New Mexico Democrats expand state House majority following ‘historic blue wave’

By: Patrick Lohmann

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: November 4, 2026

Words: 794

Last Updated: 5 days ago

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New Mexico legislative Democrats unseated four incumbent Republicans on Tuesday, with leaders crediting the national “historic blue wave” for expanding the party’s already sizable majority in the state House of Representatives.

Incumbent state Reps. Catherine Cullen (R-Rio Rancho), Rebecca Dow (R-Elephant Butte), Tanya Mirabal Moya (R-Los Lunas) and Luis Terrazas (R-Silver City) all lost their general election matchups against Democrats.

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