1982Final results
1982 election for New Mexico House District 38
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Murray Ryan (R) won with 58.0% of the vote, defeating Donald E. Hooker (D) by 16.0 points.
Murray RyanRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.0%3,957
Donald E. HookerDemocrat
42.0%2,864
6,821 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