New Mexico State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
New Mexico Senate District 17
A district of about 39,000 people, 59% Hispanic, 22% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+29.4 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Mimi Stewart (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; the seat changed party 2 times. 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 | Mimi Stewart (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Mimi Stewart (D) | Rodney D. Deskin (R) | 31.5 |
| 2016 | Mimi Stewart (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2012 | Timothy M. Keller (D) | Shannon Robinson (R) | 29.7 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Timothy M. Keller (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2004 | Shannon Robinson (D) | Mary A. Gilbert (R) | 11.7 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Shannon Robinson (D) | Mary A. Gilbert (R) | 18.1 |
| 1996 | Shannon Robinson (D) | Daniel Lopez (R) | 11.3 |
| 1992 | Shannon Robinson (D) | Brooke King (I) | 48.6 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Shannon Robinson (D)Flip | Wendell E. Cosner (R) | 2.4 |
| 1984 | Wendell E. Cosner (R) | Shannon Robinson (D) | 3.6 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Lois R. Hall (R)Flip | Donald L. Thompson (D) | 2.3 |
| 1976 special | Donald L. Thompson (D) | John R. Earnshaw (R) | 1.9 |
| 1974 | Robert H. McBride (D) | John R. Earnshaw (R) | 9.9 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1970 | James L. Bruin (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 17
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 17'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+25.9 | No race | No race |
| U.S. Senate | No race | D+40.6 | D+25.6 |
| Governor | No race | D+34.8 | 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 17.
Lower than 66% of seats.
Lower than 63% of seats.
Higher than 73% of seats.
Highest of 42 seats.
Higher than 95% of seats.
Densest of 42 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 1538% Hispanic · 38% college gradsD+24.7Not up in 2026District 26
72% Hispanic · 24% college gradsD+21.6Not up in 2026District 23
52% Hispanic · 40% college gradsD+12.7Not up in 2026District 13
53% Hispanic · 43% college gradsD+42.8Not 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