2000Final results
2000 election for New Mexico Senate District 29
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Michael S. Sanchez (D) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating David C. Chavez (R) by 6.3 points.
Michael S. SanchezDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.2%8,597
David C. ChavezRepublican
44.9%7,541
Alfred Bennett IIIIndependent
3.8%641
16,779 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