1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for New Mexico Senate District 10
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
John A. Budagher (R) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating Albert Gurule (D) by 6.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
John A. BudagherRepublican · winner
53.2%7,066
Albert GuruleDemocrat · incumbent
46.8%6,205
13,271 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