1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1980 election for New Mexico Senate District 31
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Mickey D. Barnett (R) won with 59.2% of the vote, defeating John Clemmons (D) by 18.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Mickey D. BarnettRepublican · winner
59.2%6,307
John ClemmonsDemocrat
40.8%4,345
10,652 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