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[redistricting-blog-blog]

A court decision Thursday redrawing boundary lines for New Mexico's three U.S. House districts shifts all but four Valencia County voting precincts into U. S. Rep. Steve Pearce's 2nd Congressional District. Prior to retired state District Judge James Hall's decision to adopt what's being called the "least-change" map, the southeast corner of the county was part of the 1st Congressional District, currently represented by Martin Heinrich, a Democrat. The remainder of the county was already in the 2nd Congressional District.

Congressional redistricting to impact county

[redistricting-blog-blog]

There's also a political development that will play a role in the inevitable partisan skirmishing over the makeup of districts: the Senate race in the 2012 elections. Democratic Rep. Martin Heinrich, who represents the 1st District, plans to run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Democrat Jeff Bingaman. That will leave at least one congressional seat without an incumbent. In redistricting decisions, incumbent protection is an ever-present factor. Incumbents typically want as few changes to their districts as possible. But an open congressional seat could encourage Democrats and Republicans to push for more substantial boundary changes to make the district more favorable to their candidates.