1986Final results
1986 election for New Mexico House District 16
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Ray M. Vargas (D) won with 68.3% of the vote, defeating Ronald D. Tingley (R) by 36.6 points.
Ray M. VargasDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.3%3,047
Ronald D. TingleyRepublican
31.7%1,415
4,462 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET