1984Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1984 election for New Mexico Senate District 40
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
William P. Vandergriff (R) won with 55.1% of the vote, defeating Wyatt Atkins (D) by 10.3 points.
William P. VandergriffRepublican · winner
55.1%4,665
Wyatt AtkinsDemocrat · incumbent
44.9%3,795
8,460 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 1984
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET