Democrat Xochitl Torres Small lost her U.S. House seat to Republican Yvette Herrell in the race for New Mexico’s 2nd Congressional District. Torres Small flipped the seat for Democrats with a narrow 2018 victory; the 2020 race drew big spending from both parties, with the National Republican Congressional Committee alone injecting nearly $5 million into the contest.
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Sarah McBride elected as first openly transgender state senator
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New Mexico elects its first all women of color House delegation
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More women than men are voting early in key battleground states
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Women made historically conservative Arizona a 2020 battleground
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