompasses the entire southern half of the state, stretching down from the area immediately south of Albuquerque down to the US-Mexico border.The 2nd District is over a quarter Hispanic and is also home to a substantial oil- and natural-gas industry presence. The district has traditionally leaned Republican, with <a href="https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2012/11/19/1163009/-Daily-Kos-Elections-presidential-results-by-congressional-district-for-the-2012-2008-elections">Trump carrying it by 10 points</a>, 50% to 40%, over Hillary Clinton in 2016. Trump's sizable 2016 margin of victory in the district made Torres Small one of the most vulnerable freshman Democrats up for reelection in 2020.<h2>The money race</h2>Torres Small built up a sizable cash advantage while Herrell fought to win her hotly contested primary.Torres Small raised over $7.5 million, spent $6.6 million, and has $1.1 million in cash on hand compared with $2.5 million raised, $2.5 million spent, and a little over $212,000 in cash on hand for Herrell, <a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary?cycle=2020&amp;id=NM02&amp;spec=Np;spec=N">according to the Center for Responsive Politics</a>.<h2>What some of the experts say: </h2>New Mexico's 2nd District was rated a "toss-up" by <a href="https://cookpolitical.com/ratings/house-race-ratings">The Cook Political Report</a> and <a href="https://insideelections.com/ratings/house">Inside Elections</a> and "leans Democratic" by <a href="http://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2020-house/">Sabato's Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia Center for Politics</a>.Expanded Coverage Module: insider-voter-guide

Republican Yvette Herrell has defeated incumbent Rep. Xochitl Torres Small to win control of New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District

<ul class="summary-list"><li>On Tuesday, <keyword id="163030" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="new-mexico">New Mexico</keyword> held Republican primaries in all its congressional districts, including a competitive GOP primary in New Mexico's second congressional district, a swing seat.</li><li>Former state Representative Yvette Herrell, who narrowly lost to Democratic Rep. Xochitl Torres-Small in 2018, defeated energy executive Claire Chase and businessman Chris Mathys for the GOP nomination. </li></ul><h2>The stakes:</h2>The most high-stakes Republican election in New Mexico today is the GOP primary in New Mexico's 2nd congressional district, a crucial battleground district that Trump carried by 10 percentage points in 2016 but is now in Democratic hands. When former GOP Rep. Steve Peace retired to run for governor in 2018, Democrat Xochitl Torres-Small narrowly beat out former state representative Yvette Herrell, a staunch Trump ally, by just under two percentage points despite Pearce carrying the district in his gubernatorial campaign.Now, Herrell defeated energy executive and businesswoman Claire Chase and real estate broker Chris Mathys for the Republican nomination in the 2020 district, which encompasses much of the southern part of the state and has a substantial oil and gas industry presence. This highly-watched primary took an ugly turn at points, however, with both Herrell's and Chase's camps lobbing salacious and nasty attacks at each other. Herrell has been accused of spreading rumors insinuating that Chase was unfaithful to her first husband while he was deployed — a charge that both Chase and her ex-husband vehemently deny — and even gave copy-editing advice to a cartoonist looking to distribute a meme about the rumor, <a href="https://apnews.com/8735f48299855e187a9465d38075d1ee">according to text messages obtained by the Associated Press.</a>In response, Chase called the rumors "despicable, untrue, and [a] deeply personal attack," with her campaign attacking Herrell over her record in the state legislature and a separate PAC <a href="https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/voters-to-decide-on-gop-nominee-in-southern-new-mexico-house-seat-after-heated-campaign/article_d178fdb2-424f-50d9-892b-6f6f5cde15fc.html">airing an ad accusing Herrell</a> of being at a party in California where attendees hit a piñata in the likeness of President Donald Trump. Several well-funded Democratic-aligned organizations including EMILY's List's Women Vote! PAC also got involved in the primary by sending out mailers attacking Chase as insufficiently pro-Trump in an effort to boost Herrell, who those groups believe to be a weaker candidate than Chase. The liberal super PAC Patriot Majority also spent $250,000 on ads similarly negatively framing Chase as a Trump-critical "lobbyist" and Herrell as a "loyalist," <a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2020/05/democratic-super-pac-nm02-gop-primary/#utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=twitt_nm02-osg-052720g-052720">the Center for Responsive Politics</a> reported.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—Kirk A. Bado (@kirk_bado) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1264922760721174529?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 25, 2020</a></blockquote>Now, Republican strategists are worried that the mud-slinging in the primary — some of which has been come from Democratic groups — could end up hurting the GOP nominee against Torres-Small, according <a href="https://apnews.com/8735f48299855e187a9465d38075d1ee">to the Associated Press</a> and <a href="https://www.nationaljournal.com/s/706990/will-the-lowest-hanging-fruit-bruise-before-november">National Journal Hotline. </a>

Yvette Herrell wins the high-stakes Republican contest in New Mexico's 2nd congressional district

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="19903807" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Elon-Musk" source="keywords">Elon Musk</keyword>'s "<keyword id="22401684" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="America-PAC" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="America PAC" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="America PAC">America PAC</keyword>" has spent tens of millions of dollars to help <keyword id="19918985" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Donald-Trump" source="keywords">Donald Trump</keyword>.</li><li>Now, the super PAC is wading into more than a dozen House races across the country.</li></ul><a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/chris-young-republican-operative-elon-musk-hired-donald-trump-donor-2024-8">Elon Musk's super PAC</a> has already spent tens of millions of dollars on electing former President Donald Trump. Now, the tech billionaire's "America PAC" is wading into the fight for control of the <keyword id="20568525" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="House-of-Representatives" source="keywords">House of Representatives</keyword>. According to a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/127/202409169675489127/202409169675489127.pdf">document</a> filed with the <keyword id="20622841" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Federal-Election-Commission" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Federal Election Commission" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Federal Election Commission">Federal Election Commission</keyword> on Monday night, America PAC is spending more than $2.1 million across 14 competitive House races. There's likely to be more where that came from. Punchbowl News <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://punchbowl.news/archive/91624-am/">reported</a> on Monday that the PAC has set aside $10 million for "voter turnout" in House races around the country. In an interview with the Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson in July, Musk said that his PAC was "not meant to be sort of a hyperpartisan PAC" and that the goals were "promoting meritocracy" and promoting "freedom to operate, meaning the least amount of of government intervention possible." It remains unclear how much Musk, who <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/chris-young-republican-operative-elon-musk-hired-donald-trump-donor-2024-8">created the PAC</a> and is <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/09/15/musk-trump-super-pac/">reportedly</a> involved deeply in itself operations, has contributed to the PAC himself. The PAC's July report did not include any contributions from Musk, and the group isn't required to disclose further contributions until mid-October. Musk has also <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/musk-trump-donation-campaign-finance-reform-2024-7">denied earlier reports</a> that he planned to spend $45 million per month on the effort. Neither Musk nor a representative for the PAC immediately responded to a request for comment. So far, America PAC has spent more than $55 million on the election, the vast majority of which has gone toward supporting Trump and opposing Vice President Kamala Harris. But the spending indicates that Musk's <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-political-beliefs-public-stances-timeline-republican-desantis-2022-6">pivot toward the right</a> isn't limited to Trump, and that he's invested in helping <keyword id="20093987" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Republicans" source="keywords">Republicans</keyword> hold onto control of the House as well. <h2>The races where Musk's PAC is spending</h2>According to the Monday night filing, Musk's PAC is spending heavily on both digital ads and canvassing operations. In each instance, the PAC is spending an equal amount on boosting the <keyword id="20072488" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="GOP" source="keywords">GOP</keyword> candidate and going negative on the Democratic candidate. Here are the 14 races where America PAC is already spending: <ul><li>$296,925 in New York's 17th district, where Republican Rep. Mike Lawler faces former Democratic Rep. Mondaire Jones.</li><li>$264,825 in California's 41st district, where Republican Rep. Ken Calvert faces Democratic candidate Will Rollins.</li><li>$221,875 in California's 45th district, where Republican Rep. Michelle Steel faces Democratic candidate Derek Tran.</li><li>$212,062 in Ohio's 13th district, where Democratic Rep. Emilia Sykes faces Republican candidate Kevin Coughlin.</li><li>$172,537 in California's 22nd district, where Republican Rep. David Valadao faces Democratic candidate Rudy Salas.</li><li>$160,125 Ohio's 9th district, where Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur faces Republican candidate Derrick Merrin.</li><li>$157,500 in Maine's 2nd district, where Democratic Rep. Jared Golden faces Republican candidate Austin Theriault.</li><li>$131,323 in New York's 19th district, where Republican Rep. Marc Molinaro faces Democratic candidate Josh Riley.</li><li>$130,500 in Washington's 3rd district, where Democratic Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez faces Republican candidate Joe Kent.</li><li>$109,702 in New Jersey's 7th district, where Republican Rep. Tom Kean faces Democratic candidate Sue Altman.</li><li>$86,997 in New Mexico's 2nd district, where Democratic Rep. Gabe Vasquez faces former Republican Rep. Yvette Herrell.</li><li>$75,897 in Colorado's 8th district, where Democratic Rep. Yadira Caraveo faces Republican candidate Gabe Evans.</li><li>$50,903 in Nebraska's 2nd district, where Republican Rep. Don Bacon faces Democratic candidate Tony Vargas.</li><li>$43,853 in Iowa's 3rd district, where Republican Rep. Zach Nunn faces Democratic candidate Lanon Baccam.</li></ul>Correction: September 17, 2024 — An earlier version of this story misstated which district Rep. Marcy Kaptur represents. She represents the 9th district of Ohio, not the 13th district.

