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1982Final results

1982 election for New Mexico House District 50

New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico

Ron Gentry (D) won with 58.2% of the vote, defeating Howard E. McCall (R) by 16.4 points.

Ron GentryDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.2%4,297
41.8%3,087
7,384 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

EvenR+22.11976R+18.91978R+15.11980D+16.41982D+19.81984D+22.51986

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET