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2004Final results

2004 election for New Mexico Senate District 36

New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico

Mary Jane M. Garcia (D) won with 58.8% of the vote, defeating Lee S. Cotter (R) by 17.7 points.

Mary Jane M. GarciaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.8%9,570
Lee S. CotterRepublican
41.2%6,698
16,268 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 2004

Races before and after

EvenD+11.91992D+3.01996D+17.02000D+17.72004D+9.82008R+7.82012

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET