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).

Current delegation
Martin Heinrich (D)
Ben Ray Luján (D)

List of senators

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.

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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.

# Senator Party Dates in office Electoral history T T Electoral history Dates in office Party Senator #
Vacant January 6, 1912 –
March 27, 1912		 New Mexico became a state January 6, 1912 but didn't elect its U.S. senators until March 27, 1912. 1 62nd 1 New Mexico became a state January 6, 1912 but didn't elect its U.S. senators until March 27, 1912. January 6, 1912 –
March 27, 1912		 Vacant
1
Thomas B. Catron		 Republican March 27, 1912 –
March 3, 1917		 Elected March 27, 1912.

Retired.		 Elected March 27, 1912. March 27, 1912 –
March 3, 1921		 Republican
Albert B. Fall		 1
63rd 2 Elected June 6, 1912 to next term, but Legislature invalided that election.

Elected January 28, 1913 to next term.
64th
2
Andrieus A. Jones		 Democratic March 4, 1917 –
December 20, 1927		 Elected in 1916. 2 65th
66th 3 Re-elected in 1918.

Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Interior.
67th   March 4, 1921 –
March 11, 1921		 Vacant
Appointed to continue Fall's term.

Elected September 20, 1921 to finish Fall's term.[1]

Lost re-election.		 March 11, 1921 –
March 3, 1925		 Republican
Holm O. Bursum		 2
Re-elected in 1922.

Died.		 3 68th
69th 4 Elected in 1924. March 4, 1925 –
June 24, 1933		 Democratic
Sam G. Bratton		 3
70th
Vacant December 20, 1927 –
December 29, 1927		  
3
Bronson M. Cutting		 Republican December 29, 1927 –
December 6, 1928		 Appointed to continue Jones's term.

Retired when elected successor qualified.
4
Octaviano Larrazolo		 Republican December 7, 1928 –
March 3, 1929		 Elected in 1928 to finish Jones's term.

Retired due to illness.
5
Bronson M. Cutting		 Republican March 4, 1929 –
May 6, 1935		 Elected in 1928. 4 71st
72nd 5 Re-elected in 1930.

Resigned to become a judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals.
73rd
  June 24, 1933 –
October 10, 1933		 Vacant
Appointed to continue Bratton's term

Elected November 6, 1934 to finish Bratton's term.		 October 10, 1933 –
January 3, 1949		 Democratic
Carl Hatch		 4
Re-elected in 1934.

Died.		 5 74th
Vacant May 6, 1935 –
May 11, 1935		  
6
Dennis Chavez		 Democratic May 11, 1935 –
November 18, 1962		 Appointed to continue Cutting's term.

Elected November 3, 1936 to finish Cutting's term.
75th 6 Re-elected in 1936.
76th
Re-elected in 1940. 6 77th
78th 7 Re-elected in 1942.

Retired.
79th
Re-elected in 1946. 7 80th
81st 8 Elected in 1948. January 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1973		 Democratic
Clinton P. Anderson		 5
82nd
Re-elected in 1952. 8 83rd
84th 9 Re-elected in 1954.
85th
Re-elected in 1958.

Died.		 9 86th
87th 10 Re-elected in 1960.
Vacant 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.
88th
8
Joseph Montoya		 Democratic November 4, 1964 –
January 3, 1977		 Elected in 1964 to finish Chavez's term.
Re-elected in 1964. 10 89th
90th 11 Re-elected in 1966.

Retired.
91st
Re-elected in 1970.

Lost re-election.		 11 92nd
93rd 12 Elected in 1972. January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 2009		 Republican
Pete Domenici		 6
94th
9
Harrison Schmitt		 Republican January 3, 1977 –
January 3, 1983		 Elected in 1976.

Lost re-election.		 12 95th
96th 13 Re-elected in 1978.
97th
10
Jeff Bingaman		 Democratic January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 2013		 Elected in 1982. 13 98th
99th 14 Re-elected in 1984.
100th
Re-elected in 1988. 14 101st
102nd 15 Re-elected in 1990.
103rd
Re-elected in 1994. 15 104th
105th 16 Re-elected in 1996.
106th
Re-elected in 2000. 16 107th
108th 17 Re-elected in 2002.

Retired.
109th
Re-elected in 2006.

Retired.		 17 110th
111th 18 Elected in 2008. January 3, 2009 –
January 3, 2021		 Democratic
Tom Udall		 7
112th
11
Martin Heinrich		 Democratic January 3, 2013 –
Present		 Elected in 2012. 18 113th
114th 19 Re-elected in 2014.

Retired.
115th
Re-elected in 2018. 19 116th
117th 20 Elected in 2020. January 3, 2021 –
Present		 Democratic
Ben Ray Luján		 8
118th
To be determined in the 2024 election. 20 119th
120th 21 To be determined in the 2026 election.
# Senator Party Years in office Electoral history T   T Electoral history Years in office Party Senator #
Class 1 Class 2

Living former senators

As of February 2021, there are three living former U.S senators from New Mexico. The most recent and most recently serving senator to die was Pete Domenici (served 1973–2009) on September 13, 2017.

senator Term of office Date of birth (and age)
Harrison Schmitt 1977–1983 (1935-07-03) July 3, 1935
Jeff Bingaman 1983–2013 (1943-10-03) October 3, 1943
Tom Udall 2009–2021 (1948-05-18) May 18, 1948

See also

Notes
  1. Byrd, p. 345.

References
  • 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 – via Google Books.
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