New Mexico State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
New Mexico Senate District 5
A district of about 37,000 people, 56% Hispanic, 34% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+28.8 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Leo Jaramillo (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
16 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 | Leo Jaramillo (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Leo Jaramillo (D) | Diamantina Prado Storment (R) | 41.7 |
| 2016 | Richard C. Martinez (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2012 | Richard C. Martinez (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Richard C. Martinez (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2004 | Richard C. Martinez (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Richard C. Martinez (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1996 | Arthur H. Rodarte (D) | Howard L. Delacruzbancroft III (R) | 39.4 |
| 1992 | Emilio Naranjo (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Emilio Naranjo (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1984 | Emilio Naranjo (D) | Linda Pedro (I) | 87.9 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Emilio Naranjo (D) | Samuel R. Ziegler (R) | 34.2 |
| 1978 special | Emilio Naranjo (D) | Samuel R. Ziegler (R) | 11.7 |
| 1976 | Matias L. Chacon (D) | Oswaldo Martinez (R) | 45.1 |
| 1972 | Matias L. Chacon (D) | Feliberto T. Ulibarri (R) | 35.8 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1970 | John D. Rogers (D) | S. J. Bustamante (R) | 28.5 |
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 5
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 5'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+37.1 | No race | No race |
| U.S. Senate | No race | D+48.2 | D+29.6 |
| Governor | No race | D+39.4 | 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 5.
Higher than 66% of seats.
Lower than 76% of seats.
Higher than 66% of seats.
Lower than 95% of seats.
Higher than 66% of seats.
Less dense 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.
District 655% Hispanic · 38% college gradsD+42.7Not up in 2026District 39
58% Hispanic · 31% college gradsD+27.4Not up in 2026District 8
64% Hispanic · 27% college gradsD+11.2Not 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