Cook Partisan Voting Index

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Map of 2016-2020 Cook PVI for all voting entities in the 2024 United States presidential election (states, federal district, congressional districts of Maine and Nebraska)

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State or district has a Cook PVI of D+10 or greater
State or district has a Cook PVI between D+5 and D+10
State or district has a Cook PVI between D+2 and D+5
State or district has a Cook PVI between EVEN and D+2
State or district has a Cook PVI between EVEN and R+2
State or district has a Cook PVI between R+2 and R+5
State or district has a Cook PVI between R+5 and R+10
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Map of 20162020 Cook PVI for all voting entities in the 2024 United States presidential election (states, federal district, congressional districts of Maine and Nebraska)

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  State or district has a Cook PVI of D+10 or greater
  State or district has a Cook PVI between D+5 and D+10
  State or district has a Cook PVI between D+2 and D+5
  State or district has a Cook PVI between EVEN and D+2
  State or district has a Cook PVI between EVEN and R+2
  State or district has a Cook PVI between R+2 and R+5
  State or district has a Cook PVI between R+5 and R+10
  State or district has a Cook PVI of R+10 or greater

The Cook Partisan Voting Index, abbreviated PVI or CPVI, is a measurement of how partisan a U.S. congressional district or U.S. state is. [1] This partisanship is indicated as lean towards either the Republican Party or the Democratic Party, [2] compared to the nation as a whole, based on how that district or state voted in the previous two presidential elections. [3] [4]

Contents

History

The Partisan Voting Index was developed in 1997 by Charlie Cook of The Cook Political Report , in conjunction with Clark Bensen and his political statistical analysis firm, Polidata, "as a means of providing a more accurate picture of the competitiveness". [5] [6] [7] It is based on the methodology introduced by Rob Richie of the Center for Voting and Democracy for the Center's July 1997 Monopoly Politics report. [8] [9]

The Cook Political Report has since released new PVI scores every two years. [10] In 2021, the newsletter ended its relationship with Polidata and instead used Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections to calculate 2020's results. [7] The most recent iteration is the 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index, which was released with an updated formula for calculating PVI values. [11]

Calculation and format

The index looks at how every congressional district voted in the past two presidential elections combined and compares it to the national average. [12] The Cook PVI is displayed as a letter, a plus sign, and a number, with the letter (either a D for Democratic or an R for Republican) indicating the party that outperformed in the district and the number showing how many percentage points above the national average it received. [10] In 2022, the formula was updated to weigh the most recent presidential election more heavily than the prior election. [11]

By congressional district

The PVIs for congressional districts are calculated based on the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections. [11] With a PVI of R+1, Michigan's 8th congressional district was determined to be the median congressional district, meaning that exactly 217 districts are more Democratic and 217 are more Republican than this district. [11] As of 2022, there are 222 districts in the House that are more Republican than the national average and 206 districts more Democratic than the national average. The number of swing seats, defined as those between D+5 and R+5, is 87. [11]

DistrictPVIParty of

representative

Alabama 1 R+16Republican
Alabama 2 R+17Republican
Alabama 3 R+19Republican
Alabama 4 R+33Republican
Alabama 5 R+17Republican
Alabama 6 R+18Republican
Alabama 7 D+14Democratic
Alaska at-large R+8Democratic
Arizona 1 R+2Republican
Arizona 2 R+6Republican
Arizona 3 D+24Democratic
Arizona 4 D+2Democratic
Arizona 5 R+11Republican
Arizona 6 R+3Republican
Arizona 7 D+15Democratic
Arizona 8 R+10Republican
Arizona 9 R+16Republican
Arkansas 1 R+22Republican
Arkansas 2 R+9Republican
Arkansas 3 R+15Republican
Arkansas 4 R+20Republican
California 1 R+12Republican
California 2 D+23Democratic
California 3 R+4Republican
California 4 D+17Democratic
California 5 R+9Republican
California 6 D+7Democratic
California 7 D+17Democratic
California 8 D+26Democratic
California 9 D+5Democratic
California 10 D+18Democratic
California 11 D+37Democratic
California 12 D+40Democratic
California 13 D+4Republican
California 14 D+22Democratic
California 15 D+28Democratic
California 16 D+26Democratic
California 17 D+23Democratic
California 18 D+21Democratic
California 19 D+18Democratic
California 20 R+16Republican
California 21 D+9Democratic
California 22 D+5Republican
California 23 R+8Republican
California 24 D+13Democratic
California 25 D+6Democratic
California 26 D+8Democratic
California 27 D+4Republican
California 28 D+16Democratic
California 29 D+26Democratic
California 30 D+23Democratic
California 31 D+15Democratic
California 32 D+20Democratic
California 33 D+12Democratic
California 34 D+32Democratic
California 35 D+13Democratic
California 36 D+21Democratic
California 37 D+37Democratic
California 38 D+14Democratic
California 39 D+12Democratic
California 40 R+2Republican
California 41 R+3Republican
California 42 D+22Democratic
California 43 D+32Democratic
California 44 D+24Democratic
California 45 D+2Republican
California 46 D+15Democratic
California 47 D+3Democratic
California 48 R+9Republican
California 49 D+3Democratic
California 50 D+14Democratic
California 51 D+12Democratic
California 52 D+18Democratic
Colorado 1 D+29Democratic
Colorado 2 D+17Democratic
Colorado 3 R+7Republican
Colorado 4 R+13Republican
Colorado 5 R+9Republican
Colorado 6 D+9Democratic
Colorado 7 D+4Democratic
Colorado 8 EVENDemocratic
Connecticut 1 D+12Democratic
Connecticut 2 D+3Democratic
Connecticut 3 D+7Democratic
Connecticut 4 D+13Democratic
Connecticut 5 D+3Democratic
Delaware at-large D+7Democratic
Florida 1 R+19Republican
Florida 2 R+8Republican
Florida 3 R+9Republican
Florida 4 R+6Republican
Florida 5 R+11Republican
Florida 6 R+14Republican
Florida 7 R+5Republican
Florida 8 R+11Republican
Florida 9 D+8Democratic
Florida 10 D+14Democratic
Florida 11 R+8Republican
Florida 12 R+17Republican
Florida 13 R+6Republican
Florida 14 D+8Democratic
Florida 15 R+4Republican
Florida 16 R+7Republican
Florida 17 R+10Republican
Florida 18 R+13Republican
Florida 19 R+13Republican
Florida 20 D+25Democratic
Florida 21 R+7Republican
Florida 22 D+7Democratic
Florida 23 D+5Democratic
Florida 24 D+25Democratic
Florida 25 D+9Democratic
Florida 26 R+8Republican
Florida 27 EVENRepublican
Florida 28 R+2Republican
Georgia 1 R+9Republican
Georgia 2 D+3Democratic
Georgia 3 R+18Republican
Georgia 4 D+27Democratic
Georgia 5 D+32Democratic
Georgia 6 R+11Republican
Georgia 7 D+10Democratic
Georgia 8 R+16Republican
Georgia 9 R+22Republican
Georgia 10 R+15Republican
Georgia 11 R+11Republican
Georgia 12 R+8Republican
Georgia 13 D+28Democratic
Georgia 14 R+22Republican
Hawaii 1 D+14Democratic
Hawaii 2 D+14Democratic
Idaho 1 R+22Republican
Idaho 2 R+14Republican
Illinois 1 D+20Democratic
Illinois 2 D+19Democratic
Illinois 3 D+20Democratic
Illinois 4 D+22Democratic
Illinois 5 D+18Democratic
Illinois 6 D+3Democratic
Illinois 7 D+36Democratic
Illinois 8 D+6Democratic
Illinois 9 D+19Democratic
Illinois 10 D+11Democratic
Illinois 11 D+5Democratic
Illinois 12 R+24Republican
Illinois 13 D+3Democratic
Illinois 14 D+4Democratic
Illinois 15 R+22Republican
Illinois 16 R+13Republican
Illinois 17 D+2Democratic
Indiana 1 D+3Democratic
Indiana 2 R+14Republican
Indiana 3 R+18Republican
Indiana 4 R+18Republican
Indiana 5 R+11Republican
Indiana 6 R+19Republican
Indiana 7 D+19Democratic
Indiana 8 R+19Republican
Indiana 9 R+16Republican
Iowa 1 R+3Republican
Iowa 2 R+4Republican
Iowa 3 R+3Republican
Iowa 4 R+16Republican
Kansas 1 R+18Republican
Kansas 2 R+11Republican
Kansas 3 R+1Democratic
Kansas 4 R+14Republican
Kentucky 1 R+24Republican
Kentucky 2 R+21Republican
Kentucky 3 D+9Democratic
Kentucky 4 R+19Republican
Kentucky 5 R+32Republican
Kentucky 6 R+9Republican
Louisiana 1 R+23Republican
Louisiana 2 D+25Democratic
Louisiana 3 R+21Republican
Louisiana 4 R+14Republican
Louisiana 5 R+17Republican
Louisiana 6 R+19Republican
Maine 1 D+9Democratic
Maine 2 R+6Democratic
Maryland 1 R+11Republican
Maryland 2 D+7Democratic
Maryland 3 D+10Democratic
Maryland 4 D+40Democratic
Maryland 5 D+15Democratic
Maryland 6 D+2Democratic
Maryland 7 D+30Democratic
Maryland 8 D+29Democratic
Massachusetts 1 D+9Democratic
Massachusetts 2 D+13Democratic
Massachusetts 3 D+11Democratic
Massachusetts 4 D+12Democratic
Massachusetts 5 D+23Democratic
Massachusetts 6 D+11Democratic
Massachusetts 7 D+35Democratic
Massachusetts 8 D+15Democratic
Massachusetts 9 D+6Democratic
Michigan 1 R+13Republican
Michigan 2 R+16Republican
Michigan 3 D+1Democratic
Michigan 4 R+5Republican
Michigan 5 R+15Republican
Michigan 6 D+11Democratic
Michigan 7 R+2Democratic
Michigan 8 R+1Democratic
Michigan 9 R+18Republican
Michigan 10 R+3Republican
Michigan 11 D+7Democratic
Michigan 12 D+23Democratic
Michigan 13 D+23Democratic
Minnesota 1 R+7Republican
Minnesota 2 D+1Democratic
Minnesota 3 D+8Democratic
Minnesota 4 D+17Democratic
Minnesota 5 D+30Democratic
Minnesota 6 R+12Republican
Minnesota 7 R+19Republican
Minnesota 8 R+8Republican
Mississippi 1 R+18Republican
Mississippi 2 D+11Democratic
Mississippi 3 R+15Republican
Mississippi 4 R+22Republican
Missouri 1 D+27Democratic
Missouri 2 R+7Republican
Missouri 3 R+16Republican
Missouri 4 R+23Republican
Missouri 5 D+11Democratic
Missouri 6 R+21Republican
Missouri 7 R+24Republican
Missouri 8 R+28Republican
Montana 1 R+6Republican
Montana 2 R+16Republican
Nebraska 1 R+9Republican
Nebraska 2 EVENRepublican
Nebraska 3 R+29Republican
Nevada 1 D+3Democratic
Nevada 2 R+8Republican
Nevada 3 D+1Democratic
Nevada 4 D+3Democratic
New Hampshire 1 EVENDemocratic
New Hampshire 2 D+2Democratic
New Jersey 1 D+10Democratic
New Jersey 2 R+5Republican
New Jersey 3 D+5Democratic
New Jersey 4 R+14Republican
New Jersey 5 D+4Democratic
New Jersey 6 D+8Democratic
New Jersey 7 R+1Republican
New Jersey 8 D+22Democratic
New Jersey 9 D+8Democratic
New Jersey 10 D+30Democratic
New Jersey 11 D+6Democratic
New Jersey 12 D+12Democratic
New Mexico 1 D+5Democratic
New Mexico 2 D+1Democratic
New Mexico 3 D+4Democratic
New York 1 R+3Republican
New York 2 R+3Republican
New York 3 D+2Democratic
New York 4 D+5Republican
New York 5 D+30Democratic
New York 6 D+15Democratic
New York 7 D+31Democratic
New York 8 D+26Democratic
New York 9 D+25Democratic
New York 10 D+35Democratic
New York 11 R+6Republican
New York 12 D+34Democratic
New York 13 D+38Democratic
New York 14 D+28Democratic
New York 15 D+35Democratic
New York 16 D+20Democratic
New York 17 D+3Republican
New York 18 D+1Democratic
New York 19 EVENRepublican
New York 20 D+7Democratic
New York 21 R+9Republican
New York 22 D+1Republican
New York 23 R+12Republican
New York 24 R+11Republican
New York 25 D+7Democratic
New York 26 D+9Democratic
North Carolina 1 D+2Democratic
North Carolina 2 D+12Democratic
North Carolina 3 R+15Republican
North Carolina 4 D+16Democratic
North Carolina 5 R+13Republican
North Carolina 6 D+4Democratic
