Gabe Vasquez
DIncumbentFEC H2NM02191
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Raised this cycle$5.5M
Cash on hand: $497K
2026 race
NM-02 — U.S. House
2 candidates on the November ballot. Incumbent: Gabe Vasquez.
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How we got here · 2 earlier contests
Election held
Counting
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Results appear here once a race is called and verified. Official returns from the New Mexico Secretary of State.
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Disclosed money in race
$10M
Candidate + outside spending. See finance breakdown below.
Incumbent
Currently in office
Challengers
Sorted by fundraising
Gregory G Cunningham
RChallengerFEC H6NM02127
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Raised this cycle$2.5M
Cash on hand: $344K
1 defeated candidate — show
Jose Orozco
RDefeatedChallengerFEC H6NM02135
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Raised this cycle$219K
Cash on hand: $3K
Local signal
Early read on NM-02 — U.S. House
A directional read on where this seat is trending, from the signals we have so far. This is an early scaffold — more inputs light up as coverage and constituent activity accrue.
Coverage tone · the matchup
Recent news coverage of the nominees heading to the general election.
Gabe Vasquezleans negative
2 pos12 neutral3 neg17 articles
Gregory G Cunninghamleans positive
1 pos15 neutral0 neg16 articles
A media signal, not a poll of the district.
Constituent stakes
No one here has staked a position on a tracked vote yet. As neighbors weigh in on /pressure campaigns, the district's lean will show up here.
Money in the race
Finance breakdown
Disclosed funding shaping this race — both the money candidates raise themselves and the outside spending dropped by independent groups. Issue-ad spending by 501(c)(4) groups is excluded; the FEC doesn't require disclosure of it. See the note below for details.
Candidate fundraising: FEC reports through October 14, 2026 · 2025–26 cycle
Total disclosed
$10M
Candidate fundraising + independent expenditures (FEC).
Candidate-direct (Schedule A)
$8.3M
Raised by candidate committees themselves.
Outside spending (Schedule E)
$2.1M
$7K for · $2.1M against
| Candidate | Raised directly | Outside for | Outside against | Net in corner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gabe Vasquez(D)incumbent + FIELD TEAM 6, INC. $3K + BLUE CD2 NEW MEXICO USA $3K + GIVEGREEN UNITED ACTION $363 − CLF $1.9M | $5.5M | $7K | $1.9M | $3.7M |
Gregory G Cunningham(R) − HMP $204K | $2.5M | — | $204K | $2.3M |
1 defeated candidate — show finances
| Candidate | Raised directly | Outside for | Outside against | Net in corner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jose Orozco(R)defeated | $219K | — | — | $219K |
Where the money comes from
In-state vs out-of-state
Share of each candidate's itemized individual contributions from donors inside NM versus the rest of the country. Excludes sub-$200 unitemized donations (no geography on file) and PAC money — see note below.
Gabe Vasquez(D)29% in-state · $2.4M itemized
$680K in-state$1.7M out-of-state
Gregory G Cunningham(R)58% in-state · $1.1M itemized
$627K in-state$447K out-of-state
1 defeated candidate — show
Jose Orozco(R)defeated28% in-state · $218K itemized
$62K in-state$156K out-of-state
What's counted, what isn't
Candidate-direct is each campaign's reported receipts on FEC Schedule A — individual contributions plus PAC contributions to the candidate's own committee — through the most recent filing.
Outside spending is independent expenditures on FEC Schedule E: money spent by PACs, super PACs, and party committees for or against a candidate, without legal coordination with the campaign. The committees listed under each candidate are the largest disclosed spenders on either side.
In-state vs out-of-state covers only itemized individual contributions — donations over $200, which are the only ones that carry a contributor address at the FEC. Sub-$200 unitemized donations (often a large share for grassroots campaigns) have no geography on file and are excluded, as is PAC money. So the percentages describe where a candidate's itemized individual money comes from, not where every dollar raised comes from.
Not counted: 501(c)(4) "social welfare" organizations run issue ads that frequently mention candidates by name but aren't classified as express advocacy under FEC rules — they file no Schedule E and don't appear in this breakdown. Press reporting on a race may cite figures that include this dark-money spending; ours doesn't.
Where they stand
Issue-by-issue comparison
Positions extracted from each candidate's campaign issues page by AI. Contested rows — where candidates disagree with each other — appear first.
| Statement | Vasquez | Cunningham | You |
|---|---|---|---|
Abortion A national law should protect access to abortion in every state. | — | ||
Abortion Each state should set its own abortion laws. | — | ||
Abortion Access to contraception should be guaranteed by federal law in all states (Right to Contraception Act). | — | ||
Criminal Justice The federal government should send more money to local police departments. | — | ||
Economy The federal minimum wage should be raised. | — | ||
Healthcare Medicare should be allowed to negotiate lower prescription drug prices. | — | ||
Healthcare Enhanced ACA premium subsidies should be made permanent at expanded levels. | — | ||
Healthcare A government-run public health insurance option should be added to the ACA marketplace. | — | ||
Immigration People who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children should have a path to citizenship. | — | ||
Immigration The U.S. should do more to enforce immigration laws and secure the border. | — | ||
Labor Federal labor law should make it easier for workers to form unions (PRO Act-style reforms). | — | ||
Veterans The VA should cover more veterans and more health conditions. | — |
SupportsOpposesNo public positionRinged = confirmed by the campaign
Recent coverage
In the news
Gregory G Cunningham
- Vasquez wins third term in New Mexico’s 2nd DistrictAlbuquerque JournalNov 4
- Gabe Vasquez announces birth of son ahead of Election DayAlbuquerque JournalNov 2
- Scalise rallies support for Cunningham in Las CrucesAlbuquerque JournalOct 16
- Journal Poll: Stansbury, Leger Fernandez lead House racesAlbuquerque JournalOct 15
About this race page
Candidate roster is sourced from the FEC's active-candidate list for the 2026 cycle. Fundraising totals reflect committee filings through the last reporting period.
Alignment % compares the candidate's extracted policy positions against your quiz answers. Positions are pulled from the candidate's campaign issues page by AI; we save the source quote for each position so you can verify the extraction. Candidates without a campaign issues page show position data pending — we're working through the roster and re-checking stale extractions every 90 days.
News coverage is from the GDELT 2.0 global news feed, filtered to a curated list of national, political, and regional outlets.