2000Final results
2000 election for New Mexico Senate District 23
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Joseph J. Carraro (R) won with 82.7% of the vote, defeating Ronald E. Bjornstad (Lib) by 65.4 points.
Joseph J. CarraroRepublican · winner · incumbent
82.7%15,571
Ronald E. BjornstadLibertarian
17.3%3,258
18,829 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