1984Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1984 election for New Mexico House District 21
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Patricia V. Baca (R) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating John R. Ellefson (D) by 9.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Patricia V. BacaRepublican · winner
54.8%3,923
John R. EllefsonDemocrat · incumbent
45.2%3,237
7,160 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 1984
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET