Pete Domenici
Last held office: U.S. Senate, New Mexico (1973–2009). Ran in 5 elections between 1978 and 2002, winning 5.
Last office: U.S. Senate, New MexicoBorn 1932
- Last margin
- +30.1
- Won 2002
- Elections
- 5
- 1978–2002
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET
Career
Offices held, and every time Domenici was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Domenici has run
Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Domenici won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin | Raised | Baseline | Against baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | U.S. Senate, New Mexico | General | Won | Gloria Tristani (D) | 65% | R+30.1 | $4.2M | D+0.1 | |
| 1996 | U.S. Senate, New Mexico | General | Won | Art Trujillo (D), Abraham J. Gutmann (G), Bruce M. Bush (L) | 64.7% | R+34.9 | $3.3M | D+8.0 | |
| 1990 | U.S. Senate, New Mexico | General | Won | Tom R. Benavides (D) | 72.9% | R+45.9 | $2.1M | R+5.0 | |
| 1984 | U.S. Senate, New Mexico | General | Won | Judith A. Pratt (D) | 71.9% | R+43.8 | $2.6M | R+20.7 | |
| 1978 | U.S. Senate, New Mexico | General | Won | Toney Anaya (D) | 53.4% | R+6.8 | — | R+2.5 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Campaign money, 2001–02
- Raised
- $4.2M
- Spent
- $4.1M
- Cash
- $235.6K
Source: FEC filings through Dec 31, 2002Updated Oct 8, 2026, 10:35 AM ET
Seats Domenici has held
- U.S. Senate, New Mexico · 1973–2009
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Domenici has run against
- Gloria Tristani (D) · 2002 election, won
- Art Trujillo (D) · 1996 election, won
- Tom R. Benavides (D) · 1990 election, won
- Judith A. Pratt (D) · 1984 election, won
- Toney Anaya (D) · 1978 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
In the polls
Included in 4 polls; Domenici’s best result was 67% (U.S. Senate in New Mexico, 2002).
Domenici’s polls in the database →How we know Domenici
One person, matched across every source we use.
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET