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Melanie Stansbury addresses supporters at the Hotel Albuquerque, Tuesday, June 1, 2021, in Albuquerque, N.M., after winning the election in New Mexico's 1st Congressional District race to fill former U.S. Rep. Deb Haaland's seat. Haaland resigned her seat to become U.S. Secretary of the Interior. (Adolphe Pierre-Louis/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)

Democrat Rep. Melanie Stansbury wins special N.M. congressional election

Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) won the special election to fill the vacant seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. On Tuesday night, Stansbury was declared the winner after beating opponent Sen. Mark Moores (R-N.M) by 30 percent of the vote.