2012Final results
2012 election for New Mexico Senate District 9
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
John M. Sapien (D) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating David L. Doyle (R) by 0.7 points.
John M. SapienDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.3%11,654
David L. DoyleRepublican
49.7%11,493
23,147 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