North Carolina 7 R+8Republican
North Carolina 8 R+20Republican
North Carolina 9 R+6Republican
North Carolina 10 R+22Republican
North Carolina 11 R+8Republican
North Carolina 12 D+13Democratic
North Carolina 13 R+2Democratic
North Carolina 14 D+6Democratic
North Dakota at-large R+20Republican
Ohio 1 D+2Democratic
Ohio 2 R+25Republican
Ohio 3 D+20Democratic
Ohio 4 R+20Republican
Ohio 5 R+15Republican
Ohio 6 R+16Republican
Ohio 7 R+7Republican
Ohio 8 R+14Republican
Ohio 9 R+3Democratic
Ohio 10 R+4Republican
Ohio 11 D+28Democratic
Ohio 12 R+18Republican
Ohio 13 R+1Democratic
Ohio 14 R+9Republican
Ohio 15 R+6Republican
Oklahoma 1 R+14Republican
Oklahoma 2 R+29Republican
Oklahoma 3 R+24Republican
Oklahoma 4 R+19Republican
Oklahoma 5 R+12Republican
Oregon 1 D+18Democratic
Oregon 2 R+15Republican
Oregon 3 D+22Democratic
Oregon 4 D+4Democratic
Oregon 5 D+2Republican
Oregon 6 D+4Democratic
Pennsylvania 1 EVENRepublican
Pennsylvania 2 D+20Democratic
Pennsylvania 3 D+39Democratic
Pennsylvania 4 D+7Democratic
Pennsylvania 5 D+14Democratic
Pennsylvania 6 D+5Democratic
Pennsylvania 7 R+2Democratic
Pennsylvania 8 R+4Democratic
Pennsylvania 9 R+21Republican
Pennsylvania 10 R+5Republican
Pennsylvania 11 R+13Republican
Pennsylvania 12 D+8Democratic
Pennsylvania 13 R+25Republican
Pennsylvania 14 R+18Republican
Pennsylvania 15 R+21Republican
Pennsylvania 16 R+13Republican
Pennsylvania 17 EVENDemocratic
Rhode Island 1 D+12Democratic
Rhode Island 2 D+4Democratic
South Carolina 1 R+7Republican
South Carolina 2 R+8Republican
South Carolina 3 R+21Republican
South Carolina 4 R+12Republican
South Carolina 5 R+12Republican
South Carolina 6 D+14Democratic
South Carolina 7 R+11Republican
South Dakota at-large R+16Republican
Tennessee 1 R+30Republican
Tennessee 2 R+18Republican
Tennessee 3 R+19Republican
Tennessee 4 R+22Republican
Tennessee 5 R+9Republican
Tennessee 6 R+17Republican
Tennessee 7 R+10Republican
Tennessee 8 R+21Republican
Tennessee 9 D+22Democratic
Texas 1 R+26Republican
Texas 2 R+15Republican
Texas 3 R+11Republican
Texas 4 R+16Republican
Texas 5 R+14Republican
Texas 6 R+15Republican
Texas 7 D+13Democratic
Texas 8 R+16Republican
Texas 9 D+26Democratic
Texas 10 R+13Republican
Texas 11 R+23Republican
Texas 12 R+12Republican
Texas 13 R+26Republican
Texas 14 R+17Republican
Texas 15 R+1Republican
Texas 16 D+17Democratic
Texas 17 R+14Republican
Texas 18 D+23Democratic
Texas 19 R+26Republican
Texas 20 D+15Democratic
Texas 21 R+13Republican
Texas 22 R+11Republican
Texas 23 R+5Republican
Texas 24 R+10Republican
Texas 25 R+19Republican
Texas 26 R+13Republican
Texas 27 R+13Republican
Texas 28 D+3Democratic
Texas 29 D+18Democratic
Texas 30 D+27Democratic
Texas 31 R+14Republican
Texas 32 D+14Democratic
Texas 33 D+24Democratic
Texas 34 D+9Democratic
Texas 35 D+21Democratic
Texas 36 R+18Republican
Texas 37 D+24Democratic
Texas 38 R+12Republican
Utah 1 R+12Republican
Utah 2 R+11Republican
Utah 3 R+13Republican
Utah 4 R+16Republican
Vermont at-large D+16Democratic
Virginia 1 R+6Republican
Virginia 2 R+2Republican
Virginia 3 D+17Democratic
Virginia 4 D+16Democratic
Virginia 5 R+7Republican
Virginia 6 R+14Republican
Virginia 7 D+1Democratic
Virginia 8 D+26Democratic
Virginia 9 R+23Republican
Virginia 10 D+6Democratic
Virginia 11 D+18Democratic
Washington 1 D+13Democratic
Washington 2 D+9Democratic
Washington 3 R+5Democratic
Washington 4 R+11Republican
Washington 5 R+8Republican
Washington 6 D+6Democratic
Washington 7 D+36Democratic
Washington 8 D+1Democratic
Washington 9 D+21Democratic
Washington 10 D+7Democratic
West Virginia 1 R+23Republican
West Virginia 2 R+22Republican
Wisconsin 1 R+3Republican
Wisconsin 2 D+19Democratic
Wisconsin 3 R+4Republican
Wisconsin 4 D+25Democratic
Wisconsin 5 R+14Republican
Wisconsin 6 R+10Republican
Wisconsin 7 R+12Republican
Wisconsin 8 R+10Republican
Wyoming at-large R+25Republican

