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1986Final results

1986 election for New Mexico House District 18

New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico

Cisco McSorley (D) won with 60.3% of the vote, defeating Lorn D. Shields (R) by 20.6 points.

Cisco McSorleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.3%3,767
Lorn D. ShieldsRepublican
39.7%2,480
6,247 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+9.91980D+26.21982D+20.11984D+20.61986D+34.41990D+37.61994

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