2012 Senate elections · New Mexico history
New Mexico U.S. Senate election 2012
Martin Heinrich DEM +5.7 · Class I seat · held 11/6/12
- Votes counted
- 775,793
- Margin
- 5.7 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in NM
- D+10.2same year
General election 11/6/12
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Heinrich Won | DEM | 395,717 | 51.01% | |
| Heather A. Wilson | REP | 351,260 | 45.28% | |
| Jon Ross Barrie | IAP | 28,199 | 3.64% | |
| Robert L. Anderson | W | 617 | 0.08% | |
| Total | 775,793 | |||
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 2012 New Mexico Senate race?
Martin Heinrich (DEM) won with 51.0% of the vote, ahead of Heather A. Wilson (45.3%), a margin of 5.7 points.
Did the New Mexico Senate seat change party in 2012?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2012 New Mexico Senate race?
775,793 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.