2000Final results
2000 election for New Mexico Senate District 12
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Richard M. Romero (D) won with 74.1% of the vote, defeating Carlton R. Pennington (R) by 48.1 points.
Richard M. RomeroDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.1%7,826
Carlton R. PenningtonRepublican
25.9%2,742
10,568 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