1982Final results
1982 election for New Mexico House District 6
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Richard B. Vanderwagen (D) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating Cecilia Rasales Master (R) by 5.4 points.
Richard B. VanderwagenDemocrat · winner
52.7%1,654
Cecilia Rasales MasterRepublican
47.3%1,485
3,139 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