The Republican Party of New Mexico argued that the new Congressional District map dilutes Republican votes in congressional races. Steve Pearce represented district two for 14 years.

Under the old congressional district map, much of the southeastern part of New Mexico, which tends to lean conservative, was in congressional district 2. In the new map, those same southeastern ...

Herrell herself unseated Rep. Xochitl Torres Small under the district's old boundaries in 2020. The New Mexico Supreme Court upheld a Democratic-drawn congressional map that divvied up a ...

The hearing is the latest chapter in a still-evolving story about the often contentious process of redrawing the maps for state legislative and congressional seats every 10 years after the census.

A trial begins Wednesday over New Mexico's congressional map. Unlike some other active fights over redistricting, it's the state's Democratic lawmakers who are accused of crafting illegal districts.

District 2, represented by Rep. Yvette Herrell, is about 8,100 people too populous in comparison with New Mexico's two other congressional districts.

The New Mexico Acequia Association and the Pueblos of Laguna and Acoma also opposed the map because of how the changes would affect the 3rd District in the northeast.

Suit asks judge to replace new boundaries with a map proposed by the Citizen Redistricting Commit ...

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s Democratic governor has signed legislation to redraw the state’s three congressional districts and divide a conservative stronghold into multiple districts ...

Democratic advocates say the plan — Senate Bill 1 — will lead to three congressional representatives representing both urban and rural districts, tying the two communities together more. The ...