1996Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1996 election for New Mexico Senate District 18
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Mark L. Boitano (R) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating Ann J. Riley (D) by 12.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Mark L. BoitanoRepublican · winner
56.1%8,174
Ann J. RileyDemocrat · incumbent
43.9%6,408
14,582 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