1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for New Mexico Senate District 25
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Charles A. Marquez (R) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating Don L. King (D) by 4.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Charles A. MarquezRepublican · winner
52.3%6,509
Don L. KingDemocrat · incumbent
47.7%5,938
12,447 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