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2000Final results

2000 election for U.S. Senate in New Mexico

U.S. Senate · New Mexico

Jeff Bingaman (D) won with 61.7% of the vote, defeating William Redmond (R) by 23.4 points.

Jeff BingamanDemocrat · winner
61.7%363,744
William RedmondRepublican
38.3%225,517
589,526 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2000

Races before and after

EvenD+26.61988D+8.01994D+23.42000D+41.32006D+5.72012D+23.62018

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Jeff BingamanWilliam Redmond
$2.7M
Raised by the campaign
$719.1K
$2.6M
Spent by the campaign
$703.5K
$265K
Cash on hand
$18.3K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000