2012 with District 7 Republican state Representative
David Chavez ran for
New Mexico Senate and left the seat open, Fajardo was unopposed for the June 5, 2012, Republican primary, winning with 793 votes[3] and won the November 6, 2012, general election with 4,522 votes (50.4%) against former
Democratic Representative
Andrew Barreras,[4] who had lost the seat to David Chavez in 2010 after two terms.