2004 New Mexico Senate election

2004 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 Ben Altamirano Stuart Ingle
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 28th - Silver City 27th - Portales
Last election 24 18
Seats before 24 18
Seats won 24 18
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 321,048 305,000
Percentage 51.19% 48.63%

President pro tempore before election

Ben Altamirano
Democratic

Elected President pro tempore

Ben Altamirano
Democratic

The 2004 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 House, and state house.[1]

A primary election on June 1, 2004, determined which candidates appeared on the November 2nd general election ballot.

  1. ^ "New Mexico State Senate elections, 2004". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 7, 2024.