List of United States senators from New Mexico

Current delegation

Martin Heinrich (D)

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).

List of senators[]

#	Senator	Party	Dates in office	Electoral history	T	C	T	Electoral history	Dates in office	Party	Senator	#
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.
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.		62nd	1	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
						67th		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			March 11, 1921 – March 3, 1925	Republican	Holm O. Bursum	2
						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 Chávez	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
				Re-elected in 1958. Died.		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.
7	Edwin L. Mechem	Republican	November 30, 1962 – November 3, 1964			88th
8	Joseph Montoya	Democratic	November 4, 1964 – January 3, 1977	Elected in 1964 to finish Chavez's term.		88th
				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
To be determined in the 2024 election.					20	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 August 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 (age 86)
Jeff Bingaman	1983–2013	(1943-10-03) October 3, 1943 (age 77)
Tom Udall	2009–2021	(1948-05-18) May 18, 1948 (age 73)

Superlatives[]

Longest service[]

Senator	First served	Last served	Length of service
Pete Domenici	January 3, 1973	January 3, 2009	36 years, 0 days (13,149 days)
Jeff Bingaman	January 3, 1983	January 3, 2013	30 years, 0 days (10,958 days)
Dennis Chávez	May 11, 1935	November 18, 1962	27 years, 191 days (10,053 days)
Clinton Anderson	January 3, 1949	January 3, 1973	24 years, 0 days (8,766 days)
Joseph Montoya	November 4, 1964	January 3, 1977	12 years, 60 days (4,443 days)

Shortest service[]

Excludes incumbent Lujan

Senator	First served	Last served	Length of service
Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo	December 7, 1928	March 3, 1929	2 months, 3 weeks and 3 days (86 days)
Edwin L. Mechem	November 30, 1962	November 3, 1964	1 year, 11 months and 4 days (704 days)
Holm O. Bursum	March 11, 1921	March 3, 1925	3 years, 11 months, 2 weeks and 6 days (1,453 days)
Thomas B. Catron	March 27, 1912	February 3, 1917	4 years, 11 months and 4 days (1,802 days)
Harrison Schmitt	January 3, 1977	January 3, 1983	6 years (2,191 days)

Youngest at beginning of service[]

Senator	Date of birth	First served	Age
Sam G. Bratton	August 19, 1888	March 4, 1925	36 years, 6 months and 13 days
Jeff Bingaman	October 3, 1943	January 3, 1983	39 years and 3 months
Bronson M. Cutting	June 23, 1888	December 29, 1927	39 years, 6 months and 6 days
Pete Domenici	May 7, 1932	January 3, 1973	40 years, 7 months and 27 days
Martin Heinrich	October 17, 1971	January 3, 2013	41 years, 2 months and 17 days

Oldest at end of service[]

Senator	Date of birth	Last served	Age
Clinton Anderson	October 23, 1895	January 3, 1973	77 years, 2 months and 11 days
Pete Domenici	May 7, 1932	January 3, 2009	76 years, 7 months and 27 days
Thomas B. Catron	October 6, 1840	March 3, 1917	76 years, 4 months and 25 days
Dennis Chávez	April 8, 1888	November 18, 1962	74 years, 7 months and 10 days
Tom Udall	May 18, 1948	January 3, 2021	72 years, 7 months and 16 days

Notes[]

^ 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.

[FOOTNOTEByrd345-1] Byrd, p. 345.

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