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1982Final results

1982 election for New Mexico House District 65

New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico

Robert W. Johnson (D) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating Donald A. Doench (R) by 7.6 points.

Robert W. JohnsonDemocrat · winner
53.8%3,752
46.2%3,222
6,974 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+35.01976R+20.31980D+7.61982D+24.01984D+26.11988D+35.31996

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