1980Final results
1980 election for New Mexico House District 23
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Dick Minzer (D) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating C. A. Bowerman (R) by 0.3 points.
Dick MinzerDemocrat · winner
50.2%2,415
C. A. BowermanRepublican
49.8%2,399
4,814 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