New Mexico State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
New Mexico Senate District 16
A district of about 51,000 people, 37% Hispanic, 47% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+55.5 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Antoinette Sedillo Lopez (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
15 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 | Antoinette Sedillo Lopez (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Antoinette Sedillo Lopez (D) | Chelsea Ann Flanders (R) | 56.3 |
| 2016 | Cisco McSorley (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2012 | Cisco McSorley (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Cisco McSorley (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2004 | Cisco McSorley (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Cisco McSorley (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1996 | Cisco McSorley (D) | Daniel R. Armstrong (R) | 27.4 |
| 1992 | Thomas R. Rutherford (D) | Gerry G. Taylor (R) | 33.2 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Thomas R. Rutherford (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1984 | Thomas R. Rutherford (D) | Donald J. Devoti (R) | 17.8 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Thomas R. Rutherford (D) | John David Skipper (R) | 17.3 |
| 1976 | Thomas R. Rutherford (D) | Kelly A. Crawford Jr. (R) | 20.3 |
| 1972 | Thomas R. Rutherford (D) | Robert C. Davidson (R) | 12.1 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1970 | Jack B. Patterson (R) | — | Unopposed |
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 16
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 16's area in each.
- U.S. House
- NM-1 100%
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+48.0 | No race | No race |
| U.S. Senate | No race | D+59.8 | D+47.6 |
| Governor | No race | D+56.7 | 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 16.
Higher than 93% of seats.
Higher than 51% of seats.
Lower than 73% of seats.
Higher than 90% of seats.
Higher than 98% of seats.
Denser than 73% 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.
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36% Hispanic · 44% college gradsD+22.2Not up in 2026District 10
49% Hispanic · 46% college gradsD+26.5Not 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