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2020 US Senate election in New Mexico

Ben R Lujan (Democrat) beat Mark V Ronchetti (Republican) in New Mexico in 2020, 51.8% to 45.7%, a margin of 6.1 points and 55,967 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 2014, when Tom Udall won.

Republicans led in 19 of the 33 counties and Democrats in 14. The largest, Bernalillo, cast 315,323 votes and went to the Democrat by 16.1 points. The closest was Socorro, where 137 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ben R Lujan won Democratic 474,425 51.8%
Mark V Ronchetti Republican 418,458 45.7%
All other candidates 22,949 2.5%
Total915,832

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Bernalillo 178,880 56.7% 128,041 40.6% 8,402 315,323 D+16.1
Santa Fe 60,432 74.0% 19,814 24.3% 1,425 81,671 D+49.7
Dona Ana 46,918 57.6% 31,698 38.9% 2,851 81,467 D+18.7
Sandoval 37,781 49.6% 36,665 48.1% 1,750 76,196 D+1.5
San Juan 17,250 33.2% 33,145 63.8% 1,580 51,975 R+30.6
Valencia 13,344 41.5% 18,056 56.2% 721 32,121 R+14.7
McKinley 17,129 65.3% 8,329 31.8% 773 26,231 D+33.5
Otero 7,981 34.3% 14,627 62.8% 679 23,287 R+28.5
Eddy 5,294 23.2% 17,079 74.9% 431 22,804 R+51.7
Chaves 6,135 27.7% 15,624 70.5% 395 22,154 R+42.8
Lea 4,017 19.7% 15,950 78.1% 455 20,422 R+58.4
Taos 12,978 76.2% 3,779 22.2% 278 17,035 D+54.0
Rio Arriba 10,612 64.3% 5,683 34.4% 214 16,509 D+29.9
Curry 4,260 28.6% 10,094 67.8% 531 14,885 R+39.2
Grant 7,371 51.6% 6,610 46.2% 315 14,296 D+5.3
Los Alamos 7,018 57.1% 4,866 39.6% 415 12,299 D+17.5
San Miguel 7,817 68.2% 3,545 30.9% 92 11,454 D+37.3
Lincoln 2,915 28.5% 7,102 69.5% 200 10,217 R+41.0
Cibola 4,478 50.8% 4,187 47.5% 144 8,809 D+3.3
Luna 3,425 43.1% 4,319 54.3% 210 7,954 R+11.2
Torrance 2,179 30.1% 4,904 67.7% 159 7,242 R+37.6
Socorro 3,518 49.9% 3,381 47.9% 158 7,057 D+1.9
Roosevelt 1,774 27.2% 4,505 69.1% 244 6,523 R+41.9
Colfax 2,549 42.6% 3,314 55.4% 117 5,980 R+12.8
Sierra 2,127 36.0% 3,653 61.8% 130 5,910 R+25.8
Quay 1,214 31.7% 2,543 66.3% 76 3,833 R+34.7
Mora 1,674 63.1% 957 36.1% 21 2,652 D+27.0
Catron 543 23.7% 1,694 74.0% 53 2,290 R+50.3
Guadalupe 1,240 57.0% 898 41.3% 37 2,175 D+15.7
Hidalgo 793 41.7% 1,079 56.7% 30 1,902 R+15.0
Union 395 22.4% 1,323 75.0% 47 1,765 R+52.6
De Baca 228 25.3% 653 72.6% 19 900 R+47.2
Harding 156 31.6% 341 69.0% 494 R+37.4

Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

New Mexico Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Martin Heinrich (D) D+10.1
2020 Ben R Lujan (D) D+6.1
2018 Martin Heinrich (D) D+23.6
2014 Tom Udall (D) D+11.1
2012 Martin Heinrich (D) D+5.7
2008 Tom Udall (D) D+22.7
2006 Jeff Bingaman (D) D+41.3
2002 Pete V. Domenici (R) R+30.1
2000 Jeff Bingaman (D) D+23.4
1996 Pete V. Domenici (R) R+34.9
1994 Jeff Bingaman (D) D+8.0
1990 Pete Domenici (R) R+45.9
1988 Jeff Bingaman (D) D+26.6
1984 Pete V. Domenici (R) R+43.8
1982 Jeff Bingaman (D) D+7.5
1978 Pete V. Domenici (R) R+6.8
1976 Harrison Schmitt (R) R+14.1
1972 Pete Domenici (R) R+8.0
1970 Joseph Montoya (D) D+5.7
1966 Clinton Anderson (D) D+6.3
1964 Joseph Montoya (D) D+9.4
1960 Clinton Anderson (D) D+26.9
1958 Dennis Chavez (D) D+25.4
1954 Clinton Anderson (D) D+14.2
1952 Dennis Chavez (D) D+2.2
1948 Clinton Anderson (D) D+14.9
1946 Dennis Chavez (D) D+3.0
1942 Carl A. Hatch (D) D+18.3
1940 Dennis Chavez (D) D+11.9
1936 Carl A. Hatch (D) D+23.4
1934 Bronson Cutting (R) R+0.8
1930 Sam G. Bratton (D) D+17.5
1928 Bronson Cutting (R) R+15.4
1924 Sam G. Bratton (D) D+2.5
1922 Andrieus A. Jones (D) D+11.2
1918 Albert B. Fall (R) R+3.9
1916 Andrieus A. Jones (D) D+5.3