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Herrell wins GOP primary, will face Torres Small again for CD2 seat in general election
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A three-way race in the Republican primary for the state’s 2nd Congressional District ended with former state representative Yvette Herrell winning the Republican nod.
The Associated Press called the race for Herrell at about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday evening. Herrell had garnered 45.58 percent of the vote at the time.
Thank you to New Mexico's Second District Republicans for your tremendous vote of confidence tonight! Together we are going to take back our district and turn New Mexico red! #NM02 #NMPOL
— Yvette Herrell (@Yvette4congress) June 3, 2020
The primary campaign was dominated by attacks between Herrell and oil and gas lobbyist Claire Chase. Chase came under fire in the early days of the campaign for social media posts made in 2015 and 2016 that were critical of President Donald Trump. Chase has since praised Trump for his “fearless leadership.”
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Chase took more vots in Chaves and Eddy counties, but fell behind Herrell in Doña Ana County and Lea County. Chase garnered 31.62 percent of the vote as of 2 a.m. Wednesday to Herrell’s 44.77 percent.