2018Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2018 election for New Mexico's 2nd District
U.S. House · New Mexico
Xochitl Torres Small (D) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Yvette Herrell (R) by 1.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Xochitl Torres SmallDemocrat · winner
50.9%101,489
Yvette HerrellRepublican
49.1%97,767
199,256 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2018
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Xochitl Torres SmallYvette Herrell
$4.8M
Raised by the campaign
$1.5M
$4.6M
Spent by the campaign
$1.3M
$168.4K
Cash on hand
$170.6K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2018.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2018