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1984Final results

1984 election for New Mexico House District 23

New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico

Don Silva (R) won with 64.7% of the vote, defeating William T. Barnhouse (D) by 29.4 points.

Don SilvaRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.7%5,360
35.3%2,927
8,287 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

EvenD+20.31978D+0.31980R+20.71982R+29.41984R+89.91990R+22.01998

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