2004 New Mexico Senate election

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2004 New Mexico Senate election
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November 2, 2004
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All 42 seats in the New Mexico Senate
22 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Ben Altamirano Stuart Ingle
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 28th - Silver City 27th - Portales
Last election 24 18
Seats before 24 18
Seats won 24 18
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 321,048 305,000
Percentage 51.19% 48.63%
Swing Increase 2.94pp Increase 0.46pp
Results:
     Democratic hold      Republican hold
President pro tempore before election

Ben Altamirano
Democratic

 Elected President pro tempore

Ben Altamirano
Democratic

The 2004 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 for U.S. President, U.S House, and state house.[1]

A primary election on June 1, 2004, determined which candidates appeared on the November 2nd general election ballot.

Retiring incumbents

District Incumbent Party Elected senator Party
1 William Sharer Rep William Sharer Rep
2 Raymond Kysar Rep Steven Neville Rep
3 John Pinto Dem John Pinto Dem
4 Lidio Rainaldi Dem Lidio Rainaldi Dem
5 Richard Martinez Dem Richard Martinez Dem
6 Carlos Cisneros Dem Carlos Cisneros Dem
7 Clinton Harden Rep Clinton Harden Rep
8 Pete Campos Dem Pete Campos Dem
9 Steve Komadina Rep Steve Komadina Rep
10 Ramsay Gorham Rep John Ryan Rep
11 Linda Lopez Dem Linda Lopez Dem
12 Richard Romero Dem Jerry Ortiz y Pino Dem
13 Dede Feldman Dem Dede Feldman Dem
14 Manny Aragon Dem James Taylor Dem
15 Diane Snyder Rep Diane Snyder Rep
16 Cisco McSorley Dem Cisco McSorley Dem
17 Shannon Robinson Dem Shannon Robinson Dem
18 Mark Boitano Rep Mark Boitano Rep
19 Sue Wilson Beffort Rep Sue Wilson Beffort Rep
20 William Payne Rep William Payne Rep
21 Kent Cravens Rep Kent Cravens Rep
22 Leonard Tsosie Dem Leonard Tsosie Dem
23 Joseph Carraro Rep Joseph Carraro Rep
24 Nancy Rodriguez Dem Nancy Rodriguez Dem
25 Roman Maes III Dem John Grubesic Dem
26 Bernadette Sanchez Dem Bernadette Sanchez Dem
27 Stuart Ingle Rep Stuart Ingle Rep
28 Ben Altamirano Dem Ben Altamirano Dem
29 Michael Sanchez Dem Michael Sanchez Dem
30 Joseph Fidel Dem Joseph Fidel Dem
31 Cynthia Nava Dem Cynthia Nava Dem
32 Timothy Jennings Dem Timothy Jennings Dem
33 Rod Adair Rep Rod Adair Rep
34 Don Kidd Rep Vernon Asbill Rep
35 John Arthur Smith Dem John Arthur Smith Dem
36 Mary Jane Garcia Dem Mary Jane Garcia Dem
37 Leonard Lee Rawson Rep Leonard Lee Rawson Rep
38 Mary Kay Papen Dem Mary Kay Papen Dem
39 Phil Griego Dem Phil Griego Dem
40 Dianna Duran Rep Dianna Duran Rep
41 Carroll Leavell Rep Carroll Leavell Rep
42 Gay Kernan Rep Gay Kernan Rep
PartyCandi-
dates		VotesSeats
No.%No.+/–%
Democratic29321,04851.19%24Steady57.14%
Republican30305,00048.63%18Steady42.86%
Independent21,1130.18%0Steady0.00%
Total61627,161100%42Steady100%
Popular vote
Democratic
 
 51.19%
Republican
 
 48.63%
Independent
 
 0.18%
Senate seats
Democratic
 
 57.14%
Republican
 
 42.86%

Incumbents defeated in the primary election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Rothenberg[2] Likely D October 1, 2004

Detailed results

See also

References

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