The 2000 New Mexico Senate election took place as part of the biennial United States elections. New Mexico voters elected state senators in all 42 of the state senate's districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the New Mexico Senate. The election coincided with elections for other offices, including U.S. president, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and state house.
A primary election on June 6, 2000, determined which candidates appeared on the November 7 general election ballot.
Results summary District Incumbent Party Elected senator Party 1 Rep Rep 2 R. L. Stockard Rep Allen Hurt Rep 3 Dem Dem 4 Gloria Howes Dem Dem 5 Arthur Rodarte Dem Dem 6 Dem Dem 7 Rep Rep 8 Dem Dem 9 Pauline Eisenstadt Dem Steve Komadina Rep 10 Ramsay Gorham Rep Ramsay Gorham Rep 11 Dem Dem 12 Dem Dem 13 Dem Dem 14 Dem Dem 15 Skip Vernon Rep Rep 16 Dem Dem 17 Dem Dem 18 Rep Rep 19 Rep Rep 20 Rep Rep 21 William Davis Rep Rep 22 Dem Dem 23 Rep Rep 24 Dem Dem 25 Dem Dem 26 Dem Dem 27 Rep Rep 28 Dem Dem 29 Dem Dem 30 Dem Dem 31 Dem Dem 32 Dem Dem 33 Rep Rep 34 Rep Rep 35 Dem Dem 36 Dem Dem 37 Leonard Lee Rawson Rep Leonard Lee Rawson Rep 38 Fernando Macias Dem Dem 39 Dem Dem 40 Rep Rep 41 Rep Rep 42 Billy McKibben Rep Shirley Bailey Rep
Party Candi-dates Votes Seats No. % No. +/– % Democratic 31 245,440 48.25% 24 1 57.14% Republican 31 245,026 48.17% 18 1 42.86% Green 1 7,638 1.50% 0 0.00% Libertarian 2 5,534 1.09% 0 0.00% Independent 2 4,286 0.84% 0 0.00% Write-in 2 729 0.14% 0 0.00%Total 69 508,653 100% 42 100%
Incumbents defeated in the primary election R.L. Stockard (R-District 2), defeated by Allen Hurt (R) Arthur Rodarte (D-District 5), defeated by Richard Martinez (D)
Open seats that changed parties Pauline Eisenstadt (D-District 9) did not seek re-election, seat won by Steve Komadina (R)
Detailed results District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 29 • District 30 • District 31 • District 32 • District 33 • District 34 • District 35 • District 36 • District 37 • District 38 • District 39 • District 40 • District 41 • District 42__NOTOC__ Source for primary election results: Source for general election results:
District 1 Incumbent Republican Raymond Kysar Jr. had represented the 1st district since 1989. Kysar did not seek re-election, and fellow Republican William Sharer won the open seat.
Republican primary
General election
District 2 Incumbent Republican R. L. Stockard had represented the 2nd district since 1997. Stockard lost re-nomination to fellow Republican Allen Hurt, who went on to win the general election.
Republican primary
General election
District 3 Incumbent Democrat John Pinto had represented the 3rd district since 1977.
Democratic primary
General election
District 4 Incumbent Democrat Gloria Howes had represented the 4th district since 1989. Howes did not seek re-election, and fellow Democrat Lidio Rainaldi won the open seat.
Democratic primary
General election
District 5 Incumbent Democrat Arthur Rodarte had represented the 5th district since 1997. Rodarte lost re-nomination to fellow Democrat Richard Martinez, who ran unopposed in the general election.
Democratic primary
General election
District 6 Incumbent Democrat Carlos Cisneros had represented the 6th district since 1985.
Democratic primary
General election
District 7 Incumbent Republican Patrick Lyons had represented the 7th district since 1993.
District 8 Incumbent Democrat Pete Campos had represented the 8th district since 1991.
District 9 Incumbent Democrat Pauline Eisenstadt had represented the 9th district since 1997. Eisenstadt did not seek re-election, and Republican Steve Komadina won the open seat.
