2000Final results
2000 election for New Mexico Senate District 38
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Mary Kay Papen (D) won with 59.2% of the vote, defeating Narendra N. Gunaji (R) by 18.5 points.
Mary Kay PapenDemocrat · winner
59.2%6,560
Narendra N. GunajiRepublican
40.8%4,514
11,074 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