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1982Final results

1982 election for New Mexico House District 8

New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico

Fred Luna (D) won with 63.5% of the vote, defeating Robert Blickenstaff (R) by 27.0 points.

Fred LunaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.5%4,119
36.5%2,366
6,485 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+27.21980D+27.01982D+6.41986D+15.91988D+24.21990D+9.91996

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