2020 Senate elections · New Mexico history
New Mexico U.S. Senate election 2020
Ben Ray Luján DEM +6.1 · Class II seat · held 11/3/20
- Votes counted
- 917,237
- Margin
- 6.1 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in NM
- D+10.8same year
General election 11/3/20
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Ray Luján Won | DEM | 474,483 | 51.73% | |
| Mark V. Ronchetti | REP | 418,483 | 45.62% | |
| Bob Walsh | LIB | 24,271 | 2.65% | |
| Total | 917,237 | |||
Official source: resultsSW.aspx
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 2020 New Mexico Senate race?
Ben Ray Luján (DEM) won with 51.7% of the vote, ahead of Mark V. Ronchetti (45.6%), a margin of 6.1 points.
Did the New Mexico Senate seat change party in 2020?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2020 New Mexico Senate race?
917,237 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.