2012Final results
2012 election for New Mexico Senate District 1
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Bill Sharer (R) won with 70.8% of the vote, defeating Matt Dodson (D) by 41.5 points.
Bill SharerRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.8%11,212
Matt DodsonDemocrat
29.2%4,633
15,845 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 2012
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET