1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1980 election for New Mexico Senate District 15
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Thomas E. Lewis (R) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating John M. Radosevich (D) by 5.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Thomas E. LewisRepublican · winner
52.6%5,342
John M. RadosevichDemocrat
47.4%4,809
10,151 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET