2012Final results
2012 election for New Mexico Senate District 29
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Michael S. Sanchez (D) won with 55.4% of the vote, defeating David C. Chavez (R) by 10.9 points.
Michael S. SanchezDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.4%9,001
David C. ChavezRepublican
44.6%7,237
16,238 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