New Mexico State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
New Mexico Senate District 37
A district of about 54,000 people, 53% Hispanic, 48% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+15.7 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Bill Soules (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 | Bill Soules (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Bill Soules (D) | David W. Gallus (R) | 13.6 |
| 2016 | Bill Soules (D) | Cecelia H. Levatino (R) | 10.9 |
| 2012 | Bill Soules (D) | Cathey Jo Alberson (R) | 4.3 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Stephen H. Fischmann (D)Flip | Leonard Lee Rawson (R) | 2.3 |
| 2004 | Leonard Lee Rawson (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Leonard Lee Rawson (R) | Vincent Dovydaitis Jr. (I) | 42.6 |
| 1996 | Leonard Lee Rawson (R) | Roger Flemming (D) | 26.0 |
| 1992 | Leonard Lee Rawson (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Harold Chub Foreman (R) | Bruce Wilson (D) | 0.0 |
| 1984 | Harold Chub Foreman (R) | Steve R. Glover (D) | 8.1 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | James J. Rogers (R)Flip | Edward Fernandez (D) | 6.1 |
| 1976 | Gladys Hansen (D) | Calvin Lee Traylor (R) | 33.4 |
| 1972 | Gladys Hansen (D) | James Kirkpatrick (R) | 22.0 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1970 | Robert H. McBride (D) | George R. Shaffer (R) | 0.6 |
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 37
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 37'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 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | D+12.7 | No race | No race | No race |
| U.S. Senate | No race | D+24.3 | D+16.1 | D+15.8 |
| Governor | No race | D+19.0 | 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 37.
Higher than 95% of seats.
Lower than 61% of seats.
Higher than 59% of seats.
Higher than 51% of seats.
Higher than 85% of seats.
Denser than 54% 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 2352% Hispanic · 40% college gradsD+12.7Not 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