District 10 Incumbent Republican Ramsay Gorham had represented the 10th district since 1997. Gorham's predecessor, Democrat Janice Paster, unsuccessfully sought a rematch with Gorham.
Democratic primary
General election
District 11 Incumbent Democrat Linda Lopez had represented the 11th district since 1997.
Democratic primary
General election
District 12 Incumbent Democrat Richard Romero had represented the 12th district since 1993.
District 13 Incumbent Democrat Dede Feldman had represented the 13th district since 1997.
District 14 Incumbent Democrat and President pro Tempore Manny Aragon had represented the 14th district since 1975.
Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
District 15 Incumbent Republican and Minority Leader Skip Vernon had represented the 15th district since 1985. Vernon retired to run for Bernalillo County district attorney, and fellow Republican Diane Snyder won the open seat.
Republican primary
General election
District 16 Incumbent Democrat Cisco McSorley had represented the 16th district since 1997.
Democratic primary
General election
District 17 Incumbent Democrat Shannon Robinson had represented the 17th district since 1989.
District 18 Incumbent Republican Mark Boitano had represented the 18th district since 1997.
District 19 Incumbent Republican Sue Wilson had represented the 19th district since 1997.
District 20 Incumbent Republican William Payne had represented the 20th district since 1997.
District 21 Incumbent Republican William Davis had represented the 21st district since 1997. Davis did not seek re-election, and fellow Republican Kent Cravens won the open seat.
Republican primary
General election
District 22 Incumbent Democrat Leonard Tsosie had represented the 22nd district since 1993.
District 23 Incumbent Republican Joseph Carraro had represented the 23rd district since 1993.
District 24 Incumbent Democrat Nancy Rodriguez had represented the 24th district since 1997.
Democratic primary
General election
District 25 Incumbent Democrat Roman Maes III had represented the 25th district since 1985.
Democratic primary
General election
District 26 Incumbent Democrat Phillip Maloof had represented the 26th district since 1994. Maloof did not seek re-election, and fellow Democrat Bernadette Sanchez won the open seat.
Democratic primary
General election
District 27 Incumbent Republican Stuart Ingle had represented the 27th district since 1985.
District 28 Incumbent Democrat Ben Altamirano had represented the 28th district since 1971.
District 29 Incumbent Democrat Michael Sanchez had represented the 29th district since 1993.
District 30 Incumbent Democrat Joseph Fidel had represented the 30th district since 1973.
District 31 Incumbent Democrat Cynthia Nava had represented the 31st district since 1993.
District 32 Incumbent Democrat Timothy Jennings had represented the 32nd district since 1979.
District 33 Incumbent Republican Rod Adair had represented the 33rd district since 1997.
District 34 Incumbent Republican Don Kidd had represented the 34th district since 1993.
District 35 Incumbent Democrat John Arthur Smith had represented the 35th district since 1989.
District 36 Incumbent Democrat Mary Jane Garcia had represented the 36th district since 1989.
Republican primary
General election
District 37 Incumbent Republican Leonard Lee Rawson had represented the 37th district since 1993.
District 38 Incumbent Democrat Fernando Macias had represented the 38th district since 1985. Macias did not seek re-election, and fellow Democrat Mary Kay Papen won the open seat.
Democratic primary
General election
District 39 Incumbent Democrat Phil Griego had represented the 39th district since 1997.
Democratic primary
General election
District 40 Incumbent Republican Dianna Duran had represented the 40th district since 1993.
Republican primary
General election
District 41 Incumbent Republican Carroll Leavell had represented the 41st district since 1997.
District 42 Incumbent Republican Billy McKibben had represented the 42nd district since 1981. McKibben did not seek re-election, and fellow Republican Shirley Bailey won the open seat.
See also 2000 United States elections 2000 United States presidential election in New Mexico 2000 United States Senate election in New Mexico 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico 2000 New Mexico House of Representatives election
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