By state

The PVIs for states are calculated based on the results of the U.S. presidential elections in 2016 and 2020. [13] The table below reflects the state of Congress and governors, based on the 2022 election results.

StatePVIParty of
governor
Party
in Senate
House
balance
Alabama R+15RepublicanRepublican6R, 1D
Alaska R+8RepublicanRepublican1D
Arizona R+2DemocraticDemocratic [nb 1] 6R, 3D
Arkansas R+16RepublicanRepublican4R
California D+13DemocraticDemocratic40D, 12R
Colorado D+4DemocraticDemocratic5D, 3R
Connecticut D+7DemocraticDemocratic5D
Delaware D+7DemocraticDemocratic1D
Florida R+3RepublicanRepublican20R, 8D
Georgia R+3RepublicanDemocratic9R, 5D
Hawaii D+14DemocraticDemocratic2D
Idaho R+18RepublicanRepublican2R
Illinois D+7DemocraticDemocratic14D, 3R
Indiana R+11RepublicanRepublican7R, 2D
Iowa R+6RepublicanRepublican4R
Kansas R+10DemocraticRepublican3R, 1D
Kentucky R+16DemocraticRepublican5R, 1D
Louisiana R+12RepublicanRepublican5R, 1D
Maine D+2DemocraticBoth [nb 2] 2D
Maryland D+14DemocraticDemocratic7D, 1R
Massachusetts D+15DemocraticDemocratic9D
Michigan R+1DemocraticDemocratic7D, 6R
Minnesota D+1DemocraticDemocratic4D, 4R
Mississippi R+11RepublicanRepublican3R, 1D
Missouri R+10RepublicanRepublican6R, 2D
Montana R+11RepublicanBoth2R
Nebraska R+13RepublicanRepublican3R
Nevada R+1RepublicanDemocratic3D, 1R
New Hampshire D+1RepublicanDemocratic2D
New Jersey D+6DemocraticDemocratic9D, 3R
New Mexico D+3DemocraticDemocratic3D
New York D+10DemocraticDemocratic16D, 10R
North Carolina R+3DemocraticRepublican7D, 7R
North Dakota R+20RepublicanRepublican1R
Ohio R+6RepublicanBoth10R, 5D
Oklahoma R+20RepublicanRepublican5R
Oregon D+6DemocraticDemocratic4D, 2R
Pennsylvania R+2DemocraticDemocratic9D, 8R
Rhode Island D+8DemocraticDemocratic2D
South Carolina R+8RepublicanRepublican6R, 1D
South Dakota R+16RepublicanRepublican1R
Tennessee R+14RepublicanRepublican8R, 1D
Texas R+5RepublicanRepublican25R, 13D
Utah R+13RepublicanRepublican4R
Vermont D+16RepublicanDemocratic [nb 3] 1D
Virginia D+3RepublicanDemocratic6D, 5R
Washington D+8DemocraticDemocratic8D, 2R
Washington, D.C. D+43Democratic [nb 4]
N/A
1D [nb 5]
West Virginia R+22RepublicanBoth [nb 6] 2R
Wisconsin R+2DemocraticBoth6R, 2D
Wyoming R+25RepublicanRepublican1R

