2012Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2012 election for New Mexico Senate District 36
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Lee S. Cotter (R) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating Mary Jane M. Garcia (D) by 7.8 points.
Lee S. CotterRepublican · winner
53.9%9,146
Mary Jane M. GarciaDemocrat · incumbent
46.1%7,826
16,972 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