Women won a majority of seats in the New Mexico Legislature in the general election, stirring emotions of joy, surprise and vindication.

Democrats may have retained their hold on New Mexico with wins in every congressional race and the presidential contest, but shrinking margins of victory show voter support is shifting toward Republic

As New Mexicans head to the polls to cast their ballots on Election Day, over half of the state’s legislative races are already decided. Many candidates ran uncontested following the June primaries. Twenty-seven senate races and 38 house races had only one candidate running this general election.

Voters in New Mexico will cast their ballots Tuesday in some key races in the 2024 election. Incumbent Democratic Sen. Martin Heinrich will face businesswoman and Republican challenger Nella Domenici in his bid for a third term in the U.

Cindy Nava, a former undocumented immigrant, Dreamer and Biden administration official, was elected to the New Mexico State Senate.

Democratic U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez is seeking a second term in New Mexico’s swing district along U.S. border in a rematch against the Republican he ousted in 2022.

Doña Ana County election workers had a late Tuesday night and an early morning as they counted remaining absentee ballots.

Incumbent Gabe Vasquez was challenged by Republican Yvette Herrell for New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District seat in the U.S. House.

Gabe Vasquez won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing New Mexico on Wednesday. Vasquez faced a rematch against Republican Yvette Herrell, who previously represented the district for a single term.

Democratic Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing New Mexico on Wednesday. Leger Fernández has spent much of her tenure pressuring the Biden administration and federal land managers to follow through with wildfire recovery in communities devastated by a pair of botched prescribed burns that resulted in the largest wildfire in the state's recorded history.

After Trump won the 2024 presidential election, GOP Texas Gov. Greg Abbott congratulated him on his victory and said he’ll work with his administration to secure the Texas border. Abbott started putting up barriers on the Texas side of the border to essentially wall off New Mexico.