2008Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2008 election for New Mexico Senate District 9
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
John M. Sapien (D) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Steve Komadina (R) by 0.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
John M. SapienDemocrat · winner
50.3%11,981
Steve KomadinaRepublican · incumbent
49.7%11,860
23,841 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