1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1980 election for New Mexico House District 36
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Mary L. Thompson (R) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Linda L. Parr (D) by 0.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Mary L. ThompsonRepublican · winner
50.3%2,590
Linda L. ParrDemocrat
49.7%2,562
5,152 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