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2002 Senate elections · New Mexico history

New Mexico U.S. Senate election 2002

Pete V. Domenici REP +30.1 · Class II seat · held 11/5/02

Votes counted
483,056
Margin
30.1 pts
Seat held by
Republicanheld

General election 11/5/02

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Pete V. Domenici WonREP314,19365.04%
Gloria TristaniDEM168,86334.96%
Total483,056

Official source: Election-Statistics

Other New Mexico Senate races

YearSeatWinnerMargin
2024Class IMartin Heinrich10.1
2020Class IIBen Ray Luján6.1
2018Class IMartin Heinrich23.6
2014Class IITom Udall11.1
2012Class IMartin Heinrich5.7
2008Class IITom Udall22.7
2006Class IJeff Bingaman41.3
2002Class IIPete V. Domenici30.1
2000Class IJeff Bingaman23.5
1996Class IIPete V. Domenici34.9
1994Class IJeff Bingaman8.0
1990Class IIPete V. Domenici45.9

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Questions and answers

Who won the 2002 New Mexico Senate race?

Pete V. Domenici (REP) won with 65.0% of the vote, ahead of Gloria Tristani (35.0%), a margin of 30.1 points.

Did the New Mexico Senate seat change party in 2002?

No. The Republican Party held it.

How many votes were cast in the 2002 New Mexico Senate race?

483,056 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.

Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.