List of United States senators from New Mexico

New Mexico was admitted to the Union on January 6, 1912 and elects members of the United States Senate who belong to class 1 and class 2. The state's current U.S. senators are Democrats Martin Heinrich (since 2013) and Ben Ray Luján (since 2021). Pete Domenici was New Mexico's longest-serving senator (1973–2009).

Current delegation

List of senators edit

Class 1
Class 1 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2000, 2006, 2012, and 2018. The next election will be in 2024.
C Class 2
Class 2 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2002, 2008, 2014, and 2020. The next election will be in 2026.
#SenatorPartyDates in officeElectoral historyTTElectoral historyDates in officePartySenator#
VacantJan 6, 1912 –
Mar 27, 1912
New Mexico became a state January 6, 1912 but didn't elect its U.S. senators until March 27.162nd1New Mexico became a state January 6, 1912 but didn't elect its U.S. senators until March 27.Jan 6, 1912 –
Mar 27, 1912
Vacant
1
Thomas B. Catron
RepublicanMar 27, 1912 –
Mar 3, 1917
Elected in 1912.
Retired.
Elected in 1912.Mar 27, 1912 –
Mar 3, 1921
Republican
Albert B. Fall
1
63rd2Elected in 1912 to next term, but Legislature invalided that election.
Elected in 1913 to next term.
64th
2
Andrieus A. Jones
DemocraticMar 4, 1917 –
Dec 20, 1927
Elected in 1916.265th
66th3Re-elected in 1918.
Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Interior.
67th Mar 4, 1921 –
Mar 11, 1921
Vacant
Appointed to continue Fall's term.
Elected in 1921 to finish Fall's term.[1]
Lost re-election.
Mar 11, 1921 –
Mar 3, 1925
Republican
Holm O. Bursum
2
Re-elected in 1922.
Died.
368th
69th4Elected in 1924.Mar 4, 1925 –
Jun 24, 1933
Democratic
Sam G. Bratton
3
70th
VacantDec 20, 1927 –
Dec 29, 1927
 
3
Bronson M. Cutting
RepublicanDec 29, 1927 –
Dec 6, 1928
Appointed to continue Jones's term.
Retired when elected successor qualified.
4
Octaviano Larrazolo
RepublicanDec 7, 1928 –
Mar 3, 1929
Elected in 1928 to finish Jones's term.
Retired due to illness.
5
Bronson M. Cutting
RepublicanMar 4, 1929 –
May 6, 1935
Elected in 1928.471st
72nd5Re-elected in 1930.
Resigned to become a judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals.
73rd
 Jun 24, 1933 –
Oct 10, 1933
Vacant
Appointed to continue Bratton's term
Elected in 1934 to finish Bratton's term.
Oct 10, 1933 –
Jan 3, 1949
Democratic
Carl Hatch
4
Re-elected in 1934.
Died.
574th
VacantMay 6, 1935 –
May 11, 1935
 
6
Dennis Chávez
DemocraticMay 11, 1935 –
Nov 18, 1962
Appointed to continue Cutting's term.
Elected in 1936 to finish Cutting's term.
75th6Re-elected in 1936.
76th
Re-elected in 1940.677th
78th7Re-elected in 1942.
Retired.
79th
Re-elected in 1946.780th
81st8Elected in 1948.Jan 3, 1949 –
Jan 3, 1973
Democratic
Clinton Anderson
5
82nd
Re-elected in 1952.883rd
84th9Re-elected in 1954.
85th
Re-elected in 1958.
Died.
986th
87th10Re-elected in 1960.
VacantNov 18, 1962 –
Nov 30, 1962
 
7
Edwin L. Mechem
RepublicanNov 30, 1962 –
Nov 3, 1964
Self-appointed to continue Chávez's term.
Lost election to finish Chávez's term.
88th
8
Joseph Montoya
DemocraticNov 4, 1964 –
Jan 3, 1977
Elected in 1964 to finish Chávez's term.
Re-elected in 1964.1089th
90th11Re-elected in 1966.
Retired.
91st
Re-elected in 1970.
Lost re-election.
1192nd
93rd12Elected in 1972.Jan 3, 1973 –
Jan 3, 2009
Republican
Pete Domenici
6
94th
9
Harrison Schmitt
RepublicanJan 3, 1977 –
Jan 3, 1983
Elected in 1976.
Lost re-election.
1295th
96th13Re-elected in 1978.
97th
10
Jeff Bingaman
DemocraticJan 3, 1983 –
Jan 3, 2013
Elected in 1982.1398th
99th14Re-elected in 1984.
100th
Re-elected in 1988.14101st
102nd15Re-elected in 1990.
103rd
Re-elected in 1994.15104th
105th16Re-elected in 1996.
106th
Re-elected in 2000.16107th
108th17Re-elected in 2002.
Retired.
109th
Re-elected in 2006.
Retired.
17110th
111th18Elected in 2008.Jan 3, 2009 –
Jan 3, 2021
Democratic
Tom Udall
7
112th
11
Martin Heinrich
DemocraticJan 3, 2013 –
present
Elected in 2012.18113th
114th19Re-elected in 2014.
Retired.
115th
Re-elected in 2018.19116th
117th20Elected in 2020.Jan 3, 2021 –
present
Democratic
Ben Ray Luján
8
118th
To be determined in the 2024 election.20119th
120th21To be determined in the 2026 election.
#SenatorPartyYears in officeElectoral historyTCTElectoral historyYears in officePartySenator#
Class 1 Class 2

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Byrd, p. 345.

References edit

  • Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
  • Byrd, Robert C. (October 1, 1993). Wolff, Wendy (ed.). The Senate, 1789-1989: Historical Statistics, 1789-1992. United States Senate Historical Office (volume 4 Bicentennial ed.). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. ISBN 9780160632563 – via Google Books.