- Source: 2008 New Mexico Senate election
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.
A primary election on June 3, 2008, determined which candidates appeared on the November 4th general election ballot.
Results summary
= Retiring incumbents
=Lidio Rainaldi (D-District 4)
Joseph Carraro (R-District 23), to run for Congress
John Grubesic (D-District 25)
= Incumbents defeated in the primary election
=James Taylor (D-District 14), defeated by Eric Griego (D)
Shannon Robinson (D-District 17), defeated by Tim Keller (D)
= Incumbents defeated in the general election
=Steve Komadina (R-District 9), defeated by John Sapien (D)
Diane Snyder (R-District 15), defeated by Tim Eichenberg (D)
Leonard Lee Rawson (R-District 37), defeated by Stephen Fischmann (D)
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.
= District 3
=Incumbent Democrat John Pinto has represented the 3rd district since 1977.
Democratic primary
General election
= District 4
=Incumbent Democrat Lidio Rainaldi has represented the 4th district since 2001. Rainaldi didn't seek re-election and fellow Democrat George Muñoz won the open seat.
Democratic primary
General election
= District 5
=Incumbent Democrat Richard Martinez has represented the 5th district since 2001.
= District 6
=Incumbent Democrat Carlos Cisneros has represented the 6th district since 1985.
Democratic primary
General election
= District 7
=Incumbent Republican Clinton Harden has represented the 7th district since 2003.
= District 8
=Incumbent Democrat Pete Campos has represented the 8th district since 1991.
= District 9
=Incumbent Republican Steve Komadina has represented the 9th district since 2001. Komadina lost re-election to Democrat John Sapien.
Republican primary
General election
= District 10
=Incumbent Republican John Ryan has represented the 10th district since 2005.
Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
= District 11
=Incumbent Democrat Linda Lopez has represented the 11th district since 1997.
Democratic primary
General election
= District 12
=Incumbent Democrat Jerry Ortiz y Pino has represented the 12th district since 2005.
= District 13
=Incumbent Democrat Dede Feldman has represented the 13th district since 1997.
Democratic primary
General election
= District 14
=Incumbent Democrat James Taylor has represented the 14th district since 2005. Taylor lost re-nomination to fellow Democrat Eric Griego, who was unopposed in the general election.
Democratic primary
General election
= District 15
=Incumbent Republican Diane Snyder has represented the 15th district since 2001. Snyder lost re-election to Democrat Tim Eichenberg.
Democratic primary
General election
= District 16
=Incumbent Democrat Cisco McSorley has represented the 16th district since 1997.
= District 17
=Incumbent Democrat Shannon Robinson has represented the 17th district since 1989. Robinson lost re-nomination to fellow Democrat Tim Keller, who was unopposed in the general election.
Democratic primary
General election
= District 18
=Incumbent Republican Mark Boitano has represented the 18th district since 1997.
= District 19
=Incumbent Republican Sue Wilson Beffort has represented the 19th district since 1997.
= District 20
=Incumbent Republican William Payne has represented the 20th district since 1997.
= District 21
=Incumbent Republican Kent Cravens has represented the 21st district since 2001.
= District 22
=Incumbent Democrat Lynda Lovejoy has represented the 22nd district since her appointment in 2007 following the resignation of Leonard Tsosie. Lovejoy was elected to a full term.
Democratic primary
General election
= District 23
=Incumbent Republican Joseph Carraro has represented the 23rd district since 1993. Carraro retired to run for Congress and fellow Republican Sander Rue won the open seat.
Republican primary
General election
= District 24
=Incumbent Democrat Nancy Rodriguez has represented the 24th district since 1997.
= District 25
=Incumbent Democratic John Grubesic has represented the 25th district since 2005. Grubesic didn't seek re-election and Democratic State Representative Peter Wirth won the open seat.
= District 26
=Incumbent Democrat Bernadette Sanchez has represented the 26th district since 2001.
= District 27
=Incumbent Republican Minority Leader Stuart Ingle has represented the 27th district since 1985.
= District 28
=Incumbent Democrat Howie Morales has represented the 28th district since his appointment in 2008 following the death of Ben Altamirano. Morales was elected to a full term.
Democratic primary
General election
= District 29
=Incumbent Democrat Michael Sanchez has represented the 29th district since 1993.
= District 30
=Incumbent Democrat David Ulibarri has represented the 30th district since his appointment in 2006 following the resignation of Joseph Fidel. Ulibarri was elected to a full term.
Democratic primary
General election
= District 31
=Incumbent Democrat Cynthia Nava has represented the 31st district since 1993.
= District 32
=Incumbent Democrat and President pro tempore Timothy Jennings has represented the 32nd district since 1979.
= District 33
=Incumbent Republican Rod Adair has represented the 33rd district since 1997.
Republican primary
General election
= District 34
=Incumbent Republican Vernon Asbill has represented the 34th district since 2005.
= District 35
=Incumbent Democrat John Arthur Smith has represented the 35th district since 1989.
= District 36
=Incumbent Democrat Mary Jane Garcia has represented the 36th district since 1989.
Democratic primary
General election
= District 37
=Incumbent Republican Leonard Lee Rawson has represented the 37th district since 1993. Rawson lost re-election to Democrat Stephen Fischmann.
= District 38
=Incumbent Democrat Mary Kay Papen has represented the 38th district since 2001.
= District 39
=Incumbent Democrat Phil Griego has represented the 39th district since 1997.
= District 40
=Incumbent Republican Dianna Duran has represented the 40th district since 1993.
= District 41
=Incumbent Republican Carroll Leavell has represented the 41st district since 1997.
= District 42
=Incumbent Republican Gay Kernan has represented the th district since 2002.
See also
2008 United States elections
2008 United States presidential election in New Mexico
2008 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico
2008 New Mexico House of Representatives election
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