1980Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for New Mexico House District 26
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Charles Ted Asbury (D) won with 59.5% of the vote, defeating John W. Daly (R) by 19.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Charles Ted AsburyDemocrat · winner
59.5%3,017
John W. DalyRepublican · incumbent
40.5%2,054
5,071 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