2008Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2008 election for New Mexico Senate District 37
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Stephen H. Fischmann (D) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating Leonard Lee Rawson (R) by 2.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Stephen H. FischmannDemocrat · winner
51.1%13,229
Leonard Lee RawsonRepublican · incumbent
48.9%12,643
25,872 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