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2012 general · November 6, 2012

2012 New Mexico State Senate election results, district by district

Every New Mexico State Senate district in the 2012 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.

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Seats after the election

Democrats controlled the chamber · 42 seats

After the electionD 25 · R 17
Races42
Changed party0
Unopposed50%21 races
Incumbents defeated2

Every district

D 25 · R 17

RaceWinnerWon byNotes
SD-1Bill Sharer (R)41.5
SD-2Steven P. Neville (R)Unopposed
SD-3John Pinto (D)Unopposed
SD-4George Muñoz (D)Unopposed
SD-5Richard C. Martinez (D)Unopposed
SD-6Carlos R. Cisneros (D)Unopposed
SD-7Pat Woods (R)Unopposed
SD-8Pete Campos (D)Unopposed
SD-9John M. Sapien (D)0.7
SD-10John Christopher Ryan (R)8.6
SD-11Linda López (D)Unopposed
SD-12Gerald P. Ortizypino (D)Unopposed
SD-13Bill B. Oneill (D)Unopposed
SD-14Michael Padilla (D)41.4
SD-15Daniel A. Ivey-Soto (D)5.8
SD-16Cisco McSorley (D)Unopposed
SD-17Timothy M. Keller (D)29.7
SD-18Lisa Torraco (R)3.6
SD-19Sue Wilson Beffort (R)Unopposed
SD-20William H. Payne (R)12.3
SD-21Mark David Moores (R)13.3
SD-22Benny Shendo (D)Unopposed
SD-23Sander Rue (R)Unopposed
SD-24Nancy Rodriguez (D)Unopposed
SD-25Peter Wirth (D)Unopposed
SD-26Jacob Candelaria (D)Unopposed
SD-27Stuart Ingle (R)Unopposed
SD-28Howie C. Morales (D)Unopposed
SD-29Michael S. Sanchez (D)10.9
SD-30Clemente Sanchez (D)6.1
SD-31Joe Cervantes (D)36.5
SD-32Cliff R. Pirtle (R)4.5Incumbent lost
SD-33William F. Burt (R)30.6
SD-34Ron Griggs (R)35.3
SD-35John Arthur Smith (D)21.9
SD-36Lee S. Cotter (R)7.8Incumbent lost
SD-37Bill Soules (D)4.3
SD-38Mary Kay Papen (D)32.9
SD-39Phil A. Griego (D)10.6
SD-40Craig Brandt (R)10.6
SD-41Carroll H. Leavell (R)Unopposed
SD-42Gay G. Kernan (R)Unopposed

New Mexico State Senate

Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner