List of United States Senators From New Mexico - Class 1

Class 1

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

Retired
63
64
2 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
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 4, 1929
Elected to finish Jones's term

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

Died
Vacant May 6, 1935 –
May 11, 1935
6 Dennis Chavez Democratic May 11, 1935 –
November 18, 1962
74
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
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
8 Joseph Montoya Democratic November 4, 1964 –
January 3, 1977
87
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 Harrison Schmitt Republican January 3, 1977 –
January 3, 1983
95 12 Elected in 1976

Lost re-election
96
97
10 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

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