Live New Mexico winner calls. Nov 6 • 1:54 AM ET AP calls New Mexico House District 2 for Gabriel Vasquez. Nov 6 • 12:05 AM ET AP calls New Mexico House District 3 for Teresa Leger Fernandez.
In 2024, only 17% of registered voters in New Mexico cast their ballots in the state’s primary elections. More than 300,000 registered New Mexican voters—roughly a quarter of the state’s registered voting population—are currently blocked outright from participating in primaries.
There’s a chance for me to help protect my girls from legislators and from laws that want to control their bodies.”
Two of New Mexico’s most prominent election deniers used Monday – the fourth anniversary of the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection – to urge incoming Donald Trump to keep his promise to pardon many charged and convicted in the riot,
Lawmakers say concerns about Trump could spur more support for measure giving residents the right to a clean environment.
The Congressional Leadership Fund, which is dedicated to electing Republicans to the U.S. House of Representatives, branded Vasquez an "anti-border security extremist" after he voted against the Laken Riley Act "despite promising his constituents he’d support securing the border." Follow Daniel J. Chacón on Twitter @danieljchacon.