2000Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2000 election for New Mexico House District 1
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
James Nicholas Tinnin Jr. (R) won with 56.5% of the vote, defeating Jerry Sandel (D) by 13.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
James Nicholas Tinnin Jr.Republican · winner
56.5%4,943
Jerry SandelDemocrat · incumbent
43.5%3,800
8,743 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 2000
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET