1982Final results
1982 election for New Mexico House District 5
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Stephen W. Kennedy (R) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Gary J. Tomada (D) by 5.6 points.
Stephen W. KennedyRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.8%2,523
Gary J. TomadaDemocrat
47.2%2,257
4,780 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