RepublicanNot in office · last served 1992Last on a ballot: Nov 1988
James Lee Martin
Last held office: New Mexico State Senate, District 39 (1984–1992). Ran in 7 elections between 1974 and 1988, winning 6.
- Last margin
- +10.9
- Won 1984
- Elections
- 7
- 1974–1988
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Martin was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
19761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028New Mexico House of Representatives, District 49New Mexico State Senate, District 39
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Martin has run
Margin: how far Martin finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | New Mexico State Senate, District 39 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1984 | New Mexico State Senate, District 39 | General | Won | Wilton H. Howell (D) | 55.5% | R+10.9 |
| 1982 | New Mexico House of Representatives, District 49 | General | Won | Roy Lawrence Hefner (D) | 53.6% | R+7.1 |
| 1980 | New Mexico House of Representatives, District 49 | General | Won | Orlando S. Lopez (D) | 59% | R+18.1 |
| 1978 | New Mexico House of Representatives, District 49 | General | Won | George W. Patchell (D) | 50.7% | R+1.5 |
| 1976 | New Mexico House of Representatives, District 49 | General | Won | Hubert R. Hardern (D) | 50.3% | R+0.6 |
| 1974 | New Mexico House of Representatives, District 49 | General | Lost | Leroy Baca (D) | 45.4% | D+9.2 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Martin has held
- New Mexico State Senate, District 39 · 1984–1992
- New Mexico House of Representatives, District 49 · 1976–1984
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Martin has run against
- Wilton H. Howell (D) · 1984 election, won
- Roy Lawrence Hefner (D) · 1982 election, won
- Orlando S. Lopez (D) · 1980 election, won
- George W. Patchell (D) · 1978 election, won
- Hubert R. Hardern (D) · 1976 election, won
- Leroy Baca (D) · 1974 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive