1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1980 election for New Mexico Senate District 33
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Bud H. Hebert (R) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating Neal Johnson (D) by 1.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Bud H. HebertRepublican · winner
51.0%5,538
Neal JohnsonDemocrat
49.0%5,327
10,865 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