1984Final results
1984 election for New Mexico Senate District 9
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Dennis C. Chavez (D) won with 55.8% of the vote, defeating Adolph B. Saenz (R) by 11.6 points.
Dennis C. ChavezDemocrat · winner
55.8%7,691
Adolph B. SaenzRepublican
44.2%6,090
13,781 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