1986 general · November 4, 1986
1986 New Mexico election results
Every race on New Mexico's ballot in the 1986 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races76
Changed party5
Unopposed42%32 races
Incumbents defeated3
Governors
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | Garrey E. Carruthers (R) | 6.1 | Flipped |
U.S. House
D 1 · R 2
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| NM-1 | Manuel Lujan Jr. (R) | 41.8 | |
| NM-2 | Joseph Skeen (R) | 25.8 | |
| NM-3 | William Richardson (D) | 42.6 |
New Mexico State Senate
D 1 · R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-6 | Carlos R. Cisneros (D) | 19.1 | |
| SD-20 | Kenneth M. Kamerman (R) | 34.6 |
New Mexico House of Representatives
D 47 · R 23 · 4 changed party
New Mexico
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse); Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab