1980Final results
1980 election for New Mexico House District 17
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Robert N. Garcia (D) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating Irene R. Byers (R) by 2.2 points.
Robert N. GarciaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.1%2,483
Irene R. ByersRepublican
48.9%2,378
4,861 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 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET