NM-2 Las Cruces

New Mexico

Not calledR -4.0closes 9:00 pm ET
Lean D

Who's running

Gabe VasquezDIncumbent

Gabe Vasquez has been in Congress since 2023 and is running for a third term. He grew up on the border in El Paso and Ciudad Juarez and served on the Las Cruces City Council. He won in 2022 by only 1,350 votes and in 2024 by 4 points.

What they say they'll do
  • Two-term congressman, first elected 2022
  • Former Las Cruces city councilor
  • Led 48 to 44 in an October Albuquerque Journal poll
Greg CunninghamR

Greg Cunningham is a retired Albuquerque police detective and a Marine combat veteran. This is his first run for office. President Trump endorsed him, and he campaigns on border security and public safety.

What they say they'll do
  • Retired police detective and Marine veteran
  • Endorsed by Trump
  • Speaker Mike Johnson came to New Mexico to raise money for him

The tea ☕

  • A Cunningham ad made with the national Republican campaign arm showed his barber praising him. Reporters found the barber had a drug conviction from 2001. The ad also swapped the names of the two men on screen. Cunningham said the man made a mistake and deserves a second chance.
  • A Republican-aligned group called American Action Network ran an ad attacking Vasquez for voting against a ban on Medicaid money for gender-affirming care for minors. Vasquez's campaign called it a lie-filled attack and said parents and doctors should make those choices.
  • Vasquez challenged Cunningham to a debate in Spanish. Cunningham said no, saying he grew up in an English-speaking home.

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