New Mexico State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
New Mexico Senate District 23
A district of about 57,000 people, 52% Hispanic, 40% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+12.7 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Harold Pope (D) · won53.4%
- Terry Lynne Aragon (R)46.6%
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
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 | Harold Pope (D) | Terry Lynne Aragon (R) | 6.8 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Harold Pope (D)Flip | Sander Rue (R) | 4.3 |
| 2016 | Sander Rue (R) | Joy Garratt (D) | 3.5 |
| 2012 | Sander Rue (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Sander Rue (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2004 | Joseph J. Carraro (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Joseph J. Carraro (R) | Ronald E. Bjornstad (I) | 65.4 |
| 1996 | Joseph J. Carraro (R) | A. Mickey Soto (D) | 23.4 |
| 1992 | Joseph J. Carraro (R) | David Morse (D) | 20.6 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Steve Stoddard (R) | Ernest A. Aguilar (D) | 35.7 |
| 1984 | Steve Stoddard (R) | Regis S. Pecos (D) | 35.9 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Steve Stoddard (R)Flip | Consuelo Salazar Thompson (D) | 23.0 |
| 1976 | John D. Rogers (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1972 | John D. Rogers (D) | Morris F. Milligan (R) | 30.7 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1970 | John E. Conway (R) | Tom Hamilton (D) | 6.9 |
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 23
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 23's area in each.
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+11.3 | No race | No race |
| U.S. Senate | No race | D+24.7 | D+6.3 |
| Governor | No race | D+16.1 | 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 23.
Higher than 80% of seats.
Lower than 66% of seats.
Higher than 56% of seats.
Higher than 83% of seats.
Higher than 90% of seats.
Denser than 68% 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 3753% Hispanic · 48% college gradsD+15.7Not up in 2026District 9
43% Hispanic · 39% college gradsD+16.5Not up in 2026District 10
49% Hispanic · 46% college gradsD+26.5Not up in 2026District 20
35% Hispanic · 40% college gradsD+18.8Not 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