Elon Musk's PAC is pouring millions into these 14 districts to keep the GOP in control of the House

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The Democratic National Committee is furthering its commitment to state parties in the 2024 cycle.</li><li>National Democrats have set aside funding for organizational efforts to aid down-ballot candidates.</li></ul>The Democratic National Committee is spending nearly $2 million in additional targeted state investments to boost down-ballot candidates and fund critical voter registration efforts ahead of November.The latest round of funding is part of the $20 million in investments the DNC has made in <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/democrats-state-legislative-races-dlcc-investments-gop-abortion-economy-2024-2">state parties</a> this election cycle. This is a priority for President <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-irregular-disengaged-voters-trump-polling-leads-2024-5">Joe Biden</a> and party chair Jaime Harrison, even as the commander in chief faces a tough reelection fight against former President Donald Trump."Everywhere Democrats are on the ballot this November — from the school board to the White House — we're fighting to win," Harrison said in a statement.<a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/mitch-daniels-indiana-republicans-banks-holcomb-2024-senate-trump-2023-2">Indiana</a> and South Dakota are both controlled by Republicans at the statewide level, but the DNC sees them as prime targets for the party's latest investments.In Indiana, the national party is making a five-figure investment to enhance the state party's organizing infrastructure — as local Democrats work to flip four legislative seats and crack the GOP supermajority in the state House of Representatives. As it stands, Democrats hold 30 of 100 seats in the lower chamber.So far, the DNC has given $535,000 to Indiana Democrats this cycle.In South Dakota, national Democrats are investing $70,000 in a critical voter registration program to boost turnout among Native Americans. The investment in the state now totals $477,000.The DNC is also investing additional money for state parties in Colorado, Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, and Washington State.Some of the key down-ballot races the national party will target with the funding are the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/maryland-primary-results-david-trone-angela-alsobrooks-wealth-2024-5">Maryland Senate</a> contest between Democrat Angela Alsobrooks and former GOP Gov. Larry Hogan and the New Mexico 2nd Congressional District matchup between Democratic Rep. Gabe Vasquez and ex-GOP Rep. Yvette Herrell.In Texas, the national party will spend an additional $45,000 on organizing efforts to boost voter registration before the fall. Republicans continue to retain their long-standing grip on Texas politics, and Democrats are looking to cultivate support among young and minority voters to counter the GOP edge in the state. Such an effort could prove especially critical in the fall as Democrats see an opportunity in <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/us-senate-races-2024-election-landscape-democrats-republicans-2023-1">Rep. Colin Allred's Senate candidacy against incumbent Ted Cruz</a>.The Trump campaign announced that it <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-campaign-raised-141-million-in-may-double-april-2024-6">raised $141 million</a> in May alongside the Republican National Committee, with tens of millions of dollars coming in after the former president's criminal conviction in his Manhattan <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-hush-money-trial-verdict-conviction-explained-felon-president-2024">hush-money trial</a>. For much of this year, the RNC was largely strapped for cash, but it remained committed to important down-ballot Senate races in states like Montana and Ohio.It's unclear at this stage how the RNC will respond to Democratic investments in non-presidential battlegrounds, but party leaders largely view Hogan's race as one of their best chances to run a competitive race in a deeply blue state.

DNC is infusing $2 million into state parties in push to win key down-ballot races and boost voter registration efforts

<keyword id="11996224" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="new-mexico" source="Orion">New Mexico</keyword> held primary elections on June 7. Polls closed at 7 p.m. local time. <h2>The races and the stakes: </h2>New Mexico held primary elections for gubernatorial and congressional races on Tuesday. Republicans selected former television meteorologist Mark Ronchetti to challenge Democratic Gov. Michelle Luján Grisham, who was elected to the governorship in 2018 and is now running for a second term.The <a href="https://www.kob.com/archive/poll-mark-ronchetti-leading-gop-candidates-for-governor/">leading contenders on election night for the GOP gubernatorial nomination</a> included Ronchetti, state Rep. Rebecca Dow, and Jay Block, the Sandoval County Commissioner. Luján Grisham defeated her Republican opponent, former Rep. Steve Pearce, <a href="https://www.politico.com/election-results/2018/new-mexico/governor/">by more than 14 points in 2018</a>, and is heavily favored to win another term in the Democratic-leaning state. None of New Mexico's three incumbent House members, Democratic Reps. Melanie Stansbury and Teresa Leger Fernandez and Republican Rep. Yvette Herrell, faced any primary opposition. After the 2020 Census, New Mexico Democrats <a href="https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/redistricting-2022-maps/new-mexico/">redrew their three congressional districts to be significantly more favorable turf for Democrats</a>, which could threaten Herrell. The new maps kept Stansbury's and Leger Fernandez's districts safely Democratic but split the heavily blue city of Albuquerque down the middle to turn New Mexico's 2nd District, represented by Herrell, into a highly competitive district in the general election.Herrell, elected in 2020, defeated former Democratic Rep. Xochitl Torres-Small in the former 2nd District, which previously comprised most of the southern half of the state. The 2nd District is now rated as a toss-up seat by election forecasters at <a href="https://www.cookpolitical.com/ratings/house-race-ratings">the Cook Political Report</a>, <a href="https://insideelections.com/ratings/house">Inside Elections</a>, and <a href="https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2022-house/">Sabato's Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia Center for Politics. </a>The <a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary?cycle=2022&amp;id=NM02">two Democrats who fought in the primary</a> to take on Herrell in the general election were Gabe Vasquez, a former Las Cruces councilmember, and Darshan Patel, a physician. <h2>New Mexico state legislative primaries:</h2>

RESULTS: Mark Ronchetti wins GOP gubernatorial primary in New Mexico

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Sen. Ben Ray Luján of <keyword id="11996224" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="new-mexico" source="Orion">New Mexico</keyword>, a 49-year-old Democrat, suffered a <keyword id="11910033" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="stroke" source="Orion">stroke</keyword> last week and is recovering.</li><li>"Senator Luján looks forward to getting back to work for the people of New Mexico," his chief of staff said.</li></ul>Democratic Sen. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico suffered a stroke last Thursday and is currently recovering in an Albuquerque hospital, his office announced on Tuesday.Luján, 49, checked himself into a hospital in Santa Fe after "experiencing dizziness and fatigue," according to a statement from Carlos Sanchez, the senator's chief of staff. He was later transferred to the University of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquerque."Senator Luján was found to have suffered a stroke in the cerebellum, affecting his balance," his office said. "As part of his treatment plan, he subsequently underwent decompressive surgery to ease swelling."<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—Senator Ben Ray Luján (@SenatorLujan) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1488618483017523205?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 1, 2022</a></blockquote>Luján's office says he remains in the hospital but is expected to make a full recovery, and his office remains open for constituent services."The Senator and his family would like to thank the wonderful doctors and staff at both UNM Hospital and Christus St. Vincent Regional Hospital for their excellent care during this time," his office said in the statement. "Senator Luján looks forward to getting back to work for the people of New Mexico."Luján's absence from Washington leaves the Senate Democratic Caucus down 1 vote for as long as he's recovering. Given the chamber's 50-50 partisan split — which has required Vice President Kamala Harris to <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/584990-harris-sets-record-for-most-tie-breaking-votes-in-recent-history">break ties in the Senate 15 different times</a> — his absence may make it difficult for the chamber to confirm judicial nominees or pass contentious legislation.Recently, a <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/589617-schatz-tests-positive-for-covid-19">COVID-19 diagnosis from Democratic Sen. Brian Schatz of Hawaii</a> upended <keyword id="12012766" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="senate-democrats" source="Orion">Senate Democrats</keyword>' schedule amid a push on voting rights. <a href="https://twitter.com/burgessev/status/1488633031053168640?s=20&amp;t=9txmjTQcJrFpeo8GZ8vggA">Asked about Luján's absence by Politico reporter Burgess Everett</a>, Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin said, "oh my god. I didn't know that." He wasn't sure if the absence would affect the schedule.Several senators and New Mexico politicians wished Luján well, with Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (no relation) <a href="https://twitter.com/GovMLG/status/1488626823286116354">calling him</a> a "tough norteño," while predicting he'll be "back on the Senate floor fighting for New Mexico families in no time."<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—Michelle Lujan Grisham (@GovMLG) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1488626823286116354">February 1, 2022</a></blockquote>Luján's fellow New Mexico senator, Martin Heinrich, <a href="https://twitter.com/MartinHeinrich/status/1488632588214444033?s=20">said</a> he was sending his "best wishes" to his colleague, as well as his staff and family. Democratic Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez <a href="https://twitter.com/RepTeresaLF/status/1488620122122108930?s=20&amp;t=9txmjTQcJrFpeo8GZ8vggA">said</a> she was "lighting a candle and sending both our prayers and our love" to Luján, while Democratic Rep. Melanie Stansbury <a href="https://twitter.com/Rep_Stansbury/status/1488623272082259976?s=20&amp;t=qlAJBLth5TDAso1h70p69g">said</a> New Mexico "needs you and your love for our state back in Washington, D.C."<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (@RepTeresaLF) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1488620122122108930">February 1, 2022</a></blockquote><blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—Rep. Melanie Stansbury (@Rep_Stansbury) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1488623272082259976">February 1, 2022</a></blockquote>And Republican Rep. Yvette Herrell said Luján was in her prayers.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—Rep. Yvette Herrell (@RepHerrell) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1488623768922693633">February 1, 2022</a></blockquote>

