Democratic state Rep. Melanie Stansbury has won the New Mexico special congressional election, beating back Republican challenger Mark Moores to fill the seat of former Rep. Deb Haaland, who’s now serving as President Biden’s interior secretary.
Democratic state Rep. Melanie Stansbury won the New Mexico special congressional election Tuesday, beating back Republican challenger Mark Moores to fill the seat of Deb Haaland, President Joe Biden's interior secretary.
The race to represent New Mexico's 1st Congressional District, which includes Albuquerque, was called by The Associated Press after polls closed at 9 p.m. ET. Stansbury prevailed in a four-way contest after campaigning in support of major initiatives of the Biden administration. Her victory shores up the Democrats' narrow 219-211 majority in Congress ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.
The district, which Biden won by 23 points and Haaland won by 16 points last year, was seen as a potential pickup for Republicans. Moores campaigned as a champion of police and the oil and gas industry — notably because of Biden's order in January suspending new drilling permits on federal land, which included a number of oil and gas wells in New Mexico.Democratic advantage, according to the Cook Political Report.
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