1982Final results
1982 election for New Mexico House District 3
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Jerry C. Walker (R) won with 54.1% of the vote, defeating Harold W. Lavender (D) by 8.2 points.
Jerry C. WalkerRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.1%2,429
Harold W. LavenderDemocrat
45.9%2,061
4,490 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