2008 Senate elections · New Mexico history
New Mexico U.S. Senate election 2008
Tom Udall DEM +22.7 gain · Class II seat · held 11/4/08
- Votes counted
- 823,650
- Margin
- 22.7 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanchanged party
- President in NM
- D+15.1same year
General election 11/4/08
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Udall Won | DEM | 505,128 | 61.33% | |
| Stevan Pearce | REP | 318,522 | 38.67% | |
| Total | 823,650 | |||
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 2008 New Mexico Senate race?
Tom Udall (DEM) won with 61.3% of the vote, ahead of Stevan Pearce (38.7%), a margin of 22.7 points.
Did the New Mexico Senate seat change party in 2008?
Yes. It moved from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party.
How many votes were cast in the 2008 New Mexico Senate race?
823,650 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.