Yvette Herrell, the first Cherokee woman elected to Congress, had won New Mexico's 2nd Congressional district in 2020 with 53.75% of the total votes against Xochitl Torres Small with only 46.25% of votes.
She is the first Cherokee woman elected to Congress, the third Native American woman to be so, the second Native woman from New Mexico in Congress, and the first Native Republican woman in Congress. New Mexico's 2nd congressional district election, 2020 Yvette Herrell 53.75 Xochitl Torres Small (incumbent) 46.25 
