2012Final results
2012 election for New Mexico Senate District 38
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Mary Kay Papen (D) won with 66.4% of the vote, defeating Neal L. Hooks (R) by 32.9 points.
Mary Kay PapenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.4%9,464
Neal L. HooksRepublican
33.6%4,783
14,247 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