1996Final results
1996 election for New Mexico Senate District 29
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Michael S. Sanchez (D) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Irene J. Lee (R) by 6.6 points.
Michael S. SanchezDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.3%7,702
Irene J. LeeRepublican
46.7%6,747
14,449 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