New Mexico State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
New Mexico Senate District 1
A district of about 39,000 people, 21% Hispanic, 23% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+34.6 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Bill Sharer (R) · won100.0%
Unopposed.
Source: New Mexico Secretary of StateUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:08 AM ET
Where it sits among all 42 seats
Every New Mexico State Senate seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.
Democratic
Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Every election for this seat
14 races since 1970. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2022 | |||
| 2024 | Bill Sharer (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Bill Sharer (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2016 | Bill Sharer (R) | Rebecca Morgan (D) | 39.6 |
| 2012 | Bill Sharer (R) | Matt Dodson (D) | 41.5 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Bill Sharer (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2004 | Bill Sharer (R) | Alfred Gordon Glass Jr. (D) | 27.2 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Bill Sharer (R) | Ronald E. Barrett (I) | 63.6 |
| 1996 | Raymond L. Kysar Jr. (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1992 | Raymond L. Kysar Jr. (R) | Hormuzd Y. Rassam (D) | 15.5 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Raymond L. Kysar Jr. (R) | John A. Dean Jr. (D) | 11.7 |
| 1984 | Jack Morgan (R) | Billy J. Baggett (D) | 31.2 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1978 | Jack Morgan (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1974 | Jack Morgan (R) | Floran Hutchinson (D) | 13.2 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1970 | Frances Donald Hargrove (R) | Clyde C. McCulloh (D) | 13.1 |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Districts that overlap District 1
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 1's area in each.
- U.S. House
- NM-3 100%
Every race on these lines
Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.
| 2016 | 2018 | 2020 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | R+40.1 | No race | No race | No race |
| U.S. Senate | No race | R+20.6 | R+34.5 | R+26.5 |
| Governor | No race | R+34.8 | No race | No race |
Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year
Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Who lives here, compared
Grey bars show the spread of all 42 seats. Small marks are other seats in New Mexico. The black marker is District 1.
Lower than 63% of seats.
Higher than 83% of seats.
Lower than 95% of seats.
Lower than 93% of seats.
Lower than 59% of seats.
Denser than 63% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
Seats most like this one
Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.
District 227% HispanicR+54.3Not up in 2026District 33
34% Hispanic · 26% college gradsR+31.6Not up in 2026District 34
48% HispanicR+41.3Not up in 2026District 27
49% Hispanic · 22% college gradsR+49.4Not up in 2026
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET