1980Final results
1980 election for New Mexico House District 50
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
John F. Bigbee (R) won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating Robert R. Sims (D) by 15.1 points.
John F. BigbeeRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.6%4,210
Robert R. SimsDemocrat
42.4%3,104
7,314 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