2000Final results
2000 election for New Mexico Senate District 3
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
John Pinto (D) won with 77.6% of the vote, defeating Jimmie Garnenez Sr. (R) by 55.3 points.
John PintoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
77.6%8,080
Jimmie Garnenez Sr.Republican
22.4%2,327
10,407 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