1996Final results
1996 election for New Mexico Senate District 17
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Shannon Robinson (D) won with 55.7% of the vote, defeating Daniel Lopez (R) by 11.3 points.
Shannon RobinsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.7%4,633
Daniel LopezRepublican
44.3%3,690
8,323 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET