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1984Final results

1984 election for New Mexico House District 28

New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico

Garth Simms (R) won with 67.2% of the vote, defeating John F. Salazar (D) by 34.5 points.

Garth SimmsRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.2%5,035
32.8%2,454
7,489 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

EvenR+8.81978R+27.51980R+13.91982R+34.51984R+6.41988R+11.01992

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