1980Final results
1980 election for New Mexico House District 38
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Murray Ryan (R) won with 71.9% of the vote, defeating Bill Carlis (D) by 43.8 points.
Murray RyanRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.9%4,989
Bill CarlisDemocrat
28.1%1,951
6,940 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