2012Final results
2012 election for New Mexico Senate District 20
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
William H. Payne (R) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating Cornelia W. Lange (D) by 12.3 points.
William H. PayneRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.1%13,626
Cornelia W. LangeDemocrat
43.9%10,651
24,277 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