1996Final results
1996 election for New Mexico Senate District 23
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Joseph J. Carraro (R) won with 61.7% of the vote, defeating A. Mickey Soto (D) by 23.4 points.
Joseph J. CarraroRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.7%9,295
A. Mickey SotoDemocrat
38.3%5,769
15,064 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