2000Final results
2000 election for New Mexico Senate District 28
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Ben D. Altamirano (D) won with 60.8% of the vote, defeating Richard J. Choate (R) by 21.6 points.
Ben D. AltamiranoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.8%9,339
Richard J. ChoateRepublican
39.2%6,017
15,356 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