2020Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2020 election for New Mexico Senate District 23
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Harold Pope (D) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Sander Rue (R) by 4.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Harold PopeDemocrat · winner
52.1%15,435
Sander RueRepublican · incumbent
47.9%14,172
29,607 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2020
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET