1984Final results
1984 election for New Mexico Senate District 16
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Thomas R. Rutherford (D) won with 58.9% of the vote, defeating Donald J. Devoti (R) by 17.8 points.
Thomas R. RutherfordDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.9%8,417
Donald J. DevotiRepublican
41.1%5,878
14,295 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