1982Final results
1982 election for New Mexico House District 15
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Raymond Sanchez (D) won with 64.6% of the vote, defeating James L. Burdge (R) by 29.3 points.
Raymond SanchezDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.6%4,065
James L. BurdgeRepublican
35.4%2,224
6,289 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