1992Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1992 election for New Mexico Senate District 9
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Virgil O. Rhodes (R) won with 45.2% of the vote, defeating Dennis C. Chavez (D) by 2.0 points.
Virgil O. RhodesRepublican · winner
45.2%6,895
Dennis C. ChavezDemocrat · incumbent
43.2%6,591
Pete David SalazarIndependent
11.6%1,775
15,261 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 1992
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET