1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1980 election for New Mexico Senate District 2
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Christine A. Donisthorpe (R) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating Ray E. Sitta Jr. (D) by 22.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Christine A. DonisthorpeRepublican · winner
61.2%7,248
Ray E. Sitta Jr.Democrat
38.8%4,592
11,840 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