The updated vote totals reflect about 8,000 ballots from Dona Ana County that were either not posted or counted on election night. About 6,400 of those ballots broke in Torres Small's favor.

The secretary of state's office said it still has 100 ballots that need to be hand tallied along with approximately 1,000 provisional ballots. However, even if Herrell was to get the majority of those votes, it would not be enough for her to catch Torres Small.

Herrell claimed victory Tuesday night. However, her campaign released a statement Wednesday night saying they will wait for every vote to be counted.

"Last night, we heard from Xochitl Torres Small that it was extremely important that every vote be counted" said Rob Burgess, Senior Advisor to the Yvette Herrell campaign. "This campaign believes that should be the case and we look forward to seeing the results from all provisional ballots throughout the district."