2016 New Mexico Senate election

2016 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 Mary Kay Papen Stuart Ingle
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 38th - Las Cruces 27th - Portales
Last election 25 17
Seats before 24[a] 18
Seats won 26 16
Seat change Increase2 Decrease2
Popular vote 399,912 271,028
Percentage 59.60% 40.40%

Results:
     Democratic gain      Republican gain
     Democratic hold      Republican hold
Vote share:
     50–60%      60–70%      >90%
     50–60%      60–70%      >90%

President pro tempore before election

Mary Kay Papen
Democratic

Elected President pro tempore

Mary Kay Papen
Democratic

The 2016 New Mexico Senate elections 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 President, U.S House, and state house.[1]

A primary election on June 7, 2016 determined which candidates appeared on the November 8th general election ballot.


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  1. ^ "New Mexico State Senate elections, 2016". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 23, 2023.

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