New Mexico State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
New Mexico Senate District 12
A district of about 45,000 people, 41% Hispanic, 34% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes in line with the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Jay Block (R) · won52.4%
- Phillip Ramirez (D)47.6%
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 1972. 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 | Jay Block (R) | Phillip Ramirez (D) | 4.8 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Gerald P. Ortizypino (D) | Lisa Meyer-Hagen (R) | 55.0 |
| 2016 | Gerald P. Ortizypino (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2012 | Gerald P. Ortizypino (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Gerald P. Ortizypino (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2004 | Gerald P. Ortizypino (D) | Gwen Poe (R) | 48.2 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Richard M. Romero (D) | Carlton R. Pennington (R) | 48.1 |
| 1996 | Richard M. Romero (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1992 | Richard M. Romero (D) | Gary L. Smart (R) | 41.3 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Michael Alarid (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1984 | Michael Alarid (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Michael Alarid (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1976 | Michael Alarid (D) | Peter L. Zollinger (R) | 36.0 |
| 1972 | Douglas J. Michelson (D) | Richard W. Holland (R) | 5.4 |
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 12
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 12's area in each.
- U.S. House
- NM-1 96%
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+5.6 | No race | No race | No race |
| U.S. Senate | No race | D+10.8 | R+8.1 | R+4.7 |
| Governor | No race | D+2.0 | 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 12.
Higher than 63% of seats.
Higher than 78% of seats.
Lower than 68% of seats.
Higher than 73% of seats.
Higher than 61% of seats.
Denser than 83% 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 2035% Hispanic · 40% college gradsD+18.8Not up in 2026District 40
44% Hispanic · 34% college gradsR+3.4Not up in 2026District 9
43% Hispanic · 39% college gradsD+16.5Not up in 2026District 18
36% Hispanic · 44% college gradsD+22.2Not 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