Midterm Forecast2026 · Senate & House
20,000 simulated elections · Model run Oct 28, 12:50 AM ETPolls through Oct 27 · Election Nov 3
House / NM-2New Mexico's 2nd district 2026 · held by Democrats

Gabe Vasquez is heavily favored in NM-2

Gabe Vasquez92%Democrat · incumbent
Greg Cunningham8%Republican
Median marginD+8.080%: D+1.0 to D+15.0
Cook PVIEVEN2026 lines
Tipping point1.8%decides the majority
District pollsD+3.42 polls, adjusted

Range of outcomes

How the forecast is built

Lean: twice the PVI plus the generic ballot (D+8.7). Incumbency adds 3.0 points.

Chance of winning over time

Daily reruns of the model

Each day is a fresh run of today's model using only the polls that had finished by the day before. Daily runs since Jul 1.

What the forecasters say

Ten published ratings; Cook updated through Oct 27
CookLean D
Inside ElectionsTilt D
SabatoLean D
Race to the WHLikely D
EconomistLikely D
Split TicketSolid D
DDHQLean D
FiftyPlusOneLikely D
Fox NewsLikely D
Silver BulletinLikely D

What this seat means for control

District polls

PollsterField endSampleResult
Research & PollingOct 9383 LV48–44 D+4.0
SurveyUSA/KOBSep 2554 LV46–43 D+3.0