This page is a final analysis of campaign contributions from individuals to major party congressional and state candidates in 10 states. Self-financed contributions are included. These states, most of which are battlegrounds, represent different regions and partisan dynamics. For an analysis of the demographics of the donors to congressional candidates, visit our Donor Gaps page. For an analysis of all major party congressional candidates running in all 50 states, visit our The National View: Congressional Elections page. Visit our Final Analysis report page for our summary analysis of all congressional and state races. Because this project analyzed those candidates who filed campaign finance reports, these statistics may not reflect the total number of candidates who ran. For more information about election 2024, please visit CAWP's Election Watch information.
Source: CAWP and OpenSecrets
Congressional campaign finance data are through December 31, 2024 (unless otherwise indicated). State campaign finance data completeness varied by state. "No Data to Display" in data visualizations indicates there are no candidates in that subgroup.
- Two of New Mexico’s three U.S. House incumbents seeking reelection were women.
- Republican Nella Domenici, who challenged Senator Martin Heinrich (D), was primarily self-financed.
- None of the incumbent congressional candidates reported self-financed contributions.
New Mexico elected one U.S. Senator and three members to its U.S. House delegation. There were no open-seat contests. Four women ran for the U.S. House from Michigan and two women won.
New Mexico elected all 42 members of the State Senate and 70 members of the State House. Fifty-eight women ran for the New Mexico State House and 44 won. Twenty-four women ran for the New Mexico State Senate and 16 women won.
Republican Nella Domenici, who lost her challenge to Senator Martin Heinrich (D), raised over $5M. Heinrich raised about $9.7M. The seat was rated a solid Democratic seat by The Cook Political Report.
Two of the three U.S. House members from New Mexico who sought reelection are Democratic women, Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-3), who is Latina, and Melanie Stansbury (NM-1), who is white. Both were reelected.
Republican Yvette Herrell, who previous served in the U.S. House, lost her challenge to Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-2). Representative Vasquez (D), who is Latino, raised over $5.3M compared with $3M for Herrell. The race was considered a Democratic toss up by The Cook Political Report.
Sharon Clahchischilliage, a Native American Republican woman, unsuccessfully challenged Representative Leger Fernández in NM-3. She raised under $75,000 while Leger Fernández’s total raised was over $1.7M.
New Mexico ranked sixth in the nation for women’s state legislative representation in 2024.
Within both parties, the average amount raised for women state legislative candidates was usually higher than the average amount for men. Women usually led the money race by type of race and chamber. For example, Representative Tara Jaramillo (NM-38) raised the most of state house incumbents with nearly $200,000. In open-seat contests for the lower chamber, Democrat Vicky Estrada-Bustillo (NM-31) raised the most with $174,123; in the upper chamber, Democrat Cindy Nava (NM-9) raised the most $186,854. Both women are Latina. Republican Rebecca Dow (NM-38), who is white, led the money race for New Mexico state house challengers with nearly $200,000; Republican Samantha Barncastle Salopek (NM-38), who is white, led state senate challenger candidates in fundraising with $112,775.
This statistic is the average total amount raised to date from individuals (including self-financing).
The only woman with self-financing of congressional candidates in New Mexico was Nelli Domenici, who was primarily self-financed.
Self-financing did not play a large role in New Mexico’s state legislative races and there was not a consistent gender pattern.
This statistic is the average amount from self-financing as a proportion of total raised (from individuals including the candidate) by candidate subgroup.
Among the New Mexico congressional candidates, Yvette Herrell (NM-2) had the highest proportion of funds from small contributors with 27%.
In New Mexico’s state legislative races, there was no clear gender pattern in funds from small contributions.
This statistic is the average amount of contributions $200 or less as a proportion of total raised (excluding self-financed contributions) by candidate subgroup.
This Data Appendix includes women candidates who filed campaign finance reports and raised money from individuals including self-financing. “Total raised” represents the total amount raised from individuals including self-financing. The Data Appendix is sortable by candidate name, party, office, and seat status as well as the campaign finance statistics.
Congressional campaign finance data are through December 31, 2024. State campaign finance data completeness varied by state.
Candidates who did not report contributions from individuals including self-financed contributions are not included in the analysis. The analysis is for general election, major party nominees.
Campaign finance data are from OpenSecrets. Race/ethnicity information for all women candidates are from CAWP. Candidate race/ethnicity is based on the candidate’s self-identification whenever possible.
Women who identify with more than one under-represented racial/ethnic group are not depicted in the data visualizations that are disaggregated by race/ethnicity (in order to avoid double-counting individuals). All women, including multiracial women and women who identify with more than one under-represented racial/ethnic group, are included in the data visualizations that do not disaggregate by race/ethnicity and all women are included in the Data Appendix.