New Mexico State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
New Mexico Senate District 11
A district of about 47,000 people, 84% Hispanic, 11% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+20.7 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Linda López (D) · 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 | Linda López (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Linda López (D) | Marylinda A. Price (R) | 38.7 |
| 2016 | Linda López (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2012 | Linda López (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Linda López (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2004 | Linda López (D) | Tom Benavidez (R) | 28.8 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Linda López (D) | Richard Ray Sanchez (R) | 36.3 |
| 1996 | Linda López (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1992 | Thomas R. Benavidez (D) | Attila P. Csanyi (I) | 46.0 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Thomas R. Benavidez (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1984 | Thomas R. Benavidez (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1978 | Ronald G. Olguin (D) | George F. Brown (R) | 61.5 |
| 1974 | Eddie R. Barboa (D) | Virginia Kay Robinson (R) | 9.8 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1970 | John L. Morrow (D) | E. C. Fernandez (R) | 19.0 |
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 11
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 11's area in each.
- U.S. House
- NM-2 100%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| President | D+35.6 | No race | No race |
| U.S. Senate | No race | D+46.1 | D+33.1 |
| Governor | No race | D+41.7 | 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 11.
Lowest of 42 seats.
Lower than 95% of seats.
Higher than 98% of seats.
Higher than 54% of seats.
Lower than 71% of seats.
Denser than 93% 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 1472% Hispanic · 20% college gradsD+16.1Not up in 2026District 26
72% Hispanic · 24% college gradsD+21.6Not up in 2026District 31
93% HispanicD+13.6Not up in 2026District 36
70% Hispanic · 25% college gradsD+9.7Not 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