2000Final results
2000 election for New Mexico Senate District 36
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Mary Jane M. Garcia (D) won with 58.5% of the vote, defeating John S. Townsend III (R) by 17.0 points.
Mary Jane M. GarciaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.5%6,876
John S. Townsend IIIRepublican
41.5%4,875
11,751 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