See also

Notes

  1. Includes an independent senator who caucuses with the Democrats
  2. Includes an independent senator who caucuses with the Democrats
  3. Includes an independent senator who caucuses with the Democrats
  4. Mayor of the District of Columbia
  5. Non-voting delegates
  6. Includes an independent senator who caucuses with the Democrats

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Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district is one of five United States congressional districts in Oklahoma and covers approximately one-fourth of the state in the east. The district borders Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, and Texas and includes a total of 24 counties. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+29, it is the most Republican district in Oklahoma, a state with an all-Republican congressional delegation.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Oklahoma's 5th congressional district</span> U.S. House district for Oklahoma

Oklahoma's 5th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It borders all of the other congressional districts in the state except the 1st district. It is densely populated and covers most of Oklahoma County and all of Lincoln, Pottawatomie and Seminole counties, as well as parts of Canadian and Logan counties. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+12, it is the least Republican district in Oklahoma, a state with an all-Republican congressional delegation.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2008 United States House of Representatives elections in New York</span>

The 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in New York were held on November 4, 2008, to elect the 29 U.S. representatives from the State of New York, one from each of the state's 29 congressional districts. state of New York in the United States House of Representatives. New York has 29 seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected will serve in the 111th Congress from January 4, 2009, until January 3, 2011. The election coincided with the 2008 U.S. presidential election in which Democrat Barack Obama defeated Republican John McCain by a wide margin.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama</span>

The 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama were held on November 4, 2008, to determine the representation of the state of Alabama in the United States House of Representatives, coinciding with the presidential and senatorial elections. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected served in the 111th Congress from January 3, 2009, until January 3, 2011.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2012 United States elections</span>

The 2012 United States elections took place on November 6, 2012. Democratic President Barack Obama won reelection to a second term and the Democrats gained seats in both chambers of Congress, retaining control of the Senate even though the Republican Party retained control of the House of Representatives. As of 2024, this is the most recent election cycle in which neither the presidency nor a chamber of Congress changed partisan control, and the last time that the party that won the presidency simultaneously gained seats in both the House of Representatives and the Senate.

Utah's 4th congressional district is a congressional district created by the state legislature as a result of reapportionment by Congress after the 2010 census showed population increases in the state relative to other states. Prior to 2010 reapportionment, Utah had three congressional districts.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2016 United States elections</span>

The 2016 United States elections were held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. Republican nominee Donald Trump defeated Democratic former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the presidential election, while Republicans retained control of Congress. This marked the first time Republicans won or held unified control of the presidency and Congress since 2004, and would not do so again until 2024.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico</span>

The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico were held on November 8, 2022, to elect the three U.S. representatives from the state of New Mexico, one from each of the state's three congressional districts. The elections coincided with the New Mexico gubernatorial election and various state and local elections. The Democratic party gained the 2nd Congressional seat, gaining unitary control of New Mexico's Congressional delegation for the first time since 2018 and improving the advantage in the House delegation for New Mexico from 2–1 in favor of Democrats to 3–0.

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