1982Final results
1982 election for New Mexico House District 12
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Albert Valdez (D) won with 71.9% of the vote, defeating Oliver Gallegos (R) by 43.7 points.
Albert ValdezDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.9%3,115
Oliver GallegosRepublican
28.1%1,219
4,334 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 1982
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET