2020Final results
2020 election for New Mexico Senate District 26
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Jacob Candelaria (D) won with 65.8% of the vote, defeating Manuel Lardizabal (R) by 31.6 points.
Jacob CandelariaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.8%12,237
Manuel LardizabalRepublican
34.2%6,362
18,599 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 2020
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET