Ricardo Vargas

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Ricardo Vargas

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Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 3, 2020

Ricardo Vargas (Republican Party) ran for election to the New Mexico State Senate to represent District 25. Vargas lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Elections

2020

See also: New Mexico State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for New Mexico State Senate District 25

Incumbent Peter Wirth defeated Ricardo Vargas in the general election for New Mexico State Senate District 25 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Peter Wirth (D)	82.4	30,314
	Submit photo	Ricardo Vargas (R)	17.6	6,478

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 36,792
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Mexico State Senate District 25

Incumbent Peter Wirth advanced from the Democratic primary for New Mexico State Senate District 25 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Peter Wirth	100.0	17,460

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Mexico State Senate District 25

Ricardo Vargas advanced from the Republican primary for New Mexico State Senate District 25 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Ricardo Vargas	100.0	1,825

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,825
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Campaign themes

2020

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See also

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Footnotes

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Current members of the New Mexico State Senate

Leadership

Majority Leader:Peter Wirth

Minority Leader:William Sharer

Senators

District 1

William Sharer (R)

District 2

Steve Lanier (R)

District 3

Shannon Pinto (D)

District 4

George Munoz (D)

District 5

Leo Jaramillo (D)

District 6

Roberto Gonzales (D)

District 7

Pat Woods (R)

District 8

Pete Campos (D)

District 9

Cindy Nava (D)

District 10

Katy Duhigg (D)

District 11

Linda Lopez (D)

District 12

Jay Block (R)

District 13

Debbie O'Malley (D)

District 14

Michael Padilla (D)

District 15

Heather Berghmans (D)

District 16

Antoinette Lopez (D)

District 17

Mimi Stewart (D)

District 18

Natalie Figueroa (D)

District 19

Anthony Thornton (R)

District 20

Martin Hickey (D)

District 21

Nicole Tobiassen (R)

District 22

Benny Shendo (D)

District 23

Harold Pope (D)

District 24

Linda Trujillo (D)

District 25

Peter Wirth (D)

District 26

Antonio Maestas (D)

District 27

Patrick Boone (R)

District 28

Gabriel Ramos (R)

District 29

Joshua Sanchez (R)

District 30

Angel Charley (D)

District 31

Joseph Cervantes (D)

District 32

Candy Ezzell (R)

District 33

Nicholas Paul (R)

District 34

James Townsend (R)

District 35

Crystal Diamond Brantley (R)

District 36

Jeff Steinborn (D)

District 37

William Soules (D)

District 38

Carrie Hamblen (D)

District 39

Liz Stefanics (D)

District 40

Craig Brandt (R)

District 41

David Gallegos (R)

District 42

Larry Scott (R)

Democratic Party (26)

Republican Party (16)