1988Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 election for New Mexico Senate District 36
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Mary Jane M. Garcia (D) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating Ellen Lively Steele (R) by 12.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Mary Jane M. GarciaDemocrat · winner
56.3%6,987
Ellen Lively SteeleRepublican · incumbent
43.7%5,419
12,406 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 1988
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET