Democratic state Rep. Melanie Stansbury will win the special election in New Mexico's 1st Congressional District, CNN projects
Stansbury, a scientist who has served in the New Mexico state House since 2019, defeated Republican state Sen. Mark Moores. Her victory for the seat, which had been vacant since March, will give the narrow Democratic majority in the US House a bit more breathing room.The central New Mexico district, which includes most of Albuquerque, was considered favorable ground for Democrats: The congressional seat has been in Democratic hands since 2009, after former Republican Rep.
"The race was seen as an indicator of the political environment a little more than four months into Biden's presidency and is one of several early signs -- along with governor's races in Virginia and New Jersey this year -- of the electorate's mood headed into next year's midterms. The race garnered early voter turnout.
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