2000 Senate elections · New Mexico history
New Mexico U.S. Senate election 2000
Jeff Bingaman DEM +23.5 · Class I seat · held 11/7/00
- Votes counted
- 589,526
- Margin
- 23.5 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in NM
- D+0.1same year
General election 11/7/00
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Bingaman Won | DEM | 363,744 | 61.70% | |
| Bill Redmond | REP | 225,517 | 38.25% | |
| Orlin Gentry Cole | W | 265 | 0.05% | |
| Total | 589,526 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
Other New Mexico Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Martin Heinrich | 10.1 |
| 2020 | Class II | Ben Ray Luján | 6.1 |
| 2018 | Class I | Martin Heinrich | 23.6 |
| 2014 | Class II | Tom Udall | 11.1 |
| 2012 | Class I | Martin Heinrich | 5.7 |
| 2008 | Class II | Tom Udall | 22.7 |
| 2006 | Class I | Jeff Bingaman | 41.3 |
| 2002 | Class II | Pete V. Domenici | 30.1 |
| 2000 | Class I | Jeff Bingaman | 23.5 |
| 1996 | Class II | Pete V. Domenici | 34.9 |
| 1994 | Class I | Jeff Bingaman | 8.0 |
| 1990 | Class II | Pete V. Domenici | 45.9 |
Full New Mexico Senate history →
Questions and answers
Who won the 2000 New Mexico Senate race?
Jeff Bingaman (DEM) won with 61.7% of the vote, ahead of Bill Redmond (38.3%), a margin of 23.5 points.
Did the New Mexico Senate seat change party in 2000?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2000 New Mexico Senate race?
589,526 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.