List of United States Senators from New Mexico

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List of United States Senators from New Mexico

New Mexico was admitted to the Union on January 6, 1912. Its current Senators are Democrats Jeff Bingaman and Tom Udall.

Contents

Class 1

# Senator Party Years Congress Term Electoral history
1 Thomas Benton Catron.jpg Thomas B. Catron Republican March 27, 1912 –
March 4, 1917		 62 1 Elected in 1912

Retired
63
64
2 Andrieusajones.jpg Andrieus A. Jones Democratic March 4, 1917 –
December 20, 1927		 65 2 Elected in 1916
66
67
68 3 Re-elected in 1922

Died
69
70
December 20, 1927 –
December 29, 1927		  
3 Bronson M. Cutting.jpg Bronson M. Cutting Republican December 29, 1927 –
December 6, 1928		 Appointed to continue Jones's term

Retired when elected successor qualified
4 Octaviano Larrazolo, bw photo portrait, 1919.jpg Octaviano Larrazolo Republican December 7, 1928 –
March 4, 1929		 Elected to finish Jones's term

Retired due to illness
5 Bronson M. Cutting.jpg Bronson M. Cutting Republican March 4, 1929 –
May 6, 1935		 71 4 Elected in 1928
72
73
74 5 Re-elected in 1934

Died
May 6, 1935 –
May 11, 1935		  
6 Dennischavezportrait.jpg Dennis Chavez Democratic May 11, 1935 –
November 18, 1962		 74
(Continued)		 Appointed to continue Cutting's term

Elected to finish Cutting's term
75
76
77 6 Re-elected in 1940
78
79
80 7 Re-elected in 1946
81
82
83 8 Re-elected in 1952
84
85
86 9 Re-elected in 1958

Died
87
November 18, 1962 –
November 30, 1962
7 Edwin L. Mechem Republican November 30, 1962 –
November 3, 1964		 Self-appointed to continue Chavez's term

Lost election to finish Chavez's term
8 Joseph M Montoya.jpg Joseph Montoya Democratic November 4, 1964 –
January 3, 1977		 87
(Continued)		 Elected to finish Chavez's term
88
89 10 Re-elected in 1964
90
91
92 11 Re-elected in 1970

Lost re-election
93
94
9 Sen Harrison Schmitt.jpg Harrison Schmitt Republican January 3, 1977 –
January 3, 1983		 95 12 Elected in 1976

Lost re-election
96
97
10 Jeff Bingaman.jpg Jeff Bingaman Democratic January 3, 1983 –
Present		 98 13 Elected in 1982
99
100
101 14 Re-elected in 1988
102
103
104 15 Re-elected in 1994
105
106
107 16 Re-elected in 2000
108
109
110 17 Re-elected in 2006
111
112

Class 2

# Senator Party Years Congress Term Electoral history
1 Albert B. Fall2.jpg Albert B. Fall Republican March 27, 1912 –
March 4, 1921		 62 1 Elected in 1912
63 2 Re-elected in 1913
64
65
66 3 Re-elected in 1918

Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Interior
March 4, 1921 –
March 11, 1921		 67
2 Holm Bursum.jpg Holm O. Bursum Republican March 11, 1921 –
March 4, 1925		 67
(Continued)		 Appointed to continue Fall's term
Elected to Finish Fall's term

Lost re-election
68
3 Samgbratton.jpg Sam G. Bratton Democratic March 4, 1925 –
June 24, 1933		 69 4 Elected in 1924
70
71
72 5 Re-elected in 1930

Resigned to become a judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals
73
June 24, 1933 –
October 10, 1933
4 H000334.jpg Carl Hatch Democratic October 10, 1933 –
January 3, 1973		 73
(Continued)		 Appointed to continue Bratton's term
Elected to finish Bratton's term
74
75 6 Re-elected in 1936
76
77
78 7 Re-elected in 1942

Retired
79
80
5 Clinton Presba Anderson.jpg Clinton P. Anderson Democratic January 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1973		 81 8 Elected in 1948
82
83
84 9 Re-elected in 1954
85
86
87 10 Re-elected in 1960
88
89
90 11 Re-elected in 1966

Retired
91
92
6 Pete Domenici official portrait 2.jpg Pete Domenici Republican January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 2009		 93 12 Elected in 1972
94
95
96 13 Re-elected in 1978
97
98
99 14 Re-elected in 1984
100
101
102 15 Re-elected in 1990
103
104
105 16 Re-elected in 1996
106
107
108 17 Re-elected in 2002

Retired
109
110
7 Reptomudall.jpg Tom Udall Democratic January 3, 2009 –
Present		 111 18 Elected in 2008
112

See also

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