New Mexico State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
New Mexico Senate District 39
A district of about 60,000 people, 58% Hispanic, 31% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+27.4 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Liz Stefanics (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 | Liz Stefanics (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Liz Stefanics (D) | Joseph C. Tiano (R) | 11.1 |
| 2016 | Liz Stefanics (D) | Theodore Barela (R) | 2.0 |
| 2012 | Phil A. Griego (D) | Aubrey B. Dunn (R) | 10.6 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Phil A. Griego (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2004 | Phil A. Griego (D) | Al Lopez (R) | 43.1 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Phil A. Griego (D) | Robert H. Skigen (R) | 12.3 |
| 1996 | Phil A. Griego (D) | Simon Bickley (R) | 14.9 |
| 1992 | Liz Stefanics (D) | Lou Gallegos (R) | 16.6 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | James Lee Martin (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1984 | James Lee Martin (R) | Wilton H. Howell (D) | 10.9 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 special | Charlie Lee (R) | Wilton H. Howell (D) | 20.9 |
| 1978 | John E. Conway (R) | Bobby Dan Crenshaw (D) | 20.1 |
| 1974 | John E. Conway (R) | Rolla Buck (D) | 24.4 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1970 | John B. Irick (R) | Richard H. Nance (D) | 18.8 |
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 39
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 39'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 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | D+22.1 | No race | No race | No race |
| U.S. Senate | No race | D+43.1 | D+27.2 | D+35.0 |
| Governor | No race | D+36.9 | 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 39.
Higher than 56% of seats.
Higher than 56% of seats.
Higher than 71% of seats.
Lower than 71% of seats.
Lower than 78% of seats.
Less dense than 76% 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 556% Hispanic · 34% college gradsD+28.8Not up in 2026District 8
64% Hispanic · 27% college gradsD+11.2Not up in 2026District 6
55% Hispanic · 38% college gradsD+42.7Not up in 2026District 38
71% Hispanic · 34% college gradsD+16.0Not 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