1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1978 election for New Mexico House District 19
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Daren R. Hillery (R) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Neal L. Vinson (D) by 9.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Daren R. HilleryRepublican · winner
54.9%1,893
Neal L. VinsonDemocrat
45.1%1,554
3,447 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET