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1984Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1984 election for New Mexico House District 37

New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico

Larry L. Sheffield (R) won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating Mary Tucker (D) by 15.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Larry L. SheffieldRepublican · winner
57.6%4,210
Mary TuckerDemocrat · incumbent
42.4%3,100
7,310 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+11.41978R+18.01980D+10.81982R+15.21984R+5.91986R+20.71988

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