1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for New Mexico House District 3
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Jerry C. Walker (R) won with 59.2% of the vote, defeating D. Polk Brown (D) by 18.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Jerry C. WalkerRepublican · winner
59.2%4,047
D. Polk BrownDemocrat · incumbent
40.8%2,787
6,834 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