2002 United States Senate election in New Mexico
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The 2002 United States Senate election in New Mexico was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Pete Domenici won re-election to a sixth term. As of 2024, this is the last time a Republican has won a U.S. Senate election in New Mexico.
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Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- Gloria Tristani, member of the Federal Communications Commission and former Corporation Commissioner of New Mexico
- Francesa Lobato
- Don E. Durham (write-in)
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Gloria Tristani | 109,084 | 77.71% | |
Democratic | Francesa Lobato | 31,228 | 22.24% | |
Democratic | Don E. Durham (write-in) | 73 | 0.05% | |
Total votes | 140,385 | 100.00% |
Republican primary
editCandidates
edit- Pete Domenici, incumbent U.S. Senator
- Orlin G. Cole (write-in)
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Pete Domenici (incumbent) | 91,898 | 99.93% | |
Republican | Orlin G. Cole (write-in) | 62 | 0.07% | |
Total votes | 91,960 | 100.00% |
General election
editCandidates
edit- Pete Domenici (R), incumbent U.S. Senator
- Gloria Tristani (D), member of the Federal Communications Commission and former Corporation Commissioner of New Mexico
Predictions
editSource | Ranking | As of |
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Sabato's Crystal Ball[3] | Safe R | November 4, 2002 |
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Pete Domenici (incumbent) | 314,193 | 65.04% | +0.32% | |
Democratic | Gloria Tristani | 168,863 | 34.96% | +5.17% | |
Majority | 145,324 | 30.09% | −4.86% | ||
Turnout | 483,056 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
edit- Guadalupe (largest city: Santa Rosa)
- Mora (largest city: Mora)
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "New Mexico Official 2002 Election Results for". Archived from the original on August 3, 2006. Retrieved May 7, 2011.
- ^ "New Mexico Official 2002 Election Results for". Archived from the original on August 3, 2006. Retrieved May 7, 2011.
- ^ "Senate Races". www.centerforpolitics.org. November 4, 2002. Archived from the original on November 18, 2002. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".