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1982Final results

1982 election for New Mexico House District 56

New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico

Marvin B. McGuire (D) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Fred D. Collins (R) by 8.3 points.

Marvin B. McGuireDemocrat · winner
54.2%3,199
Fred D. CollinsRepublican
45.8%2,706
5,905 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

EvenD+8.31982R+19.41984D+18.21990R+6.41994R+8.91996R+42.31998

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