Sen. Ben Ray Luján suffered a stroke and underwent surgery, but is expected to make a full recovery, his office announces

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Today, nine states and the District of Columbia are holding presidential, congressional, or other down-ballot primaries.</li><li>Indiana, DC, Maryland, Montana, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and South Dakota are holding presidential primaries.</li><li>Iowa and Idaho, which already had their presidential primaries, are holding primaries for congressional races.</li><li>Follow along here for live updates as results come in tonight and over the next few days.</li></ul><h2>What's at stake:</h2>Sen. Bernie Sanders officially dropped out of the presidential primary on April 8, making former Vice President Joe Biden the presumptive Democratic nominee.Though Sanders will stay on the ballot in upcoming primaries and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/sanders-will-continue-gathering-delegates-to-influence-dnc-platform-2020-4">earn delegates from those contests</a> for his representatives to have a seat on important Democratic National Convention committees that determine the convention rules and party platform going forward, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/bernie-sanders-endorses-joe-biden-2020-election-2020-4">Sanders formally endorsed Biden on April 13.</a>There are 479 pledged delegates up for grabs in the eight presidential nominating contests taking place today. Biden currently needs 465 more to formally earn the 1,991 delegates required to clinch the nomination, meaning he is unlikely to meet the threshold today. Here's where Biden and Sanders currently stand in the delegate race, according to Decision Desk HQ and the University of Virginia Center for <keyword id="6358883" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="politics">Politics</keyword>: <iframe src="https://embeds.ddhq.io/2020demdelegatetracker/delegate-tracker-business-insider/dist/index.html" style="border: 0; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute;" scrolling="no"></iframe>In addition to presidential primaries, there are also several important congressional and other down-ballot primaries taking place today, including Democratic primaries for the US Senate in <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/montana-congressional-dem-primary-kathleen-williams-matt-rosendale-live-results-2020-6">Montana</a> and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/iowa-senate-dem-primary-theresa-greenfield-mike-franken-live-results-2020-6">Iowa</a> — <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/the-pandemic-could-cost-trump-and-the-gop-senate-control-2020-5">two competitive seats Democrats are hoping to flip this cycle. </a>In the House of Representatives, the most highly-watched primary today <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/steve-king-vs-randy-feenstra-primary-in-iowa-4th-district-live-results-2020-6">is the GOP primary challenge to embattled Rep. Steve King in Iowa's fourth congressional district</a>, a safe Republican seat.After being rebuked by his own party and losing his committee assignments over racist comments he made to The New York Times, King is facing a tough primary challenge from GOP State Senator Randy Feenstra, who has outraised King and been backed by a number of GOP groups including the US Chamber of Commerce, the political arm of the Republican Main Street Partnership, and the Republican Jewish Council. In New Mexico, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/valerie-plame-teresa-leger-fernandez-new-mexico-primary-live-results-2020-6">there is also a competitive Democratic primary in the state's third congressional district</a>, a safe blue seat which current Rep. Ben Ray Lujan is vacating to run for US Senate. Former CIA analyst Valerie Plame is competing against Teresa Fernandez Leger, an attorney, lobbyist, and long-time local community activist.New Mexico's <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/new-mexico-2nd-district-yvette-herrell-vs-claire-chase-live-results-2020-6">second congressional district</a>, located in the southern portion of the state, is a highly competitive swing district that Democratic Rep. Xochitl Torres-Small won back in the 2018 midterms. Former state representative and 2018 GOP nominee Yvette Herrell is running again for the nomination again against energy executive and businesswoman Claire Chase. There are competitive Democratic and Republican primaries <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/indiana-congressional-primaries-live-results-vote-counts-2020-6">in two open Indiana congressional districts</a>: the state's solidly blue first district, where Democratic Rep. Peter Visclosky is retiring, and the fifth district, where Republican Rep. Susan Brooks is retiring. Republican State Senator Victoria Spartz and Democratic State Representative Christina Hale won their respective primaries to advance to the general election in the fifth district, a competitive contest for both parties. