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U.S. House · New Mexico's 2nd District

Southern New Mexico, including Las Cruces and the state's border region with Mexico.

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

Gabriel Vasquez, projected winner

CandidateVotesShare
Gabriel Vasquez123,73758.8%
Gregory Cunningham86,86341.2%

About 98% of the expected vote counted. As of November 9. Winners take office next year. Counts can change until states certify. NBC News ↗

Sources re-checked September 25, 2026 · How we research

  • Ballotpedia identifies this as a battleground race. Incumbent Rep. Gabriel Vasquez (D) defeated then-incumbent Yvette Herrell (R) 50.3%-49.6% in 2022 and 52.1%-47.9% in 2024; in the 2024 presidential race, Donald Trump carried the district 49.9%-48.1%, making it one of 23 U.S. House districts Democrats are defending that Trump won in 2024. As of July 2026, major election forecasters rated the general election Lean Democratic or Tilt Democratic. As of June 30, 2026, Vasquez had raised $3.78 million in the cycle and Republican nominee Greg Cunningham had raised $1.51 million.[1]

On the November 3 ballot · 2 candidates

Gabriel VasquezDINCUMBENTPROJECTED WINNERU.S. Representative (since 2023)Full profile →Greg CunninghamRFull profile →

Issue evidence — side by side

Recorded votes, documented positions and candidates’ own words are shown with sources. “In their own words” quotes a candidate on the topic without inferring a stance. Votes describe specific bills or motions; they do not establish overall support or opposition to a broad issue. A dash means our research has no evidence on that topic, not that the candidate has no position.

Protect legal access to abortion

  • Gabriel Vasquez
    Supports[4]

    Official site lists championing reproductive choice among his priorities and says reproductive health care is health care that he is committed to protecting.

  • Greg Cunningham
    —

Stricter gun laws

  • Gabriel Vasquez
    Supports[5]

    Official site says he is a gun owner who supports enacting gun safety laws while protecting the Second Amendment, and that he is leading bills on background checks and an assault weapons ban.

  • Greg Cunningham
    —

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

  • Gabriel Vasquez
    Recorded votes[11][12][13][14][15]

    Voted no on Laken Riley Act (S. 5, 2025-01-22). Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which funded expanded immigration enforcement, detention and border operations. Voted no on Secure the Border Act of 2023 (H.R. 2, 2023-05-11).

  • Greg Cunningham
    In their own words[7]
    “it is vital that people that enter this country illegally, that come here and commit crimes, we have to identify those people.”

    In the Source New Mexico voter guide, answering "What border-security policies would you support?"

Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

  • Gabriel Vasquez
    Recorded votes[12][13][14]

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which made the 2017 individual tax rates, including the 37% top rate, permanent.

  • Greg Cunningham
    —

Expand public health coverage

  • Gabriel Vasquez
    Recorded votes[12][13][14][17]

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which reduced federal Medicaid spending and added Medicaid work requirements. Voted yes on Breaking the Gridlock Act (H.R. 1834, 2026-01-08), which extended enhanced ACA premium subsidies.

  • Greg Cunningham
    —

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

  • Gabriel Vasquez
    Recorded votes[12][13][14]

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which phased out Inflation Reduction Act clean-energy tax credits.

  • Greg Cunningham
    —

Broad tariffs on imported goods

  • Gabriel Vasquez
    Recorded votes[20]

    Voted yes on Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada (H.J. Res. 72, 2026-02-11), which disapproved the tariffs on Canadian imports.

  • Greg Cunningham
    —

Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote

  • Gabriel Vasquez
    Recorded votes[16]

    Voted no on SAVE Act (H.R. 22, 2025-04-10).

  • Greg Cunningham
    —

Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroad

  • Gabriel Vasquez
    Recorded votes[18][19]

    Voted yes on War Powers Resolution on Venezuela (H. Con. Res. 64, 2025-12-17), which would have directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Venezuela absent congressional authorization. Voted yes on War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities (H. Con. Res. 86, 2026-06-03), which directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran absent congressional authorization.

  • Greg Cunningham
    —

Research notes & limits

Sitting-member key floor votes and FEC finance totals for Vasquez are added separately by script (context above cites Ballotpedia's own fundraising figures as of June 30, 2026 for both candidates, which will be superseded by later FEC data). Cunningham's priorities and immigration_enforcement position are sourced via Ballotpedia's verbatim quotation of his campaign website; his military and police service is described on cunninghamfornm.com, and his private-investigator background is from Ballotpedia only.

Sources · 27

Researched 2026-09-25. Green citations are official government records.

  1. 1.Gabriel Vasquez · Ballotpedia Reference
  2. 2.Gabriel Vasquez - Biography and committee assignments · Ballotpedia Reference
  3. 3.Greg Cunningham - Campaign website quote · Ballotpedia (quoting Greg Cunningham 2026 campaign website) Candidate's own words
  4. 4.Issues · Office of Rep. Gabe Vasquez Official record
  5. 5.Rights & Freedoms · Office of Rep. Gabe Vasquez Official record
  6. 6.Making Health Care Affordable & Accessible · Office of Rep. Gabe Vasquez Official record
  7. 7.U.S. Representative, 2nd Congressional District | Voter Guide: New Mexico General Election 2026 · Source New Mexico · 2026-09-29 News report
  8. 8.Gabriel Vasquez - Biography and committee assignments · Ballotpedia Reference
  9. 9.About | Representative Gabe Vasquez · Office of Rep. Gabe Vasquez Official record
  10. 10.New Mexico's 2nd District U.S. House election results 2026 · NBC News News report
  11. 11.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
  12. 12.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
  13. 13.H.R. 1 (119th Congress) — One Big Beautiful Bill Act: text and summary · Congress.gov Official record
  14. 14.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-07-03 Official record
  15. 15.Roll call: Secure the Border Act of 2023 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2023-05-11 Official record
  16. 16.Roll call: SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-04-10 Official record
  17. 17.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
  18. 18.Roll call: War Powers Resolution on Venezuela · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-12-17 Official record
  19. 19.Roll call: War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-06-03 Official record
  20. 20.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record
  21. 21.Greg Cunningham - Campaign website quote · Ballotpedia (quoting Greg Cunningham 2026 campaign website) Candidate's own words
  22. 22.Greg Cunningham for Congress · Cunningham for New Mexico Candidate's own words
  23. 23.Herrell backs Cunningham for GOP nomination in key congressional race · NM Political Report · 2025-10-14 News report
  24. 24.The Roundhouse Report: Republican running against Gabe Vasquez vows to stand with Trump · The Santa Fe New Mexican · 2026-03-14 News report
  25. 25.Former APD detective, state legislative candidate seeks to challenge Rep. Vasquez in CD-2 · City Desk ABQ · 2025-09-22 News report
  26. 26.New Mexico Election 2026: US House of Representatives, District 2 · Source NM · 2026-09-29 News report
  27. 27.U.S. House · New Mexico's 2nd District results 2026 · NBC News News report