2024 New Mexico Senate election


The 2024 New Mexico Senate elections were held on November 5, 2024, alongside the 2024 United States elections.
A primary election on June 4, 2024 determined which candidates appeared on the November 3 general election ballot.

Retirements

Thirteen incumbent senators chose to not seek reelection.

Democrats

  1. District 9: Brenda McKenna retired.
  2. District 12: Jerry Ortiz y Pino retired.
  3. District 18: Bill Tallman retired.
  4. District 24: Nancy Rodriguez retired.
  5. District 28: Siah Correa Hemphill retired.

Republicans

  1. District 2: Steven Neville retired.
  2. District 19: Gregg Schmedes retired.
  3. District 21: Mark Moores retired.
  4. District 27: Stuart Ingle retired.
  5. District 29: Gregory Baca retired.
  6. District 32: Cliff Pirtle retired.
  7. District 33: William Burt retired.
  8. District 34: Ron Griggs retired.

Incumbents defeated

In primary election

Four incumbent senators, two Democrats and two Republicans, were defeated in the June 4 primary election.

Democrats

  1. District 13: Bill O'Neill lost renomination to Debbie O'Malley.
  2. District 15: Daniel Ivey-Soto lost renomination to Heather Berghmans.

Republicans

  1. District 27: Greg Nibert lost nomination to a full term to Pat Boone.
  2. District 42: Steve McCutcheon II lost nomination to a full term to Larry Scott.

Detailed results

Source for primary election results:
Source for general election results:

District 1

Incumbent Republican William Sharer has represented the 1st district since 2001.

District 2

Incumbent Republican Steven Neville has represented the 2nd district since 2005. Neville isn't seeking re-election.

District 3

Incumbent Democrat Shannon Pinto has represented the 3rd district since 2019.
Democratic primary

General election

District 4

Incumbent Democrat George Muñoz has represented the 4th district since 2009.
Democratic primary

General election

District 5

Incumbent Democrat Leo Jaramillo has represented the 5th district since 2021.

District 6

Incumbent Democrat Roberto Gonzales has represented the 6th district since 2019.

District 7

Incumbent Republican Pat Woods has represented the 7th district since 2012.

District 8

Incumbent Democrat Pete Campos has represented the 8th district since 1991.
Democratic primary

General election

District 9

Incumbent Democrat Brenda McKenna has represented the 9th district since 2021. McKenna isn't seeking re-election.
Democratic primary

Republican primary

General election

District 10

Incumbent Democrat Katy Duhigg has represented the 10th district since 2021.

District 11

Incumbent Democrat Linda Lopez has represented the 11th district since 1997.
Democratic primary

General election

District 12

The new 12th district includes parts of northern Bernalillo County and southern Sandoval County. The district has no incumbent.
Republican primary

General election

District 13

The new 13th district includes the homes of incumbent Democrats Bill O'Neill, who has represented the 13th district since 2013, and Jerry Ortiz y Pino, who has represented the 12th district since 2005. Ortiz y Pino isn't seeking re-election. O'Neill lost re-nomination to fellow Republican Debbie O'Malley.
Democratic primary

General election

District 14

Incumbent Democrat Michael Padilla has represented the 14th district since 2013.

District 15

Incumbent Democrat Daniel Ivey-Soto has represented the 15th district since 2013.
Democratic primary

General election

District 16

Incumbent Democrat Antoinette Sedillo Lopez has represented the 16th district since 2019.

District 17

Incumbent Democrat Mimi Stewart has represented the 17th district since 2015.

District 18

Incumbent Democrat Bill Tallman has represented the 18th district since 2017. Tallman isn't seeking re-election.

District 19

Incumbent Republican Gregg Schmedes has represented the 19th district since 2021. Schemedes isn't seeking re-election.

District 20

Incumbent Democrat Martin Hickey has represented the 20th district since 2021.

District 21

Incumbent Republican Mark Moores has represented the 21st district since 2013. Moores isn't seeking re-election.
Democratic primary

Republican primary

General election

District 22

Incumbent Democrat Benny Shendo has represented the 22nd district since 2013.

District 23

Incumbent Democrat Harold Pope Jr. has represented the 23rd district since 2021.
Republican primary

General election

District 24

Incumbent Democrat Nancy Rodriguez has represented the 24th district since 1996. Rodriguez isn't seeking re-election.
Democratic primary

General election

District 25

Incumbent Democrat and Majority Leader Peter Wirth has represented the 25th district since 2009.

District 26

Incumbent Democrat Moe Maestas has represented the 26th district since his appointment in 2022.
Democratic primary

General election

District 27

Incumbent Republican Greg Nibert has represented the 27th district since his appointment in 2024. Nibert lost re-nomination to fellow Republican Patrick Boone IV.
Republican primary

General election

District 28

Incumbent Democrat Siah Correa Hemphill has represented the 28th district since 2021. Correa Hemphill withdrew after the primary.

District 29

The new 29th district includes the home of incumbent Republican and Minority Leader Gregory Baca, who has represented the 29th district since 2017, and incumbent Republican Joshua Sanchez, who has represented the 30th district since 2021. Baca isn't seeking re-election.

District 30

The new 30th district includes parts of Cibola, Socorro, Valencia, and Bernalillo counties and has no incumbent.
Democratic primary

General election

District 31

Incumbent Democrat Joe Cervantes has represented the 31st district since 2012.

District 32

Incumbent Republican Cliff Pirtle has represented the 32nd district since 2013. Pirtle isn't seeking re-election.
Republican primary

General election

District 33

Incumbent Republican William Burt has represented the 33rd district and its predecessors since 2011. Burt isn't seeking re-election.
Republican primary

General election

District 34

Incumbent Republican Ron Griggs has represented the 34th district since 2012. Griggs isn't seeking re-election.

District 35

Incumbent Republican Crystal Brantley has represented the 35th district since 2021.

District 36

Incumbent Democrat Jeff Steinborn has represented the 36th district since 2017.

District 37

Incumbent Democrat William Soules has represented the 37th district since 2013.

District 38

Incumbent Democrat Carrie Hamblen has represented the 38th district since 2021.

District 39

Incumbent Democrat Liz Stefanics has represented the 39th district since 2017.

District 40

Incumbent Republican Craig Brandt has represented the 40th district since 2013.

District 41

Incumbent Republican David Gallegos has represented the 41st district since 2021.

District 42

Incumbent Republican Steve McCutcheon II has represented the 42nd district since his appointment in 2023. McCutcheon lost re-nomination to fellow Republican Larry Scott.
Republican primary

General election