2008Final results
2008 election for New Mexico Senate District 36
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Mary Jane M. Garcia (D) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Lee S. Cotter (R) by 9.8 points.
Mary Jane M. GarciaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.9%9,411
Lee S. CotterRepublican
45.1%7,736
17,147 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 2008
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET