2012Final results
2012 election for New Mexico Senate District 40
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Craig Brandt (R) won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating Linda Sanchez Allison (D) by 10.6 points.
Craig BrandtRepublican · winner
55.3%9,982
Linda Sanchez AllisonDemocrat
44.7%8,069
18,051 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