Elections / 2006 · Senate · NM
New Mexico — 2006 U.S. Senate election
Akashic2006 · U.S. SenateNew Mexico · U.S. SenateJeff BingamanD+41.3
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 2006 Senate returns.
- Jeff Bingaman✓(i)Democrat394,36570.7%
- Allen W. McCullochRepublican163,82629.3%
presidential baselinePresident 2004R+0.8Senate 2006D+41.3vs. baselineD+42.1
New Mexico's 2006 Senate race ran 42.1 points more Democratic than its 2004 presidential margin.
New Mexico's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1976–2024
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1976 | −14.1% |
| 1978 | −6.8% |
| 1982 | +7.5% |
| 1984 | −43.8% |
| 1988 | +26.6% |
| 1990 | −45.9% |
| 1994 | +8.0% |
| 1996 | −34.9% |
| 2000 | +23.5% |
| 2002 | −30.1% |
| 2006 | +41.3% |
| 2008 | +22.7% |
| 2012 | +5.7% |
| 2014 | +11.1% |
| 2018 | +23.6% |
| 2020 | +6.1% |
| 2024 | +10.1% |
Same ballot, 2006NM
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2006 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.