2008 New Mexico Senate election

2008 New Mexico Senate election

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All 42 seats in the New Mexico Senate
22 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Timothy Jennings Stuart Ingle
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 32nd - Roswell 27th - Portales
Last election 24 18
Seats before 24 18
Seats won 27 15
Seat change Increase3 Decrease3
Popular vote 402,496 266,663
Percentage 60.15% 39.85%

President pro tempore before election

Timothy Jennings
Democratic

Elected President pro tempore

Timothy Jennings
Democratic

The 2008 New Mexico Senate election took place as part of the biennial United States elections. New Mexico voters elected state senators in all 42 of the state senate's districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the New Mexico Senate. The election coincided with elections for other offices, including for U.S. President, U.S. Senate, U.S House, and state house.[1]

A primary election on June 3, 2008, determined which candidates appeared on the November 4th general election ballot.

  1. ^ "New Mexico State Senate elections, 2008". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 18, 2023.

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