1984Final results
1984 election for New Mexico Senate District 36
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Ellen Lively Steele (R) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating Olivia Nevarez Rothschild (D) by 0.4 points.
Ellen Lively SteeleRepublican · winner
50.2%5,173
Olivia Nevarez RothschildDemocrat
49.8%5,135
10,308 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