From the election until Deb Haaland's resignation to become Secretary of the Interior, New Mexico had a house delegation composed entirely of women of color, the second US state (after Hawaii) to do so.
[1] New Mexico is also the first state to have a majority of its house representatives be Native Americans.
[4] Organizations Xochitl Torres Small Democratic Yvette Herrell Republican The 2nd district covers southern New Mexico, including Las Cruces, Roswell, and the southern part of Albuquerque.
The incumbent was Democrat Xochitl Torres Small, who flipped the district and was elected with 50.9% of the vote in 2018.
[4] Federal officials Newspapers Organizations Executive Officials Federal officials Organizations Individuals Organizations Ben Ray Luján Democratic Teresa Leger Fernandez Democratic The 3rd district encompasses all of northern New Mexico, including the city of Santa Fe, and includes most of the Navajo Nation and Puebloans within New Mexico.