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1986Final results

1986 election for New Mexico House District 15

New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico

Raymond Sanchez (D) won with 57.1% of the vote, defeating Robert D. Kaufman Jr. (R) by 14.3 points.

Raymond SanchezDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.1%3,215
42.9%2,412
5,627 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 1986

Races before and after

EvenD+12.61978D+29.31982D+4.51984D+14.31986D+20.61988D+18.01992

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