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/pennsylvania-congressional-primaries-live-updates-results-2020-6">In Pennsylvania,</a> there are notable Democratic primaries in the state's Republican-held 1st and 10th congressional districts, both of which are set to be competitive this fall, and a crowded Republican primary in the state's Democratic-controlled eighth congressional district. Pennsylvania, which allows absentee voting without an excuse, will likely not report results from the first and tenth congressional district primaries, in addition to numerous other races, until next week.After widespread reports of voters in highly populated counties not receiving their ballots in time, Governor Tom Wolf <a href="https://www.governor.pa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/20200601-EO-Deadline-Extention.pdf">issued an executive order</a> extending the deadline for voters in six counties — Philadelphia, Allegheny, Dauphin, Delaware, Erie, and Montgomery — to have their ballots counted. In those places, ballots will be accepted if they are postmarked by June 2 and arrive by 5 p.m. on June 9. Maryland is holding primaries <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/maryland-congressional-dem-primary-kathleen-williams-matt-rosendale-live-results-2020-6">in its seven congressional districts</a>, in addition to a crowded and highly-watched <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/who-won-baltimore-mayors-race-primary-2020-6">Democratic primary in the Baltimore mayoral election</a>, where incumbent Mayor Bernard "Jack" Young is fighting to be re-elected. <div type="image" title="Pennsylvania elections" height="1000" width="2000" msid="76160042" hostid="261"></div><h2>What time the polls close in every state:</h2>Many of the states holding elections today have made modifications to their election procedures to make it easier for voters to cast absentee and mail-in ballots during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has heightened the risks of voting in-person. Due to the pandemic and states encouraging voters to cast ballots from home, the percentage of voters voting absentee or by mail is expected to increase this year, including in today's primaries. Since many states still accept absentee ballots until a certain date after election day and, in some cases, cannot start processing ballots until election day, some closer races may not be decided until after election night. <ul><li>Polls closed in most of Indiana at 6 p.m. E.T., but polls in some counties located in the Central Time Zone close at 6 p.m. C.T. and 7 p.m. E.T. Indiana has also relaxed their absentee ballot rules to allow anyone to vote absentee without an excuse. </li><li>Voters in the District of Columbia, which doesn't require an excuse to vote by mail, are being "strongly encouraged" to cast and send in mail-in ballots, with the city offering limited in-person voting options. Polls close at 8 p.m. ET.</li><li>Maryland sent out a mail-in ballot to every registered voter and is also offering scaled-back in-person voting. Polls close at 8 p.m. ET.</li><li>Polls close in Pennsylvania, which allows absentee voting without an excuse, at 8 p.m. ET. In Philadelphia and five other counties, however, absentee ballots postmarked by June 2 will be accepted if they arrive by 5 p.m. on June 9. </li><li>Polls close in South Dakota at 7 p.m. Mountain Time and 9.m. ET. All voters were sent absentee ballot applications in the mail for today's primary. </li><li>In New Mexico, which allows absentee voting without an excuse, polls close at 7 p.m. Mountain Time and 9.m. Eastern Time. </li><li>In Montana, which allows mail-in voting without an excuse, counties are authorized to send out mail-in ballots directly to voters. Polls close at 8 p.m. Mountain Time and 10 p.m. E.T. </li><li>In Iowa, which sent every registered voter an absentee ballot application for today's election, polls close at 9 p.m. Central Time and 10 p.m. E.T. </li></ul>Read the original article on <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/june-2-presidential-congressional-primaries-live-results-vote-counts-2020-6">Business Insider</a>

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Results: Republican Rep. Yvette Herrell defeated by Democrat Gabriel Vasquez in New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District election

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