U.S. House race · November 3, 2026
U.S. Representative, New Mexico District 2
Represents the district in the U.S. House of Representatives, which writes federal laws, approves the federal budget and taxes, and oversees the executive branch.
2-year term. The district covers southern and western New Mexico, including Doña Ana County (Las Cruces), Otero County (Alamogordo), Carlsbad, Grant, Luna, Sierra, Socorro and Cibola counties, parts of Valencia, Lea and McKinley counties, and Albuquerque's South Valley and southwest side. Incumbent Democrat Gabe Vasquez is seeking a third term. The Secretary of State's general election candidate list shows no minor-party, independent or write-in candidates for this seat.
The candidates
Listed alphabetically by last name.
Greg Cunningham
Retired Albuquerque Police Department detective and small business ownerGreg Cunningham is a Republican, Marine Corps veteran and retired Albuquerque police detective running for federal office for the first time. His campaign centers on public safety, border security and drug trafficking, and support for the 2025 tax changes on tips, overtime and Social Security.
Gabe Vasquez
U.S. Representative, New Mexico District 2Gabe Vasquez is a Democrat and former Las Cruces city councilor who has represented the 2nd District since 2023 and is seeking a third term. His campaign centers on lowering costs, health care access, border security paired with immigration changes, and public lands.
Compare on the issues
Summaries of each candidate's stated positions. See each profile for sources and details.
| Issue | Greg Cunningham Republican | Gabe Vasquez Democratic |
|---|---|---|
| Economy & Jobs | Says he would ease burdens on small businesses, help create good-paying jobs and hold the education system accountable. | Supports repealing the 2017 Trump tax cuts while cutting taxes for working families, the PRO Act on union organizing, and his Keep Mobile Homes Affordable Act, which he says targets lot-fee increases at manufactured-home parks bought by outside investors; says he opposes the administration's tariffs. |
| Energy & Environment | Says communities have the right to ask questions about data centers given limited water and power, but that it is not the government's job to decide whether a community accepts one. | Opposes selling federal public lands; has called for a moratorium on a proposed Socorro data center and sponsored legislation requiring data center developers to pay for their own electricity. |
| Immigration | Calls current border enforcement a first step and says people who enter illegally and commit crimes must be identified and dealt with under the law; opposes the state Legislature's effort to bar public entities from contracting with ICE for immigrant detention. | Supports border security spending, including at the Santa Teresa port of entry, and refocusing ICE on violent criminals; supports legal status for Dreamers and new legal pathways for workers in short-handed industries. |
| Abortion | No public position found yet | Says he opposes any federal effort to ban abortion or birth control and supports abortion rights. |
| Health Care | No public position found yet | Supports reversing the health care cuts in the 2025 Republican tax law, a public option, Medicare drug price negotiation and insulin price caps. |
| Public Safety | Says he would prioritize an updated version of the 1990s federal crime bill, including changes to sentencing guidelines and action on sanctuary cities and cartels. | No public position found yet |
| Taxes | Supports the 2025 federal tax changes for tips, overtime and Social Security income, which he says benefit working New Mexicans. | No public position found yet |