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1980Final results

1980 election for New Mexico House District 39

New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico

Thomas P. Foy (D) won with 74.0% of the vote, defeating Shirley Lee Jackson (R) by 48.0 points.

Thomas P. FoyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.0%3,764
26.0%1,322
5,086 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

EvenD+25.01992D+18.31994D+24.31996D+31.22000D+11.92010D+4.42012

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET